2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 3rd year head coach Amy Williams, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and are a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Purdue.

2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–16 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Amy Williams (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Goehle Chuck Love Tandem Mays
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Hannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Barneveld Barneveld, WI G 4 Sam Haiby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Moorhead Moorhead, MN G 5 Nicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rampart Colorado Springs, CO G 11 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Clay-Chalkville Florida International Birmingham, AL F 13 Ashtyn Veerbeek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Western Christian Sioux Center, IA G/F 14 Grace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wellington Wellington, KS G 24 Maddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Pius X Lincoln, NE C 31 Kate Cain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Pine Bush Middletown, NY F 32 Leigha Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr DeKalb Auburn, IN G/F 33 Taylor Kissinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Minden Minden, NE F 44 Kayla Mershon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Minnetonka Chanhasen, MN	Head coach Amy Williams (Nebraska) Assistant coach(es) Tom Goehle (Augustana (SD)) Chuck Love (Northwestern Oklahoma State) Tandem Mays (Tulsa) 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
11/03/2018* 4:00 pm		Nebraska–Kearney	W 94–41		Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,749) Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018* 7:00 pm		Drake	L 77–83	0–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,738) Lincoln, NE
11/11/2018* 11:00 am		USC Upstate	W 87–64	1–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,638) Lincoln, NE
11/16/2018* 9:00 pm		at Washington State	L 84–87 ^2OT	1–2	Beasley Coliseum (535) Pullman, WA
11/23/2018* 2:00 pm		at No. 24 Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	L 68–82	1–3	Watsco Center (730) Coral Gables, FL
11/25/2018* 11:00 am		vs. Radford Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	W 77–39	2–3	Watsco Center (425) Coral Gables, FL
11/29/2018* 6:00 pm		at No. 5 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 68–85	2–4	KFC Yum! Center (7,334) Louisville, KY
12/02/2018* 1:00 pm		at Creighton	L 65–74	2–5	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,533) Omaha, NE
12/05/2018* 7:00 pm		Kansas	W 58–52	3–5	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,688) Lincoln, NE
12/08/2018* 12:00 pm		San Jose State	W 96–63	4–5	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,601) Lincoln, NE
12/15/2018* 4:30 pm		Denver	W 96–71	5–5	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,703) Lincoln, NE
12/18/2018* 7:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 80–84	5–6	Bud Walton Arena (1,335) Fayetteville, AR
Big Ten conference season
12/28/2018 6:00 pm, BTN		Michigan	W 70–56	6–6 (1–0)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,450) Lincoln, NE
12/31/2018 12:00 pm, BTN		at Ohio State	W 78–69	7–6 (2–0)	Value City Arena (5,530) Columbus, OH
01/03/2019 7:00 pm		at No. 19 Iowa	L 71–77	7–7 (2–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,391) Iowa City, IA
01/08/2019 7:00 pm		No. 9 Maryland	L 63–81	7–8 (2–2)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,796) Lincoln, NE
01/13/2019 2:00 pm, BTN		Rutgers	L 56–62	7–9 (2–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,222) Lincoln, NE
01/17/2019 7:00 pm		at Illinois	W 77–67	8–9 (3–3)	State Farm Center (1,349) Champaign, IL
01/20/2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 23 Minnesota	W 63–57	9–9 (4–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,072) Lincoln, NE
01/24/2019 7:00 pm		Northwestern	L 54–58	9–10 (4–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,660) Lincoln, NE
01/27/2019 2:00 pm		at Wisconsin	L 69–70	9–11 (4–5)	Kohl Center (6,074) Madison, WI
01/31/2019 7:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	W 84–64	10–11 (5–5)	Mackey Arena (5,901) West Lafayette, IN
02/03/2019 2:00 pm		Indiana	L 78–82	10–12 (5–6)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,893) Lincoln, NE
02/07/2019 6:00 pm, BTN		at Michigan	L 61–67	10–13 (5–7)	Crisler Center (2,572) Ann Arbor, MI
02/10/2019 2:00 pm		Purdue	W 67–61	11–13 (6–7)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,298) Lincoln, NE
02/14/2019 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 7 Maryland	L 63–89	11–14 (6–8)	Xfinity Center (4,467) College Park, MD
02/17/2019 3:00 pm, BTN		No. 24 Michigan State	W 82–71	12–14 (7–8)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,588) Lincoln, NE
02/21/2019 7:00 pm		at Northwestern	W 71–64	13–14 (8–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (446) Evanston, IL
02/25/2019 7:30 pm, BTN		No. 12 Iowa	L 58–74	13–15 (8–9)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,071) Lincoln, NE
03/02/2019 2:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	W 79–74	14–15 (9–9)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,542) University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/07/2019 8:00 pm, BTN	(6)	vs. (11) Purdue Second Round	L 71–75	14–16	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,445) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST Time.

Rankings

Main article: 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

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References

1. "Women's Basketball-Schedule". Nebraska Athletics.