2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an invitation to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville, Marshall, Campbell and North Texas to win the WBI championship.

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
WBI Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Angel Elderkin (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kate Dempsey Sam Pierce Jr. Cristina Centeno
Home arena	Holmes Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UT Arlington	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
Little Rock *†	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Troy	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Georgia State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Appalachian State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			25	–	11		.694
Texas State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Arkansas State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Louisiana	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	14		.222			10	–	19		.345
Georgia Southern	2	–	16		.111			7	–	22		.241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of April 3, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Maya Calder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So National Christian Academy Landover, MD F 2 A'Lea Gilbert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr South Mecklenburg Charlotte, NC G 3 Tierra Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So RJ Reynolds Winston-Salem, NC G 4 Nicola Mathews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cabra Dominican College of Central Florida Adelaide, Australia G 5 LaPresha Stanley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rockledge Rockledge, FL G 10 Kaila Craven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Southwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Atkins Winston-Salem, NC F 15 Emma Newton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Asheville Christian Academy Asheville, NC G 20 Brooke Bigott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Seven Lakes Katy, TX G 23 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr SPIRE Institute UCF Ottawa, ON G 24 Anna Perez Gomez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr CB Arenys Eastern Wyoming College Canet De Mar, Spain F 30 Lainey Gosnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Habersham Central Demorest, GA F 32 Dominique Jeffery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So FAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL G 34 Madi Story 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Bandys Maiden, NC F/C 42 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr East Davidson Thomasville, NC F 44 Halie McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Millbrook Winchester, VA	Head coach Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine) Assistant coach(es) Kate Dempsey (Wofford) Sam Pierce Jr. (Slippery Rock) Cristina Centeno (Siena) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018* 2:00 pm		Lees–McRae	W 82–54		Holmes Center  Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 61–80	0–1	Bartow Arena (301) Birmingham, AL
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCNE		at Georgia Tech	L 53–71	0–2	McCamish Pavilion (887) Atlanta, GA
Nov 15, 2018* 6:30 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 68–65	1–2	Holmes Center (254) Boone, NC
Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	W 81–78	2–2	John M. Belk Arena (587) Davidson, NC
Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Elon	W 65–62	3–2	Holmes Center (173) Boone, NC
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm		Marshall	W 74–52	4–2	Holmes Center (279) Boone, NC
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 64–95	4–3	J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (839) Johnson City, TN
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 80–66	5–3	Holmes Center (367) Boone, NC
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		at No. 22 South Carolina	L 50–80	5–4	Colonial Life Arena (10,380) Columbia, SC
Dec 17, 2018* 6:30 pm		Wofford	W 94–70	6–4	Holmes Center (189) Boone, NC
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCNE		at Clemson	L 48–87	6–5	Littlejohn Coliseum (722) Clemson, SC
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019 6:30 pm		South Alabama	W 71–63	7–5 (1–0)	Holmes Center (323) Boone, NC
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		Troy	L 72–83	7–6 (1–1)	Holmes Center (361) Boone, NC
Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 94–99 2OT	7–7 (1–2)	College Park Center (836) Arlington, TX
Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm		at Texas State	W 62–49	8–7 (2–2)	Strahan Arena (976) San Marcos, TX
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 67–53	9–7 (3–2)	Holmes Center (547) Boone, NC
Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm		Arkansas State	W 75–67	10–7 (4–2)	Holmes Center (264) Boone, NC
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	L 59–74	10–8 (4–3)	Holmes Center (358) Boone, NC
Jan 31, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 55–73	10–9 (4–4)	Cajundome (1,091) Lafayette, LA
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 80–58	11–9 (5–4)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,117) Monroe, LA
Feb 7, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas State	W 77–56	12–9 (6–4)	Holmes Center (840) Boone, NC
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		UT Arlington	L 65–72	12–10 (6–5)	Holmes Center (774) Boone, NC
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 66–74	12–11 (6–6)	HTC Center (269) Conway, SC
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 75–85	12–12 (6–7)	GSU Sports Arena (779) Atlanta, GA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 70–52	13–12 (7–7)	Hanner Fieldhouse (212) Statesboro, GA
Feb 28, 2019 6:30 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 56–51	14–12 (8–7)	Holmes Center (723) Boone, NC
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		Louisiana	W 83–69	15–12 (9–7)	Holmes Center (617) Boone, NC
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 66–95	15–13 (9–8)	Trojan Arena (1,118) Troy, AL
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 59–50	16–13 (10–8)	Mitchell Center (382) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019 12:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (9) Coastal Carolina Second Round	W 78–42	17–13	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Mar 14, 2019 12:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Georgia State Quarterfinals	W 47–45	18–13	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019 12:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (1) Little Rock Semifinals	L 64–80	18–14	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
WBI
Mar 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville First Round	W 57–55	19–14	Kimmel Arena (423) Asheville, NC
Mar 25, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Marshall Quarterfinals	W 83–71	20–14	Holmes Center (937) Boone, NC
Mar 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell Semifinals	W 70–57	21–14	Holmes Center (1,293) Boone, NC
Apr 3, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		North Texas Championship Game	W 76–59	22–14	Holmes Center (1,823) Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team