2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team

2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball
2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	8–24 (3–15 MVC)
Head coach	Mary Evans (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Mary Gleason; Gabby Johnson; Tyeasha Moss;
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	17	–	1	.944	27	–	7	.794
Missouri State †	16	–	2	.889	25	–	10	.714
Northern Iowa	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Southern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Loyola–Chicago	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Valparaiso	3	–	15	.167	8	–	24	.250
Evansville	2	–	16	.111	4	–	26	.133

† 2019 MVC tournament winner As of March 30, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first-year head coach Mary Evans, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They seeked to finish their first NCAA Tournament since 2004.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Maya Meredith	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Cathedral	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	Meredith Hamlet	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	McBain	McBain, MI
G	3	Hannah Schaub	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Park Center	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	4	Ilysse Pitts	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Montini	Aurora, IL
G	5	Shay Frederick	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Hortonville	Greenville, WI
F	11	Marlee Profitt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Medina	Medina, OH
G/F	12	Addison Stoller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Cissna Park	Cissna Park, IL
F	13	Ella Ellenson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Rice Lake	Rice Lake, WI
F	15	Nicole Johnanson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Herscher	Herscher, IL
G	20	Nicole Konieczny	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	So	South Bend Saint Joseph	Granger, IN
F	22	Bryce Blood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Whitmer	Toledo, OH
G	24	Carrie Weinman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Denver	Glenview, IL
G/F	25	Grace Hales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Westview	Cromwell, IN
G/F	33	Allison Schofield	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Heritage Christian	McCordsville, IN
G	34	Taylor Richards	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Chippewa	Doylestown, OH
F	40	Caitlin Morrison	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Glenbrook South	Glenview, IL

Head coach

Mary Evans (Georgia Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Mary Gleason (SMU)
Gabby Johnson (Thomas More)
Tyeasha Moss (Xavier)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Dec 31, 2018* 12:00 pm		IU Northwest	W 85–59		Athletics–Recreation Center (517) Valparaiso, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NBSC+		at UIC	L 65–75	0–1	Credit Union 1 Arena (806) Chicago, IL
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota	L 56–62	0–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (590) Valparaiso, IN
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Illinois	L 54–73	0–3	State Farm Center (1,163) Champaign, IL
Nov 16, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State Vinewood Farm Classic	L 62–68	0–4	Ellis Johnson Arena (877) Morehead, KY
Nov 17, 2018* 6:30 pm		vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Vinewood Farm Classic	W 78–76	1–4	Ellis Johnson Arena (100) Morehead, KY
Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 59–65	1–5	Athletics–Recreation Center (575) Valparaiso, IN
Nov 29, 2018* 5:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 76–70	2–5	Jones Convocation Center (144) Chicago, IL
Dec 2, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 62–60	3–5	Athletics–Recreation Center (476) Valparaiso, IN
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	L 47–68	3–6	Athletics–Recreation Center (589) Valparaiso, IN
Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State	L 48–51	3–7	Athletics–Recreation Center (368) Valparaiso, IN
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 68–64	4–7	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (449) Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 21, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	L 72–79	4–8	Athletics–Recreation Center (402) Valparaiso, IN
MVC regular season
Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	L 54–80	4–9 (0–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (212) Chicago, IL
Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 52–71	4–10 (0–2)	McLeod Center (992) Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	L 53–84	4–11 (0–3)	Knapp Center (3,121) Des Moines, IA
Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 82–86 ^OT	4–12 (0–4)	Athletics–Recreation Center (485) Valparaiso, IN
Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Evansville	W 93–49	5–12 (1–4)	Athletics–Recreation Center (399) Valparaiso, IN
Jan 25, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 65–87	5–13 (1–5)	SIU Arena (461) Carbondale, IL
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 63–108	5–14 (1–6)	JQH Arena (2,886) Springfield, MO
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley	W 76–73	6–14 (2–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center (377) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois State	L 67–70	6–15 (2–7)	Athletics–Recreation Center (355) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 8, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 62–88	6–16 (2–8)	Athletics–Recreation Center (328) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 10, 2019 11:00 am		Northern Iowa	L 56–64	6–17 (2–9)	Athletics–Recreation Center (576) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 65–77	6–18 (2–10)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (334) Evansville, IN
Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 59–67	6–19 (2–11)	Hulman Center (1,490) Terre Haute, IN
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 58–77	6–20 (2–12)	Athletics–Recreation Center (277) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 24, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern Illinois	L 47–58	6–21 (2–13)	Athletics–Recreation Center (420) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 76–87	6–22 (2–14)	Renaissance Coliseum (991) Peoria, IL
Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 53–74	6–23 (2–15)	Redbird Arena (897) Normal, IL
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola–Chicago	W 81–74	7–23 (3–15)	Athletics–Recreation Center (359) Valparaiso, IN
MVC Tournament
Mar 14, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Indiana State First Round	W 77–55	8–23	TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL
Mar 15, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Drake Quarterfinals	L 58–86	8–24	TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "Women's basketball schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[1] "Women's basketball schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

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2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References