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 Marquette153 .833  278  .771
No. 24 DePaul144 .778  268  .765
Butler117 .611  2310  .697
Villanova99 .500  1913  .594
Georgetown99 .500  1915  .559
Providence810 .444  1916  .543
Creighton810 .444  1516  .484
Seton Hall711 .389  1516  .484
St. John's711 .389  1516  .484
Xavier216 .111  1119  .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

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(RV)   Received Votes
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See also

2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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