2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions ; SEC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	33–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Johnnie Harris; Dionnah Jackson-Durrett; Elena Lovato;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State †	15	–	1	.938	33	–	3	.917
No. 15 South Carolina	13	–	3	.813	23	–	9	.719
No. 14 Texas A&M	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 17 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Missouri	10	–	6	.625	24	–	11	.686
Auburn	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
LSU	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	22	–	15	.595
Alabama	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
Ole Miss	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
Florida	3	–	13	.188	8	–	23	.258
Vanderbilt	2	–	14	.125	7	–	23	.233

† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The Bulldogs are coming off a runner-up finish to Notre Dame for the national championship in which they lost 58–61.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Myah Taylor	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Olive Branch HS	Olive Branch, MS
G	2	Andra Espinoza-Hunter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Ossining HS UConn	Ossining, NY
F/C	4	Jessika Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Harris County HS	Waverly Hall, GA
F	5	Anriel Howard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Westlake HS Texas A&M	Atlanta, GA
G	10	Jazzmun Holmes	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Harrison Central HS	Gulfport, MS
G	11	Xaria Wiggins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Princess Anne HS	Virginia Beach, VA
G	12	Jacaira Allen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Dillard HS	Pompano Beach, FL
C	13	Promise Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Sammamish HS Ole Miss	Issaquah, WA
C	15	Teaira McCowan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Sr	Brenham HS	Brenham, TX
G	20	Nyah Tate	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Terry HS	Terry, MS
C	21	Daphane White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	St. Martin HS	Ocean Springs, MS
G	23	Bre'Amber Scott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Central HS	Little Rock, AR
G	24	Jordan Danberry	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Conway HS Arkansas	Conway, AR
C	25	Zion Campbell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Riverdale Baptist School	Washington, DC
F	55	Chloe Bibby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Rowville Secondary	Warracknabeal, Vic, Australia

Head coach

Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma)
Elena Lovato (Pittsburg State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 31, 2018

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	6	5	5	4	Not released
Coaches	6	6^	6	6	6	5	4	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	4	5

