2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by eighth-year head coach Brian Neal, play their games at the Cintas Center and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Providence.

2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record11–19 (2–16 Big East)
Head coach
  • Brian Neal (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Crystal Kelly
  • Christian Stefanopoulos
  • Mark Stephens
Home arenaCintas Center
2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Marquette15–3 .83327–8  .771
No. 24 DePaul †14–4 .77826–8  .765
Butler11–7 .61123–10  .697
Villanova9–9 .50019–13  .594
Georgetown9–9 .50019–15  .559
Providence8–10 .44419–16  .543
Creighton8–10 .44415–16  .484
Seton Hall7–11 .38915–16  .484
St. John's7–11 .38915–16  .484
Xavier2–16 .11111–19  .367
† 2019 Big East tournament winner
As of March 12, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

On March 10, Brian Neal was fired. He finished at Xavier with a 8 year record of 76–108.[1]

Roster
2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Sarah Leyendecker Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMother of Mercy
Akron		 Lawrenceburg, IN
F 2 Deja Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoPomfret Providence, RI
G 3 Aaliyah Dunham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoSouth Charleston South Charleston, WV
G 4 Lauren Wasylson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMars Valencia, PA
G 5 Princess Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoFranklin County Frankfort, KY
G 10 Ashley Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWestmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 15 Aly Reiff 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWhitko South Whitley, IN
G 20 Na'Teshia Owens 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrMexia HS Mexia, TX
F 21 A'Riana Gray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMaple Heights Cleveland, OH
G 23 Maddy Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMater Dei Irvine, CA
G 25 Carrie Gross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRock Creek Christian Academy Clinton, MD
F 40 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrSt. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH
F 44 Ayanna Townsend 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWinchester Thurston Pittsburgh, PA
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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Chicago State W 91–57  1–0
 Cintas Center (410)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 11, 2018*
6:00 pm		 Tennessee Tech W 70–60  2–0
 Cintas Center (648)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm		 No. 25 Minnesota L 53–78  2–1
 Cintas Center (831)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Fairfield
Lauren Hill Tip-Off Classic		 W 48–35  3–1
 Cintas Center (1,522)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Wake Forest W 62–50  4–1
 LJVM Coliseum (216)
Winston–Salem, NC
Nov 29, 2018*
11:30 am		 Bowling Green W 65–49  5–1
 Cintas Center (3,628)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm		 North Alabama W 94–81 OT 6–1
 Cintas Center (426)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 9, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Delaware State W 80–59  7–1
 Cintas Center (647)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout		 L 61–79  7–2
 Fifth Third Arena (3,053)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Alabama State W 87–58  8–2
 Cintas Center (416)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 22, 2018*
12:00 pm		 New Orleans W 61–45  9–2
 Cintas Center (458)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018
5:00 pm, BEDN		 at Georgetown L 61–68  9–3
(0–1)		 McDonough Gymnasium (591)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 31, 2018
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Villanova L 71–75  9–4
(0–2)		 Finneran Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 St. John's L 57–76  9–5
(0–3)		 Cintas Center (317)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm, BEDN		 Seton Hall W 63–62 OT 10–5
(1–3)		 Cintas Center (576)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Butler L 41–63  10–6
(1–4)		 Cintas Center (761)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 18, 2019
8:00 pm, BEDN		 at Creighton L 62–66 OT 10–7
(1–5)		 D. J. Sokol Arena (993)
Omaha, NE
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Providence L 58–71  10–8
(1–6)		 Alumni Hall (302)
Providence, RI
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 No. 10 Marquette L 44–90  10–9
(1–7)		 Cintas Center (943)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 27, 2019
3:00 pm, FS2		 DePaul L 71–73 OT 10–10
(1–8)		 Cintas Center (2,257)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Seton Hall W 80–76  11–10
(2–8)		 Walsh Gymnasium (826)
South Orange, NJ
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's L 41–70  11–11
(2–9)		 Carnesecca Arena (599)
Queens, NY
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Butler L 38–63  11–12
(2–10)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,124)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, FS2		 Providence L 55–63  11–13
(2–11)		 Cintas Center (1,185)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN		 Creighton L 52–53  11–14
(2–12)		 Cintas Center (912)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 22, 2019
8:00 pm, BEDN		 at DePaul L 48–81  11–15
(2–13)		 Wintrust Arena (1,750)
Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019
3:00 pm, BEDN		 at No. 11 Marquette L 53–79  11–16
(2–14)		 Al McGuire Center (2,187)
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 1, 2019
7:00 pm, FS2		 Villanova L 63–68  11–17
(2–15)		 Cintas Center (786)
Cincinnati, OH
Mar 3, 2019
5:00 pm, BEDN		 Georgetown L 64–67  11–18
(2–16)		 Cintas Center (583)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
5:30 pm, BEDN		 (10) vs. (7) Providence
First Round		 L 62–70  11–19
 Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References
  1. Danneman, Joe (March 10, 2019). "XU's women's head coach steps down". fox19.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. "Xavier Athletics". Goxavier.com.
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