2018–19 Robert Morris Colonials women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Robert Morris Colonials women's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by third year head coach Charlie Buscaglia, played their home games at the North Athletic Complex, as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 16–2 in Northeast Conference play win the Northeast Conference regular season title. They won the Northeast women's tournament and earned an automatic place in the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Louisville in the first round.

2018–19 Robert Morris Colonials women's basketball
Northeast Conference regular season and Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record22–11 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Schneider
  • Asami Morita
Home arenaNorth Athletic Complex
Seasons
2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 16 2   .889 22 11   .667
Sacred Heart 14 4   .778 19 13   .594
St. Francis Brooklyn 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Saint Francis (PA) 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Bryant 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Mount St. Mary's 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Wagner 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
Central Connecticut 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
LIU Brooklyn 3 15   .167 4 25   .138
2019 NEC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2018–19 Robert Morris Colonials women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Nia Adams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Paterson Eastside Paterson, NJ
G 4 Isabella Posset 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Beaver Beaver, PA
G 10 Laura Carrasco 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Colegio Legamar Madrid, Spain
G/F 11 Natalie Villaflor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Loudoun County Ashburn, VA
G 12 Nina Augstin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Mäkelänrinteen lukio Helsinki, Finland
G 13 Megan Callahan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Stonewall Jackson Bristow, VA
C 14 Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Southwark London, England
G 20 Honoka Ikematsu 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Kumamoto Kokufu Kumamoto, Japan
G 22 Esther Castedo 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr IDE Ollos Grandes Lugo, Spain
F 24 Julia Chadwick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Henry Street Ottawa, ON
F 32 Nadège Pluviose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Collège Montmorency Montreal, QC
C 33 Nneka Ezeigbo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Notre Dame Ewing, NJ
G 50 Shakema Dashiell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Mardela Salisburg, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 59–69 OT 0–1
Beeghly Center (1,189)
Youngstown, OH
Nov 11, 2018*
12:00 pm
La Salle W 67–39  1–1
North Athletic Complex (662)
Moon Township, PA
Nov 13, 2018*
7:30 pm
Rhode Island L 41–46  1–2
North Athletic Complex (559)
Moon Township, PA
Nov 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 60–61  1–3
Stroh Center (1,384)
Bowling Green, OH
Nov 23, 2018*
3:30 pm
vs. SMU
LMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
L 55–60  1–4
Gersten Pavilion (201)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 24, 2018*
3:30 pm
at Loyola Marymount
LMU Thanksgiving Classic consolation game
L 53–61  1–5
Gersten Pavilion (206)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 2, 2018*
3:00 pm
at No. 14 Iowa L 63–92  1–6
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,457)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
Kent State L 46–54  1–7
North Athletic Complex (466)
Moon Township, PA
Dec 15, 2018*
12:00 pm
Pittsburgh–Johnstown W 73–53  2–7
North Athletic Complex (503)
Moon Township, PA
Dec 18, 2018*
10:00 am
Delaware State W 64–63  3–7
North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Moon Township, PA
Dec 30, 2018*
12:00 pm
James Madison L 36–59  3–8
North Athletic Complex (418)
Moon Township, PA
NEC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 70–58  4–8 (1–0)
North Athletic Complex (325)
Moon Township, PA
Jan 7, 2019
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 71–49  5–8 (2–0)
North Athletic Complex (282)
Moon Township, PA
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 75–56  6–8 (3–0)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (271)
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn W 89–37  7–8 (4–0)
Steinberg Wellness Center (161)
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm
at Bryant W 60–57  8–8 (5–0)
Chace Athletic Center (150)
Smithfield, RI
Jan 21, 2019
1:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 64–57  9–8 (6–0)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (985)
New Britain, CT
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm
Wagner W 69–46  10–8 (7–0)
North Athletic Complex (357)
Moon Township, PA
Jan 28, 2019
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 64–46  11–8 (8–0)
North Athletic Complex (271)
Moon Township, PA
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 63–43  12–8 (9–0)
Rothman Center (126)
Hackensack, NJ
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bryant W 59–56  13–8 (10–0)
North Athletic Complex (599)
Moon Township, PA
Feb 11, 2019
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 60–40  14–8 (11–0)
North Athletic Complex (467)
Moon Township, PA
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 55–61  14–9 (11–1)
Knott Arena (347)
Emmitsburg, MD
Feb 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Francis (PA) W 66–60  15–9 (12–1)
DeGol Arena (602)
Loretto, PA
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 71–49  16–9 (13–1)
North Athletic Complex (363)
Moon Township, PA
Feb 25, 2019
7:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 71–54  17–9 (14–1)
North Athletic Complex (448)
Moon Township, PA
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm
at Wagner W 77–57  18–9 (15–1)
Spiro Sports Center (347)
Staten Island, NY
Mar 4, 2019
6:00 pm
at Sacred Heart L 45–54  18–10 (15–2)
William H. Pitt Center (207)
Fairfield, CT
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 66–53  19–10 (16–2)
North Athletic Complex (291)
Moon Township, PA
NEC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
7:30 pm
(1) (8) Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals
W 64–38  20–10
North Athletic Complex (462)
Moon Township, PA
Mar 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (6) Mount St. Mary's
Semifinals
W 69–65  21–10
North Athletic Complex (518)
Moon Township, PA
Mar 17, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) (4) Saint Francis (PA)
Championship Game
W 65–54  22–10
North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Moon Township, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(16 A) at (1 A) No. 5 Louisville
First Round
L 34–69  22–11
KFC Yum! Center (6,593)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2018–19 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".