2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by first year head coach Tina Thompson, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse.

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–19 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karleen Thompson
  • La'Keshia Frett Meredith
  • Jama Sharp
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875354  .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875324  .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750286  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750259  .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688259  .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625249  .727
Clemson97 .5632013  .606
North Carolina88 .5001815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .4381713  .567
Virginia Tech610 .3752212  .647
Duke610 .3751515  .500
Virginia511 .3131219  .387
Boston College313 .1881416  .467
Pittsburgh214 .1251120  .355
Wake Forest115 .0631020  .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2017–18 Cavaliers finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2009, where they defeated California first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

On March 20, Boyle announced her retirement, initially citing an unspecified family matter.[1] She would later reveal that she retired because of snags in her ongoing attempt to finalize the adoption of her Senegalese daughter.[2] Boyle finished at Virginia with a record of 129–98.

On April 16, 2018 Tina Thompson was named as her replacement.[3]

Recruiting Class

Source:[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Erica Martinsen
G
Clarence, New York IMG Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brianna Tinsley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSt. Anne's-Belfield Madison, VA
G 4 Dominique Toussaint 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrChrist the King Staten Island, NY
G 5 Khyasia Caldwell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoPocono Mountain East Pocono Summit, PA
G 10 Dani Lawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoHathaway Brown
Purdue
Cleveland, OH
G/F 13 Jocelyn Willoughby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNewark Academy Woodbridge, VA
F 14 Lisa Jablonowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrLycée de garçons Ernster, Luxembourg
G 20 Erica Martinsen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrIMG Academy Clarence, NY
G 23 Amandine Toi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrINSEP Academy Paris, France
C 30 Felicia Aiyeotan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) SoBlair Academy Lagos, Nigeria
F 32 Moné Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrRiverside Durham, NC
F 35 Shakyna Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Acworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2018

Schedule

Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 6 Mississippi State L 44–72  0–1
John Paul Jones Arena (4,453)
Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2018*
8:30 pm, SECN
at Kentucky L 51–63  0–2
Rupp Arena (4,989)
Lexington, KY
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 73–67  1–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,137)
Norfolk, VA
November 20, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
North Carolina A&T W 67–57  2–2
John Paul Jones Arena (10,000)
Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Central Michigan
Cavalier Classic
L 61–74  2–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,572)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25, 2018*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Saint Louis
Cavalier Classic
L 65–67  2–4
John Paul Jones Arena (2,413)
Charlottesville, VA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 66–91  2–5
Breslin Center (4,219)
East Lansing, MI
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Coppin State W 55–41  3–5
John Paul Jones Arena (2,304)
Charlottesville, VA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
American W 57–54  4–5
John Paul Jones Arena (2,549)
Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Radford L 44–57  4–6
John Paul Jones Arena (2,365)
Charlottesville, VA
December 20, 2018*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Alabama
Florida Sunshine Classic
L 52–64  4–7
Warden Arena (298)
Orlando, FL
December 21, 2018*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. South Florida
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 74–67  5–7
Warden Arena (373)
Orlando, FL
December 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Charlotte W 65–61  6–7
John Paul Jones Arena (2,841)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Florida State L 61–63  6–8
(0–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,376)
Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson L 65–71  6–9
(0–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,056)
Clemson, SC
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech
Rivalry
W 62–58  7–9
(1–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,703)
Charlottesville, VA
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 8 NC State L 38–66  7–10
(1–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,530)
Charlottesville, VA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Louisville L 43–91  7–11
(1–4)
KFC Yum! Center (7,834)
Louisville, KY
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh W 74–57  8–11
(2–4)
Peterson Events Center (447)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN
Wake Forest L 42–52  8–12
(2–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,898)
Charlottesville, VA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 18 Syracuse L 68–72  8–13
(2–6)
Carrier Dome (1,585)
Syracuse, NY
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) L 59–72  8–14
(2–7)
Watsco Center (1,059)
Coral Gables, FL
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 79–77 OT 9–14
(3–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,382)
Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Duke W 53–47  10–14
(4–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,536)
Charlottesville, VA
February 17, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN
at North Carolina L 53–70  10–15
(4–8)
Carmichael Arena (3,445)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 4 Louisville L 49–71  10–16
(4–9)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,588)
Charlottesville, VA
February 24, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN
Georgia Tech W 53–45  11–16
(5–9)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,834)
Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 45–63  11–17
(5–10)
Cassell Coliseum (2,287)
Blacksburg, VA
March 3, 2019
12:30 pm, RSN
at No. 4 Notre Dame L 66–103  11–18
(5–11)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
(12) vs. (13) Boston College
First Round
W 77–61  12–18
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2019
11:00 am, RSN
(12) vs. (5) No. 18 Syracuse
Second Round
L 57–67  12–19
Greensboro Coliseum (6,522)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. "Virginia coach Joanne Boyle retiring due to family matter". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. "Adoption process caused Joanne Boyle to retire as Virginia coach". ESPN.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. "Tina Thompson Named Virginia Women's Basketball Coach". Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  4. "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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