2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth-year head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in MEAC play, to finish in third place. They won the MEAC women's tournament and earned their first automatic bid of the NCAA women's tournament in school history, where they lost to Notre Dame in the first round.

2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	21–11 (11–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Vanessa Blair-Lewis (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Chandler McCabe Demetria Frank Niki Washington
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium

2018–19 MEAC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina A&T	16	–	0		1.000			20	–	12		.625
Maryland-Eastern Shore	12	–	4		.750			17	–	14		.548
Bethune–Cookman †	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Howard	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Norfolk State	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
South Carolina State	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Morgan State	8	–	8		.500			10	–	21		.323
North Carolina Central	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
Savannah State	5	–	11		.313			7	–	19		.269
Delaware State	5	–	11		.313			7	–	21		.250
Coppin State	4	–	12		.250			5	–	25		.167
Florida A&M	2	–	14		.125			4	–	25		.138
† 2019 MEAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Camary Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr King's Fork Suffolk, VA F 2 Amaya Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Piper Sunrise, FL G 3 Kiana Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Long Reach Columbia, MD G 5 Armani Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Flagler Palm Coast Bunnell, FL G 10 Briana Hardee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Westlake Sacred Heart Waldorf, MD G 11 Ashanti Hunt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Kipp DC College Preparatory Washington, D.C. F 12 Chasimmie Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Deltona Deltona, FL F 15 Amani Ball 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So National Christian Academy Laurel, MD G 21 Daniella Hatcher  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lake Nona Richmond Orlando, FL G/F 22 Tania White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Largo Suitland, MD G 23 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Canterbury Xavier Fort Wayne, IN G 24 Angel Golden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Alonso Tampa, FL C 25 Jayla Powers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Westminster Finksburg, MD F/C 33 Alyssa Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Alonso Tampa, FL F/C 35 Ashlie Howell  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Christ the King St. Peter's Tampa, FL	Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis (Mount St. Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Chandler McCabe (Providence) Demetria Frank (Bethune–Cookman) Niki Washington (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 6:30 p.m.		Edward Waters	W 73–46	1–0	Moore Gymnasium (904) Daytona Beach, FL
November 9, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Liberty	W 81–76 OT	2–0	Moore Gymnasium (317) Daytona Beach, FL
November 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at No. 21 South Florida	L 39–88	2–1	Yuengling Center (2,112) Tampa, FL
November 20, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		FIU	W 68–57	3–1	Moore Gymnasium (407) Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		at Georgia Southern	L 76–77	3–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (283) Statesboro, GA
November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Jacksonville	W 58–56	4–2	Swisher Gymnasium (508) Jacksonville, FL
December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Florida	L 53–64	4–3	O'Connell Center (1,129) Gainesville, FL
December 9, 2018* 3:00 p.m.		Flagler College	W 74–59	5–3	Moore Gymnasium (318) Daytona Beach, FL
December 15, 2018* 3:00 p.m.		North Florida	W 76–60	6–3	Moore Gymnasium (311) Daytona Beach, FL
December 20, 2018* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Kennesaw State GSU Holiday Classic	W 64–61	7–3	GSU Sports Arena (309) Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2018* 3:00 p.m.		at Georgia State GSU Holiday Classic	L 54–62	7–4	GSU Sports Arena (357) Atlanta, GA
December 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 69–73	7–5	Dale F. Halton Arena (812) Charlotte, NC
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at North Carolina Central	W 67–50	8–5 (1–0)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (643) Durham, NC
January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at Howard	L 40–62	8–6 (1–1)	Burr Gymnasium (436) Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2019 5:30 p.m.		at Norfolk State	L 50–57	8–7 (1–2)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (788) Norfolk, VA
January 19, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Delaware State	W 67–55	9–7 (2–2)	Moore Gymnasium (497) Daytona Beach, FL
January 21, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 52–64	9–8 (2–3)	Moore Gymnasium (297) Daytona Beach, FL
January 26, 2019 1:00 p.m.		at Morgan State	W 73–69 OT	10–8 (3–3)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (809) Baltimore, MD
January 28, 2019 5:30 p.m.		at Coppin State	W 71–65	11–8 (4–3)	Physical Education Complex (317) Baltimore, MD
February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m.		North Carolina Central	W 72–54	12–8 (5–3)	Moore Gymnasium (391) Daytona Beach, FL
February 4, 2019 5:30 p.m.		North Carolina A&T	L 48–72	12–9 (5–4)	Moore Gymnasium (299) Daytona Beach, FL
February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Norfolk State	W 65–58	13–9 (6–4)	Moore Gymnasium (407) Daytona Beach, FL
February 11, 2019 5:30 p.m.		Howard	W 76–63	14–9 (7–4)	Moore Gymnasium (688) Daytona Beach, FL
February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at South Carolina State	W 69–64	15–9 (8–4)	SHM Memorial Center (245) Orangeburg, SC
February 18, 2019 5:30 p.m.		at Savannah State	W 68–47	16–9 (9–4)	Tiger Arena (309) Savannah, GA
February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	W 52–50	17–9 (10–4)	Teaching Gym (2,345) Tallahassee, FL
March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m.		South Carolina State	L 51–57	17–10 (10–5)	Moore Gymnasium (417) Daytona Beach, FL
March 7, 2019 5:30 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 70–60	18–10 (11–5)	Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, FL
MEAC women's tournament
November 14, 2019 2:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. (11) Coppin State Quarterfinals	W 55–49	19–10	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 15, 2019 2:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. (2) Maryland Eastern Shore Semifinals	W 58–47	20–10	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 16, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3	(3)	vs. (4) Norfolk State Championship game	W 57–43	21–10	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2019* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	(16 C)	at (1 C) No. 3 Notre Dame First round	L 50–92	21–11	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team