2018–19 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2018–19 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by third year head coach Kacie Cryer, played all their home games at the Health and Human Performance Education Complex. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

2018–19 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–22 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach	Kacie Cryer (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Edie Higgins Patrece Carter Brittany Bigott
Home arena	Health and Human Performance Education Complex (Capacity: 4,200)

2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lamar	17	–	1		.944			24	–	7		.774
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2		.889			25	–	7		.781
Nicholls	14	–	4		.778			20	–	12		.625
Abilene Christian †	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Sam Houston State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	13		.552
Texas A&M-CC	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
New Orleans	8	–	10		.444			12	–	16		.429
Central Arkansas	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Northwestern State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
McNeese State	5	–	13		.278			7	–	22		.241
Incarnate Word	5	–	13		.278			5	–	24		.172
Houston Baptist	4	–	14		.222			9	–	19		.321
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	14		.222			9	–	20		.310
† 2019 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2017–18 season with a 12–18 overall record and an 8–10 Southland Conference record to finish in eighth place. Their season ended with a loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland women's tournament.

Roster

2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Reagan Bolton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA F 2 Bre'Ashlee Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Jewel Sumner HS Kentwood, LA G 4 Rayah Haynes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Zachary HS Zachary, LA G 12 Jahquell Robinson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Fr West Monroe HS West Monroe, LA C 13 Cynthia Rivas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr North Central Texas Academy Guadalajara, Mexico G 15 Jamara Levy 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA G 20 Kaylee Hughes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Holden HS Holden, LA G 21 Maddisen Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Fairview HS Mittie, LA G 22 Callie Maddox 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Fairview HS Grant, LA F 24 Divine Tanks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Barbe HS Lake Charles, LA G 25 Sky Jasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Coffeeville CC Houma, LA F 30 Damilola Balogun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bossier Parish CC Lagos, Nigeria 40 Maia Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Denham Springs HS Denham Springs, Louisiana	Head coach Kacie Cryer (LSU–Shreveport) Assistant coach(es) Edie Higgins (LSU–Shreveport) Patrece Carter (Louisiana Christian) Brittany Bigott (St. Thomas (TX)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 29, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 51–75	0–1	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (465) Grambling, LA
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		Louisiana	L 59–70	0–2	H&HP Complex (727) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 15, 2018* 11:00 am, LHN		at No. 11 Texas	L 40–96	0–3	Frank Erwin Center (2,950) Austin, TX
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 60–69	0–4	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,030) Monroe, LA
Nov 21, 2018* 11:00 am		LSU–Alexandria	L 60–68	0–5	H&HP Complex (1,528) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Rice	L 65–93	0–6	Tudor Fieldhouse (380) Houston, TX
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm		at UAB	L 48–91	0–7	Bartow Arena (303) Birmingham, AL
Dec 11, 2018* 11:00 am		at LSU	L 36–86	0–8	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,528) Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 17, 2018* 6:30 pm		Southern–New Orleans	W 106–54	1–8	H&HP Complex (578) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 19, 2018* 6:30 pm		Louisiana College	W 86–68	2–8	H&HP Complex (1,555) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 48–89	2–9	H&HP Complex (1,651) Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm		Incarnate Word	L 66–68	2–10 (0–1)	H&HP Complex (1,639) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 63–82	2–11 (0–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,034) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 9, 2019 6:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 52–109	2–12 (0–3)	Moody Coliseum (1,099) Abilene, TX
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 76–88	2–13 (0–4)	Lakefront Arena (221) New Orleans, LA
Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm		at Nicholls	W 69–68	3–13 (1–4)	Stopher Gym (225) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 62–56	4–13 (2–4)	H&HP Complex (637) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston Baptist	W 81–71	5–13 (3–4)	H&HP Complex (2,124) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm		Lamar	L 62–64	5–14 (3–5)	H&HP Complex (2,201) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 6, 2019 6:30 pm		Sam Houston State	L 80–93	5–15 (3–6)	H&HP Complex (1,784) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 73–89	5–16 (3–7)	H&HP Complex (2,373) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 13, 2019 6:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 48–97	5–17 (3–8)	H&HP Complex (1,567) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–70	6–17 (4–8)	University Center (555) Hammond, LA
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 45–76	6–18 (4–9)	Farris Center (328) Conway, AR
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm		New Orleans	L 60–64	6–19 (4–10)	H&HP Complex (1,905) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 27, 2019 6:30 pm		Nicholls	L 55–78	6–20 (4–11)	H&HP Complex (1,736) Lake Charles, LA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 72–67	7–20 (5–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (421) Houston, TX
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 51–62	7–21 (5–12)	Dugan Wellness Center (633) Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 68–81	7–22 (5–13)	Montagne Center (5,218) Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team