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2018* 6:00 pm	No. 6	Central Missouri	W 97–56		23 – Howard	11 – Howard	5 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (4,205) Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 6	Southeast Missouri State	W 88–53	1–0	24 – McCowan	17 – McCowan	6 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (6,373) Starkville, MS
11/09/2018* 6:00 pm	No. 6	at Virginia	W 72–44	2–0	13 – Tied	12 – McCowan	4 – Holmes	John Paul Jones Arena (4,453) Charlottesville, VA
11/15/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 6	Lamar	W 104–53	3–0	24 – Howard	16 – McCowan	9 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (7,107) Starkville, MS
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 6	Coppin State	W 110–38	4–0	23 – McCowan	8 – Tied	7 – Danberry	Humphrey Coliseum (7,320) Starkville, MS
11/21/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 6	Furman	W 106–41	5–0	24 – McCowan	10 – McCowan	6 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (6,970) Starkville, MS
11/24/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 6	Jackson State	W 105–38	6–0	19 – McCowan	8 – Carter	6 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (6,953) Starkville, MS
11/28/2018* 6:30 pm	No. 6	at Little Rock	W 98–63	7–0	23 – McCowan	15 – McCowan	6 – Howard	Jack Stephens Center (2,261) Little Rock, AR
12/02/2018* 1:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	at No. 10 Texas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 67–49	8–0	17 – Holmes	12 – McCowan	2 – Tied	Frank Erwin Center (4,579) Austin, TX
12/06/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 6	No. 18 Marquette	W 87–82	9–0	29 – Howard	18 – McCowan	13 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (7,273) Starkville, MS
12/14/2018* 6:00 pm	No. 5	at Southern Miss	W 86–42	10–0	16 – Howard	16 – McCowan	6 – Holmes	Reed Green Coliseum (4,448) Hattiesburg, MS
12/18/2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 7 Oregon	L 74–82	10–1	30 – Howard	11 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	Matthew Knight Arena (8,951) Eugene, OR
12/20/2018* 9:00 pm	No. 4	at Washington	W 103–56	11–1	20 – Danberry	13 – McCowan	4 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,669) Seattle, WA
12/30/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 8	Louisiana	W 104–36	12–1	16 – Howard	16 – McCowan	6 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (10,242) Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
01/03/2019 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 7	at Arkansas	W 93–69	13–1 (1–0)	26 – Danberry	22 – McCowan	5 – Holmes	Bud Walton Arena (2,263) Fayetteville, AR
01/06/2019 4:00 pm, SECN	No. 7	No. 16 Kentucky	W 86–71	14–1 (2–0)	21 – Howard	12 – Howard	5 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (8,830) Starkville, MS
01/10/2019 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 7	Georgia	W 80–71	15–1 (3–0)	24 – Bibby	21 – McCowan	5 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (6,493) Starkville, MS
01/14/2019 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 7	at Auburn	W 85–59	16–1 (4–0)	22 – McCowan	10 – McCowan	5 – Tied	Auburn Arena (1,908) Auburn, AL
01/17/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	No. 15 South Carolina	W 89–74	17–1 (5–0)	26 – McCowan	24 – McCowan	7 – Danberry	Humphrey Coliseum (10,006) Starkville, MS
01/24/2019 6:00 pm	No. 7	at Florida	W 90–42	18–1 (6–0)	21 – Howard	8 – Howard	6 – Holmes	O'Connell Center (1,242) Gainesville, FL
01/27/2019 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 7	Ole Miss	W 80–49	19–1 (7–0)	33 – McCowan	13 – McCowan	7 – Danberry	Humphrey Coliseum (10,337) Starkville, MS
01/31/2019 6:30 pm	No. 6	at LSU	W 68–35	20–1 (8–0)	16 – Espinoza-Hunter	20 – McCowan	5 – Holmes	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,214) Baton Rouge, LA
02/03/2019 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 6	at Alabama	W 65–49	21–1 (9–0)	24 – Howard	12 – McCowan	3 – Holmes	Coleman Coliseum (3,769) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/10/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	Tennessee	W 91–63	22–1 (10–0)	24 – McCowan	15 – McCowan	8 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (10,021) Starkville, MS
02/14/2019 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 5	Missouri	L 67–75	22–2 (10–1)	21 – Howard	13 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (7,545) Starkville, MS
02/17/2019 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 5	at No. 22 Texas A&M	W 92–64	23–2 (11–1)	24 – Espinoza-Hunter	13 – Howard	6 – Holmes	Reed Arena (5,926) College Station, TX
02/21/2019 7:00 pm	No. 6	at Ole Miss	W 80–66	24–2 (12–1)	21 – Howard	12 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,125) Oxford, MS
02/24/2019 1:00 pm, SECN	No. 6	Vanderbilt	W 86–70	25–2 (13–1)	23 – McCowan	10 – Howard	6 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (9,566) Starkville, MS
02/28/2019 7:00 pm	No. 5	LSU	W 76–56	26–2 (14–1)	25 – McCowan	13 – MCowan	4 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (8,631) Starkville, MS
03/03/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at No. 14 South Carolina	W 68–64	27–2 (15–1)	18 – McCowan	17 – McCowan	6 – Danberry	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
SEC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019 11:00 am, SECN	(1) No. 5	vs. (8) Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 83–68	28–2	26 – Howard	13 – McCowan	4 – Danberry	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431) Greenville, SC
03/09/2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 5	vs. (5) Missouri Semifinals	W 71–56	29–2	27 – McCowan	16 – McCowan	5 – Danberry	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
03/10/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 5	vs. (10) Arkansas Championship Game	W 101–70	30–2	24 – Tied	14 – McCowan	12 – Holmes	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,771) Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(1 P) No. 4	(16 P) Southern First Round	W 103–46	31–2	23 – Howard	16 – McCowan	3 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (9,967) Starkville, MS
03/24/2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(1 P) No. 4	(9 P) Clemson Second Round	W 85–61	32–2	30 – McCowan	14 – Howard	7 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (9,944) Starkville, MS
03/29/2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(1 P) No. 4	vs. (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State Sweet Sixteen	W 76–53	33–2	22 – McCowan	13 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	Moda Center Portland, OR
03/31/2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN	(1 P) No. 4	vs. (3 P) No. 7 Oregon Elite Eight	L 84–88	33–3	19 – McCowan	15 – McCowan	13 – Holmes	Moda Center (11,538) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Central Time. ^[2]

References[edit]

^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 2, 2018). "Unlikely buzzer-beating shot brings unlikely title for Muffet McGraw's resilient Fighting Irish". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs 2018–19 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

[1] Voepel, Mechelle (April 2, 2018). "Unlikely buzzer-beating shot brings unlikely title for Muffet McGraw's resilient Fighting Irish". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

[2] "Mississippi State Bulldogs 2018–19 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

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v t e Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Venues	McCarthy Gymnasium (1974–1975) Humphrey Coliseum (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster[edit]

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Schedule[edit]

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