2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Kurt Godlevske, play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to Creighton. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they defeated Northeastern and Kent State in the first and second rounds before losing to Cincinnati in third round.

2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig East
2018–19 record23–10 (11–7 Big East)
Head coachKurt Godlevske (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • John Marcum
  • Kierra McCleary
  • Gabe Henry
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Marquette15–3 .833  27–8  .771
No. 24 DePaul †14–4 .778  26–8  .765
Butler11–7 .611  23–10  .697
Villanova9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Georgetown9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Providence8–10 .444  19–16  .543
Creighton8–10 .444  15–16  .484
Seton Hall7–11 .389  15–16  .484
St. John's7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Xavier2–16 .111  11–19  .367
† 2019 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 12, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

The Bulldogs finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East Tournament, they defeated Providence before losing to Marquette in the quarterfinals.

Roster
2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jamilyn Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrAscension Christian Gonzales, LA
G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrAdlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL
G 5 Emilia Sexton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrLouisville Male Louisville, KY
G/F 10 Naira Caceres 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoColegio Manuel Peleteiro
Maine		 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSaint Joseph South Bend, IN
C 12 Ashanti Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrLafayette
Penn State		 Lexington, KY
G/F 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCrete-Monee Crete, IL
G 15 Whitney Jennings 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrLogansport
Iowa		 Logansport, IN
G 20 Jaia Alexander  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRoland Park Country
Clemson		 Baltimore, MD
G 22 Katherine Strong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrBloom
VCU		 Chicago Heights, IL
G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrEau Claire Regis Altoona, WI
G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLebanon Lebanon, IN
F 25 Ellen Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBishop Dwenger Fort Wayne, IN
F/C 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMater Dei Evansville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Marcum (East Central)
  • Kierra McCleary (North Alabama)
  • Gabe Henry (Missouri Valley)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Trine W 69–31 
  –     –     –    Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
12:00 pm		 Eastern Illinois W 72–37[2]  1–0
  16 – Schickel  12 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (282)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Murray State W 86–65[3]  2–0
  24 – Jennings  10 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (484)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Western Illinois W 92–51[4]  3–0
  17 – Schickel  10 – Brey  5 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (479)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 20, 2018*
12:00 pm		 UMass Lowell W 89–36[5]  4–0
  17 – Weaver  10 – Schickel  7 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (461)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Illinois State W 58–56[6]  5–0
  17 – Jennings  8 – Schickel  7 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (611)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Ball State W 64–47[7]  6–0
  20 – Jennings  12 – Schickel  8 – Schickel  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,524)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at Indiana L 46–66[8]  6–1
  13 – Tied  13 – Schickel  4 – Weaver  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,642)
Bloomington, IN
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Akron W 63–47[9]  7–1
  20 – Spolyar  12 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  James A. Rhodes Arena (565)
Akron, OH
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Indiana State W 72–49[10]  8–1
  16 – Jennings  9 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (789)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 20, 2018*
12:15 pm		 vs. Ohio State
West Palm Invitational		 W 66–53[11]  9–1
  25 – Weaver  6 – Schickel  5 – Tied  Student Life Center (250)
West Palm Beach, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm		 vs. Eastern Michigan
West Palm Invitational		 W 73–63[12]  10–1
  15 – Tied  7 – Schickel  5 – Brey  Student Life Center (79)
West Palm Beach, FL
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018
8:00 pm, FS2		 at Villanova W 63–55[13]  11–1
(1–0)		  22 – Schickel  12 – Brey  4 – Weaver  Finneran Pavilion (641)
Villanova, PA
Dec 31, 2018
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Georgetown W 59–50[14]  12–1
(2–0)		  23 – Jennings  12 – Brey  5 – Weaver  McDonough Gymnasium (345)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Seton Hall W 62–59[15]  13–1
(3–0)		  19 – Schickel  11 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (781)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 6, 2019
1:00 pm, FS2		 St. John's W 66–45[16]  14–1
(4–0)		  23 – Spolyar  6 – Spolyar  3 – Schickel  Hinkle Fieldhouse (858)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Xavier W 63–41[17]  15–1
(5–0)		  20 – Jennings  8 – Spolyar  7 – Weaver  Cintas Center (761)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 18, 2019
11:30 am, BEDN		 at Providence L 68–74 3OT 15–2
(5–1)		  25 – Jennings  10 – Schickel  2 – Tied  Alumni Hall (1,112)
Providence, RI
Jan 20, 2019
3:00 pm, FS1		 at Creighton W 75–43  16–2
(6–1)		  23 – Strong  12 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,083)
Omaha, NE
Jan 25, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 DePaul L 78–86  16–3
(6–2)		  22 – Spolyar  10 – Schickel  6 – Jennings  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,758)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN		 No. 10 Marquette L 58–87  16–4
(6–3)		  13 – Spolyar  6 – Brey  4 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,437)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's W 73–68 OT 17–4
(7–3)		  29 – Jennings  9 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Carnesecca Arena (750)
Queens, NY
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Seton Hall L 62–83  17–5
(7–4)		  14 – Spolyar  10 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Walsh Gymnasium (1,344)
South Orange, NJ
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Xavier W 63–38  18–5
(8–4)		  18 – Spolyar  9 – Schickel  6 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,124)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Creighton W 66–46  19–5
(9–4)		  13 – Spolyar  7 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (882)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN		 Providence L 63–66 OT 19–6
(9–5)		  23 – Jennings  19 – Schickel  3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,618)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN		 at No. 11 Marquette W 61–57  20–6
(10–5)		  19 – Schickel  10 – Brey  6 – Spolyar  Al McGuire Center (2,003)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 24, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at DePaul L 62–76  20–7
(10–6)		  14 – Schickel  8 – Schickel  6 – Weaver  Wintrust Arena (2,165)
Chicago, IL
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Georgetown L 42–72  20–8
(10–7)		  9 – Tied  6 – Schickel  5 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (935)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN		 Villanova W 62–60 OT 21–8
(11–7)		  22 – Spolyar  9 – Schickel  3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,012)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
9:30 pm, FS2		 (3) vs. (6) Creighton
Quarterfinals		 L 51–60  21–9
  16 – Schickel  9 – Brey  4 – Schickel  Wintrust Arena (2,164)
Chicago, IL
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Northeastern
First Round		 W 89–72  22–9
  29 – Jennings  10 – Schickel  9 – Schickel  Hinkle Fieldhouse (437)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 23, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Kent State
Second Round		 W 70–52  23–9
  23 – Jennings  11 – Schickel  4 – Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (747)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 28, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Cincinnati
Third Round		 L 65–72  23–10
  25 – Jennings  11 – Schickel  5 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (2,450)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
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8		Week
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11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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