2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by seventh year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to UAB. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to VCU in the first round.

2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
Christmas City Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Nicole Woods Joanne Aluka-White Tanisha Wright
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Rice †	16	–	0		1.000			28	–	4		.875
UAB	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
Middle Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Western Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			20	–	15		.571
Old Dominion	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Marshall	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
North Texas	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
UTSA	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
FIU	2	–	14		.125			5	–	24		.172
Florida Atlantic	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Christian Hithe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Spring Valley UCF Columbia, SC G 3 Mariah Linney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC G 4 Laia Raventós 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr IES Joaquim Blume Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, Spain G 5 Jade Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Southeast Raleigh Syracuse Raleigh, NC G 11 Rinnah Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hickory Ridge Charlotte, NC G 13 Octavia Jett-Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Eleanor Roosevelt Greenbelt, MD F 14 Maddie Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr WestRidge Academy High Point, NC G 15 Jada McMillian 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Southeast Raleigh Raleigh, NC G 22 Lauren Harley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Blythewood Columbia, SC F 24 Lyrissa Deans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bishop Ireton Waldorf, MD F 34 Dara Pearson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Hampton Hampton, VA C 40 Jazmin Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eastern Guilford Greensboro, NC F 45 Ka'Neeshia Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr South Miami Daytona State Miami, FL	Head coach Cara Consuegra (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Joanne Aluka-White (Middle Tennessee) Nicole Woods (Belmont Abbey) Tanisha Wright (Penn State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018* 4:00 pm		Chowan	W 78–44		Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 70–53	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (982) Charlotte, NC
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		Wofford	W 85–63	2–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (734) Charlotte, NC
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm		Rutgers Postponed (travel conditions)			Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 64–71	2–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,914) Bronx, NY
Nov 24, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. Liberty Christmas City Classic semifinals	W 63–61	3–1	Stabler Arena (536) Bethlehem, PA
Nov 25, 2018* 4:30 pm		at Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship	W 62–60	4–1	Stabler Arena (489) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm		East Carolina	W 52–46	5–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,160) Charlotte, NC
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 43–69	5–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (819) Charlotte, NC
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 40–57	5–3	Hawkins Arena (827) Macon, GA
Dec 18, 2018* 11:30 am		Wright State	W 88–85 OT	6–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (8,249) Charlotte, NC
Dec 21, 2018* 6:00 pm		Davidson	W 78–66	7–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (725) Charlotte, NC
Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 73–69	8–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (812) Charlotte, NC
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Virginia	L 61–65	8–4	John Paul Jones Arena (2,841) Charlottesville, VA
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Kentucky	L 58–76	8–5 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (892) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall	L 62–63	8–6 (0–2)	Cam Henderson Center (738) Huntington, WV
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN		FIU	W 69–54	9–6 (1–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (830) Charlotte, NC
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 68–47	10–6 (2–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (863) Charlotte, NC
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 54–65	10–7 (2–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 51–88	10–8 (2–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,477) Ruston, LA
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN		UTSA	W 66–54	11–8 (3–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (905) Charlotte, NC
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm		UTEP	W 62–39	12–8 (4–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (901) Charlotte, NC
Feb 1, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 51–61	12–9 (4–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (502) Houston, TX
Feb 3, 2019 8:00 pm		at North Texas	L 63–68	12–10 (4–6)	The Super Pit (926) Denton, TX
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 55–62	12–11 (4–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (918) Charlotte, NC
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 60–56	13–11 (5–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,002) Charlotte, NC
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 69–59	14–11 (6–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,177) Charlotte, NC
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 60–53	15–11 (7–7)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,230) Norfolk, VA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at FIU	W 62–53	16–11 (8–7)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (327) Miami, FL
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 59–46	17–12 (9–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (668) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Louisiana Tech First Round	W 55–46	18–12	The Ford Center at The Star (1,921) Frisco, TX
Mar 14, 2019 2:30 pm, Stadium	(7)	vs. (2) UAB Quarterfinals	L 55–70	18–13	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm		at VCU First Round	L 52–65	18–14	Siegel Center (383) Richmond, VA
*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

Legend

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

See also

• 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team