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2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Florida State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles are led by head coach Sue Semrau, in her twenty-second year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division Champions
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 25
Record24–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
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

The Seminoles finished the season with a record of 24–9, going 10–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. Florida State reached the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a fifth-seed, their seventh consecutive tournament appearance, where they reached the second round.

Previous season

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For the 2017–18 season, the Seminoles finished with a record of 26–7, 12–4 in the ACC, to finish in third place. Florida State was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament by Notre Dame. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a three-seed, their sixth consecutive tournament appearance, and were upset in the second round of the tournament by Buffalo.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[1]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Izabela Nicoletti
G 		São Paulo, Brazil Neuse Christian Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Kourtney Weber
G 		New Orleans, LA Ursuline Academy 2 ft 10 in (0.86 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 96
Valencia Myers
F 		Solon, OH Solon High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Morgan Jones
G 		Jonesboro, GA Our Lady of Mercy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Amaya Brown
G 		Albuquerque, NM Cibola 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
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

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2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 3 Sayawni Lassiter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Dorchester, MA
G 4 Amaya Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Albuquerque, NM
G 10 Kourtney Webber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr New Orleans, LA
F 11 Iho López 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Blanes, Spain
G 12 Nicole Ekhomu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bolingbrook, IL
G 13 Nausia Woolfolk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fort Valley, GA
F 15 Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Meriden, CT
G 24 Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Jonesboro, GA
G 31 Savannah Wilkinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So London, England
F 32 Valencia Myers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Solon, OH
G 33 Izabella Nicoletti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr São Paulo, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2018

Rankings

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Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV—RVRVRVRVRVRV22RV22242421222222-T25Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25231821192119192021212223

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Flagler W 101–49[2]  –
 Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Non–Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra 		Troy W 103–67[3]  1–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,895)
Tallahassee, FL
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		North Florida W 74–53[4]  2–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,191)
Tallahassee, FL
November 11, 2018*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Florida
Rivalry 		W 63–56[5]  3–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,994)
Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Jacksonville W 79–46[6]  4–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,367)
Tallahassee, FL
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		LSU L 45–58[7]  4–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,002)
Tallahassee, FL
November 23, 2018*
3:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Eastern Kentucky
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinal 		W 62–45[8]  5–1
 Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 24, 2018*
6:45 pm, FloHoops 		vs. No. 12 Iowa
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship 		W 71–67[9]  6–1
 Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		W 87–58[10]  7–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,501)
Tallahassee, FL
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer W 57–56[11]  8–1
 Hawkins Arena (1,072)
Macon, GA
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at St. John's W 57–53[12]  9–1
 Carnesecca Arena (893)
Queens, New York
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Creighton W 71–52[13]  10–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,501)
Tallahassee, FL
December 20, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Milwaukee W 87–62[14]  11–1
 Klotsche Center (766)
Milwaukee, WI
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Georgia State W 79–43[15]  12–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,578)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Virginia W 63–61[16]  13–1
(1–0) 		John Paul Jones Arena (2,376)
Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN 		at North Carolina W 64–63[17]  14–1
(2–0) 		Carmichael Arena (2,497)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 22 Clemson L 45–57[18]  14–2
(2–1) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,317)
Tallahassee, FL
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Boston College W 91–71[19]  15–2
(3–1) 		Conte Forum (935)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 20, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Duke W 66–62[20]  16–2
(4–1) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,636)
Tallahassee, FL
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN 		No. 22 No. 4 Louisville L 49–68[21]  16–3
(4–2) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,446)
Tallahassee, FL
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 22 at Virginia Tech W 56–54[22]  17–3
(5–2) 		Cassell Coliseum (1,915)
Blacksburg, VA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 24 Miami (FL)
Rivalry 		W 62–58[23]  18–3
(6–2) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,570)
Tallahassee, FL
February 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 24 Wake Forest W 85–61[24]  19–3
(7–2) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,114)
Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 24 No. 9 NC State W 75–70[25]  20–3
(8–2) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,734)
Tallahassee, FL
February 10, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 24 at No. 4 Notre Dame L 70–97[26]  20–4
(8–3) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,950)
South Bend, IN
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 21 at Clemson L 68–73[27]  20–5
(8–4) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (658)
Clemson, SC
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 21 Pittsburgh W 78–46[28]  21–5
(9–4) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,134)
Tallahassee, FL
February 24, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 at No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry 		L 54–64[29]  21–6
(9–5) 		Watsco Center (2,339)
Coral Gables, FL
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 22 No. 17 Syracuse L 88–94[30]  21–7
(9–6) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,732)
Tallahassee, FL
March 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 22 at Georgia Tech W 64–55[31]  22–7
(10–6) 		McCamish Pavilion (1,567)
Atlanta, GA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ACCRSN 		(6) No. 22 vs. (11) Duke
Second Round 		W 51–41[32]  23–7
 Greensboro Coliseum (4,024)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2019
8:00 pm, ACCRSN 		(6) No. 22 vs. (3) No. 9 NC State
Quarterfinals 		L 62–69[33]  23–8
 Greensboro Coliseum (5,646)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5 G) No. 25 vs. (12 G) Bucknell
Round of 64 		W 70–67[34]  24–8
 Dale F. Halton Arena (1,750)
Charlotte, NC
March 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5 G) No. 25 vs. (4 G) No. 15 South Carolina
Round of 32 		L 64–72[35]  24–9
 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,030)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro Region [36].
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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  • All-ACC[37]
    • First Team
Kiah Gillespie
    • Freshman Team
Valencia Myers

