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2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

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2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
Rutgers 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Michigan 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Ohio State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Minnesota 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Michigan State 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Northwestern 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Nebraska 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Indiana 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Illinois 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 12th-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 25–12, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

Roster

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2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr St. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina
Brampton, ON
G/F 1 Tory Ozment 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Buford Buford, GA
F 2 Mardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Muskegon Muskegon, MI
G 4 Taryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 5 Claire Hendrickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Wyoming Wyoming, MI
F 10 Sidney Cooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So St. Joseph Kenosha, WI
F 11 Nathy Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Junípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Nia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Merrillville Merrillville, IN
G 24 Nia Clouden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Frances Owings Mills, MD
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 42 Kayla Belles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ithaca Ithaca, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2018*
7:00 pm
Hillsdale W 88–59 
Breslin Center (2,547)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
7:00 pm
Bowling Green W 99–69  1–0
Breslin Center (4,278)
East Lansing, MI
11/11/2018*
1:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 75–53  2–0
Breslin Center (4,379)
East Lansing, MI
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm
Wright State W 84–68  3–0
Breslin Center (5,233)
East Lansing, MI
11/22/2018*
6:30 pm
vs. No. 15 NC State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 74–78  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
11/23/2018*
9:00 pm
vs. Kennesaw State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 75–51  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 91–66  5–1
Breslin Center (4,219)
East Lansing, MI
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
Texas Southern W 91–45  6–1
Breslin Center (4,470)
East Lansing, MI
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm
at Oakland W 102–58  7–1
Athletics Center O'rena (1,288)
Rochester, MI
12/09/2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Oregon W 88–82  8–1
Breslin Center (6,462)
East Lansing, MI
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 23 at Hartford W 74–66 OT 9–1
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,179)
West Hartford, CT
12/20/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Florida Atlantic W 89–74  10–1
Breslin Center (4,393)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
12/30/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 No. 16 Iowa W 84–70  11–1
(1–0)
Breslin Center (9,520)
East Lansing, MI
01/03/2019
8:00 pm
No. 15 at Northwestern L 62–70  11–2
(1–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,071)
Evanston, IL
01/06/2019
2:00 pm
No. 15 at Indiana L 64–68  11–3
(1–2)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,380)
Bloomington, IN
01/09/2019
7:00 pm
No. 23 No. 18 Minnesota W 86–68  12–3
(2–2)
Breslin Center (5,018)
East Lansing, MI
01/14/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 at Ohio State L 55–65  12–4
(2–3)
Value City Arena (4,695)
Columbus, OH
01/17/2019
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 No. 9 Maryland W 77–60  13–4
(3–3)
Breslin Center (5,651)
East Lansing, MI
01/20/2019
2:00 pm
No. 17 at No. 20 Rutgers L 62–76  13–5
(3–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,539)
Piscataway, NJ
01/24/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 Illinois W 77–60  14–5
(4–4)
Breslin Center (4,745)
East Lansing, MI
01/27/2019
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 at Michigan
Rivalry
W 77–73  15–5
(5–4)
Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/03/2019
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Purdue W 74–66  16–5
(6–4)
Breslin Center (7,450)
East Lansing, MI
02/07/2019
9:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 at No. 16 Iowa L 71–86  16–6
(6–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,287)
Iowa City, IA
02/11/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 Indiana W 77–61  17–6
(7–5)
Breslin Center (3,542)
East Lansing, MI
02/14/2019
8:00 pm
No. 24 at Wisconsin L 62–79  17–7
(7–6)
Kohl Center (3,356)
Madison, WI
02/17/2019
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 at Nebraska L 71–82  17–8
(7–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,588)
Lincoln, NE
02/21/2019
6:00 pm, BTN
Ohio State L 70–77  17–9
(7–8)
Breslin Center (4,857)
East Lansing, MI
02/24/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN2
Michigan
Rivalry
W 74–64  18–9
(8–8)
Breslin Center (11,368)
East Lansing, MI
02/27/2019
7:00 pm
Penn State
Rescheduled from January 31
W 57–48  19–9
(9–8)
Breslin Center (2,356)
East Lansing, MI
03/04/2019
4:00 pm
at Minnesota L 63–81  19–10
(9–9)
Williams Arena (7,707)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten tournament
03/07/2019
12:00 pm, BTN
(9) vs. (8) Northwestern
Second Round
W 68–52  20–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/08/2019
12:00 pm, BTN
(9) vs. (1) No. 8 Maryland
Quarterfinals
L 55–71  20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 C) vs. (10 C) Central Michigan
First Round
W 88–87  21–11
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885)
South Bend, IN
03/25/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(7 C) at (1 C) No. 3 Notre Dame
Second Round
L 63–91  21–12
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,694)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Eastern Time
Source[1].

Rankings

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP 23 22 21 15 23 17 23 22 23 24 RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV 23-T 22 22 17 24 22 21 22 21 22 RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com.