2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
	† 2019 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

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
2018–19 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

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

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	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

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]

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References

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.

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[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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2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References