2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team


The 2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). The Knights, in the program's 42nd season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in AAC play, to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2011, where they lost to Arizona State in the first round.

2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record26–7 (13–3 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UConn 16 0   1.000 35 3   .921
UCF 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Cincinnati 12 4   .750 24 11   .686
Houston 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
South Florida 7 9   .438 19 16   .543
Temple 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
East Carolina 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Tulsa 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Tulane 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Wichita State 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
SMU 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Memphis 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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All UCF games had an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games were typically available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital had an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games were streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games had a stream available through the opponents' websites. The audio broadcast for home games were only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster

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2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sianni Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Neumann Goretti HS
Towson
Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Anna Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Lexington HS
Fordham
Lexington, MA
G 2 Korneila Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Jones HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Diamond Battles 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Winter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL
F 5 Masseny Kaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cathedral HS Dorchester, MA
G 10 Britney Onyeje 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Pflugerville HS Pflugerville, TX
G 11 Kayla Thingpen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Palm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, FL
F 12 Nyala Shuler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Edgewater HS Orlando, FL
G 21 Sydnee McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Flint Carman-Ainsworth HS
Chipola College
Flint, MI
F 24 Fifi Ndour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Montverde Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Tolulope Omokore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD
F 32 Britney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Boone HS Orlando, FL
G 33 Jamesha Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
11:00 a.m.
at Pittsburgh W 61–58  1–0
Peterson Events Center (8,357)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Stetson W 78–55  2–0
Edmunds Center (482)
DeLand, FL
November 18, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
at Mercer W 76–42  3–0
Hawkins Arena (446)
Macon, GA
November 21, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
at Central Michigan L 68–75  3–1
McGuirk Arena (1,676)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 24, 2018*
2:30 p.m.
Richmond
UCF Thanksgiving Tournament
W 70–48  4–1
CFE Arena (761)
Orlando, FL
November 25, 2018*
1:30 p.m.
Villanova
UCF Thanksgiving Tournament
W 71–56  5–1
CFE Arena (730)
Orlando, FL
November 30, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Chattanooga W 75–37  6–1
CFE Arena (2,774)
Orlando, FL
December 9, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
at Delaware W 71–60  7–1
Bob Carpenter Center (1,043)
Newark, DE
December 12, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Duquesne W 71–63  8–1
Palumbo Center (492)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Pacific W 64–57  9–1
CFE Arena (2,411)
Orlando, FL
December 21, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Liberty
St. Pete Shootout
W 53–45  10–1
McArthur Center (212)
St. Petersburg, FL
December 22, 2018*
7:30 p.m.
vs. No. 15 Syracuse
St. Pete Shootout
L 52–57  10–2
McArthur Center (204)
St. Petersburg, FL
December 30, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
at Quinnipiac W 47–45  11–2
People's United Center (1,080)
Hamden, CT
AAC regular season
January 5, 2019
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Memphis W 68–55  12–2
(1–0)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (676)
Memphis, TN
January 8, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at South Florida
War on I-4
W 62–49  13–2
(2–0)
Yuengling Center (2,902)
Tampa, FL
January 13, 2019
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Cincinnati W 56–55  14–2
(3–0)
CFE Arena (2,631)
Orlando, FL
January 16, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Tulsa W 60–44  15–2
(4–0)
CFE Arena (2,547)
Orlando, FL
January 19, 2019
2:00 p.m.
SMU W 55–43  16–2
(5–0)
CFE Arena (2,361)
Orlando, FL
January 23, 2019
7:00 p.m., ADN
at East Carolina W 61–58 OT 17–2
(6–0)
Williams Arena (798)
Greenville, NC
January 27, 2019
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 3 Connecticut L 57–93  17–3
(6–1)
XL Center (12,139)
Hartford, CT
January 30, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Houston W 58–56  18–3
(7–1)
CFE Arena (3,306)
Orlando, FL
February 3, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
South Florida
War on I-4
W 66–63  19–3
(8–1)
CFE Arena (2,566)
Orlando, FL
February 9, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at SMU W 66–54  20–3
(9–1)
Moody Coliseum (831)
Dallas, TX
February 13, 2019
8:00 p.m.
at Tulane L 59–61  20–4
(9–2)
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2019
2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN3
No. 4 Connecticut L 41–78  20–5
(9–3)
CFE Arena (5,844)
Orlando, FL
February 20, 2019
7:30 p.m.
at Wichita State W 57–49  21–5
(10–3)
Charles Koch Arena (1,769)
Wichita, KS
February 23, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Temple W 62–54  22–5
(11–3)
CFE Arena (2,808)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Tulane W 52–42  23–5
(12–3)
CFE Arena (2,947)
Orlando, FL
March 4, 2019
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Houston W 59–50  24–5
(13–3)
Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
AAC women's tournament
March 9, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 66–54  25–5
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
March 10, 2019
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) Cincinnati
Semifinals
W 66–58  26–5
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,872)
Uncasville, CT
March 11, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) No. 2 Connecticut
Championship game
L 45–66  26–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,001)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA women's tournament
March 22, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(12 P) vs. (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State
First round
L 45–60  26–7
Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". ucfknights.com. UCFKnights.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
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