2018–19 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by third year head coach Kate Achter, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Missouri State.

2018–19 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	13–18 (6–12 The Valley)
Head coach	Kate Achter (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Maria Noucas Michael Scruggs Bianca Smith
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drake	17	–	1		.944			27	–	7		.794
Missouri State †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Northern Iowa	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Illinois State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Bradley	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Southern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
Loyola–Chicago	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Indiana State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Valparaiso	3	–	15		.167			8	–	24		.250
Evansville	2	–	16		.111			4	–	26		.133
† 2019 MVC tournament winner As of March 30, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Ellie Rice 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Regents School of Austin Austin, TX G/F 3 Alexis Meyer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Westview Portland, OR G/F 4 Abby O'Connor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Joseph South Bend, IN G 5 Tiara Wallace 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Montini Catholic Berkeley, IL G 11 Janae Gonzales 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sierra Linda Tolleson, AZ G/F 12 Citiana Negatu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Blake Silver Spring, MD G 20 Kailyn Strawbridge 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Rockford Lutheran Rockford, IL F 21 Allison Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Eastern Winchester, OH G 23 Jazmine Covington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Thunderbird Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ G/F 24 Maya Dunson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wayne Dayton, OH F/C 32 Kat Nolan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL	Head coach Kate Achter (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Maria Noucas (Bowdoin) Michael Scruggs (Tennessee) Bianca Smith (Colorado) 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* 1:00 pm		North Central College	W 73–49		Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 63–74	0–1	Beeghly Center (1,216) Youngstown, OH
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 52–43	1–1	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301) Chicago, IL
Nov 12, 2018* 3:12 pm, ESPN3		at UIC	W 75–60	2–1	Credit Union 1 Arena (555) Chicago, IL
Nov 20, 2018* 10:00 am, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 74–88	2–2	Stroh Center (4,144) Bowling Green, OH
Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	W 76–40	3–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (309) Chicago, IL
Nov 29, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 81–67	4–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,203) Chicago, IL
Dec 3, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 64–53	5–2	University Arena (462) Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	W 56–43	6–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (341) Chicago, IL
Dec 9, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Purdue	L 41–65	6–3	Mackey Arena (6,047) West Lafayette, IN
Dec 16, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UMKC	L 74–88	6–4	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,412) Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 20 DePaul	L 76–102	6–5	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (324) Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	W 80–54	7–5 (1–0)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (212) Chicago, IL
Jan 11, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 60–69	7–6 (1–1)	Knapp Center (2,786) Des Moines, IA
Jan 13, 2019 11:30 am, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 52–64	7–7 (1–2)	McLeod Center (1,364) Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 18, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 61–56	8–7 (2–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (214) Chicago, IL
Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 56–54	9–7 (3–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (614) Chicago, IL
Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 49–84	9–8 (3–3)	JQH Arena (2,757) Springfield, MO
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 63–74	9–9 (3–4)	SIU Arena (368) Carbondale, IL
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	W 62–59	10–9 (4–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (482) Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley	L 56–69	10–10 (4–5)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (378) Chicago, IL
Feb 8, 2019 11:30 am, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	L 65–71	10–11 (4–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (503) Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 55–83	10–12 (4–7)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (264) Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	W 44–36	11–12 (5–7)	Hulman Center (1,790) Terre Haute, IN
Feb 17, 2019 11:00 am		at Evansville	W 71–51	12–12 (6–7)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (289) Evansville, IN
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 41–64	12–13 (6–8)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (367) Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 58–85	12–14 (6–9)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (372) Chicago, IL
Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 52–65	12–15 (6–10)	Redbird Arena (497) Normal, IL
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	L 59–71	12–16 (6–11)	Renaissance Coliseum (1,024) Peoria, IL
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 74–81	12–17 (6–12)	Athletics–Recreation Center (359) Valparaiso, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Evansville First Round	W 90–80	13–17	TaxSlayer Center (905) Moline, IL
Mar 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Missouri State Quarterfinals	L 50–59	13–18	TaxSlayer Center  Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team