2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the sixth for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by first year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, will return to play their home games at Fifth Third Arena after a one year for renovation. They finished the season 24–11, 12–4 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to UCF. They received an automatic bid Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Youngstown State, Minnesota, Butler in the first, second and third rounds before losing to TCU in the quarterfinals.

2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record24–11 (12–4 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Semeka Randall-Lay
  • Heath Alexander
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UConn †16–0 1.00035–3  .921
UCF13–3 .81326–7  .788
Cincinnati12–4 .75024–11  .686
Houston9–7 .56315–16  .484
South Florida7–9 .43819–16  .543
Temple7–9 .43811–18  .379
East Carolina6–10 .37516–15  .516
Tulsa6–10 .37513–18  .419
Tulane5–11 .31315–16  .484
Wichita State5–11 .31312–18  .400
SMU5–11 .31311–19  .367
Memphis5–11 .31311–20  .355
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Media

All games will have a video stream on Bearcats TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital Network

Offseason

Departing players
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Ana Owens 3 G 5'6" Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated
Genesis Parker 5 G 5'8" Sophomore Bristow, Virginia Transferred to Butler
Shanice Johnson 21 F 6'1" Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduated

2018 Recruits

The Bearcats did not sign any high school recruits for the 2018-19 season.

Incoming transfers
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Addaya Moore 14 G 5'10" Sophomore Granite City, Illinois Illinois
Monique Thompson 22 G 5'8" Graduate Student Long Beach, California Northwest Christian
Florence Sifa 30 G 5'7" Junior Bujumbura, Burundi Jacksonville College

Roster
2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Nikira Goings 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrOsborne Marietta, GA
F 4 Angel Rizor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrEast Wake Zebulon, NC
G 10 Michaela Porter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoObama Academy of
International Studies		 Pittsburgh, PA
G 11 Sam Rodgers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLakota East Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Antoinette Miller 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSouthfield-Lathrup Detroit, MI
G 13 Brianna Livingston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWilfrid Laurier Scarborough, ON
G 14 Addaya Moore Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoIllinois Granite City, IL
F 20 Maya Benham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrOsborne Doulgasville, GA
G 22 Monique Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSNorthwest Christian Long Beach, CA
F 23 Iimar’i Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSacred Heart Cathedral Prep Oakland, CA
F 25 Chelsea Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrRed Oak Red Oak, TX
G 30 Florence Sifa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrJacksonville College Bujumbura, Burundi
C 35 I'Liyah Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoMale Louisville, KY
C 40 Andeija Puckett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGriffin Griffin, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2018*
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 California (PA) W 69–49 
Fifth Third Arena (583)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Austin Peay W 69–48  1–0
 Fifth Third Arena (873)
Cincinnati, OH
11/09/2018*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 East Tennessee State W 77–64  2–0
 Fifth Third Arena (840)
Cincinnati, OH
11/12/2018*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Old Dominion L 72–76 OT 2–1
 Fifth Third Arena (882)
Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Pittsburgh L 48–65  2–2
 Peterson Events Center (735)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/18/2018*
3:00 pm		 at Saint Louis W 51–50  3–2
 Chaifetz Arena (517)
St. Louis, MO
11/21/2018*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Yale W 66–52  4–2
 Fifth Third Arena (809)
Cincinnati, OH
11/24/2018*
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Lipscomb W 71–55  5–2
 Fifth Third Arena (833)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2018*
7:00 pm		 at Ball State L 63–75  5–3
 Worthen Arena (1,110)
Muncie, IN
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm		 at Ohio State L 56–69  5–4
 Value City Arena (4,825)
Columbus, OH
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm		 at Miami (OH) L 65–78  5–5
 Millett Hall (571)
Oxford, OH
12/07/2018*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 VCU W 66–54  6–5
 Fifth Third Arena (747)
Cincinnati, OH
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout		 W 79–61  7–5
 Fifth Third Arena (3,053)
Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2018*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Howard W 85–51  8–5
 Fifth Third Arena (803)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC regular season
01/06/2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 SMU W 69–57  9–5
(1–0)		 Fifth Third Arena (1,124)
Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2019
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 3 Connecticut L 38–82  9–6
(1–1)		 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,591)
Storrs, CT
01/13/2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 at UCF L 55–56  9–7
(1–2)		 CFE Arena (2,631)
Orlando, FL
01/16/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Temple W 72–52  10–7
(2–2)		 Fifth Third Arena (1,004)
Cincinnati, OH
01/19/2019
3:00 pm		 at Tulsa W 70–50  11–7
(3–2)		 Reynolds Center (842)
Tulsa, OK
01/23/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Houston W 68–57  12–7
(4–2)		 Fifth Third Arena (814)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2019
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Memphis W 80–56  13–7
(5–2)		 Fifth Third Arena (999)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2019
7:00 pm, ADN		 at South Florida W 57–56  14–7
(6–2)		 Yuengling Center (2,472)
Tampa, FL
02/02/2019
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		 No. 2 Connecticut L 55–65  14–8
(6–3)		 Fifth Third Arena (2,996)
Cincinnati, OH
02/10/2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 Wichita State W 82–54  15–8
(7–3)		 Fifth Third Arena (1,127)
Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2019
6:30 pm, ADN		 at Memphis W 89–69  16–8
(8–3)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (419)
Memphis, TN
02/17/2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Temple L 70–78  16–9
(8–4)		 McGonigle Hall (912)
Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2019
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Tulsa W 74–47  17–9
(9–4)		 Fifth Third Arena (781)
Cincinnati, OH
02/23/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at East Carolina W 68–57  18–9
(10–4)		 Williams Arena (1,102)
Greenville, NC
03/02/2019
12:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 South Florida W 57–43  19–9
(11–4)		 Fifth Third Arena (1,945)
Cincinnati, OH
03/04/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Tulane W 80–65  20–9
(12–4)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (538)
New Orleans, LA
AAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) vs. (11) Memphis
Quarterfinals		 W 68–48  21–9
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,243)
Uncasville, CT
03/10/2019
6:30 pm, ESPN2		 (3) vs. (2) UCF
Semifinals		 L 58–66  21–10
 Mohegan Sun Arena (5,872)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/21/2019*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Youngstown State
First Round		 W 76–62  22–10
 Fifth Third Arena (1,951)
Cincinnati, OH
03/24/2019*
3:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Minnesota
Second Round		 W 72–65  23–10
 Fifth Third Arena (1,945)
Cincinnati, OH
03/28/2019*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV		 Butler
Third Round		 W 72–65  24–10
 Fifth Third Arena (2,450)
Cincinnati, OH
03/31/2019*
2:00 pm		 at TCU
Quarterfinals		 L 55–69  24–11
 Schollmaier Arena (2,436)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

Awards and milestones

All-AAC Awards
  • Newcomer of the Year: Florence Sifa

All-AAC First Team
  • IImar’I Thomas

All-AAC Second Team
  • Antoinette Miller

See also

References
  1. "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
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