2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by twelfth-year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in MAC play to win the MAC West Division. The Chippewas advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Women's Tournament, losing there to Buffalo. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, losing to their in-state rival Michigan State in the first round.

2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
MAC West Division Champions MAC regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2018–19 record	25–8 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Sue Guevara (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Heather Oesterle Murriel Page Courtney Shelton
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Ohio	14	–	4		.778			30	–	6		.833
Miami (OH)	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Buffalo †	12	–	6		.667			24	–	10		.706
Kent State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Akron	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
Bowling Green	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Northern Illinois	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Western Michigan	4	–	14		.222			10	–	20		.333
Ball State	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
† 2019 MAC Tournament winner

This proved to be the final season for Guevara as head coach, as she retired during the 2019 offseason. At the same time that CMU announced her retirement, it announced that Guevara's top assistant Heather Oesterle would succeed her as head coach.[1]

Roster

2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Micaela Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Detroit Martin Luther King DePaul Detroit, MI G 3 Presley Hudson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wayland Union Wayland, MI G 4 Maddy Watters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rockford Rockford, MI G 5 Anika Weekes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Joseph's College School Toronto, ON F/C 10 Emari Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Jones Altamonte Springs, FL G 11 Sophia Karasinski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Grand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI F 13 Reyna Frost 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Reese Reese, MI G 21 Jeada Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Bloomfield Hills Marian Bloomfield Hills, MI G 22 Kalle Martinez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr John Glenn Bay City, MI F 24 Samantha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bradford Bradford, ON C 25 Jahari Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL F 33 Gabrielle Bird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr South Lyon East South Lyon, MI G/F 42 MacKenna Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Frankfort Frankfort, MI F 50 Kyra Bussell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Grand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI	Head coach Sue Guevara (Saginaw Valley State) Assistant coach(es) Heather Oesterle (Michigan) Murriel Page (Florida) Courtney Shelton (Northern Illinois) 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
Nov 1, 2018* 12:00 pm		Northwood	W 74–61		McGuirk Arena  Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 104–61	1–0	McGuirk Arena (1,835) Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Dakota State	L 71–80	1–1	McGuirk Arena (1,679) Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Kentucky	W 108–90	2–1	McGuirk Arena (1,696) Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 21, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		UCF	W 75–68	3–1	McGuirk Arena (1,676) Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCNE		at Virginia Cavalier Classic	W 74–61	4–1	John Paul Jones Arena (2,572) Charlottesville, VA
Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Chattanooga Cavalier Classic	W 73–50	5–1	John Paul Jones Arena (216) Charlottesville, VA
Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 82–39	6–1	Hynes Athletic Center (608) New Rochelle, NY
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 67–52	7–1	People's United Center (872) Hamden, CT
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	W 66–57	8–1	Memorial Gymnasium (2,064) Nashville, TN
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 3 Louisville	L 68–72	8–2	McGuirk Arena (2,833) Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. Tulane Miami Holiday Classic	L 57–68	8–3	Watsco Center (217) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 30, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCNE		at No. 24 Miami (FL) Miami Holiday Classic	W 90–80	9–3	Watsco Center (727) Coral Gables, FL
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 94–71	10–3 (1–0)	McGuirk Arena (2,188) Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 88–70	11–3 (2–0)	Convocation Center (866) Athens, OH
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 89–66	12–3 (3–0)	Convocation Center (431) DeKalb, IL
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	L 67–70	12–4 (3–1)	McGuirk Arena (2,054) Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	W 82–75	13–4 (4–1)	MAC Center (1,552) Kent, OH
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 59–62	13–5 (4–2)	Savage Arena (3,603) Toledo, OH
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 71–61	14–5 (5–2)	McGuirk Arena (2,573) Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	W 76–65	15–5 (6–2)	McGuirk Arena (2,228) Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 81–63	16–5 (7–2)	McGuirk Arena (1,879) Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	L 75–78	16–6 (7–3)	McGuirk Arena (2,152) Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 87–53	17–6 (8–3)	University Arena (721) Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	W 100–95	18–6 (9–3)	Alumni Arena (3,369) Amherst, NY
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green Rescheduled from January 30	W 92–54	19–6 (10–3)	Stroh Center (1,163) Bowling Green, OH
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 76–52	20–6 (11–3)	McGuirk Arena (2,157) Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	W 81–64	21–6 (12–3)	Worthen Arena (1,100) Muncie, IN
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 87–60	22–6 (13–3)	Convocation Center (1,457) Ypsilanti, MI
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 80–57	23–6 (14–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,942) Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	W 78–45	24–6 (15–3)	McGuirk Arena (2,619) Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals	W 88–80	25–6	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) Buffalo Semifinals	L 77–82	25–7	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(7 C)	vs. (10 C) Michigan State First Round	L 87–88	25–8	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Eastern 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	RV	RV			RV	RV			RV	RV	RV			RV		RV	RV			N/A
Coaches	RV	RV^						RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

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

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

• 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

References

1. "Oesterle succeeds Guevara at Central Michigan". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
2. "Central Michigan Women's Basketball :: CMUChippewas.com :: The Official Site of Central Michigan Athletics". CMUChippewas.com.