2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by eighth-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Providence.

2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	11–19 (2–16 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Neal (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Crystal Kelly Christian Stefanopoulos Mark Stephens
Home arena	Cintas Center

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

On March 10, Neal was fired. He finished at Xavier with a 8 year record of 76–108.

Roster

2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Sarah Leyendecker  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mother of Mercy Akron Lawrenceburg, IN F 2 Deja Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pomfret Providence, RI G 3 Aaliyah Dunham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So South Charleston South Charleston, WV G 4 Lauren Wasylson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mars Valencia, PA G 5 Princess Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Franklin County Frankfort, KY G 10 Ashley Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK G 15 Aly Reiff 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Whitko South Whitley, IN G 20 Na'Teshia Owens 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Mexia HS Mexia, TX F 21 A'Riana Gray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Maple Heights Cleveland, OH G 23 Maddy Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mater Dei Irvine, CA G 25 Carrie Gross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Rock Creek Christian Academy Clinton, MD F 40 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH F 44 Ayanna Townsend 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Winchester Thurston Pittsburgh, PA	Head coach Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Crystal Kelly (Western Kentucky) Christian Stefanopoulos (Thomas More) Mark Stephens (Morehead State) 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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		Chicago State	W 91–57	1–0	Cintas Center (410) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 70–60	2–0	Cintas Center (648) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		No. 25 Minnesota	L 53–78	2–1	Cintas Center (831) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm		Fairfield Lauren Hill Tip-Off Classic	W 48–35	3–1	Cintas Center (1,522) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Wake Forest	W 62–50	4–1	LJVM Coliseum (216) Winston–Salem, NC
Nov 29, 2018* 11:30 am		Bowling Green	W 65–49	5–1	Cintas Center (3,628) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm		North Alabama	W 94–81 OT	6–1	Cintas Center (426) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 80–59	7–1	Cintas Center (647) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	L 61–79	7–2	Fifth Third Arena (3,053) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		Alabama State	W 87–58	8–2	Cintas Center (416) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm		New Orleans	W 61–45	9–2	Cintas Center (458) Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018 5:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 61–68	9–3 (0–1)	McDonough Gymnasium (591) Washington, D.C.
Dec 31, 2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 71–75	9–4 (0–2)	Finneran Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 57–76	9–5 (0–3)	Cintas Center (317) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 6, 2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 63–62 OT	10–5 (1–3)	Cintas Center (576) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	L 41–63	10–6 (1–4)	Cintas Center (761) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 18, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 62–66 OT	10–7 (1–5)	D. J. Sokol Arena (993) Omaha, NE
Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	L 58–71	10–8 (1–6)	Alumni Hall (302) Providence, RI
Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		No. 10 Marquette	L 44–90	10–9 (1–7)	Cintas Center (943) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 27, 2019 3:00 pm, FS2		DePaul	L 71–73 OT	10–10 (1–8)	Cintas Center (2,257) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	W 80–76	11–10 (2–8)	Walsh Gymnasium (826) South Orange, NJ
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 41–70	11–11 (2–9)	Carnesecca Arena (599) Queens, NY
Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	L 38–63	11–12 (2–10)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,124) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2		Providence	L 55–63	11–13 (2–11)	Cintas Center (1,185) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	L 52–53	11–14 (2–12)	Cintas Center (912) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 22, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN		at DePaul	L 48–81	11–15 (2–13)	Wintrust Arena (1,750) Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019 3:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 11 Marquette	L 53–79	11–16 (2–14)	Al McGuire Center (2,187) Milwaukee, WI
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2		Villanova	L 63–68	11–17 (2–15)	Cintas Center (786) Cincinnati, OH
Mar 3, 2019 5:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	L 64–67	11–18 (2–16)	Cintas Center (583) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 5:30 pm, BEDN	(10)	vs. (7) Providence First Round	L 62–70	11–19	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team