2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by first year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 14–16, 3–13 in ACC play in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia.

2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
Hawk Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–16 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Yolanda Griffith AJ Cohen George Porcha
Home arena	Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	4		.897
No. 5 Louisville	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 NC State	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 19 Miami (FL)	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
No. 12 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
No. 25 Florida State	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
North Carolina	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			22	–	12		.647
Duke	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Virginia	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			14	–	16		.467
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
Wake Forest	1	–	15		.063			10	–	20		.333
† 2019 ACC tournament winner As of March 7, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to North Carolina. On March 1 after the 2017–18 season, head coach Erik Johnson resigned.^[4] He finished at Boston College with a six-year record of 68–115. On April 10, Boston College hired former Albany head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee to be the next head coach of the team.^[5]

Off-season

Recruiting class

Source:^[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Janasae Bishop PG	Hammond, IN	East Chicago Central	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Clara Ford P	Vienna, VA	George C. Marshall	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Taylor Soule G	Lebanon, NH	Kimball Union Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Kate Klimkiewicz W	Oakton, VA	Paul VI Catholic High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Marnelle Garraud PG	Lynn, MA	Noble and Greenough School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Lana Hollingsworth G	Brighton, Australia	Haileybury Girls College	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jenasae Bishop 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr East Chicago Central Hammond, IN G 4 Taylor Ortlepp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Ignatius College Adelaide, Australia F 5 Georgia Pineau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Caulfield Grammar Victoria, Australia G 10 Makayla Dickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA F 11 Emma Guy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Penfield Penfield, NY F 13 Taylor Soule 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kimball Union Academy Lebanon, NH G 14 Marnelle Garraud 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Noble and Greenough School Lynn, MA G/F 22 Lana Hollingsworth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Haileybury Girls College Brighton, Australia G 23 Milan Bolden-Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cardinal Newman Belle Glade, FL G/F 24 Kate Klimkiewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Paul VI Catholic High School Oakton, VA G 31 Sydney Lowery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Luke's School Shelton, CT C 32 Clara Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr George C. Marshall Vienna, VA	Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (West Liberty) Assistant coach(es) Yolanda Griffith (Florida Atlantic) AJ Cohen (Louisville) George Porcha (New Haven) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-10-04

Schedule

Source:^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 88–64	1–0	Ryan Center (373) Kingston, RI
November 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		St. Peter's	W 89–57	2–0	Conte Forum (509) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2018* 11:30 am, ACCN Extra		Holy Cross	W 89–63	3–0	Conte Forum (3,117) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Houston	W 64–57	4–0	H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		vs. Loyola (MD) Hawk Classic semifinals	W 73–47	5–0	Hagan Arena (737) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. Rider Hawk Classic Championship	W 112–61	6–0	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Providence	L 57–61	6–1	Conte Forum (722) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Columbia	W 74–60	7–1	Conte Forum (782) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Bryant	W 83–46	8–1	Conte Forum (652) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 14 Minnesota	L 69–77	8–2	Conte Forum (1,417) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 16, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Boston University Green Line Rivalry	W 78–51	9–2	Conte Forum (887) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Campbell	W 76–56	10–2	Conte Forum (779) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Dartmouth	W 99–68	11–2	Conte Forum (1,411) Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia Tech	L 76–81	11–3 (0–1)	Conte Forum (1,254) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 9 NC State	L 69–85	11–4 (0–2)	Conte Forum (1,475) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN		at Wake Forest	W 65–64	12–4 (1–2)	LJVM Coliseum (467) Winston-Salem, NC
January 13, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN		at Pittsburgh	W 59–55	13–4 (2–2)	Petersen Events Center (2,630) Pittsburgh, PA
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Florida State	L 71–91	13–5 (2–3)	Conte Forum (935) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 1 Notre Dame	L 63–92	13–6 (2–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,714) South Bend, IN
January 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Miami	L 73–76	13–7 (2–5)	Watsco Center (1,108) Coral Gables, FL
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Duke	W 92–90 2OT	14–7 (3–5)	Conte Forum (925) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Virginia Tech	L 86–95	14–8 (3–6)	Conte Forum (1,590) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia	L 77–79 OT	14–9 (3–7)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,382) Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 15 Syracuse	L 69–96	14–10 (3–8)	Carrier Dome (2,730) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 6 Notre Dame	L 47–97	14–11 (3–9)	Conte Forum (1,598) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Clemson	L 58–91	14–12 (3–10)	Conte Forum (1,932) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	L 78–93	14–13 (3–11)	Carmichael Arena (1,950) Chapel Hill, NC
February 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 4 Louisville	L 51–87	14–14 (3–12)	KFC Yum! Center (11,132) Louisville, KY
March 3, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Syracuse	L 59–76	14–15 (3–13)	Conte Forum (2,245) Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN	(13)	vs. (12) Virginia First Round	L 61–77	14–16	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 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
Coaches

Legend

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

See also

• 2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

References

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3. Boston College Eagles. "Boston College Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
4. "Johnson Resigns as Women's Basketball Head Coach - Boston College". bceagles.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
5. "Boston College hires Joanna Bernabei-McNamee as women's hoops coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
6. "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
7. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.