2018–19 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

2018–19 Towson Tigers women's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record20–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Zach Kancher
  • Wanisha Smith
  • Dana Wieller
Home arenaSECU Arena
Seasons
2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 17 – 1   .944 29 – 6   .829
Drexel 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
Towson † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Delaware 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
UNC Wilmington 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Elon 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Hofstra 3 – 15   .167 11 – 22   .333
Charleston 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
† 2019 CAA tournament winner
As of March 31, 2019
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018–19 Towson Tigers women's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Diane Richardson, played their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for third place. Towson won the CAA tournament championship game over Drexel, 53–49 to send Towson to their first ever NCAA tournament.[1] They lost in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament to Connecticut.

Roster

2018–19 Towson Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Danielle Durjan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Watkins Mills
Hartford CC/Sacred Heart 		Montgomery County, MD
G/F 1 Nukiya Mayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Monsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY
G 2 Cydney Le Rivera 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lutheran High North Cypress, TX
F 3 Aislinn Flynn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Point Lookout, NY
G 4 Jalynn Holmes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
G 5 Rayna Barbour 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Paul VI Catholic Fort Washington, MD
C 10 Janeen Camp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr TPLS Christian Academy Portsmouth, VA
G 11 Qierra Murray 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Milford Mill Academy
Appalachian State 		Baltimore, MD
G 10 Jennifer Davis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr TPLS Christian Academy Richmond, VA
G 15 Mariah Gray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Good Counsel Ellicott City, MD
G 21 Kionna Jeter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Spartanburg
Gulf Coast CC 		Spartanburg, SC
G 23 Shavonne Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pembertown Township Pemberton Township, NJ
F 24 Tess Borgosz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Depew Depew, NY
C 25 Maia Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr McLean
Old Dominion 		McLean, VA
G 32 Ryan Holder 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Roland Park Country School
Harford CC/Massachusetts 		Baltimore, MD
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 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCNE 		at Wake Forest L 53–60  0–1
 LJVM Coliseum (387)
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Massachusetts W 78–53  1–1
 SECU Arena (1,389)
Towson, MD
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm 		La Salle W 92–68  2–1
 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMBC W 71–62  3–1
 UMBC Event Center (197)
Catonsville, MD
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at Mount St. Mary's L 78–87  3–2
 Knott Arena (302)
Emmitsburg, MD
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 63–76  3–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (715)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE 		at No. 12 Syracuse L 55–98  3–4
 Carrier Dome (1,450)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 4, 2018*
11:00 am 		Loyola (MD) W 62–57  4–4
 SECU Arena (3,423)
Towson, MD
Dec 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's W 73–52  5–4
 Hagan Arena (354)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at West Virginia L 43–90  5–5
 WVU Coliseum (1,108)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 22, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at Marshall W 76–69  6–5
 Cam Henderson Center (848)
Huntington, WV
CAA regular season
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Drexel W 55–54  7–5 (1–0)
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (517)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Delaware W 56–48  8–5 (2–0)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,225)
Newark, DE
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm 		Northeastern W 88–83  9–5 (3–0)
 SECU Arena (632)
Towson, MD
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm 		Hofstra W 92–68  10–5 (4–0)
 SECU Arena (208)
Towson, MD
Jan 18, 2019
6:30 pm 		at College of Charleston W 77–61  11–5 (5–0)
 TD Arena (345)
Charleston, SC
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington L 73–77  11–6 (5–1)
 Trask Coliseum (1,027)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 25, 2019
7:00 pm 		Elon W 59–58  12–6 (6–1)
 SECU Arena (583)
Towson, MD
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm 		William & Mary L 69–80  12–7 (6–2)
 SECU Arena (609)
Towson, MD
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm 		at James Madison L 59–71  12–8 (6–3)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,406)
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 68–56  13–8 (7–3)
 Hofstra Arena (405)
Hempstead, NY
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Northeastern L 68–77  13–9 (7–4)
 Cabot Center (357)
Boston, MA
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 82–61  14–9 (8–4)
 SECU Arena (521)
Towson, MD
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm 		College of Charleston W 87–61  15–9 (9–4)
 SECU Arena (501)
Towson, MD
Feb 22, 2019
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary W 82–75  16–9 (10–4)
 Kaplan Arena (727)
Williamsburg, VA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Elon W 59–50  17–9 (11–4)
 Schar Center (421)
Elon, NC
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm 		James Madison L 56–63  17–10 (11–5)
 SECU Arena (752)
Towson, MD
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		Delaware L 57–70  17–11 (11–6)
 SECU Arena (411)
Towson, MD
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		Drexel L 44–77  17–12 (11–7)
 SECU Arena (487)
Towson, MD
CAA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
2:30 pm, CAA.tv 		(5) vs. (4) Delaware
Quarterfinals 		W 59–49  18–12
 Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
Mar 15, 2019
1:00 pm, CAA.tv 		(5) vs. (9) Hofstra
Semifinals 		W 69–48  19–12
 Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
Mar 16, 2019
1:00 pm, NBCSWA 		(5) vs. (2) Drexel
Championship 		W 53–49  20–12
 Bob Carpenter Center (761)
Newark, DE
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(15 A) at (2 A) No. 2 Connecticut
First Round 		L 61–110  20–13
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (4,159)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Mayo, Jeter spark Towson women to 1st NCAA appearance, 53-49". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Towson University Athletics - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Towsontigers.com.