2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	Sandra Rushing (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Long Jason Conner Heather Karner
Home arena	Farris Center (Capacity: 6,000)

2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lamar	17	–	1		.944			24	–	7		.774
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2		.889			25	–	7		.781
Nicholls	14	–	4		.778			20	–	12		.625
Abilene Christian †	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Sam Houston State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	13		.552
Texas A&M–CC	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
New Orleans	8	–	10		.444			12	–	16		.429
Central Arkansas	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Northwestern State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
McNeese State	5	–	13		.278			7	–	22		.241
Incarnate Word	5	–	13		.278			5	–	24		.172
Houston Baptist	4	–	14		.222			9	–	19		.321
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	14		.222			9	–	20		.310
† 2019 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears were led by seventh-year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Sugar Bears finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in Southland play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Previous season

The Sugar Bears finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 14–4 in Southland play, to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated SIU Ewardsville, Weber State and Nevada in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, to advance to the championship game where they lost to Yale in the championship game.

Roster

2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kamry Orr 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Little Rock HS Little Rock, AR G 4 Taylor Sells 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Booker T. Washington HS Tulsa, OK G 5 Maddie Goodner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Greenwood HS Greenwood, AR G 10 Antonjia Bozic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Jacksonville College Slavonski Brod, Croatia F 11 Mekaylan Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So El Dorado HS El Dorado, AR G 12 Carley Hudspeth 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kirk Academy Grenada, MS G 15 Savannah Lowe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Conway HS Conway, AR G 21 Kavaci-A Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Byhalia HS Byhalia, MS F 22 Alana Canady 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sylvan Hills HS Sherwood, AR F 23 Keturah Bingham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Ouachita Parish HS SW Mississippi CC Monroe, LA G 24 Alanie Fisher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr University HS Coffeyville CC Baton Rouge, LA C 33 Alexyse Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Horn Lake HS Wright State Horn Lake, MS C 42 Hannah Langhi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Marshall County HS Hardin, KY	Head coach Sandra Rushing (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Greg Long (Chowan) Jason Conner (Delta State) Heather Karner (Youngstown State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 2, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular schedule
November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Central Baptist	W 55–34	1–0	Farris Center (521) Conway, AR
November 10, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		Hendrix College	W 72–40	2–0	Farris Center (459) Conway, AR
November 13, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 56–65	2–1	Williams Assembly Center (302) Jackson, MS
November 17, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		South Alabama	L 50–58	2–2	Farris Center (325) Conway, AR
November 28, 2018* 5:30 p.m.		at Alcorn State	W 57–46	3–2	Davey Whitney Complex (114) Lorman, MS
December 1, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Crowley's Ridge College	W 91–35	4–2	Farris Center (375) Conway, AR
December 5, 2018* 2:00 p.m., FSNOK		at Oklahoma	L 52–65	4–3	Lloyd Noble Center (2,381) Norman, OK
December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M	L 27–84	4–4	Reed Arena (3,154) College Station, TX
December 17, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Williams Baptist College	W 70–35	5–4	Farris Center (326) Conway, AR
December 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 54–70	5–5	Bramlage Coliseum (2,858) Manhattan, KS
Southland Conference schedule
December 31, 2018 1:00 p.m.		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 65–73	5–6 (0–1)	Farris Center (295) Conway, AR
January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m.		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 53–62	5–7 (0–2)	University Center (521) Hammond, LA
January 9, 2019 6:30 p.m.		at Sam Houston State	L 62–66	5–8 (0–3)	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (428) Huntsville, TX
January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Lamar	L 37–57	5–9 (0–4)	Montagne Center (1,220) Beaumont, TX
January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Incarnate Word	W 74–43	6–9 (1–4)	Farris Center (327) Conway, AR
January 19, 2019 1:00 p.m.		Nicholls	L 60–64	6–10 (1–5)	Farris Center (512) Conway, AR
January 23, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at New Orleans	W 62–60	7–10 (2–5)	Lakefront Arena (232) New Orleans, LA
January 26, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 70–77	7–11 (2–6)	Moody Coliseum (1,119) Abilene, TX
January 30, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Stephen F. Austin	L 53–59	7–12 (2–7)	Farris Center (421) Conway, AR
February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Northwestern State	W 74–52	8–12 (3–7)	Farris Center (571) Conway, AR
February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–33	9–12 (4–7)	Farris Center (1,825) Conway, AR
February 13, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Houston Baptist	W 77–58	10–12 (5–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (143) Houston, TX
February 20, 2019 7:00 p.m.		McNeese State	W 76–45	11–12 (6–7)	Farris Center (328) Conway, AR
February 23, 2019 4:00 p.m.		at Nicholls	L 52–68	11–13 (6–8)	Stopher Gym (409) Thibodaux, LA
February 27, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 43–79	11–14 (6–9)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,504) Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Abilene Christian	L 65–67	11–15 (6–10)	Farris Center  Conway, AR
March 6, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Sam Houston State	L 59–71	11–16 (6–11)	Farris Center (558) Conway, AR
March 9, 2019 1:00 p.m.		at Northwestern State	L 74–78	11–17 (6–12)	Prather Coliseum (872) Natchitoches, LA
Southland women's tournament
March 14, 2019 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Sam Houston State First round	W 76–71	12–17	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
March 15, 2019 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (4) Abilene Christian Second round	L 54–82	12–18	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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See also

• 2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team