2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by third year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 16–16, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost Duquesne.

2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 record16–16 (7–9 A-10)
Head coachTory Verdi (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Danny Hughes
  • Candice Finley
  • Candice Walker
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fordham133 .813  259  .735
VCU133 .813  2410  .706
Duquesne115 .688  1913  .594
Dayton106 .625  1714  .548
Davidson106 .625  1715  .531
Saint Louis97 .563  1516  .484
George Mason88 .500  1614  .533
Massachusetts79 .438  1616  .500
Saint Joseph's79 .438  1219  .387
George Washington79 .438  1020  .333
Richmond610 .375  921  .300
St. Bonaventure511 .313  822  .267
La Salle313 .188  625  .194
Rhode Island313 .188  821  .276
2019 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.

Roster

2018–19 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 2 Genesis Rivera 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrGustavo
Panola College
Caracas, Venezuela
G 3 Destiney Philoxy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSouth Shore Queens, NY
F 10 Alexia Allesch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGill St. Bernard's Basking Ridge, NJ
G 11 Bre Hampton-Bey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoNotre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
F 12 MacKenzie Sullivan (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrHopkins Academy Hadley, MA
C 14 Anil Soysal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS FrAnatolian Istanbul, Turkey
G 15 Paige McCormick 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoHeuvelton Central Ogdensburg, NY
F 21 Jessica Nelson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBuford Buford, GA
G 22 Jessica George (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNorth Point Waldorf, MD
G 23 Vashnie Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrNorcross HS
Florida Atlantic
Nashville, TN
G/F 24 Hailey Leidel (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWoodhaven Brownstown, MI
F 30 Alexa Kellner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrStamford Stamford, CT
G 32 Madison Lowery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrTPLS Christian Academy Virginia Beach, VA
G 35 Asia McCoy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrArcher Lawrenceville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Dartmouth W 109–51 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
4:30 pm, ELVN/NESN+
Sacred Heart W 78–61  1–0
Mullins Center (547)
Amherst, MA
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Towson L 53–78  1–1
SECU Arena (1,389)
Towson, MD
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 74–59  2–1
Mullins Center (676)
Amherst, MA
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 74–70  3–1
Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
Nov 23, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Bucknell
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
L 58–77  3–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (436)
Providence, RI
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 90–61  4–2
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
Nov 25, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Fairfield
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 59–49  5–2
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
Nov 28, 2018*
4:30 pm, ELVN/NESN
North Dakota L 52–59  5–3
Mullins Center (654)
Amherst, MA
Dec 2, 2018*
1:00 pm, NESN
at Northeastern L 52–53  5–4
Cabot Center (279)
Boston, MA
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 71–59  6–4
Mullins Center (555)
Amherst, MA
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University W 66–55  7–4
Mullins Center (518)
Amherst, MA
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Siena L 59–64  7–5
Alumni Recreation Center (372)
Loudonville, NY
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 59–62  7–6
Mullins Center (422)
Amherst, MA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist W 70–55  8–6
McCann Arena (1,789)
Poughkeepsie, NY
A-10 Regular season
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 70–66  9–6 (1–0)
Mullins Center (599)
Amherst, MA
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 47–75  9–7 (1–1)
UD Arena (1,686)
Dayton, OH
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 74–60  10–7 (2–1)
Tom Gola Arena (362)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 16, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSN
George Mason L 52–70  10–8 (2–2)
Mullins Center (3,310)
Amherst, MA
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson W 70–58  11–8 (3–2)
John M. Belk Arena (511)
Davidson, NC
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure L 63–64  11–9 (3–3)
Mullins Center (1,248)
Amherst, MA
Jan 30, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 48–52  11–10 (3–4)
Siegel Center (523)
Richmond, VA
Feb 3, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 58–62  11–11 (3–5)
Robins Center (576)
Richmond, VA
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne W 69–66  12–11 (4–5)
Mullins Center (509)
Amherst, MA
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island W 56–34  13–11 (5–5)
Mullins Center (656)
Amherst, MA
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 54–55  13–12 (5–6)
Hagan Arena (204)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 49–64  13–13 (5–7)
Mullins Center (775)
Amherst, MA
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington L 59–66  13–14 (5–8)
Mullins Center (673)
Amherst, MA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham L 64–76  13–15 (5–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,008)
Bronx, NY
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond W 64–38  14–15 (5–10)
Mullins Center (541)
Amherst, MA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island W 57–53  15–15 (5–11)
Ryan Center (411)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) at (7) George Mason
First Round
W 86–80 2OT 16–15
EagleBank Arena (259)
Fairfax, VA
Mar 8, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (2) Fordham
Quarterfinals
L 62–73  16–16
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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