2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Kip Drown, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Women's Tournament.

2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2018–19 record	7–22 (2–16 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Kip Drown (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Jackson Alex Stewart Toby Wagoner
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UT Arlington	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
Little Rock *†	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Troy	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Georgia State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Appalachian State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			25	–	11		.694
Texas State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Arkansas State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Louisiana	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	14		.222			10	–	19		.345
Georgia Southern	2	–	16		.111			7	–	22		.241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed As of April 3, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 10, head coach Kip Drown's contract was not renewed. He finished a four-year record at Georgia Southern of 32–86.[1] On March 27, the school hired Anita Howard from Division II Columbus State University as a head coach.[2]

Roster

2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jordan Strange 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr AC Flora HS Columbia, SC G 4 Alexis Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Morgan County HS Madison, GA F 5 Tsubasa Nisbet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Burnside HS Christchurch, New Zealand F/C 10 Ella Felkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Klein Collins HS Spring, TX G/F 13 Nakol Franks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Wren HS Greenville, SC G 14 Lola Loviett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr John T. Hoggard HS Wilmington, NC G 15 Amira Atwater 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Douglas County HS Douglasville, GA G 23 Tatum Barber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Liberty Christian School Dallas, TX F 32 Hailey Dias-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Southeast Guilford HS Greensboro, NC F 33 Victoria Stavropoulos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Carl Sandburg HS Orland Park, IL F/C 42 Sarah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Middleton HS Spring Hill, FL F/C 45 Alisha Owens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Henderson County HS Henderson, KY	Head coach Kip Drown (Southwest Missouri State) Assistant coach(es) Lisa Jackson (Erskine College) Alex Stewart (Georgia Tech) Toby Wagoner (Eastern 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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm		Wofford	L 65–81	0–1	Hanner Fieldhouse (312) Statesboro, GA
Nov 10, 2018* 2:30 pm, ACCNE		at Virginia Tech	L 49–78	0–2	Cassell Coliseum (1,252) Blacksburg, VA
Nov 12, 2018* 6:30 pm		Mercer	L 72–79	0–3	Hanner Fieldhouse (252) Statesboro, GA
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 82–71	1–3	Hanner Fieldhouse (950) Statesboro, GA
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Stony Brook	L 43–72	1–4	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (210) Stony Brook, NY
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 77–76	2–4	Hanner Fieldhouse (283) Statesboro, GA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 58–79	2–5	KSU Convocation Center (415) Kennesaw, GA
Dec 12, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 69–68	3–5	Templeton Center (266) Clinton, SC
Dec 14, 2018* 11:00 am		Coastal Georgia	W 68–46	4–5	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,278) Statesboro, GA
Dec 18, 2018* 5:00 pm		Winthrop	W 64–55	5–5	Hanner Fieldhouse (325) Statesboro, GA
Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Georgia	L 39–81	5–6	Stegeman Coliseum (2,724) Athens, GA
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019 6:30 pm		Texas State	L 52–64	5–7 (0–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (207) Statesboro, GA
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 53–74	5–8 (0–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (220) Statesboro, GA
Jan 10, 2019 7:30 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 57–58	5–9 (0–3)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,051) Monroe, LA
Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 48–59	5–10 (0–4)	Cajundome (1,112) Lafayette, LA
Jan 17, 2019 6:30 pm		Troy	L 81–97	5–11 (0–5)	Hanner Fieldhouse (268) Statesboro, GA
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama	L 53–69	5–12 (0–6)	Hanner Fieldhouse (254) Statesboro, GA
Jan 24, 2019 12:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 48–81	5–13 (0–7)	College Park Center (6,186) Arlington, TX
Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State	W 65–55	6–13 (1–7)	Strahan Arena (1,437) San Marcos, TX
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State Modern Day Hate	L 66–83	6–14 (1–8)	Hanner Fieldhouse (425) Statesboro, GA
Feb 7, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 79–71	7–14 (2–8)	Hanner Fieldhouse (576) Statesboro, GA
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	L 62–80	7–15 (2–9)	Hanner Fieldhouse (512) Statesboro, GA
Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 60–73	7–16 (2–10)	Mitchell Center (341) Mobile, AL
Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 78–100	7–17 (2–11)	Trojan Arena (1,112) Troy, AL
Feb 21, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	L 73–76	7–18 (2–12)	Hanner Fieldhouse (187) Statesboro, GA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm		Appalachian State	L 52–70	7–19 (2–13)	Hanner Fieldhouse (212) Statesboro, GA
Feb 28, 2019 12:30 pm		at Little Rock	L 51–80	7–20 (2–14)	Jack Stephens Center (1,627) Little Rock, AR
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 75–86	7–21 (2–15)	First National Bank Arena (716) Jonesboro, AR
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State Modern Day Hate	L 66–73	7–22 (2–16)	GSU Sports Arena (675) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

References

1. Sells, Kaitlin (March 10, 2019). "Women's basketball coach's contract not extended to next season". The George-Anne. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
2. Arnold, Amanda (March 27, 2019). "Anita Howard named women's basketball new head coach". The George-Anne. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
3. "Georgia Southern Athletics". Gseagles.com.

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