2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2018–19
|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights
|image=Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 22–10
|conf_record= 13–5
|head_coach=C. Vivian Stringer
|hc_year=24th
|asst_coach1=Timothy Eatman
|asst_coach2=Kelley Gibson
|asst_coach3=Nadine Domond
|stadium=Louis Brown Athletic Center
|champion=
|bowl=NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = first round
}}
{{2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 24th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in the 7th seed in the Albany Regional, where they got upset by Buffalo in the first round.
Roster
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Rhode Island}}
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Ohio State}}
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Georgia Tech}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Caitlin|last=Jenkins|link=|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=SR|rs=|home=Shreveport, LA|high_school=Huntington
Southern Miss/Southern}}
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Texas Tech}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tekia|last=Mack|link=|num=31|pos=F/G|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Marshall}}
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Pittsburgh}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- C. Vivian Stringer ({{college|Slippery Rock}})
|asst_coach=
- Tim Eatman ({{college|Talladega}})
- Kelley Gibson ({{college|Maryland}})
- Nadine Domond ({{college|Iowa}})
|roster_url=https://scarletknights.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 6, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Francis (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,415
| tv =
| score = 96–52
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 9, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stony Brook
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,187
| tv =
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 13, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Connecticut State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 4,583
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–44
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 16, 2018
| time = 5:00 pm
| status = p
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Charlotte
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| overtime =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 18, 2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Albany
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,625
| tv =
| score = 65–39
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 22, 2018
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Vancouver Convention Centre
| site_cityst = Vancouver, BC
| gamename = Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals
| attend = 383
| tv =
| score = 59–69
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 23, 2018
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Gonzaga
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Vancouver Convention Centre
| site_cityst = Vancouver, BC
| gamename = Vancouver Showcase Consolation 2nd round
| attend = 1,022
| tv =
| score = 40–57
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Vancouver Convention Centre
| site_cityst = Vancouver, BC
| gamename = Vancouver Showcase 7th place game
| attend = 722
| tv =
| score = 68–44
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 966
| tv =
| score = 51–67
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 783
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–49
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,726
| tv = BTN
| score = 57–43
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,952
| tv =
| score = 45–41
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 31, 2018
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 5,892
| tv =
| score = 73–65
| overtime =
| record = 9–3
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,449
| tv =
| score = 73–52
| overtime =
| record = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,868
| tv =
| score = 74–61
| overtime =
| record = 11–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,150
| tv =
| score = 71–60
| overtime =
| record = 12–3
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2019
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 4,222
| tv = BTN
| score = 62–56
| overtime =
| record = 13–3
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,419
| tv =
| score = 65–63
| overtime = OT
| record = 14–3
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,539
| tv =
| score = 76–62
| overtime =
| record = 15–3
| conference = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,035
| tv =
| score = 66–72
| overtime =
| record = 15–4
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,463
| tv =
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| record = 16–4
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,776
| tv =
| score = 69–64
| overtime =
| record = 17–4
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| attend = 4,888
| tv =
| score = 46–60
| overtime =
| record = 17–5
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 4,573
| tv =
| score = 48–62
| overtime =
| record = 17–6
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 23
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,849
| tv =
| score = 39–59
| overtime =
| record = 17–7
| conference = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,324
| tv = BTN
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| record = 18–7
| conference = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 2,508
| tv =
| score = 76–86
| overtime =
| record = 18–8
| conference = 10–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,154
| tv =
| score = 73–53
| overtime =
| record = 19–8
| conference = 11–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 2019
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,852
| tv = BTN
| score = 60–54
| overtime =
| record = 20–8
| conference = 12–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 5,030
| tv = BTN
| score = 66–56
| overtime =
| record = 21–8
| conference = 13–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}| 2019 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 2019
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 3
| opponent = Purdue
| oppseed = 11
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,325
| tv = BTN
| score = 64–49
| overtime =
| record = 22–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9, 2019
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 3
| opponent = Iowa
| oppseed = 2
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 4,415
| tv = BTN
| score = 67–72
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}| 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 22, 2019
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 7 A
| opponent = Buffalo
| oppseed = 10 A
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 71–82
| overtime =
| record = 22–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time|notes={{cite web |title=2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://scarletknights.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball |website=scarletknights.com |publisher=Rutgers University Athletics |accessdate=19 October 2018}}|region=A|regionname=Albany Region}}
Rankings
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See also
References
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