2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by sixth year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Troy in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round.

2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	26–7 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Randy Norton (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Taren Martin Reagan Miller Dodie Dunson II
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Rice †	16	–	0		1.000			28	–	4		.875
UAB	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
Middle Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Western Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			20	–	15		.571
Old Dominion	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Marshall	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
North Texas	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
UTSA	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
FIU	2	–	14		.125			5	–	24		.172
Florida Atlantic	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Miyah Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Central HS Memphis, TN G 1 Margaret Whitley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Geneva HS Geneva, IL G 3 Angela Vendrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr CB Claret Benimaclet Alicante, Spain F 4 Talia Roldan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Andrean Griffith, IN G 5 Emily Frasco 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Prospect HS Mount Prospect, IL F 10 Sara Rosenfeldt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Charles East HS St. Charles, IL G 12 Trista Magee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Presbyterian Christian Alabama Ellisville, MS F 13 Katelynn Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wheeling HS Wheeling, IL G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Fenwick HS River Forest, IL G 23 Lea Kerstein 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Montini Catholic HS West Chicago, IL G 24 Audrey Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Carl Harrison HS Kennesaw, GA G 32 Rachael Childress 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lawrence County HS Moulton, AL F 34 Imani Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Desoto Central HS Southaven, MS	Head coach Randy Norton (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Taren Martin (Illinois State) Reagan Miller (Liberty) Dodie Dunson II (Iowa State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2018* 6:00 PM		Miles	W 95–53		Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
11/03/2018* 12:00 PM		Young Harris	W 101–37		Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018* 6:00 PM		Appalachian State	W 80–61	1–0	Bartow Arena (301) Birmingham, AL
11/15/2018* 6:00 PM		Memphis	W 85–54	2–0	Bartow Arena (352) Birmingham, AL
11/20/2018* 12:00 PM		at Chicago State	W 90–45	3–0	Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL
11/22/2018* 5:15 PM		vs. Oklahoma Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals	W 89–84	4–0	Gateway Christian Academy  Bimini, Bahamas
11/24/2018* 1:00 PM		vs. No. 11 Tennessee Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship	L 69–73 ^OT	4–1	Gateway Christian Academy (250) Bimini, Bahamas
11/28/2018* 6:00 PM		Alabama A&M	W 82–47	5–1	Bartow Arena (327) Birmingham, AL
11/30/2018* 6:00 PM		Alcorn State	W 80–53	6–1	Bartow Arena (349) Birmingham, AL
12/05/2018* 6:00 PM		at Samford	W 66–41	7–1	Pete Hanna Center (402) Homewood, AL
12/08/2018* 2:00 PM		McNeese State	W 91–48	8–1	Bartow Arena (303) Birmingham, AL
12/16/2018* 3:00 PM		at Alabama State	W 62–47	9–1	Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
12/20/2018* 4:00 PM		vs. Coppin State FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic	W 86–61	10–1	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2018* 6:00 PM		at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic	W 62–60	11–1	Alico Arena (1,721) Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2018* 2:00 PM		Alabama–Huntsville	W 83–58	12–1	Bartow Arena (521) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2019 6:00 PM		at Florida Atlantic	W 89–64	13–1 (1–0)	FAU Arena (345) Boca Raton, FL
01/05/2019 1:00 PM		at FIU	W 83–59	14–1 (2–0)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
01/10/2019 6:00 PM, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 68–73	14–2 (2–1)	Bartow Arena (582) Birmingham, AL
01/12/2019 2:00 PM		Southern Miss	W 71–60	15–2 (3–1)	Bartow Arena (658) Birmingham, AL
01/17/2019 7:00 PM		at UTEP	W 74–48	16–2 (4–1)	Don Haskins Center (459) El Paso, TX
01/19/2019 1:00 PM		at UTSA	W 59–42	17–2 (5–1)	Convocation Center (460) San Antonio, TX
01/24/2019 11:00 AM		North Texas	W 70–60	18–2 (6–1)	Bartow Arena (988) Birmingham, AL
01/26/2019 1:00 PM		Rice	L 43–55	18–3 (6–2)	Bartow Arena (635) Birmingham, AL
02/02/2018 6:00 PM		at Middle Tennessee	L 44–60	18–4 (6–3)	Murphy Center (3,933) Murfreesboro, TN
02/07/2019 5:30 PM, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 69–61	19–4 (7–3)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,560) Norfolk, VA
02/09/2019 3:00 PM, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 56–60	19–5 (7–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,002) Charlotte, NC
02/14/2019 6:00 PM		Marshall	W 77–59	20–5 (8–4)	Bartow Arena (401) Birmingham, AL
02/16/2019 2:00 PM, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 70–63	21–5 (9–4)	Bartow Arena (634) Birmingham, AL
02/23/2019 2:00 PM		Middle Tennessee	W 77–72 ^OT	22–5 (10–4)	Bartow Arena (487) Birmingham, AL
03/02/2019 2:00 PM		UTEP	W 68–45	23–5 (11–4)	Bartow Arena (698) Birmingham, AL
03/07/2019 6:30 PM, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 95–69	24–5 (12–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,683) Ruston, LA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 70–55	25–5	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
Mar 14, 2019 8:00 pm, Stadium	(2)	vs. (3) Middle Tennessee Semifinals	L 65–75	25–6	The Ford Center at The Star (2,592) Frisco, TX
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm		at Troy First Round	W 93–89	26–6	Trojan Arena (2,451) Troy, AL
Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Arkansas Second Round	L 52–100	26–7	Bud Walton Arena (3,939) Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches				RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

2018–19 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

References

1. "University of Alabama Birmingham" (PDF). Uabsports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
2. Jeff Goodman. "UAB Blazers Women's Basketball – Blazers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
3. UAB Blazers. "UAB Blazers on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
4. "University of Alabama Birmingham". Uabsports.com.