2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
Christmas City Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Nicole Woods; Joanne Aluka-White; Tanisha Wright;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Rice †	16	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
UAB	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Western Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	20	–	15	.571
Old Dominion	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Marshall	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
North Texas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
UTEP	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
UTSA	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250
FIU	2	–	14	.125	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	2	–	14	.125	5	–	25	.167


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by seventh year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to UAB. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to VCU in the first round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Christian Hithe	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Spring Valley UCF	Columbia, SC
G	3	Mariah Linney	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Goose Creek	Goose Creek, SC
G	4	Laia Raventós	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	IES Joaquim Blume	Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, Spain
G	5	Jade Phillips	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Southeast Raleigh Syracuse	Raleigh, NC
G	11	Rinnah Green	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Hickory Ridge	Charlotte, NC
G	13	Octavia Jett-Wilson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Eleanor Roosevelt	Greenbelt, MD
F	14	Maddie Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	WestRidge Academy	High Point, NC
G	15	Jada McMillian	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Southeast Raleigh	Raleigh, NC
G	22	Lauren Harley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Blythewood	Columbia, SC
F	24	Lyrissa Deans	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Bishop Ireton	Waldorf, MD
F	34	Dara Pearson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Hampton	Hampton, VA
C	40	Jazmin Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Eastern Guilford	Greensboro, NC
F	45	Ka'Neeshia Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	South Miami Daytona State	Miami, FL

Head coach

Cara Consuegra (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Joanne Aluka-White (Middle Tennessee)
Nicole Woods (Belmont Abbey)
Tanisha Wright (Penn State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018* 4:00 pm		Chowan	W 78–44		Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 70–53	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (982) Charlotte, NC
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		Wofford	W 85–63	2–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (734) Charlotte, NC
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm		Rutgers Postponed (travel conditions)^[2]			Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 64–71	2–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,914) Bronx, NY
Nov 24, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. Liberty Christmas City Classic semifinals	W 63–61	3–1	Stabler Arena (536) Bethlehem, PA
Nov 25, 2018* 4:30 pm		at Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship	W 62–60	4–1	Stabler Arena (489) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm		East Carolina	W 52–46	5–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,160) Charlotte, NC
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 43–69	5–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (819) Charlotte, NC
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 40–57	5–3	Hawkins Arena (827) Macon, GA
Dec 18, 2018* 11:30 am		Wright State	W 88–85 ^OT	6–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (8,249) Charlotte, NC
Dec 21, 2018* 6:00 pm		Davidson	W 78–66	7–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (725) Charlotte, NC
Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 73–69	8–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (812) Charlotte, NC
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Virginia	L 61–65	8–4	John Paul Jones Arena (2,841) Charlottesville, VA
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Kentucky	L 58–76	8–5 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (892) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall	L 62–63	8–6 (0–2)	Cam Henderson Center (738) Huntington, WV
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN		FIU	W 69–54	9–6 (1–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (830) Charlotte, NC
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 68–47	10–6 (2–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (863) Charlotte, NC
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 54–65	10–7 (2–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 51–88	10–8 (2–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,477) Ruston, LA
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN		UTSA	W 66–54	11–8 (3–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (905) Charlotte, NC
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm		UTEP	W 62–39	12–8 (4–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (901) Charlotte, NC
Feb 1, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 51–61	12–9 (4–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (502) Houston, TX
Feb 3, 2019 8:00 pm		at North Texas	L 63–68	12–10 (4–6)	The Super Pit (926) Denton, TX
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 55–62	12–11 (4–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (918) Charlotte, NC
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 60–56	13–11 (5–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,002) Charlotte, NC
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 69–59	14–11 (6–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,177) Charlotte, NC
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 60–53	15–11 (7–7)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,230) Norfolk, VA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at FIU	W 62–53	16–11 (8–7)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (327) Miami, FL
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 59–46	17–12 (9–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (668) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Louisiana Tech First Round	W 55–46	18–12	The Ford Center at The Star (1,921) Frisco, TX
Mar 14, 2019 2:30 pm, Stadium	(7)	vs. (2) UAB Quarterfinals	L 55–70	18–13	The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm		at VCU First Round	L 52–65	18–14	Siegel Center (383) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

^ "Charlotte 49ers". Charlotte 49ers.
^ "Friday's Game with Rutgers Postponed Due to Weather". Charlote Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

[1] "Charlotte 49ers". Charlotte 49ers.

[2] "Friday's Game with Rutgers Postponed Due to Weather". Charlote Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

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v t e Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
Venues	Belk Gymnasium (1975–1996) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present)
Culture & lore	History Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References