2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth year head coach Chanda Rigby, play their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament to South Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to UAB in the first round.

2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2018–19 record	22–9 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chanda Rigby (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Graf Courtney Simmons Neil Harrow
Home arena	Trojan Arena

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

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 24, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Trojans predicted to finish in second place in the conference. [1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Little Rock	133 (8)
2	Troy	131 (4)
3	Texas State	97
3	UT Arlington	97
5	Arkansas State	95
6	South Alabama	78
7	Louisiana	75
8	Coastal Carolina	72
9	Appalachian State	67
10	Georgia Southern	39
10	Georgia State	39
12	Louisiana–Monroe	13

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

1st team Kayla Robinson – JR, Guard

2nd team Sky'Lynn Holmes – SR, Forward Amber Rivers – JR, Forward

Roster

2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kayla Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Effingham County HS Clyo, GA G 2 Shawnta Shaw 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive HS Nashville, TN G 3 Tyra Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Austin Auburn/Chipola Decatur, AL G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Academy of Richmond County Augusta, GA G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Pearl-Cohn Nashville, TN G 11 Jasmine LeBlanc 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Breaux Bridge HS Louisiana Tech Breaux Bridge, LA G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Keith HS Safrord, AL F 20 Japonica James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr LaFlore HS Tallahassee CC Mobile, AL G 21 Jasmine Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Garinger HS Charlotte, NC F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Brantley HS Brantley, AL G 23 Shaterrika O'Neal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Winter Haven HS Gulf Coast State Winter Haven, FL F 24 Sky'Lynn Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pine Tree HS Tyler JC Mount Pleasant, TX F 32 Katie Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wenonah HS Ole Miss Birmingham, AL F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Center Point HS Birmingham, AL	Head coach Chanda Rigby (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Graf (Northwestern State) Courtney Simmons (Louisville) Neil Harrow (East Central Oklahoma) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm		West Florida	W 88–71		Trojan Arena (1,412) Troy, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 11:00 am, ACCNE		at Florida State	L 67–103	0–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,895) Tallahassee, FL
Nov 12, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 72–52	1–1	Trojan Arena (1,403) Troy, AL
Nov 12, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 92–67	2–1	Trojan Arena (546) Troy, AL
Nov 19, 2018* 10:00 am		at East Tennessee State	W 84–66	3–1	J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (2,740) Johnson City, TN
Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm		vs. Sam Houston State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 84–79	4–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,255) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		vs. Mississippi Valley State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–54	5–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,251) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama State	W 116–46	6–1	Trojan Arena (1,648) Troy, AL
Dec 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 64–67	6–2	Trojan Arena (989) Troy, AL
Dec 12, 2018* 12:00 pm		Talladega	W 91–70	7–2	Trojan Arena (1,778) Troy, AL
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Ole Miss	W 71–54	8–2	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,143) Oxford, MS
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 89–63	9–2	Pete Mathews Coliseum (465) Jacksonville, AL
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019 5:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 82–81	10–2 (1–0)	HTC Center (175) Conway, SC
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm		at Appalachian State	W 83–72	11–2 (2–0)	Holmes Center (361) Boone, SC
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	W 71–66	12–2 (3–0)	Trojan Arena (1,876) Troy, AL
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 87–79	13–2 (4–0)	Trojan Arena (1,407) Troy, AL
Jan 17, 2019 5:30 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 97–81	14–2 (5–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (268) Statesboro, GA
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 80–84	14–3 (5–1)	GSU Sports Arena (460) Atlanta, GA
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 78–56	15–3 (6–1)	Trojan Arena (1,471) Troy, AL
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana	W 90–64	16–3 (7–1)	Trojan Arena (921) Troy, AL
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 77–80	16–4 (7–2)	Mitchell Center (4,469) Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 72–76	16–5 (7–3)	Jack Stephens Center (1,286) Little Rock, AR
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 100–89	17–5 (8–3)	First National Bank Arena (897) Jonesboro, AR
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm		Georgia State	L 70–85	17–6 (8–4)	Trojan Arena (1,349) Troy, AL
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 100–78	18–6 (9–4)	Trojan Arena (1,112) Troy, AL
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama	W 66–58	19–6 (10–4)	Trojan Arena (2,327) Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019 11:30 am, ESPN+		at Texas State	W 82–63	20–6 (11–4)	Strahan Arena (3,728) San Marcos, TX
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 65–88	20–7 (11–5)	College Park Center (1,112) Arlington, TX
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 95–66	21–7 (12–5)	Trojan Arena (1,118) Troy, AL
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 89–76	22–7 (13–5)	Trojan Arena (1,076) Troy, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (7) South Alabama Quarterfinals	L 74–87	22–8	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB First Round	L 89–93	22–9	Trojan Arena (2,451) Troy, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central 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																				N/A
Coaches		N/A										RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

References

1. "Troy Picked 2nd in Preseason Poll, Trio Named All-Sun Belt". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
2. "The Official Site of Troy Athletics". Troytrojans.com.