2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12
Record8–22 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pam DeCosta
  • Chad Thrailkill
  • Colton Coale
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Baylor 18 0   1.000 37 1   .974
No. 13 Iowa State 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 23 Texas 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
West Virginia 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Kansas State 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
TCU 10 8   .556 24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
Oklahoma 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Texas Tech 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Kansas 2 16   .111 13 18   .419
2019 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Sherri Coale in her twenty-third season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament to Texas Tech. They missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 1998 and their first losing season in 21 years.

Roster

2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jessi Murcer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Westmoore Moore, OK
F 3 Mandy Simpson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Boise Boise, ID
F 4 Clary Donica 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dickson Ardmore, OK
G 12 Gileysa Penzo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Montverde Academy Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
G 14 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Dunbarton Pickering, ON
F 21 Nydia Lampkin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Heritage Palm Bay, FL
G 22 Ana Llanusa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Choctaw Choctaw, OK
F 24 Ijeoma Odimgbe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Johnson Savannah, GA
G/F 25 Madi Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, TX
G 30 Taylor Robertson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr McPherson McPherson, KS
C 31 Aspen Williston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK
G 32 Tatum Veitenheimer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Windthorst Windthorst, TX
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
Northeastern State W 119–45 
 33  Pellington   9  Veitenheimer   6  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,442)
Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Western Kentucky W 90–83  1–0
 33  Pellington   15  Williams   4  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (2,907)
Norman, OK
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOK
Northwestern State W 93–56  2–0
 24  Pellington   15  Williams   5  Robertson  Lloyd Noble Center (2,314)
Norman, OK
Nov 18, 2018*
1:00 pm
at No. 21 South Florida L 70–87  2–1
 18  2 tied   10  Simpson   6  Simpson  Yuengling Center (2,804)
Tampa, FL
Nov 22, 2018*
4:15 pm
vs. UAB
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
L 84–89  2–2
 22  Williams   8  2 tied   3  2 tied  Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2018*
6:45 pm
vs. Clemson
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game
L 62–74  2–3
 11  Pellington   11  Williams   4  Pellington  Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 28, 2018*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico L 80–84  2–4
 23  Robertson   8  Simpson   5  Pellington  Dreamstyle Arena (5,152)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 2, 2018*
3:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 79–95  2–5
 27  Robertson   16  Williams   4  2 tied  Auburn Arena (1,877)
Auburn, AL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOK+
Central Arkansas W 65–52  3–5
 18  Pellington   8  Simpson   3  Veitenheimer  Lloyd Noble Center (2,381)
Norman, OK
Dec 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 20 DePaul L 76–87  3–6
 19  2 tied   8  Pellington   9  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,682)
Norman, OK
Dec 19, 2018*
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 1 Connecticut L 63–72  3–7
 23  Robertson   11  Williams   3  Veitenheimer  Lloyd Noble Center (5,808)
Norman, OK
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
at SMU W 77–61  4–7
 21  Pellington   10  Williams   7  Veitenheimer  Moody Coliseum (1,191)
Dallas, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
Jan 2, 2019
6:30 pm, FSOK
Texas Tech W 66–61  5–7
(1–0)
 18  Pellington   11  Williams   6  Simpson  Lloyd Noble Center (2,578)
Norman, OK
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm, FCS
at Kansas State L 56–86  5–8
(1–1)
 14  Llanusa   5  3 tied   4  Pellington  Bramlage Coliseum (6,181)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 11 Texas L 63–73  5–9
(1–2)
 18  Williams   6  3 tied   5  Sampson  Frank Erwin Center (3,494)
Austin, TX
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, FSSW
West Virginia L 55–66  5–10
(1–3)
 13  Robertson   8  Veitenheimer   5  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,171)
Norman, OK
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm
at No. 18 Iowa State L 78–104  5–11
(1–4)
 35  Llanusa   10  Odimgbe   5  Veitenheimer  Hilton Coliseum (9,758)
Ames, IA
Jan 22, 2019
8:00 pm
at TCU L 71–86  5–12
(1–5)
 24  Pellington   8  Williams   3  Murcer  Schollmaier Arena (1,929)
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Baylor L 53–74  5–13
(1–6)
 21  Roberton   8  Williams   2  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,478)
Norman, OK
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Kansas L 79–88  5–14
(1–7)
 25  Pellington   8  Simpson   4  2 tied  Allen Fieldhouse (2,269)
Lawrence, KS
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 12 Texas L 67–76  5–15
(1–8)
 17  Llanusa   7  2 tied   3  Williams  Lloyd Noble Center (4,026)
Norman, OK
Feb 6, 2019
8:00 pm, FSN
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 74–84  5–16
(1–9)
 16  Llanusa   11  Simpson   6  Simpson  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,009)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 10, 2019
7:00 pm, FSOK
Kansas State L 75–83  5–17
(1–10)
 33  Llanusa   8  Odimgbe   5  Penzo  Lloyd Noble Center (3,005)
Norman, OK
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, FSOK
Kansas W 78–67  6–17
(2–10)
 21  Llanusa   11  Williams   4  Simpson  Lloyd Noble Center (2,643)
Norman, OK
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at Baylor L 53–87  6–18
(2–11)
 31  Llanusa   6  Odimgbe   2  2 tied  Ferrell Center (6,168)
Waco, TX
Feb 20, 2019
10:30 am, FSSW
No. 20 Iowa State L 70–91  6–19
(2–12)
 20  Llanusa   12  Williams   3  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm
at West Virginia W 80–69  7–19
(3–12)
 26  Llanusa   10  Lampkin   5  Murcer  WVU Coliseum (4,823)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 25, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 75–66  8–19
(4–12)
 26  Llanusa   14  Llanusa   7  Murcer  Lloyd Noble Center (4,060)
Norman, OK
Mar 2, 2019
4:30 pm, FSSW
TCU L 63–76  8–20
(4–13)
 21  Robinson   6  2 tied   4  Murcer  Lloyd Noble Center (3,447)
Norman, OK
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 82–88  8–21
(4–14)
 27  Llanusa   16  Simpson   11  Murcer  United Supermarkets Arena (2,875)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
6:00 pm, FCS
(8) vs. (9) Texas Tech
First Round
L 84–104  9–21
 20  Llanusa   5  Williams   5  2 tied  Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Oklahoma Sooners". Soonersports.com.