2018–19 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by fifth year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 8–21, 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 Duquesne.

2018–19 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–21 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach	Daynia La-Force (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Marcus Reilly Mike Geary Clyde Manns
Home arena	Ryan Center

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

On March 12, Daynia La-Force was fired. She finished at Rhode Island with an 5-year record of 46–102.

2018–19 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2018–19 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Elemy Colome 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Proctor Academy James Madison Lawrence, MA F 2 Jalissa Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Fenway Roxbury, MA G 4 Laura Perez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr CETYS Universidad Baja California, Mexico G 11 Davida Dale 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So St. Andrew's Syracuse Providence, RI G 12 Maia Moffitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Anthony's Bay Shore, NY G 13 Marta Vargas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Vergilio Ferreira Amadora, Portugal G 14 Erin Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Voorhees Hartford High Bridge, NJ C 22 Gabrielle Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Mt. Hebron Ellicott City, MD G 23 Kasey Gagan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Raphael Academy Warwick, RI G 30 Savannah Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Proviso East Miami Dade Maywood, IL G 31 Abby Streeter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lawrence Academy Nashua, NH C 32 Nicole Jorgensen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Quincy Quincy, MA F 33 Meghan Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Islip Islip, NY C 34 Dina Motrechuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Moore Catholic Staten Island, NY G 35 Jessica Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Rutherford Rutherford, NJ	Head coach Daynia La-Force (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Marcus Reilly (Trinity (CT)) Mike Geary (Aquinas (MI)) Clyde Manns (Pitt–Greensburg) 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 4, 2018* 2:00 pm		New Haven	W 66–61		Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		Boston College	L 64–88	0–1	Ryan Center (373) Kingston, RI
Nov 13, 2018* 7:30 pm		at Robert Morris	W 46–41	1–1	North Athletic Complex (559) Moon Township, PA
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Vermont	W 61–58	2–1	Patrick Gym (266) Burlington, VT
Nov 21, 2018* 3:05 pm		at Holy Cross	L 65–73	2–2	Hart Center (775) Worcester, MA
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 77–63	3–2	Ryan Center (259) Kingston, RI
Dec 1, 2018* 12:00 pm		Providence Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	W 72–65	4–2	Ryan Center (426) Kingston, RI
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm		Brown Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament championship	W 72–67	5–2	Ryan Center (420) Kingston, RI
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		at No. 19 Kentucky	L 52–75	5–3	Memorial Coliseum (3,744) Lexington, KY
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Clemson	L 64–83	5–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (564) Clemson, SC
Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm		Hartford	L 51–65	5–5	Ryan Center (287) Kingston, RI
Dec 22, 2018* 3:00 pm		at No. 13 Minnesota	L 71–91	5–6	Williams Arena (5,224) Minneapolis, MN
Dec 28, 2018* 2:00 pm		Harvard	L 47–80	5–7	Ryan Center (545) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		at Richmond	W 66–60	6–7 (1–0)	Robins Center (659) Richmond, VA
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm		George Washington	L 59–64	6–8 (1–1)	Ryan Center (371) Kingston, RI
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm		Davidson	L 67–77	6–9 (1–2)	Ryan Center (440) Kingston, RI
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm		at Saint Louis	W 68–56	7–9 (2–2)	Chaifetz Arena (313) St. Louis, MO
Jan 20, 2019 8:00 pm		at VCU	L 39–74	7–10 (2–3)	Siegel Center (722) Richmond, VA
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm		Fordham	L 38–56	7–11 (2–4)	Ryan Center (315) Kingston, RI
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm		at George Mason	L 69–75	7–12 (2–5)	EagleBank Arena (1,158) Faifax, VA
Jan 30, 2019 11:00 am		St. Bonaventure	L 68–84	7–13 (2–6)	Ryan Center (913) Kingston, RI
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm		Dayton	L 62–74	7–14 (2–7)	Ryan Center (365) Kingston, RI
Feb 6, 2019 11:00 am		at La Salle	L 71–77	7–15 (2–8)	Tom Gola Arena (726) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm		at Massachusetts	L 34–56	7–16 (2–9)	Mullins Center (656) Amherst, MA
Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm, NBCSN		Duquesne	L 58–75	7–17 (2–10)	Ryan Center (692) Kingston, RI
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 61–62	7–18 (2–11)	Reilly Center (775) Olean, NY
Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 48–55	7–19 (2–12)	Ryan Center (620) Kingston, RI
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm		at Davidson	W 64–58	8–19 (3–12)	John M. Belk Arena (421) Davidson, NC
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		Massachusetts	L 53–57	8–20 (3–13)	Ryan Center (411) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(14)	at (3) Duquesne First Round	L 69–106	8–21	Palumbo Center (601) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team