2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
Houston in action against SMU The 2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The season marked the sixth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference . The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Ronald Hughey . They played their home games at Fertitta Center , which reopened on December 1, 2018, after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first three non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed. They finished the season 15–16, 9–7 in The American play to finish in fourth place. They lost to South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament . They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament , where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.
All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal , with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games were streamed on Houston All-Access . Conference home games rotated between ESPN3 , AAC Digital , and the Houston Portal. Road games typically streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.
Roster
2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr Cy-Fair HS
Cypress, TX
F 1
Starr Jacobs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Duncanville HS USC
Duncanville, TX
F 2
Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Raymond HS Hinds CC
Jackson, MS
F 3
Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Richardson HS
Dallas, TX
G 4
Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Brazosport HS
Freeport, TX
G 5
Dymond Gladney 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Fr Clear Springs HS
Los Angeles, CA
F 12
Alyssa Okoene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS So North Shore North Carolina
Houston, TX
G 21
Jaidah Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Kirkwood HS
St. Louis, MO
F 22
Myyah West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Prentiss HS Jones County JC
Prentiss, MS
G 23
Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Southmoore
Moore, OK
G 33
Juila Blackshell-Fair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Vanden
Fairfield, CA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018 *9:00 pm
at No. 24 California
L 79–80 0–1
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
11/09/2018 *7:00 pm
Georgia Tech W 95–89 2OT
1–1
H&PE Arena Houston, TX
11/14/2018 *6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech
L 88–100 OT
1–2
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
11/16/2018 *11:30 am
at Incarnate Word
W 79–60 2–2
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
11/18/2018 *1:00 pm
Boston College L 57–64 2–3
HP&E Arena Houston, TX
11/21/2018 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Columbia
W 83–72 3–3
Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
11/24/2018 *2:00 pm
New Mexico L 84–89 2OT
3–4
HP&E Arena (802)Houston, TX
11/28/2018 *4:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast
L 71–76 3–5
Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
12/01/2018 *1:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
W 84–77 4–5
J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (933)Johnson City, TN
12/06/2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M L 52–68 4–6
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
12/17/2018 *7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 61–65 OT
4–7
Fertitta Center (831)Houston, TX
12/21/2018 *3:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason
W 66–56 5–7
EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
12/30/2018 *2:00 pm
at Southern Miss
W 61–44 6–7
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
AAC regular season
01/06/2019 11:00 am, CBSSN
No. 1 Connecticut
L 61–81 6–8 (0–1)
Fertitta Center (3,644)Houston, TX
01/09/2019 7:00 pm, ADN
at SMU
W 72–61 7–8 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/12/2019 1:00 pm
Temple W 78–65 8–8 (2–1)
Fertitta Center (866)Houston, TX
01/20/2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wichita State
W 66–58 9–8 (3–1)
Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
01/23/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati
L 57–68 9–9 (3–2)
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2019 2:00 pm
Tulsa W 76–44 10–9 (4–2)
Fertitta Center (1,185)Houston, TX
01/30/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at UCF
L 56–58 10–10 (4–3)
CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/02/2019 2:00 pm
SMU W 69–68 OT
11–10 (5–3)
Fertitta Center (1,552)Houston, TX
02/05/2019 11:00 am, ESPN3
at Temple
L 65–76 11–11 (5–4)
Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Florida
W 54–52 12–11 (6–4)
Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
02/16/2019 12:00 pm
East Carolina W 63–52 13–11 (7–4)
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
02/20/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulane W 83–82 OT
14–11 (8–4)
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
02/24/2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis
W 59–57 15–11 (9–4)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
02/27/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 49–59 15–12 (9–5)
Fertitta Center (919)Houston, TX
03/02/2019 12:00 pm, SNY /ESPN3
at No. 2 Connecticut
L 61–83 15–13 (9–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
03/04/2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN
UCF L 50–59 15–14 (9–7)
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2019 11:00 am, ESPN3
(4)
vs. (5) South Florida Quarterfinals L 55–72 15–15
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/21/2019 *7:00 pm
at Arkansas First Round L 80–88 OT
15–16
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Rankings
2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
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Week
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Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
N/A
Coaches
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
References
External links
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