2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by third-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Michigan.

2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–18 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Craig Carter Myia Johnson Kayla Tetschlag
Home arena	Kohl Center

2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Maryland	15	–	3		.833			29	–	5		.853
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			29	–	7		.806
Rutgers	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Michigan	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Northwestern	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
Nebraska	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Indiana	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Purdue	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			15	–	18		.455
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			10	–	20		.333
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2017–18 season 9–21, including 2–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern.

Roster

2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Kelly Karlis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Montini Catholic Ohio Medinah, IL G 3 Suzanne Gilreath 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Fridley Brooklyn Park, MN G 10 Kendra Van Leeuwen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. John's College (ON) Brantford, ON F 11 Marsha Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Crete Monee Chicago, IL F 12 Carmen Backes  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Chisago Lakes Lindstrom, MN F 13 Sydney Mathiason (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Monroe Monroe, WI F 14 Abby Laszewski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Avon Hartford, CT G 15 Lexy Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Verona Area Verona, WI G 20 Diamond Bragg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Camp Hill Camp Hill, PA G 22 Niya Beverley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. John's College (DC) Laurel, MD G 23 Jasmine Hale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr West Clermont Cincinnati, OH G 30 Kara Crowley (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI F 33 Courtney Fredrickson  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Minnetonka Excelsior, MN F 34 Imani Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ F 43 Grace Mueller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Verona Area Madison, WI G 44 Alex Luehring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Vernona Green Bay Verona, WI	Head coach Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Craig Carter (Rutgers) Myia McCurdy-Johnson (Rutgers) Kayla Tetschlag (Green Bay) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Recruiting Class

Sources:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sydney Hilliard PG	Monroe, Wisconsin	Monroe High School (Wisconsin)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Julie Pospilisova SF	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Downers Grove North High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sara Stapleton C	Blaine, Minnesota	Centennial High School (Minnesota)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Tara Stauffacher SF	Columbus, Wisconsin	Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2018* 2:00 pm		UW–Oshkosh	W 79–51		Kohl Center (3,524) Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		Winthrop	W 76–41	1–0	Kohl Center (3,102) Madison, WI
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Milwaukee	W 68–57	2–0	Klotsche Center (1,049) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 17, 2018* 12:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 64–53	3–0	Kohl Center (3,275) Madison, WI
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		IUPUI	W 65–64 OT	4–0	Kohl Center (2,902) Madison, WI
Nov 23, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Pittsburgh Challenge in Music City	W 57–42	5–0	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (750) Nashville, TN
Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Tennessee State Challenge in Music City	W 58–53	6–0	Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Nashville, TN
Nov 25, 2018* 7:30 pm		vs. Arkansas Challenge in Music City	L 68–69	6–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Nashville, TN
Nov 28, 2018* 8:00 pm, BTN		Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 53–60	6–2	Kohl Center (3,483) Madison, WI
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 67–49	7–2	Kohl Center (2,837) Madison, WI
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Green Bay	L 46–55	7–3	Kress Events Center (3,530) Green Bay, WI
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		Chicago State	W 85–38	8–3	Kohl Center (2,943) Madison, WI
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm		Evansville	W 96–60	9–3	Kohl Center (3,980) Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 12 Minnesota	L 56–74	9–4 (0–1)	Williams Arena (7,918) Minneapolis, MN
Dec 31, 2018 2:00 pm		Purdue	W 76–69	10–4 (1–1)	Kohl Center (3,982) Madison, WI
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm		at Penn State	L 64–71	10–5 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,093) University Park, PA
Jan 7, 2019 7:00 pm		at No. 17 Iowa	L 53–71	10–6 (1–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,428) Iowa City, IA
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm		No. 25 Indiana	L 68–75	10–7 (1–4)	Kohl Center (6,092) Madison, WI
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm		No. 23 Minnesota	L 50–78	10–8 (1–5)	Kohl Center (3,137) Madison, WI
Jan 20, 2019 3:30 pm		at Northwestern	L 46–72	10–9 (1–6)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,524) Evanston, IL
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm		Penn State	L 59–65	10–10 (1–7)	Kohl Center (3,074) Madison, WI
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm		Nebraska	W 70–69	11–10 (2–7)	Kohl Center (6,074) Madison, WI
Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm		at No. 11 Maryland	L 57–75	11–11 (2–8)	Xfinity Center (4,594) College Park, MD
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm		Michigan	L 70–76	11–12 (2–9)	Kohl Center (6,670) Madison, WI
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm		at Illinois	L 68–78	11–13 (2–10)	State Farm Center (1,844) Champaign, IL
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm		No. 24 Michigan State	W 79–62	12–13 (3–10)	Kohl Center (3,356) Madison, WI
Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm		at Ohio State	L 68–70	12–14 (3–11)	Value City Arena (5,931) Columbus, OH
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm		Illinois	W 75–67	13–14 (4–11)	Kohl Center (3,866) Madison, WI
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 pm		at Rutgers	L 53–73	13–15 (4–12)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,154) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN		Ohio State	L 50–61	13–16 (4–13)	Kohl Center (3,529) Madison, WI
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm		at Michigan	L 49–59	13–17 (4–14)	Crisler Center (3,786) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2019 12:30 pm, BTN	(13)	vs. (12) Penn State First Round	W 65–57	14–17	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Mar 7, 2019 1:30 pm, BTN	(13)	vs. (5) Ohio State Second Round	W 73–63	15–17	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,173) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 8, 2019 1:30 pm, BTN	(13)	vs. (4) Michigan Quarterfinals	L 65–73 2OT	15–18	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,014) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source

See also

2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team