2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represents Kansas State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They play their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament as a 9th seed in the Albany Regional where they lost to Michigan in the first round.

2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2018–19 record21–12 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Chris Carr
  • Jayci Stone
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Baylor180 1.000  371  .974
No. 13 Iowa State135 .722  269  .743
No. 23 Texas126 .667  2310  .697
West Virginia117 .611  2211  .667
Kansas State117 .611  2112  .636
TCU108 .556  2411  .686
Oklahoma State513 .278  1416  .467
Oklahoma414 .222  822  .267
Texas Tech414 .222  1417  .452
Kansas216 .111  1318  .419
2019 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Savannah Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrThe John Carroll School Bel Air, MD
G 2 Cymone Goodrich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSouth Shore International Prep Chicago, IL
G 3 Sarah Bates  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoClovis West
UC Santa Barbara
Fresno, CA
G 5 Alisa Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMontclair Montclair, NJ
G 10 Kayla Goth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrDeForest DeForest, WI
F 11 Peyton Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCair Paravel Topeka, KS
G 12 Rachel Ranke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoEastview Burnsville, MN
F 13 Laura Macke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrNemaha Central Baileyville, KS
F 15 Kali Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMurrietta
Mt. San Antonio
Murrieta, CA
F 25 Jasauen Beard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrMurrietta
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Midwest City, OK
C 33 Ashley Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoGirard Girard, KS
C 40 Mary Lakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoManual Peoria, IL
G 43 Christianna Carr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrManhattan Manhattan, KS
C 50 Ayoka Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrByron Byron, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fort Hays State W 48–46 
Bramlage Coliseum (2,927)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, FCSC
Pittsburg State W 65–50 
Bramlage Coliseum (2,753)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2018*
5:30 pm
Omaha W 61–46  1–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,498)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Texas W 60–42  2–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,861)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 18, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UMKC W 61–50  3–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,739)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 22, 2018*
12:30 pm
vs. No. 14 Syracuse
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 61–70  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 23, 2018*
10:00 am
vs. No. 16 DePaul
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 59–79  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 24, 2018*
10:00 am
vs. Princeton
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 80–61  4–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
Dec 2, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Vanderbilt
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 72–61  5–2
Bramlage Coliseum (3,130)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, FCSC
Lamar W 73–55  6–2
Bramlage Coliseum (2,683)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Little Rock W 53–47  7–2
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Dec 16, 2018*
4:00 pm
vs. No. 17 Arizona State L 51–65  7–3
Mitchell Hall Gymnasium (1,294)
La Crosse, WI
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas W 70–54  8–3
Bramlage Coliseum (2,858)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 72–62  9–3
Bramlage Coliseum (3,340)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
Jan 2, 2019
6:30 pm
at No. 25 Iowa State L 58–96  9–4
(0–1)
Hilton Coliseum (9,582)
Ames, IA
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm, FCSC
Oklahoma W 86–56  10–4
(1–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,181)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, FSGO
at No. 4 Baylor L 50–65  10–5
(1–2)
Ferrell Center (5,025)
Waco, TX
Jan 13, 2019
12:00 pm, FSN
Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
L 54–61  10–6
(1–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,334)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 11 Texas W 87–69  11–6
(2–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (2,811)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas Tech W 66–62  12–6
(3–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,980)
Lubbock, TX
Jan 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Oklahoma State W 59–48  13–6
(4–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (2,821)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm
at West Virginia L 30–60  13–7
(4–4)
WVU Coliseum (3,229)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, FCSC
TCU L 47–61  13–8
(4–5)
Bramlage Coliseum (2,676)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 Iowa State L 52–81  13–9
(4–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,668)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 72–62 OT 14–9
(5–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,281)
Lawrence, KS
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma W 83–75  15–9
(6–6)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,005)
Norman, OK
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Baylor L 48–71  15–10
(6–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,481)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 17, 2019
4:00 pm, FSN
at No. 15 Texas W 69–60  16–10
(7–7)
Frank Erwin Center (4,061)
Austin, TX
Feb 23, 2019
5:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU W 75–72  17–10
(8–7)
Schollmaier Arena (2,606)
Fort Worth, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, FCSC
West Virginia W 90–79  18–10
(9–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (2,814)
Manhattan, KS
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas Tech W 75–67  19–10
(10–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,030)
Manhattan, KS
Mar 4, 2019
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State W 68–58  20–10
(11–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,701)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
11:00 am, FSN
(4) vs. (5) West Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 72–59  21–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,353)
Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 10, 2019
2:00 pm, FS1
(4) vs. (1) No. 1 Baylor
Semifinals
L 60–88  21–11
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 A) vs. (8 A) Michigan
First Round
L 54–84  21–12
KFC Yum! Center (6,593)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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