2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by second year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Towson.

2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–15 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Natasha Adair (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Clark Sarah Jenkins Mykala Walker
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	17	–	1		.944			29	–	6		.829
Drexel	14	–	4		.778			24	–	9		.727
Towson †	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Delaware	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
UNC Wilmington	11	–	7		.611			18	–	12		.600
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Elon	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Hofstra	3	–	15		.167			11	–	22		.333
Charleston	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2019 CAA tournament winner As of March 31, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Gadson Lefft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Heathwood Hall/Phillips Academy Clemson Lake Wylie, SC G/F 1 Lolo Daveport  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Plano Senior Plano, TX G 2 Abby Gonzales 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr North Allegheny Wexford, PA G 4 Paris McBride 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA F 5 Makeda Nicholas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr North Babylon North Babylon, NY F 12 Lizzie Oleary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Abington Senior Willow Grove, PA G/F 20 Jasmine Dickey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Catonsville Baltimore, MD F 22 Samone DeFreese 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Berkshire Bergenfield, NJ G 23 Bailey Kargo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Walter Hines Page Greensboro, NC F 25 Rebecca Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Walter Hines Page Ridgefield, CT G 30 Kayla Shaw  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Chaparral Monmouth Scottsdale, AZ F 33 Nicole Enabosi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Our Lady of Good Counsel Gaithersburg, MD G 35 Alison Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Sanford School Providence Kennett Square, PA F/C 44 Erin Antosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Lawrence Academy Townsend, MA	Head coach Natasha Adair (South Florida) Assistant coach(es) Bob Clark (Towson) Sarah Jenkins (Georgetown) Mykala Walker (Wake Forest) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 1 April 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 9:30 pm		at Northern Iowa Preseason WNIT First Round	L 67–79	0–1	McLeod Center (1,295) Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Montana State Preseason WNIT Consolation round	L 60–69	0–2	Strahan Arena (150) San Marcos, TX
Nov 17, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Nicholls Preseason WNIT Consolation round	W 71–56	1–2	Strahan Arena (532) San Marcos, TX
Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 85–77	2–2	Memorial Hall (153) Dover, DE
Nov 23, 2018* 2:30 pm		vs. Bradley FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 47–59	2–3	FAU Arena (472) Boca Raton, FL
Nov 24, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. Lafayette FAU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game	W 65–47	3–3	FAU Arena (415) Boca Raton, FL
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Boston University	L 61–72	3–4	Case Gym (362) Boston, MA
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 46–72	3–5	EagleBank Arena (616) Fairfax, VA
Dec 9, 2018* 5:00 pm		UCF	L 60–71	3–6	Bob Carpenter Center (1,043) Newark, DE
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	W 69–45	4–6	Bob Carpenter Center (869) Newark, DE
Dec 20, 2018* 3:00 pm		No. 5 Maryland	L 53–77	4–7	Bob Carpenter Center (1,423) Newark, DE
Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 48–39	5–7	Bob Carpenter Center (1,368) Newark, DE
CAA regular season
Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI		James Madison	L 43–68	5–8 (0–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,172) Newark, DE
Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm		Towson	L 48–56	5–9 (0–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,225) Newark, DE
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI		Drexel	L 40–57	5–10 (0–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,156) Newark, DE
Jan 18, 2019 11:30 am		at Hofstra	W 78–59	6–10 (1–3)	Hofstra Arena (2,393) Hempstead, NY
Jan 20, 2019 2:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 65–72	6–11 (1–4)	Case Gym (365) Boston, MA
Jan 25, 2019 12:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 65–53	7–11 (2–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,633) Newark, DE
Jan 27, 2019 1:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 74–50	8–11 (3–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,212) Newark, DE
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 70–59	9–11 (4–4)	Kaplan Arena (634) Williamsburg, VA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm		at Elon	W 74–63	10–11 (5–4)	Schar Center (416) Elon, NC
Feb 10, 2019 5:00 pm, NBCSPHI		at Drexel	L 41–58	10–12 (5–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (821) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 77–63	11–12 (6–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,478) Newark, DE
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm		Hofstra	W 57–47	12–12 (7–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,171) Newark, DE
Feb 22, 2019 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 72–60	13–12 (8–5)	TD Arena (341) Charleston, SC
Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 64–72	13–13 (8–6)	Trask Coliseum (726) Wilmington, NC
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm		Elon	W 71–59	14–13 (9–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,795) Newark, DE
Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm		William & Mary	W 68–52	15–13 (10–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,281) Newark, DE
Mar 7, 2019 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 70–57	16–13 (11–6)	SECU Arena (411) Towson, MD
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 51–56	16–14 (11–7)	JMU Convocation Center (3,091) Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019 2:30 pm, CAA.tv	(5)	vs. (4) Towson Quarterfinals	L 49–59	16–15	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team