2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

2018–19 Ivy League women's basketball standings
	† 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner ; *Tournament #1 seed ; As of March 23, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
2018–19 record	22–10 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Courtney Banghart (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Carrie Moore (3rd season); Addie Micir (1st season); Cinnamon Lister (1st season);
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by twelfth-year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.

The Tigers finished the season with a 22–10 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They tied Penn for first place in the conference's regular season to meet them in a playoff to determine which Ivy League team will get a first-round bid for the NCAA Tournament.^[1] The Tigers won, but lost in the first round to 17th-ranked Kentucky.^[2]

Previous season[]

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a 24–6 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They finished first in the conference to play Penn in a playoff to determine which Ivy League team will get a first-round bid for the NCAA Tournament.^[3] The Tigers won, but their postseason ended with a loss in the first round to 16th-ranked Maryland.^[4]

Roster[]

2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G/F	31	Bella Alarie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Bethesda, MD
F	22	Taylor Baur	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	St. Louis, MO
F	3	Sydney Boyer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Woodstock, GA
G	12	Maggie Connolly	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Wilmington, DE
G	24	Julia Cunningham	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Watchung, NJ
F	21	Kira Emsbo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Lakewood, CO
G	4	McKenna Haire	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Charlotte, NC
G	32	Qalea Ismail	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Bel Air, MD
G/F	13	Sydney Jordan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Manassas, VA
G	2	Carlie Littlefield	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Waukee, IA
G	25	Gabrielle Rush	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Hinsdale, IL
G	10	Grace Stone	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Glen Cove, NY
G/F	33	Lexi Weger	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Fairfax, VA
G/F	11	Neenah Young	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Tracy, CA

Head coach

Courtney Banghart (Dartmouth)

Assistant coach(es)

Carrie Moore (Western Michigan)
Addie Micir (Princeton)
Cinnamon Lister (Cal State Northridge)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 25, 2018

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		at	W 89–65	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium (811) Lawrenceville, NJ
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		at George Washington	L 49–64	1–1	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,528) Washington, DC
Nov 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Seton Hall	L 66–70	1–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (715) Princeton, NJ
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	L 71–79 ^OT	1–3	Bryce Jordan Center (2,026) University Park, PA
Nov 22, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. No. 15 DePaul Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 67–82	1–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
Nov 23, 2018* 1:30 pm		vs. No. 22 Syracuse Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 61–92	1–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
Nov 24, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. Kansas State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 61–80	1–6	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center (300) Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Villanova	L 46–67	1–7	Finneran Pavilion (601) Villanova, PA
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm		Davidson	W 65–57	2–7	Jadwin Gymnasium (735) Princeton, NJ
Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+		Quinnipiac	W 54–42	3–7	Jadwin Gymnasium (615) Princeton, NJ
Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at	W 79–47	4–7	OceanFirst Bank Center (543) West Long Branch, NJ
Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm		Marist	W 60–57	5–7	Jadwin Gymnasium (680) Princeton, NJ
Dec 19, 2018* 2:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	W 83–64	6–7	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (244) Brooklyn, NY
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	W 75–38	7–7	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (546) West Hartford, CT
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm		at New Hampshire	W 90–42	8–7	Lundholm Gym (360) Durham, NH
Ivy League regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+		Penn	L 60–66	8–8 (0–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,104) Princeton, NJ
Feb 1, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSPHI		at Columbia	W 79–64	9–8 (1–1)	Levien Gymnasium (511) New York City, NY
Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm		at Cornell	W 75–46	10–8 (2–1)	Newman Arena (750) Ithaca, NY
Feb 8, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSPHI		Yale	L 86–96 ^OT	10–9 (2–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (927) Princeton, NJ
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm		Brown	W 93–74	11–9 (3–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,180) Princeton, NJ
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm		at Harvard	W 75–71	12–9 (4–2)	Lavietes Pavilion (736) Cambridge, MA
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm		at Dartmouth	W 82–75	13–9 (5–2)	Leede Arena (773) Hanover, NH
Feb 22, 2019 5:30 pm		Cornell	W 68–64	14–9 (6–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (285) Princeton, NJ
Feb 23, 2019 5:30 pm		Columbia	W 65–59	15–9 (7–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (925) Princeton, NJ
Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm		at Penn	W 68–53	16–9 (8–2)	Palestra (683) Philadelphia, PA
Mar 1, 2019 6:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 64–47	17–9 (9–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (721) Princeton, NJ
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm		Harvard	W 61–58	18–9 (10–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,236) Princeton, NJ
Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm		at Brown	W 88–69	19–9 (11–2)	Pizzitola Sports Center (541) Providence, RI
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm		at Yale	W 80–68	20–9 (12–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (489) New Haven, CT
Ivy League Tournament
Mar 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) Cornell Semifinals	W 68–47	21–9	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
Mar 17, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) Penn Championship Game	W 65–54	22–9	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN2	(11 G)	vs. (6 G) No. 17 Kentucky First Round	L 77–82	22–10	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[5]

References[]

^ Back-to-Back! Princeton Earns Second Straight Ivy Tournament Title
^ "Murray, Kentucky beat Princeton 82-77 in NCAA 1st round". ESPN. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ Dancing Time! Princeton Dominates Penn, 63-34, Earns Ivy Tournament Title, NCAA Bid
^ "Charles, Maryland beat Princeton 77-57 in NCAA 1st round". ESPN. March 16, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^ Princeton Tigers women's basketball schedule

[1] Back-to-Back! Princeton Earns Second Straight Ivy Tournament Title

[2] "Murray, Kentucky beat Princeton 82-77 in NCAA 1st round". ESPN. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

[3] Dancing Time! Princeton Dominates Penn, 63-34, Earns Ivy Tournament Title, NCAA Bid

[4] "Charles, Maryland beat Princeton 77-57 in NCAA 1st round". ESPN. March 16, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

[5] Princeton Tigers women's basketball schedule

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v t Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Jadwin Gymnasium (1971–present)
Rivalries	Rutgers
Culture & lore	History "Princeton Cannon Song"
People	Head coaches
	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

2018–19 Ivy League women's basketball standings
v t	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