2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by seventh year head coach Shane Clipfell, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in fifth place of the West division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Northern Illinois.

2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	10–20 (4–14 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Clipfell (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Russ Rose Cetera Washington Vanessa Abel
Home arena	University Arena

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Ohio	14	–	4		.778			30	–	6		.833
Miami (OH)	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Buffalo †	12	–	6		.667			24	–	10		.706
Kent State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Akron	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
Bowling Green	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Northern Illinois	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Western Michigan	4	–	14		.222			10	–	20		.333
Ball State	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
† 2019 MAC tournament winner

Roster

2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jacinta Gibson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN G 1 Kia Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Lawndale Chicago, IL G 2 Maddie Watters 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Williamston Williamston, MI G 3 Jillian Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Ursuline Academy West Virginia State Cincinnati, OH G 4 Deja Wimby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Snider Fort Wayne, IN G 5 Nina Farkic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Cameron Heights Kitchener, ON F 10 Breanna Mobley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lansing Waverly Lansing, MI G 11 Kamrin Reed 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Holt Holt, MI G 20 Logan McCane 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Rockford Rockford, MI F 21 Hannah Douglas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Walled Lake Central Walled Lake, MI G/F 22 Meredith Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hilliard Bradley Hilliard, OH G 23 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mona Shores Muskegon, MI F 24 Leighah-Amori Wool 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Evanston Evanston, IL G 32 Kiana Cencula 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Adlai E. Stevenson Lincolnshire, IL G 34 Jasmyn Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Mona Shores Valparaiso Muskegon, MI F 44 Maxine Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Detroit Country Day Southfield, MI	Head coach Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Russ Rose (Davenport) Cetera Washington (Michigan State) Vanessa Abel (Duquesne) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* 6:00 pm		Grace Christian	W 91–46		University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 69–61	1–0	University Arena (560) Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 54–66	1–1	University Arena (591) Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Michigan	L 42–79	1–2	University Arena (1,250) Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 18, 2018* 3:00 pm		at Ole Miss	L 66–69	1–3	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,311) Oxford, MS
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 64–53	2–3	University Arena (380) Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola–Chicago	L 53–64	2–4	University Arena (462) Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 54–44	3–4	Calihan Hall (407) Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 69–59	4–4	FAU Arena (340) Boca Raton, FL
Dec 20, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. North Dakota Hatter Classic	L 50–62	4–5	Edmunds Center (105) DeLand, FL
Dec 21, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Florida A&M Hatter Classic	W 69–50	5–5	Edmunds Center (75) DeLand, FL
Dec 31, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saginaw Valley State	W 75–51	6–5	University Arena (590) Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 84–82	7–5 (1–0)	Stroh Center (1,465) Bowling Green, OH
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron	L 59–72	7–6 (1–1)	University Arena (578) Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 12, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 61–64	7–7 (1–2)	Convocation Center (2,865) Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 57–80	7–8 (1–3)	University Arena (513) Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 59–61	7–9 (1–4)	University Arena (730) Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	W 65–62	8–9 (2–4)	Worthen Arena (1,066) Muncie, IN
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	L 62–81	8–10 (2–5)	University Arena (1,012) Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 51–55	8–11 (2–6)	MAC Center (931) Kent, OH
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	L 62–69	8–12 (2–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (455) Akron, OH
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 53–87	8–13 (2–8)	University Arena (721) Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 56–70	8–14 (2–9)	Convocation Center (729) Athens, OH
Feb 18, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois Rescheduled from January 30	L 64–77	8–15 (2–10)	Convocation Center (296) DeKalb, IL
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	L 52–56	8–16 (2–11)	University Arena (517) Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 71–68	9–16 (3–11)	University Arena (660) Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 63–73	9–17 (3–12)	Savage Arena (3,377) Toledo, OH
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 72–54	10–17 (3–13)	University Arena (915) Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 57–80	10–18 (3–14)	McGuirk Arena (1,942) Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 71–74	10–19 (3–15)	University Arena (594) Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(10)	at (7) Northern Illinois First Round	L 69–70	10–20	Convocation Center (496) DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team