2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by first year head coach Mountain MacGillivray, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–13 in A-10 to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Dayton.

2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–25 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach	Mountain MacGillivray (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Day Dalila Eshe Gillian Abshire
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena

2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fordham †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
VCU	13	–	3		.813			24	–	10		.706
Duquesne	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
Dayton	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Davidson	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
Saint Joseph's	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
George Washington	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			6	–	25		.194
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Shayla Sweeney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pennsauken Pennsauken, NJ G 3 Rayshel Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Curtis Staten Island, NY G 4 Kate Hill  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Peddie Rutgers Toronto, ON F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Walnut Hills Cincinnati, OH G 11 Deja King 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Life Center Academy Trenton, NJ G/F 14 Michelle Nicholls 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Life Center Academy Auckland, New Zealand G/F 15 Kayla Spruill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Western School of Technology Baltimore, MD F 22 Jeryn Reese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mansfield Owens CC Mansfield, OH F/C 25 Shalina Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Archbishop Prendergast Philadelphia, PA G 30 Janay Sanders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mallard Creek Charlotte, NC F 32 Jasmine White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Anthony's Huntington, NY G 33 Erin Morgan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Archbishop Wood Willow Grove, PA C 35 Sofilia Ngwafang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Paint Branch Silver Spring, MD	Head coach Mountain MacGillivray (Temple) Assistant coach(es) Chris Day (West Chester) Dalila Eshe (Florida) Gillian Abshire (Quinnipiac) 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 6, 2018* 5:15 pm, ESPN+		Howard	L 54–57	0–1	Tom Gola Arena (478) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 11, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Robert Morris	L 39–67	0–2	North Athletic Complex (662) Moon Township, PA
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 43–88	0–3	Lavietes Pavilion (667) Cambridge, MA
Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Towson	L 68–92	0–4	SECU Arena  Towson, MD
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Villanova	L 68–81	0–5	Finneran Pavilion (535) Villanova, PA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Drexel	L 43–58	0–6	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, P12N		at No. 9 Oregon State	L 46–100	0–7	Gill Coliseum (4,016) Corvallis, OR
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI		at Penn	L 34–65	0–8	Palestra (449) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State	W 52–42	1–8	Tom Gola Arena (453) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		St. John's	L 57–83	1–9	Tom Gola Arena (427) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		vs. Northern Kentucky Friar Holiday Classic	W 74–56	2–9	Alumni Hall (112) Providence, RI
Dec 20, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. Pepperdine Friar Holiday Classic	W 62–55	3–9	Alumni Hall (112) Providence, RI
Dec 21, 2018* 2:30 pm		at Providence Friar Holiday Classic	L 47–77	3–10	Alumni Hall (176) Providence, RI
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Temple	L 47–75	3–11	McGonigle Hall (801) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 48–84	3–12 (0-1)	UD Arena (2,339) Dayton, OH
Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 38–68	3–13 (0–2)	Siegel Center (412) Richmond, VA
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Massachusetts	L 60–74	3–14 (0–3)	Tom Gola Arena (362) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	L 59–67	3–15 (0–4)	Tom Gola Arena (387) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 20, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 57–60	3–16 (0–5)	Hagan Arena (903) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	L 62–66	3–17 (0–6)	Tom Gola Arena (372) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 60–74	3–18 (0–7)	Tom Gola Arena (324) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	L 54–65	3–19 (0–8)	Tom Gola Arena (374) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 61–80	3–20 (0–9)	John M. Belk Arena (623) Davidson, NC
Feb 6, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 77–71	4–20 (1–9)	Ryan Center (726) Kingston, RI
Feb 10, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 58–69	4–21 (1–10)	Chaifetz Arena (265) St. Louis, MO
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 42–59	4–22 (1–11)	EagleBank Arena (641) Fairfax, VA
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 63–64	4–23 (1–12)	Tom Gola Arena (639) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 51–56	4–24 (1–13)	Robins Center (667) Richmond, VA
Feb 27, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 52–45	5–24 (2–13)	Reilly Center (896) Olean, NY
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason	W 77–71	6–24 (3–13)	Tom Gola Arena (542) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(13)	at (4) Dayton First Round	L 38–65	6–25	UD Arena (1,001) Dayton, OH
*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 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team