2018–19 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

2018–19 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
2018–19 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–22 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach	Kacie Cryer (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Edie Higgins; Patrece Carter; Brittany Bigott;
Home arena	Health and Human Performance Education Complex; (Capacity: 4,200)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by third-year head coach Kacie Cryer, played all their home games at the Health and Human Performance Education Complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 5–13 in Southland play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2017–18 season with a 12–18 overall record and an 8–10 Southland Conference record to finish in eighth place. Their season ended with a loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland women's tournament.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Reagan Bolton	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Hammond, LA
F	2	Bre'Ashlee Jones	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Jewel Sumner HS	Kentwood, LA
G	4	Rayah Haynes	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Zachary HS	Zachary, LA
G	12	Jahquell Robinson	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	RS Fr	West Monroe HS	West Monroe, LA
C	13	Cynthia Rivas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	North Central Texas Academy	Guadalajara, Mexico
G	15	Jamara Levy	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Lake Arthur HS	Lake Arthur, LA
G	20	Kaylee Hughes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Holden HS	Holden, LA
G	21	Maddisen Martin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Fairview HS	Mittie, LA
G	22	Callie Maddox	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Fairview HS	Grant, LA
F	24	Divine Tanks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Barbe HS	Lake Charles, LA
G	25	Sky Jasper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Coffeeville CC	Houma, LA
F	30	Damilola Balogun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Bossier Parish CC	Lagos, Nigeria
	40	Maia Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Denham Springs HS	Denham Springs, LA

Head coach

Kacie Cryer (LSU–Shreveport)

Assistant coach(es)

Edie Higgins (LSU–Shreveport)
Patrece Carter (Louisiana Christian)
Brittany Bigott (St. Thomas (TX))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 8, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 5:30 p.m.	at Grambling State	L 51–75	0–1	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (465) Grambling, LA
November 11, 2018* 2:00 p.m.	Louisiana	L 59–70	0–2	H&HP Complex (727) Lake Charles, LA
November 15, 2018* 11:00 a.m., LHN	at No. 11 Texas	L 40–96	0–3	Frank Erwin Center (2,950) Austin, TX
November 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 60–69	0–4	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,030) Monroe, LA
November 21, 2018* 11:00 a.m.	LSU–Alexandria	L 60–68	0–5	H&HP Complex (1,528) Lake Charles, LA
November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m.	at Rice	L 65–93	0–6	Tudor Fieldhouse (380) Houston, TX
December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m.	at UAB	L 48–91	0–7	Bartow Arena (303) Birmingham, AL
December 11, 2018* 11:00 a.m.	at LSU	L 36–86	0–8	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,528) Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2018* 6:30 p.m.	Southern–New Orleans	W 106–54	1–8	H&HP Complex (578) Lake Charles, LA
December 19, 2018* 6:30 p.m.	Louisiana College	W 86–68	2–8	H&HP Complex (1,555) Lake Charles, LA
December 29, 2018* 1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	L 48–89	2–9	H&HP Complex (1,651) Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
January 2, 2019 6:30 p.m.	Incarnate Word	L 66–68	2–10 (0–1)	H&HP Complex (1,639) Lake Charles, LA
January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	L 63–82	2–11 (0–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,034) Natchitoches, LA
January 9, 2019 6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	L 52–109	2–12 (0–3)	Moody Coliseum (1,099) Abilene, TX
January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m.	at New Orleans	L 76–88	2–13 (0–4)	Lakefront Arena (221) New Orleans, LA
January 16, 2019 6:30 p.m.	at Nicholls	W 69–68	3–13 (1–4)	Stopher Gym (225) Thibodaux, LA
January 19, 2019 1:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	W 62–56	4–13 (2–4)	H&HP Complex (637) Lake Charles, LA
January 26, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Baptist	W 81–71	5–13 (3–4)	H&HP Complex (2,124) Lake Charles, LA
February 2, 2019 1:00 p.m.	Lamar	L 62–64	5–14 (3–5)	H&HP Complex (2,201) Lake Charles, LA
February 6, 2019 6:30 p.m.	Sam Houston State	L 80–93	5–15 (3–6)	H&HP Complex (1,784) Lake Charles, LA
February 9, 2019 1:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	L 73–89	5–16 (3–7)	H&HP Complex (2,373) Lake Charles, LA
February 13, 2019 6:30 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	L 48–97	5–17 (3–8)	H&HP Complex (1,567) Lake Charles, LA
February 16, 2019 1:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–70	6–17 (4–8)	University Center (555) Hammond, LA
February 20, 2019 7:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas	L 45–76	6–18 (4–9)	Farris Center (328) Conway, AR
February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m.	New Orleans	L 60–64	6–19 (4–10)	H&HP Complex (1,905) Lake Charles, LA
February 27, 2019 6:30 p.m.	Nicholls	L 55–78	6–20 (4–11)	H&HP Complex (1,736) Lake Charles, LA
March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	W 72–67	7–20 (5–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (421) Houston, TX
March 6, 2019 7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 51–62	7–21 (5–12)	Dugan Wellness Center (633) Corpus Christi, TX
March 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar	L 68–81	7–22 (5–13)	Montagne Center (5,218) Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ LaFosse, Pam (March 8, 2018). "Cowgirls Eliminated From SLC Tournament". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
^ "McNeese St Cowgirls Schedule 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[1] LaFosse, Pam (March 8, 2018). "Cowgirls Eliminated From SLC Tournament". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[2] "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[3] "McNeese St Cowgirls Schedule 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

[4] "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

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v t e McNeese Cowgirls basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1975–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) The Legacy Center (2018–present)
Rivalries	Lamar
People	Head coaches
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See also

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