2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

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2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg
MAC West Division Champions
MAC regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018–19 record25–8 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
Seasons
← 2017–18
 →
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
Miami (OH) 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Akron 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Bowling Green 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Northern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Ball State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
† 2019 MAC Tournament winner

The 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by twelfth-year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in MAC play to win the MAC West Division. The Chippewas advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Women's Tournament, losing there to Buffalo. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, losing to their in-state rival Michigan State in the first round.

This proved to be the final season for Guevara as head coach, as she retired during the 2019 offseason. At the same time that CMU announced her retirement, it announced that Guevara's top assistant Heather Oesterle would succeed her as head coach.[1]

Roster[]

2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Micaela Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Detroit Martin Luther King
DePaul 		Detroit, MI
G 3 Presley Hudson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wayland, MI
G 4 Maddy Watters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rockford Rockford, MI
G 5 Anika Weekes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Joseph's College School Toronto, ON
F/C 10 Emari Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Jones Altamonte Springs, FL
G 11 Sophia Karasinski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Grand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI
F 13 Reyna Frost 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Reese, MI
G 21 Jeada Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Bloomfield Hills Marian Bloomfield Hills, MI
G 22 Kalle Martinez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr John Glenn Bay City, MI
F 24 Samantha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bradford Bradford, ON
C 25 Jahari Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
F 33 Gabrielle Bird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr South Lyon East South Lyon, MI
G/F 42 MacKenna Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Frankfort, MI
F 50 Kyra Bussell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Grand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule[]

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
12:00 pm 		Northwood W 74–61 
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		W 104–61  1–0
 McGuirk Arena (1,835)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Dakota State L 71–80  1–1
 McGuirk Arena (1,679)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Kentucky W 108–90  2–1
 McGuirk Arena (1,696)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 21, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UCF W 75–68  3–1
 McGuirk Arena (1,676)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE 		at Virginia
Cavalier Classic 		W 74–61  4–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,572)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. Chattanooga
Cavalier Classic 		W 73–50  5–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (216)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at  W 82–39  6–1
 Hynes Athletic Center (608)
New Rochelle, NY
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac W 67–52  7–1
 People's United Center (872)
Hamden, CT
Dec 15, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Vanderbilt W 66–57  8–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,064)
Nashville, TN
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 3 Louisville L 68–72  8–2
 McGuirk Arena (2,833)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 29, 2018*
12:00 pm 		vs. Tulane
Miami Holiday Classic 		L 57–68  8–3
 Watsco Center (217)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 30, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCNE 		at No. 24 Miami (FL)
Miami Holiday Classic 		W 90–80  9–3
 Watsco Center (727)
Coral Gables, FL
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Akron W 94–71  10–3
(1–0) 		McGuirk Arena (2,188)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 88–70  11–3
(2–0) 		Convocation Center (866)
Athens, OH
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 89–66  12–3
(3–0) 		Convocation Center (431)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 67–70  12–4
(3–1) 		McGuirk Arena (2,054)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 19, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State W 82–75  13–4
(4–1) 		MAC Center (1,552)
Kent, OH
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 59–62  13–5
(4–2) 		Savage Arena (3,603)
Toledo, OH
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 71–61  14–5
(5–2) 		McGuirk Arena (2,573)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Buffalo W 76–65  15–5
(6–2) 		McGuirk Arena (2,228)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 81–63  16–5
(7–2) 		McGuirk Arena (1,879)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio L 75–78  16–6
(7–3) 		McGuirk Arena (2,152)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 87–53  17–6
(8–3) 		University Arena (721)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo W 100–95  18–6
(9–3) 		Alumni Arena (3,369)
Amherst, NY
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green
Rescheduled from January 30 		W 92–54  19–6
(10–3) 		Stroh Center (1,163)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 76–52  20–6
(11–3) 		McGuirk Arena (2,157)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 81–64  21–6
(12–3) 		Worthen Arena (1,100)
Muncie, IN
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 87–60  22–6
(13–3) 		Convocation Center (1,457)
Ypsilanti, MI
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 80–57  23–6
(14–3) 		McGuirk Arena (1,942)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo W 78–45  24–6
(15–3) 		McGuirk Arena (2,619)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (9) Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 88–80  25–6
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (4) Buffalo
Semifinals 		L 77–82  25–7
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		(7 C) vs. (10 C) Michigan State
First Round 		L 87–88  25–8
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV^ RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oesterle succeeds Guevara at Central Michigan". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan Women's Basketball :: CMUChippewas.com :: The Official Site of Central Michigan Athletics". CMUChippewas.com.
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