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2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

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2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record16–13 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Kira Carter
  • Brittany Mason
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,100)
Seasons
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 1   .944 24 7   .774
Stephen F. Austin 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
Nicholls 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Abilene Christian 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Sam Houston State 11 7   .611 16 13   .552
Texas A&M-CC 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
New Orleans 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Central Arkansas 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Northwestern State 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
McNeese State 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Incarnate Word 5 13   .278 5 24   .172
Houston Baptist 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
Southeastern Louisiana 4 14   .222 9 20   .310
2019 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by first year head coach Ravon Justice, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 16–13 overall, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland women's tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.

Previous season

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The Bearkats finished the 2017–18 season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.[1]

On March 7, Welch-Nicholls agreed to part ways. She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234.[2] On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.[3]

Roster

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Sources:[4]

2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jennifer Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Charles W. Flannigan HS Pembroke Pines, FL
F 2 Amber Leggett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Choctawhatchee HS Navarre, FL
G 3 Alyssa Osborne 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Oakridge HS Spring, TX
G 5 Dominique Maxwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. Joseph HS
Odessa JC
Toronto, Canada
G 15 Tia Harston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Killeen HS Killeen, TX
F 20 La'Sha Haynes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Port Gibson HS
Prairie View A&M
New Orleans, LA
F 21 Lydia Baxter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bowie HS Austin, TX
G 23 Jaylonn Walker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Calvert HS/McClennan CC Calvert, TX
G 25 Faith Cook 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) RS Jr Goose Creek HS
UTEP
Baytown, TX
G 34 Rachell Harrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Brock HS Weatherford, TX
C 35 Courtney Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brennan HS
Incarnate Word/Tyler JC
San Antonio, TX
F 42 Kiera McKinney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Tascosa HS Amarillo, TX
G Destini Whitehead 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Tenaha HS Athens, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 11, 2018

Schedule

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Sources:[5][6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference games
Nov 6, 2018*
5:30 pm
at LSU L 52–66  0–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,891)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 8, 2018*
4:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 100–55  1–1
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (591)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 14, 2018*
6:30 pm
at Wichita State L 55–63  1–2
Charles Koch Arena (1,357)
Wichita, KS
Nov 19, 2018*
6:30 pm
Wiley College W 101–63  2–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (489)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 23, 2018*
4:00 pm
vs. Troy
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
L 79–84  2–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,255)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 24, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Southern Miss
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 65–61  3–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,180)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 1, 2018*
3:00 pm
St. Thomas W 94–46  4–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (463)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Louisiana W 68–62  5–3
Cajundome (1,124)
Lafayette, LA
Dec 14, 2018*
6:30 pm
Oral Roberts L 62–73  5–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (425)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
at TCU L 59–72  5–5
Schollmaier Arena (1,875)
Fort Worth, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 79–91  5–6
(0–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (528)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 9, 2019
6:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 66–62  6–6
(1–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (428)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 76–56  7–6
(2–1)
McDermott Convocation Center (358)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 61–76  7–7
(2–2)
Dugan Wellness Center (641)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 74–63  8–7
(3–2)
Sharp Gymnasium (427)
Houston, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:30 pm
Northwestern State W 66–55  9–7
(4–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (693)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm
Lamar L 72–83  9–8
(4–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (881)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 30, 2019
6:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 94–63  10–8
(5–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (609)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 68–78  10–9
(5–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,238)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 6, 2019
6:30 pm
at McNeese State W 93–80  11–9
(6–4)
H&HP Complex (1,784)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 72–63  12–9
(7–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,209)
Abilene, TX
Feb 13, 2019
6:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 61–59  13–9
(8–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (735)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 76–81  13–10
(8–5)
Montagne Center (2,855)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 20, 2019
6:00 pm
at Nicholls L 81–84  13–11
(8–6)
Stopher Gym (414)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 83–64  14–11
(9–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (964)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 27, 2019
6:30 pm
New Orleans W 86–62  15–11
(10–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (715)
Huntsville, TX
Mar 6, 2019
2:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 71–59  16–11
(11–6)
Farris Center (558)
Conway, AR
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 75–83  16–12
(11–7)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,611)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
March 14, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
(5) vs. (8) Central Arkansas
First Round
L 71–76  16–13
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brenda Nichols Won't Return As Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Justice Named WBB Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "SHSU Women's Basketball - 2018-19 Roster". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball 2018-19 Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.