# 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second year head coach Gayle Coats Fulks. The Wildcats are fifth year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena. They finished the season 17–15, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Dayton. They received an invite to the WBI where they lost to Marshall.

## Media
### Davidson Wildcats Sports Network

All home games were featured on ESPN+, the new home of the Atlantic 10 Digital Network basketball package. Select away games were broadcast on an audio-only basis on the school's website. Derek Smith, who has been the play-by-play voice since the 2003–04 season, provided the call for all games with Sam Goldfarb providing color commentary for home games and Leslie Urban providing color commentary for away postseason games. Select games were televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Queens (NC) | W 80–47 | 1–0 | John M. Belk Arena (312) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 11, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 72–34 | 2–0 | CSU Field House (315) North Charleston, SC |
| Nov 14, 2018* 11:00 am | | at Gardner–Webb | L 49–54 | 2–1 | Paul Porter Arena (986) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 78–81 | 2–2 | John M. Belk Arena (587) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 21, 2018* 4:30 pm | | at UNC Asheville | L 56–69 | 2–3 | Kimmel Arena (935) Asheville, NC |
| Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | William & Mary | W 76–65 | 3–3 | John M. Belk Arena (412) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 71–62 | 4–3 | John M. Belk Arena (389) Davidson, NC |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 57–65 | 4–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (735) Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 72–73 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Schar Center (404) Elon, NC |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 90–80 | 5–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum (590) Clemson, SC |
| Dec 18, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 83–56 | 6–5 | John M. Belk Arena (3,114) Davidson, NC |
| Dec 21, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 66–78 | 6–6 | Dale F. Halton Arena (725) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 9 NC State | L 45–75 | 6–7 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,050) Raleigh, NC |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 67–59 | 7–7 (1–0) | John M. Belk Arena (545) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 62–47 | 8–7 (2–0) | Palumbo Center (617) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 77–67 | 9–7 (3–0) | Ryan Center (440) Kingston, RI |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 78–55 | 10–7 (4–0) | John M. Belk Arena (731) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | L 58–70 | 10–8 (4–1) | John M. Belk Arena (511) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 60–56 | 11–8 (5–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (919) Bronx, NY |
| Jan 31, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 62–42 | 12–8 (6–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,667) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 80–61 | 13–8 (7–1) | John M. Belk Arena (623) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 54–66 | 13–9 (7–2) | Hagan Arena (231) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 67–55 | 14–9 (8–2) | John M. Belk Arena (614) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fordham | L 42–58 | 14–10 (8–3) | John M. Belk Arena (418) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Massachusetts | W 64–49 | 15–10 (9–3) | Mullins Center (775) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 69–83 | 15–11 (9–4) | UD Arena (2,123) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | W 60–57 | 16–11 (10–4) | John M. Belk Arena (921) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | L 58–64 | 16–12 (10–5) | John M. Belk Arena (421) Davidson, NC |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 54–61 | 16–13 (10–6) | Siegel Center (1,261) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | (12) St. Bonaventure First Round | W 74–49 | 17–13 | John M. Belk Arena (462) Davidson, NC |
| Mar 8, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Dayton Quarterfinals | L 67–84 | 17–14 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| WBI ||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall First Round | L 64–67 | 17–15 | John M. Belk Arena (324) Davidson, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||