2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by thirty-seventh year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League.

2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	17–13 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Kathy Delaney-Smith (37th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Roux Jasmine Sborov Megan Straumann
Home arena	Lavietes Pavilion

2018–19 Ivy League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Penn	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Princeton *†	12	–	2		.857			22	–	10		.688
Harvard	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
Yale	6	–	8		.429			16	–	13		.552
Dartmouth	6	–	8		.429			13	–	14		.481
Cornell	6	–	8		.429			12	–	14		.462
Columbia	4	–	10		.286			8	–	19		.296
Brown	1	–	13		.071			9	–	21		.300
† 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nani Redford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Long Island Lutheran Manhasset, NY G 1 Kelsey Bogdan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Montini Catholic Clarendon Hills, IL G 2 Tess Sussman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rivers School Needham, MA G 3 Katie Benzan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Noble and Greenough School Wellesley, MA G 5 Matilda Salen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Solna Gymnasium Bromma, Sweden G 11 Maggie McCarthy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Medfield Medfield, MA G/F 12 Rachel Levy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Boca Raton Community Boca Raton, FL F 13 Jeannie Boehm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr New Trier Winnetka, IL G 14 Mackenzie Barta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Maple Grove Senior Maple Grove, MN G 20 Madeline Raster (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Saint Joseph South Bend, IN F 21 Grace Tworek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So William Fremd Inverness, IL F 22 Maddie Stuhlreyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Ursuline Academy Cincinnati, OH F 24 Jadyn Bush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bishop Blanchet Federal Way, WA G 25 Sydney Skinner (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Plano West Plano, TX	Head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith (Bridgewater State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Roux (Assumption (MA)) Jasmine Sborov (Colorado) Megan Straumann (Rhode Island) 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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCNE		at No. 1 Notre Dame	L 58–103	0–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Purdue	L 65–66	0–2	Mackey Arena (5,884) West Lafayette, IN
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN		La Salle	W 88–43	1–2	Lavietes Pavilion (667) Boston, MA
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Siena	W 73–54	2–2	Alumni Recreation Center (628) Loudonville, NY
Nov 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	L 60–73	2–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (478) West Hartford, CT
Nov 23, 2018* 8:00 pm		vs. Jacksonville State Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic semifinals	W 69–62	3–3	Matadome (150) Northridge, CA
Nov 24, 2018* 9:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic championship	W 75–55	4–3	Matadome (344) Northridge, CA
Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 67–72 2OT	4–4	Lavietes Pavilion (764) Boston, MA
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	L 60–67	4–5	Lavietes Pavilion (426) Boston, MA
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rutgers	L 49–60	4–6	Lavietes Pavilion (783) Boston, MA
Dec 21, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN		Boston University	W 67–47	5–6	Lavietes Pavilion (556) Boston, MA
Dec 28, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Rutgers	W 80–47	6–6	Ryan Center (545) Kingston, RI
Dec 30, 2018* 5:00 pm		at No. 14 California	W 85–79	7–6	Haas Pavilion (2,319) Berkeley, CA
Ivy League regular season
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 56–46	8–6 (1–0)	Lavietes Pavilion (743) Boston, MA
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 73–57	9–6 (2–0)	Leede Arena (1,000) Hanover, NH
Feb 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Yale	L 62–65	9–7 (2–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+/NESN		at Brown	W 100–83	10–7 (3–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (623) Providence, RI
Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	L 65–75	10–8 (3–2)	Levien Gymnasium (527) New York City, NY
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 68–61	11–8 (4–2)	Newman Arena (424) Ithaca, NY
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN		Princeton	L 71–75	11–9 (4–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (736) Boston, MA
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	W 80–72 2OT	12–9 (5–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	W 98–55	13–9 (6–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (708) Boston, MA
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Yale	W 83–69	14–9 (7–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (933) Boston, MA
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	L 75–80 OT	14–10 (7–4)	Palestra (568) Philadelphia, PA
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton	L 58–61	14–11 (7–5)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,236) Princeton, NJ
Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	W 80–38	15–11 (8–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (763) Boston, MA
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	W 69–56	16–11 (9–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (838) Boston, MA
Ivy League Tournament
Mar 16, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (2) Penn Semifinals	L 62–91	16–12	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		Drexel First Round	W 69–56	17–12	Lavietes Pavilion  Boston, MA
Mar 24, 2019* 3:00 pm		Georgetown Second Round	L 65–70	17–13	Lavietes Pavilion (322) Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team