2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by sixth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the second round.

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
FIU Holiday Tournament Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	25–11 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terry Fowler (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Yolisha Jackson Dan Presel Rachel Travis
Home arena	Mitchell Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UT Arlington	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
Little Rock *†	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Troy	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Georgia State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Appalachian State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			25	–	11		.694
Texas State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Arkansas State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Louisiana	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	14		.222			10	–	19		.345
Georgia Southern	2	–	16		.111			7	–	22		.241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of April 3, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Mahogany Vaught 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS G 2 Shaforia Kines 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Huffman HS Birmingham, AL G 3 Jayla Morrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL G 4 Christen Carter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr The Bolles School Jacksonville, FL G/F 5 Emerald Hart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pal Beach Gardens HS NW Kansas Tech Riviera Beach, FL G 12 Damaya Telemaque 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Summer Creek HS Houston, TX G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS G 15 Alexis Sykes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Nazareth Regional HS Brooklyn, NY G 21 Casey Ferguson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So D'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS G 23 Jala Buster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Houston, TX F 25 Kennedi Centers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Samuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX F/C 35 Antoinette Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Harding Academy Memphis, TN F/C 44 India Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brentwood Academy Antioch, TN G 45 Devyn Lowe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Woodstock HS Woodstock, GA	Head coach Terry Fowler (Lane College) Assistant coach(es) Yolisha Jackson (Jacksonville) Dan Presel (Spring Hill) Rachel Travis (Northwest) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm		William Carey	W 82–38		Mitchell Center (582) Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Spring Hill	W 75–57	1–0	Mitchell Center (491) Mobile, AL
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 77–68	2–0	Mitchell Center (781) Mobile, AL
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 58–50	3–0	Farris Center (325) Conway, AR
Nov 19, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Southern	W 53–49	4–0	F. G. Clark Center (175) Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 81–74	5–0	Mitchell Center (316) Mobile, AL
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Tennessee State	W 78–56	6–0	Gentry Complex (387) Nashville, TN
Dec 5, 2018* 11:30 am		at Alabama	W 72–67	7–0	Coleman Coliseum (4,149) Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama State	W 77–65	8–0	Mitchell Center (613) Mobile, AL
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Faulkner	W 97–40	9–0	Mitchell Center (443) Mobile, AL
Dec 20, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. New Mexico State FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals	W 68–67	10–0	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm		at FIU FIU Holiday Tournament championship	W 84–77 ^2OT	11–0	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019 5:30 pm		at Appalachian State	L 63–71	11–1 (0–1)	Holmes Center (323) Boone, NC
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 88–78	12–1 (1–1)	HTC Center (224) Conway, SC
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 64–77	12–2 (1–2)	Mitchell Center (474) Mobile, AL
Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	L 42–65	12–3 (1–3)	Mitchell Center (391) Mobile, AL
Jan 17, 2019 5:00 pm		at Georgia State	W 68–59	13–3 (2–3)	GSU Sports Arena (365) Atlanta, GA
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 69–53	14–3 (3–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (254) Statesboro, GA
Jan 24, 2019 11:00 am		Louisiana	W 83–60	15–3 (4–3)	Mitchell Center (2,152) Mobile, AL
Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 77–49	16–3 (5–3)	Mitchell Center (381) Mobile, AL
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 80–77	17–3 (6–3)	Mitchell Center (4,469) Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 58–69	17–4 (6–4)	First National Bank Arena (587) Jonesboro, AR
Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 44–47	17–5 (6–5)	Jack Stephens Center (1,227) Little Rock, AR
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 73–60	18–5 (7–5)	Mitchell Center (341) Mobile, AL
Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	W 62–59	19–5 (8–5)	Mitchell Center (391) Mobile, AL
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 58–66	19–6 (8–6)	Trojan Arena (2,327) Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm		at UT Arlington	L 51–72	19–7 (8–7)	College Park Center (1,139) Arlington, TX
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at Texas State	L 45–77	19–8 (8–8)	Strahan Arena (2,084) San Marcos, TX
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 67–50	20–8 (9–8)	Mitchell Center (376) Mobile, AL
Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 50–59	20–9 (9–9)	Mitchell Center (382) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	(10) Louisiana First Round	W 73–61	21–9	Mitchell Center (214) Mobile, AL
Mar 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (6) Texas State Second Round	W 68–67	22–9	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Mar 14, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (3) Troy Quarterfinals	W 87–74	23–9	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) UT Arlington Semifinals	W 57–50	24–9	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Mar 16, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (1) Little Rock Championship Game	L 56–57	24–10	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar First Round	W 73–71	25–10	Montagne Center (1,829) Beaumont, TX
Mar 24, 2019* 3:00 pm		at Wyoming Second Round	L 71–78	25–11	Arena-Auditorium (3,405) Laramie, WY
*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

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches		N/A		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV			RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

References

1. "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars". Usajaguars.com.

External links