2018–19 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Allison Guth, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season at 16–13, 6–8 to finish in a 3 way tie for fourth place. Due to a tie breaker loss to Cornell and Dartmouth they failed to qualify for the Ivy League women's tournament.

2018–19 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
FAU Holiday Classic Champions
Conference	Ivy League
Record	16–13 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach	Allison Guth (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Danielle Brown Emma Golen Lashay Banks
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

2018–19 Ivy League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Penn	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Princeton *†	12	–	2		.857			22	–	10		.688
Harvard	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
Yale	6	–	8		.429			16	–	13		.552
Dartmouth	6	–	8		.429			13	–	14		.481
Cornell	6	–	8		.429			12	–	14		.462
Columbia	4	–	10		.286			8	–	19		.296
Brown	1	–	13		.071			9	–	21		.300
† 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ale Aguirre 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So The Bishop's School La Jolla, CA F 2 Camilla Emsbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Lakewood Lakewood, CO G 4 Megan Gorman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Vero Beach Vero Beach, FL G 5 Mackenzie Hewitt 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Prosper McKinney, TX G/F 10 Gabby Nelson (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Birdville Hurst, TX G 12 Robin Gallagher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Athens Drive Cary, NC F 15 Alex Cade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Laurel School Shaker Heights, OH G 21 Roxy Barahman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Oaks Christian Calabasas, CA G/F 22 Aerial Chavarin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA G 23 Tori Andrew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Orono Senior Wayzata, MN F 24 Ellen Margaret Andrews 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Greenhill School Dallas, TX F 25 Alexandra Maund 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Noble and Greenough Dorchester, MA F 32 Erin Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tabor Academy Edgartown, MA G 33 Roxanne Nesbitt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Univ. of Chicago Laboratory Chicago, IL F 40 Brownyn Davies 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Wayland Wayland, MA C 44 Jessica Lezon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr North Reading North Reading, MA	Head coach Allison Guth (Illinois) Assistant coach(es) Danielle Brown (Kean) Emma Golen (Harvard) Lashay Banks (Rider) 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 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	W 80–61	1–0	John J. Lee Amphitheater (301) New Haven, CT
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois Preseason WNIT First Round	L 80–89	1–1	Convocation Center (615) DeKalb, IL
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Niagara Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 67–64	2–1	William R. Johnson Coliseum (433) Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 17, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Stephen F. Austin Preseason WNIT consolation round	L 57–67	2–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,307) Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Cincinnati	L 52–66	2–3	Fifth Third Arena (809) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 58–56	3–3	Beeghly Center (1,201) Youngstown, OH
Nov 27, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Wagner	W 74–41	4–3	Spiro Sports Center (361) Staten Island, NY
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Providence	L 42–59	4–4	Alumni Hall (356) Providence, RI
Dec 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 72–56	5–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (507) New Haven, CT
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at St. John's	L 52–56	5–5	Carnesecca Arena (704) Queens, NY
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	W 58–55	6–5	Patrick Gym (556) Burlington, VT
Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Army	W 61–51	7–5	Christl Arena (556) West Point, NY
Dec 20, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 58–46	8–5	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,890) New Haven, CT
Dec 28, 2018* 1:30 pm		vs. Saint Louis FAU Holiday Classic semifinals	W 58–52	9–5	FAU Arena (530) Boca Raton, FL
Dec 28, 2018* 2:30 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T FAU Holiday Classic championship	W 59–49	10–5	FAU Arena (354) Boca Raton, FL
Ivy League regular season
Jan 18, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+/NESN		at Brown	L 71–86	10–6 (0–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,141) Providence, RI
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Brown	W 84–72	11–6 (1–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (702) New Haven, CT
Feb 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Harvard	W 65–62	12–6 (2–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 64–49	13–6 (3–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (790) New Haven, CT
Feb 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI		at Princeton	W 96–86 OT	14–6 (4–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (927) Princeton, NJ
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI		at Penn	L 48–54	14–7 (4–2)	Palestra (903) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	W 69–61	15–7 (5–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (541) New Haven, CT
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	L 41–43	15–8 (5–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (639) New Haven, CT
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	L 54–56	15–9 (5–4)	Leede Arena (583) Hanover, NH
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN6		at Harvard	L 69–83	15–10 (5–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (933) Cambridge, MA
Mar 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	L 56–66	15–11 (5–6)	Newman Arena (465) Ithaca, NY
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY		at Columbia	W 67–54	16–11 (6–6)	Levien Gymnasium (1,032) New York City, NY
Mar 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	L 56–65	16–12 (6–7)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (927) New Haven, CT
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	L 68–80	16–13 (6–8)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (489) New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team