2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represented the Saint Joseph's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by eighteenth-year head coach Cindy Griffin, played their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the season 12–19, 7–9 in A-10 play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost VCU.

2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–19 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach	Cindy Griffin (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Susan Moran John Hampton Katie Kuester
Home arena	Hagan 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

All non-televised Hawks home games aired on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games were streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

Roster

2018–19 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ashlyn Wert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr J. P. McCaskey Chattanooga Lancaster, PA F 1 Whisper Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Owings Mills Loyola Chicago Owings Mills, MD G 2 Lula Roig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So IES Costa I Llobera Barcelona, Spain G 3 Nailah Delinois 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Northeast Sunrise, FL G 4 Kristalyn Baisden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Berkshire School East Hartford, CT F 5 Elizabeth Marsicano 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Rose Manasquan, NJ G 11 Avery Marz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Wilson West Lawn Sinking Spring, PA G 12 Alyssa Monaghan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Bonner Prendergast Drexel Hill, PA G 13 Mary Sheehan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cardinal O'Hara Drexel Hill, PA G 14 Katie Jekot 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Cumberland Valley Enola, PA G 20 Rachel Gartner 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Danbury Boston College Danbury, CT G 22 Devyne Newman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Herndon Herndon, VA G 30 Sarah Veilleux 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr RHAM Hebron, CT F 33 Katie Mayock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Conestoga Berwyn, PA F 35 Michala Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Roland Park Country School Baltimore, MD	Head coach Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Susan Moran (Saint Joseph's) John Hampton (Mansfield) Katie Kuester (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 26, 2024

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple Rivalry	L 52–58	0–1	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 34–51	0–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,004) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Penn	L 45–65	0–3	The Palestra (354) Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara	W 68–54	1–3	Hagan Arena (658) Philadelphia, PA
November 24, 2018* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rider Hawk Classic semifinals	L 54–56	1–4	Hagan Arena (737) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (MD) Hawk Classic 3rd-place game	W 49–46	2–4	Hagan Arena (413) Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia	W 68–61 OT	3–4	Hagan Arena (493) Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Villanova Holy War	L 35–47	3–5	Hagan Arena (1,138) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Auburn	L 70–81	3–6	Hagan Arena (443) Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Towson	L 52–73	3–7	Hagan Arena (354) Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2018* 11:00 a.m.		at Sacred Heart	W 61–44	4–7	William H. Pitt Center (909) Fairfield, CT
December 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Delaware	L 39–48	4–8	Bob Carpenter Center (1,368) Newark, DE
December 31, 2018* 6:00 p.m.		at Navy	L 48–49	4–9	Alumni Hall (358) Annapolis, MD
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	L 40–59	4–10 (0–1)	Siegel Center (463) Richmond, VA
January 9, 2019 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 49–62	4–11 (0–2)	Hagan Arena (889) Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 66–41	5–11 (1–2)	Hagan Arena (428) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 73–81	5–12 (1–3)	Palumbo Center (812) Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2019 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		La Salle	W 60–57	6–12 (2–3)	Hagan Arena (903) Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 45–46	6–13 (2–4)	Robins Center (551) Richmond, VA
January 27, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Dayton	L 65–72 OT	6–14 (2–5)	UD Arena (2,211) Dayton, OH
February 3, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	L 47–65	6–15 (2–6)	Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 66–54	7–15 (3–6)	Hagan Arena (231) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	W 41–38	8–15 (4–6)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,055) Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Massachusetts	W 55–54	9–15 (5–6)	Hagan Arena (204) Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 64–63	10–15 (6–6)	Tom Gola Arena (639) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	L 56–67	10–16 (6–7)	Hagan Arena (189) Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 55–48	11–16 (7–7)	Ryan Center (620) Kingston, RI
February 27, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 59–68	11–17 (7–8)	EagleBank Arena (700) Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	L 41–51	11–18 (7–9)	Hagan Arena (557) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 women's tournament
March 5, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	(9) George Washington First round	W 61–49	12–18	Hagan Arena (278) Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 2019 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) VCU Quarterfinals	L 47–58	12–19	Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 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 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team