2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by third year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Hartford and Penn in the first and second rounds before losing to Big East member Georgetown in the third round.

2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Big East
Record	19–16 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Crowley (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Priscilla Edwards Tiara Johnson Jessica Jenkins
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Marquette	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
No. 24 DePaul †	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Butler	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Villanova	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Providence	8	–	10		.444			19	–	16		.543
Creighton	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
St. John's	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Xavier	2	–	16		.111			11	–	19		.367
† 2019 Big East tournament winner As of March 12, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kaela Webb 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Detroit Country Day Pontiac, MI G 1 Earlette Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Shore Brooklyn, NY G 2 Chanell Williams 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Monsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY F 4 Sophia Widmeyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marianapolis Prep Dartmouth, NS G 5 Kyra Spiwak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL F 10 Mary Baskerville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Enfield Enfield, CT G 11 Jovana Nogic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Vergilio Ferreira Belgrade, Serbia G 12 Maya Klein 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr St. Luke's School Stamford, CT G 21 Maddie Jolin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Feehan Rehoboth, MA G 22 Olivia Orlando 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Tilton School Winthrop, MA G 23 Clara Che 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Institut Joaquim Blume Valencia, Spain F 32 Alyssa Geary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Nazareth Academy Elmhurst, IL F 33 Andrea Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Edmond Santa Fe Edmond, OK	Head coach Jim Crowley (Keuka) Assistant coach(es) Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure) Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure) Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure) 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		Assumption College	W 71–51		Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Penn State	L 72–74	0–1	Bryce Jordan Center (2,115) University Park, PA
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm		Quinnipiac	L 44–48	0–2	Alumni Hall (342) Providence, RI
Nov 21, 2018* 12:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 62–52	1–2	Alumni Hall (130) Providence, RI
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Boston College	W 61–57	2–2	Conte Forum (722) Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		Yale	W 59–42	3–2	Alumni Hall (356) Providence, RI
Dec 1, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Rhode Island Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	L 65–72	3–3	Ryan Center (426) Kingston, RI
Dec 2, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game	W 72–64	4–3	Ryan Center (420) Kingston, RI
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm		at UMass Lowell	W 71–47	5–3	Costello Athletic Center (322) Lowell, MA
Dec 15, 2018* 1:00 pm		Northeastern	L 59–65	5–4	Alumni Hall (282) Providence, RI
Dec 19, 2018* 4:30 pm		Pepperdine Friar Holiday Classic	W 66–47	6–4	Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI
Dec 20, 2018* 4:30 pm		Northern Kentucky Friar Holiday Classic	W 48–43	7–4	Alumni Hall (217) Providence, RI
Dec 21, 2018* 2:30 pm		La Salle Friar Holiday Classic	W 77–47	8–4	Alumni Hall (176) Providence, RI
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018 3:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 22 Marquette	L 46–85	8–5 (0–1)	Al McGuire Center (1,826) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 31, 2018 3:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 24 DePaul	L 62–88	8–6 (0–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,690) Chicago, IL
Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	L 52–68	8–7 (0–3)	Alumni Hall (215) Providence, RI
Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	W 67–61	9–7 (1–3)	Alumni Hall (512) Providence, RI
Jan 11, 2019 11:00 am, BEDN		at St. John's	W 67–66 OT	10–7 (2–3)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
Jan 13, 2019 1:00 pm, FS2		at Seton Hall	L 73–79	10–8 (2–4)	Walsh Gymnasium (902) South Orange, NJ
Jan 18, 2019 11:30 am, BEDN		Butler	W 74–68 3OT	11–8 (3–4)	Alumni Hall (1,112) Providence, RI
Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN		Xavier	W 71–58	12–8 (4–4)	Alumni Hall (302) Providence, RI
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	W 77–63	13–8 (5–4)	D. J. Sokol Arena (816) Omaha, NE
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 33–53	13–9 (5–5)	Finneran Pavilion (601) Villanova, PA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 56–61	13–10 (5–6)	McDonough Gymnasium (815) Washington, D.C.
Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 82–75	14–10 (6–6)	Alumni Hall (341) Providence, RI
Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 57–60	14–11 (6–7)	Alumni Hall (487) Providence, RI
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2		at Xavier	W 63–55	15–11 (7–7)	Cintas Center (1,185) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 66–63 OT	16–11 (8–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,618) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	L 64–73	16–12 (8–8)	Alumni Hall (486) Providence, RI
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		DePaul	L 61–76	16–13 (8–9)	Alumni Hall (333) Providence, RI
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN		No. 13 Marquette	L 57–80	16–14 (8–10)	Alumni Hall (578) Providence, RI
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 5:30 pm, BEDN	(7)	vs. (10) Xavier First Round	W 70–62	17–14	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
Mar 10, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2	(7)	vs. (2) DePaul Quarterfinals	L 60–85	17–15	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm		Hartford First Round	W 71–54	18–15	Alumni Hall (368) Providence, RI
Mar 24, 2019* 4:00 pm		Penn Second Round	W 64–54	19–15	Alumni Hall (511) Providence, RI
Mar 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown Third Round	L 46–53	19–16	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2018–19 Providence Friars men's basketball team