2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by fifth year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season title with Fordham. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Fordham. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they defeated Charlotte in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 record24–10 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
  • Beth O'Boyle (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nerlande Nicolas
  • Kirk Crawford
  • Terry Zeh
Home arenaSiegel Center
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fordham133 .813  259  .735
VCU133 .813  2410  .706
Duquesne115 .688  1913  .594
Dayton106 .625  1714  .548
Davidson106 .625  1715  .531
Saint Louis97 .563  1516  .484
George Mason88 .500  1614  .533
Massachusetts79 .438  1616  .500
Saint Joseph's79 .438  1219  .387
George Washington79 .438  1020  .333
Richmond610 .375  921  .300
St. Bonaventure511 .313  822  .267
La Salle313 .188  625  .194
Rhode Island313 .188  821  .276
2019 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Te'Kayla Tassin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrTerry
Jones County JC
Byram, MS
G 1 Taya Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoHuguenot Richmond, VA
G 3 Madison Hattix-Covington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrEllison Killeen, TX
G 5 Olga Petrova 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoNone Rostov-on-Don, Russia
F 11 Kseniya Malashka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNone Minsk, Belarus
C 15 Sofya Pashigoreva 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoNone Moscow, Russia
G 20 Jailyn Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrHoover Hoover, AL
F 22 Sydnei Archie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSt. Catherine's Richmond, VA
G 23 Jordan Agustus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoSaint Mary's
St. John's
Bronx, NY
G 24 Tera Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLife Center Academy New Zealand
F 25 Lauryn Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
C 30 Danielle Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrBaldwin School Philadelphia, PA
G 34 Nyra Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrBethel Hampton, VA
G 42 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoNazareth Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 72–55  1–0
Kaplan Arena (684)
Williamsburg, VA
Nov 9, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Longwood W 84–55  2–0
Siegel Center (3,729)
Richmond, VA
Nov 14, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina L 47–59  2–1
Carmichael Arena (2,893)
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 18, 2018*
6:00 pm
Wake Forest W 53–40  3–1
Siegel Center (753)
Richmond, VA
Nov 23, 2018*
6:00 pm
vs. Weber State
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
W 64–36  4–1
Convocation Center (226)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. IUPUI
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
L 61–63  4–2
Convocation Center (261)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 28, 2018*
6:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 58–47  5–2
Siegel Center (536)
Richmond, VA
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Georgetown W 47–45  6–2
McDonough Gymnasium (377)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Cincinnati L 54–66  6–3
Fifth Third Arena (747)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 57–60  6–4
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,259)
Norfolk, VA
Dec 19, 2018*
6:00 pm
Radford L 49–54  6–5
Siegel Center (654)
Richmond, VA
Dec 21, 2018*
2:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 54–48  7–5
Corbett Sports Center (324)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 31, 2018*
1:00 pm
Delaware State W 97–55  8–5
Siegel Center (537)
Richmond, VA
A-10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 59–40  9–5 (1–0)
Siegel Center (463)
Richmond, VA
Jan 8, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
La Salle W 68–38  10–5 (2–0)
Siegel Center (412)
Richmond, VA
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 68–43  11–5 (3–0)
Robins Center (1,393)
Richmond, VA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham W 47–44  12–5 (4–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (975)
Bronx, NY
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island W 74–39  13–5 (5–0)
Siegel Center (722)
Richmond, VA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington L 48–57  13–6 (5–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (794)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 57–47  14–6 (6–1)
Siegel Center (1,263)
Richmond, VA
Jan 30, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Massachusetts W 52–48  15–6 (7–1)
Siegel Center (523)
Richmond, VA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's W 65–47  16–6 (8–1)
Hagan Arena (781)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 59–50  17–6 (9–1)
Reilly Center (659)
Olean, NY
Feb 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+/CBS 6.3
Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 58–37  18–6 (10–1)
Siegel Center (2,036)
Richmond, VA
Feb 14, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton W 64–62  19–6 (11–1)
Siegel Center (585)
Richmond, VA
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason
Rivalry
W 62–38  20–6 (12–1)
EagleBank Arena (2,725)
Fairfax, VA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 68–71 OT 20–7 (12–2)
Palumbo Center (926)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 27, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 60–76  20–8 (12–3)
Chaifetz Arena (637)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson W 61–54  21–8 (13–3)
Siegel Center (1,261)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Saint Joseph's
Quarterfinals
W 58–47  22–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 9, 2019
11:00 am, CBSSN
(1) vs. (4) Dayton
Semifinals
W 61–52  23–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 10, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) Fordham
Championship Game
L 47–62  23–9
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:00 pm
Charlotte
First round
W 65–52  24–9
Siegel Center (383)
Richmond, VA
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
Second round
L 72–82  24–10
Cassell Coliseum (781)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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