References

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  1. ^ "Florida State Seminoles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Captains Lead Women's Hoops over Flagler". Florida State University Department of Athletics. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Young Noles Impressive in Season Opening Rout". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gillespie's Double-Double Sparks FSU Victory". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Gillespie Leads Seminoles to Win Against Florida". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Woolfolk Leads Noles Over Jacksonville". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Women's Hoops Suffers First Loss". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Strong Finish Gets Noles to Junkanoo Jam Final". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Woolfolk's 25 Leads Noles to Junkanoo Title". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "Gillespie Leads Noles to Win in ACC/Big Ten Challenge". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ekhomu Comes Up Clutch in Nail-Biting Win". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  12. ^ "Seminoles Hold Off Storm Surge". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  13. ^ "Ekhomu Leaves Jays Feeling Blue". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "Program-Record 15 3s Down Milwaukee". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "Kiah Catches Fire in Win over Georgia State". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  16. ^ "Clutch Plays Deliver ACC-Opening Win". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Junior Guards Key Nail-Biting Win". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  18. ^ "Win Streaks Snapped in Loss to Clemson". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Gillespie Leads Noles to Third ACC Road Win". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  20. ^ "Noles Hold On for Fourth Conference Win". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  21. ^ "Florida State Falls to No. 4 Louisville". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  22. ^ "Seminoles Battle Back, Win at Virginia Tech". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  23. ^ "Gillespie Sparks Noles to Gritty Win". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  24. ^ "Strong Offense Lifts Noles Past Wake Forest". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  25. ^ "Seminoles Upset Ninth-Ranked Wolfpack". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  26. ^ "Florida State Suffers First Road Loss at No. 4 Notre Dame". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  27. ^ "Ekhomu's 27 Not Enough as Seminoles Fall to Tigers". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  28. ^ "Stifling Defense Trounces Pitt". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  29. ^ "Florida State Falls at Miami". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  30. ^ "Seminoles Drop Home Finale to Syracuse". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  31. ^ Stone, Steve (March 3, 2019). "Noles Clinch Sixth Seed in ACC Tournament". Florida State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  32. ^ "Sixth-Seeded Noles Lock Down Duke". March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  33. ^ "Seminoles Exit From ACC Tournament". March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  34. ^ "Seminoles Hold Off Bucknell in 70-67 Thriller". March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  35. ^ "Noles End Fulfilling Year vs. South Carolina". March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  36. ^ "2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball Schedule". Florida State Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  37. ^ "2018-2019 ALL-ACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED". Atlantic Coast Conference. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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