2018–19 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by seventh year head coach Travis Brewster and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were first year members of the Summit League. They finished the season 12–19, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Summit League women's tournament where they lost to South Dakota.

2018–19 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record12–19 (6–10 The Summit)
Head coach
  • Travis Brewster (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mallory Bernhard
  • John Motherwell
  • Emily Evers
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State †151 .938287 .800
South Dakota142 .875286 .824
Oral Roberts106 .6251813 .581
Denver106 .6251814 .563
Western Illinois88 .5001218 .400
North Dakota610 .3751219 .387
North Dakota State412 .250722 .241
Purdue Fort Wayne313 .188722 .241
Omaha214 .125821 .276
2019 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F1Jaclyn Jarnot6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrMaranatha Christian AcademyBrooklyn Park, MN
G3Melissa Dailey5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrCentennial HS
College of the Siskiyous
Portland, OR
G4Jill Morton5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrEdina HSEdina, MN
C5Melissa Leet6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)SoPortage HSPortage, WI
G10Claire Orth5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrCentennial HSCircle Pines, MN
G12Alaina Jarnot5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrMaranatha Christian Academy
Monmouth
Brooklyn Park, MN
C15Faith Dooley6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrCentral Cass HSWheatland, ND
G20Mikayla Reinke5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoKindred HSKindred, ND
G21Megan Dailey5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrCentennial HS
College of the Siskiyous
Portland, OR
G22Bailey Strand5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrKennedy SecondaryFergus Falls, MN
F24Julia Fleecs6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoGlidden-Ralston Jr.-Sr.Glidden, IA
G31Rachel Garvey5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrShakopee HSShakopee, MN
F34Lexi Klabo6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrDavies HSFargo, ND
F35Tiahna Nicholson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrThief River Falls HSThief River Falls, MN
G54Juliet Gordon5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)Fr Adelaide, Australia
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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018*
2:00 pm
Bemidji StateW 88–39 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
Oct 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Minnesota–CrookstonW 74–58 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE
at No. 18 SyracuseL 49–85 0–1
Carrier Dome (1,161)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at ValparaisoW 62–56 1–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (590)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois StateL 55–67 1–2
Redbird Arena (507)
Normal, IL
Nov 21, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Penn StateL 68–75 1–3
Bryce Jordan Center (1,881)
University Park, PA
Nov 27, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Rhode IslandL 63–77 1–4
Ryan Center (259)
Kingston, RI
Nov 28, 2018*
3:30 pm, NESN/ELVN
at MassachusettsW 59–52 2–4
Mullins Center (654)
Amherst, MA
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern IowaL 60–64 2–5
McLeod Center (1,201)
Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 7, 2018*
11:30 am, FSNOR
MilwaukeeL 46–64 2–6
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,607)
Grand Forks, ND
Dec 9, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Iowa StateL 35–87 2–7
Hilton Coliseum (9,701)
Ames, IA
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSNOR+
Mayville StateW 84–50 3–7
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,315)
Grand Forks, ND
Dec 19, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson
Hatter Classic
L 63–74 3–8
Edmunds Center (304)
DeLand, FL
Dec 20, 2018*
2:00 pm
vs. Western Michigan
Hatter Classic
W 62–50 4–8
Edmunds Center (105)
DeLand, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. San Francisco
Hatter Classic
W 100–97 2OT5–8
Edmunds Center (150)
DeLand, FL
Summit League regular season
Dec 30, 2018
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS
Purdue Fort WayneW 79–60 6–8
(1–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,333)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Oral RobertsW 75–67 7–8
(2–0)
Mabee Center (1,005)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 5, 2019
8:00 pm
at DenverL 66–87 7–9
(2–1)
Hamilton Gymnasium (295)
Denver, CO
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS
OmahaW 68–57 8–9
(3–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,354)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS
Western IllinoisL 80–92 8–10
(3–2)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,400)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS
South Dakota StateL 48–66 8–11
(3–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,433)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota StateL 57–69 8–12
(3–4)
Scheels Center (1,810)
Fargo, ND
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS
South DakotaL 50–80 8–13
(3–5)
Betty Englstad Sioux Center (1,359)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm
at Western IllinoisL 90–111 8–14
(3–6)
Western Hall (566)
Macomb, IL
Feb 3, 2019
2:30 pm, MidcoSN
at OmahaW 69–68 9–14
(4–6)
Baxter Arena (301)
Omaha, NE
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS
North Dakota StateW 70–58 10–14
(5–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,567)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota StateL 58–81 10–15
(5–7)
Frost Arena (2,734)
Brookings, SD
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS
Oral RobertsL 58–80 10–16
(5–8)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,551)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 23, 2019
11:00 am, MidcoSN/FCS
DenverL 91–92 OT10–17
(5–9)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,638)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 28, 2018
4:00 pm
at Purdue Fort WayneW 74–58 11–17
(6–9)
Gates Sports Center (324)
Fort Wayne, IN
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South DakotaL 54–87 11–18
(6–10)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,434)
Vermillion, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Denver
Quarterfinals
W 80–67 12–18
Denny Sanford Premier Center (2,971)
Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 11, 2019
2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(6) vs. (2) South Dakota
Semifinals
L 61–84 12–19
Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,214)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

References