2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by third year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Hartford and Penn in the first and second rounds before losing to Big East member Georgetown in the third round.

2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig East
Record19–16 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Priscilla Edwards
  • Tiara Johnson
  • Jessica Jenkins
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Marquette 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 24 DePaul 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Butler 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Villanova 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Georgetown 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Providence 8 10   .444 19 16   .543
Creighton 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
St. John's 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Xavier 2 16   .111 11 19   .367
2019 Big East tournament winner
As of March 12, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kaela Webb 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Detroit Country Day Pontiac, MI
G 1 Earlette Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Shore Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Chanell Williams 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Monsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY
F 4 Sophia Widmeyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marianapolis Prep Dartmouth, NS
G 5 Kyra Spiwak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL
F 10 Mary Baskerville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Enfield Enfield, CT
G 11 Jovana Nogic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Vergilio Ferreira Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Maya Klein 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr St. Luke's School Stamford, CT
G 21 Maddie Jolin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Feehan Rehoboth, MA
G 22 Olivia Orlando 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Tilton School Winthrop, MA
G 23 Clara Che 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Institut Joaquim Blume Valencia, Spain
F 32 Alyssa Geary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Nazareth Academy Elmhurst, IL
F 33 Andrea Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Edmond Santa Fe Edmond, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
1:00 pm
Assumption College W 71–51 
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Penn State L 72–74  0–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,115)
University Park, PA
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 44–48  0–2
Alumni Hall (342)
Providence, RI
Nov 21, 2018*
12:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 62–52  1–2
Alumni Hall (130)
Providence, RI
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Boston College W 61–57  2–2
Conte Forum (722)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Yale W 59–42  3–2
Alumni Hall (356)
Providence, RI
Dec 1, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Rhode Island
Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals
L 65–72  3–3
Ryan Center (426)
Kingston, RI
Dec 2, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Bryant
Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game
W 72–64  4–3
Ryan Center (420)
Kingston, RI
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 71–47  5–3
Costello Athletic Center (322)
Lowell, MA
Dec 15, 2018*
1:00 pm
Northeastern L 59–65  5–4
Alumni Hall (282)
Providence, RI
Dec 19, 2018*
4:30 pm
Pepperdine
Friar Holiday Classic
W 66–47  6–4
Alumni Hall (231)
Providence, RI
Dec 20, 2018*
4:30 pm
Northern Kentucky
Friar Holiday Classic
W 48–43  7–4
Alumni Hall (217)
Providence, RI
Dec 21, 2018*
2:30 pm
La Salle
Friar Holiday Classic
W 77–47  8–4
Alumni Hall (176)
Providence, RI
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018
3:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 22 Marquette L 46–85  8–5 (0–1)
Al McGuire Center (1,826)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 31, 2018
3:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 24 DePaul L 62–88  8–6 (0–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,690)
Chicago, IL
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown L 52–68  8–7 (0–3)
Alumni Hall (215)
Providence, RI
Jan 6, 2019
1:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova W 67–61  9–7 (1–3)
Alumni Hall (512)
Providence, RI
Jan 11, 2019
11:00 am, BEDN
at St. John's W 67–66 OT 10–7 (2–3)
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
Jan 13, 2019
1:00 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 73–79  10–8 (2–4)
Walsh Gymnasium (902)
South Orange, NJ
Jan 18, 2019
11:30 am, BEDN
Butler W 74–68 3OT 11–8 (3–4)
Alumni Hall (1,112)
Providence, RI
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 71–58  12–8 (4–4)
Alumni Hall (302)
Providence, RI
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Creighton W 77–63  13–8 (5–4)
D. J. Sokol Arena (816)
Omaha, NE
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova L 33–53  13–9 (5–5)
Finneran Pavilion (601)
Villanova, PA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown L 56–61  13–10 (5–6)
McDonough Gymnasium (815)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 82–75  14–10 (6–6)
Alumni Hall (341)
Providence, RI
Feb 10, 2019
1:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's L 57–60  14–11 (6–7)
Alumni Hall (487)
Providence, RI
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, FS2
at Xavier W 63–55  15–11 (7–7)
Cintas Center (1,185)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 66–63 OT 16–11 (8–7)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,618)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton L 64–73  16–12 (8–8)
Alumni Hall (486)
Providence, RI
Mar 1, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul L 61–76  16–13 (8–9)
Alumni Hall (333)
Providence, RI
Mar 3, 2019
1:00 pm, BEDN
No. 13 Marquette L 57–80  16–14 (8–10)
Alumni Hall (578)
Providence, RI
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
5:30 pm, BEDN
(7) vs. (10) Xavier
First Round
W 70–62  17–14
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Mar 10, 2019
7:00 pm, FS2
(7) vs. (2) DePaul
Quarterfinals
L 60–85  17–15
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm
Hartford
First Round
W 71–54  18–15
Alumni Hall (368)
Providence, RI
Mar 24, 2019*
4:00 pm
Penn
Second Round
W 64–54  19–15
Alumni Hall (511)
Providence, RI
Mar 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown
Third Round
L 46–53  19–16
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Friars.Com.