2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by fifth year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season title with Fordham. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Fordham. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Charlotte in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–10 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Nerlande Nicolas Kirk Crawford Terry Zeh
Home arena	Siegel Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fordham †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
VCU	13	–	3		.813			24	–	10		.706
Duquesne	11	–	5		.688			19	–	13		.594
Dayton	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Davidson	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
Saint Joseph's	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
George Washington	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			6	–	25		.194
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Te'Kayla Tassin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Terry Jones County JC Byram, MS G 1 Taya Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Huguenot Richmond, VA G 3 Madison Hattix-Covington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Ellison Killeen, TX G 5 Olga Petrova 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So None Rostov-on-Don, Russia F 11 Kseniya Malashka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So None Minsk, Belarus C 15 Sofya Pashigoreva 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So None Moscow, Russia G 20 Jailyn Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hoover Hoover, AL F 22 Sydnei Archie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Catherine's Richmond, VA G 23 Jordan Agustus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Saint Mary's St. John's Bronx, NY G 24 Tera Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Life Center Academy New Zealand F 25 Lauryn Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX C 30 Danielle Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Baldwin School Philadelphia, PA G 34 Nyra Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bethel Hampton, VA G 42 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Nazareth Brooklyn, NY	Head coach Beth O'Boyle (Gettysburg) Assistant coach(es) Nerlande Nicholas (Rutgers–Newark) Kirk Crawford (Western Colorado) Terry Zeh (St. Bonaventure) 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* 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 72–55	1–0	Kaplan Arena (684) Williamsburg, VA
Nov 9, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Longwood	W 84–55	2–0	Siegel Center (3,729) Richmond, VA
Nov 14, 2018* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	L 47–59	2–1	Carmichael Arena (2,893) Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 18, 2018* 6:00 pm		Wake Forest	W 53–40	3–1	Siegel Center (753) Richmond, VA
Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm		vs. Weber State UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	W 64–36	4–1	Convocation Center (226) San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. IUPUI UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	L 61–63	4–2	Convocation Center (261) San Antonio, TX
Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 58–47	5–2	Siegel Center (536) Richmond, VA
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Georgetown	W 47–45	6–2	McDonough Gymnasium (377) Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Cincinnati	L 54–66	6–3	Fifth Third Arena (747) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 57–60	6–4	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,259) Norfolk, VA
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm		Radford	L 49–54	6–5	Siegel Center (654) Richmond, VA
Dec 21, 2018* 2:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	W 54–48	7–5	Corbett Sports Center (324) Greensboro, NC
Dec 31, 2018* 1:00 pm		Delaware State	W 97–55	8–5	Siegel Center (537) Richmond, VA
A-10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 59–40	9–5 (1–0)	Siegel Center (463) Richmond, VA
Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	W 68–38	10–5 (2–0)	Siegel Center (412) Richmond, VA
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond Capital City Classic	W 68–43	11–5 (3–0)	Robins Center (1,393) Richmond, VA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 47–44	12–5 (4–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (975) Bronx, NY
Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 74–39	13–5 (5–0)	Siegel Center (722) Richmond, VA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 48–57	13–6 (5–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (794) Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 57–47	14–6 (6–1)	Siegel Center (1,263) Richmond, VA
Jan 30, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Massachusetts	W 52–48	15–6 (7–1)	Siegel Center (523) Richmond, VA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 65–47	16–6 (8–1)	Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 59–50	17–6 (9–1)	Reilly Center (659) Olean, NY
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/CBS 6.3		Richmond Capital City Classic	W 58–37	18–6 (10–1)	Siegel Center (2,036) Richmond, VA
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	W 64–62	19–6 (11–1)	Siegel Center (585) Richmond, VA
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason Rivalry	W 62–38	20–6 (12–1)	EagleBank Arena (2,725) Fairfax, VA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 68–71 OT	20–7 (12–2)	Palumbo Center (926) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 60–76	20–8 (12–3)	Chaifetz Arena (637) St. Louis, MO
Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	W 61–54	21–8 (13–3)	Siegel Center (1,261) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 58–47	22–8	Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 9, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (4) Dayton Semifinals	W 61–52	23–8	Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 10, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) Fordham Championship Game	L 47–62	23–9	Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm		Charlotte First round	W 65–52	24–9	Siegel Center (383) Richmond, VA
Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Virginia Tech Second round	L 72–82	24–10	Cassell Coliseum (781) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

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

See also

• 2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball team

References

1. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com.