# 2018–19 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by seventh year head coach Travis Brewster and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were first year members of the Summit League. They finished the season 12–19, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Summit League women's tournament where they lost to South Dakota.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 28, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Bemidji State | W 88–39 | | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND |
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota–Crookston | W 74–58 | | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCNE | | at No. 18 Syracuse | L 49–85 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (1,161) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 62–56 | 1–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (590) Valparaiso, IN |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 55–67 | 1–2 | Redbird Arena (507) Normal, IL |
| Nov 21, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 68–75 | 1–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,881) University Park, PA |
| Nov 27, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 63–77 | 1–4 | Ryan Center (259) Kingston, RI |
| Nov 28, 2018* 3:30 pm, NESN/ELVN | | at Massachusetts | W 59–52 | 2–4 | Mullins Center (654) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 60–64 | 2–5 | McLeod Center (1,201) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Dec 7, 2018* 11:30 am, FSNOR | | Milwaukee | L 46–64 | 2–6 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,607) Grand Forks, ND |
| Dec 9, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 35–87 | 2–7 | Hilton Coliseum (9,701) Ames, IA |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSNOR+ | | Mayville State | W 84–50 | 3–7 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,315) Grand Forks, ND |
| Dec 19, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson Hatter Classic | L 63–74 | 3–8 | Edmunds Center (304) DeLand, FL |
| Dec 20, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. Western Michigan Hatter Classic | W 62–50 | 4–8 | Edmunds Center (105) DeLand, FL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. San Francisco Hatter Classic | W 100–97 $^{2OT}$ | 5–8 | Edmunds Center (150) DeLand, FL |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2018 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 79–60 | 6–8 (1–0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,333) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | W 75–67 | 7–8 (2–0) | Mabee Center (1,005) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Denver | L 66–87 | 7–9 (2–1) | Hamilton Gymnasium (295) Denver, CO |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | | Omaha | W 68–57 | 8–9 (3–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,354) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | | Western Illinois | L 80–92 | 8–10 (3–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,400) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS | | South Dakota State | L 48–66 | 8–11 (3–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,433) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at North Dakota State | L 57–69 | 8–12 (3–4) | Scheels Center (1,810) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS | | South Dakota | L 50–80 | 8–13 (3–5) | Betty Englstad Sioux Center (1,359) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 90–111 | 8–14 (3–6) | Western Hall (566) Macomb, IL |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:30 pm, MidcoSN | | at Omaha | W 69–68 | 9–14 (4–6) | Baxter Arena (301) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | | North Dakota State | W 70–58 | 10–14 (5–6) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,567) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota State | L 58–81 | 10–15 (5–7) | Frost Arena (2,734) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS | | Oral Roberts | L 58–80 | 10–16 (5–8) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,551) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 23, 2019 11:00 am, MidcoSN/FCS | | Denver | L 91–92 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (5–9) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,638) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 28, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 74–58 | 11–17 (6–9) | Gates Sports Center (324) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota | L 54–87 | 11–18 (6–10) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,434) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2019 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Denver Quarterfinals | W 80–67 | 12–18 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (2,971) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Mar 11, 2019 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (2) South Dakota Semifinals | L 61–84 | 12–19 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,214) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||