# 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by seventh year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to UAB. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to VCU in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Chowan | W 78–44 | | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 70–53 | 1–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (982) Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Wofford | W 85–63 | 2–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (734) Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm | | Rutgers Postponed (travel conditions) | | | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 64–71 | 2–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,914) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 24, 2018* 4:30 pm | | vs. Liberty Christmas City Classic semifinals | W 63–61 | 3–1 | Stabler Arena (536) Bethlehem, PA |
| Nov 25, 2018* 4:30 pm | | at Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship | W 62–60 | 4–1 | Stabler Arena (489) Bethlehem, PA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 52–46 | 5–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,160) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Wake Forest | L 43–69 | 5–2 | Dale F. Halton Arena (819) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 40–57 | 5–3 | Hawkins Arena (827) Macon, GA |
| Dec 18, 2018* 11:30 am | | Wright State | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (8,249) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 21, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Davidson | W 78–66 | 7–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (725) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 73–69 | 8–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (812) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Virginia | L 61–65 | 8–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,841) Charlottesville, VA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Kentucky | L 58–76 | 8–5 (0–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (892) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 62–63 | 8–6 (0–2) | Cam Henderson Center (738) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN | | FIU | W 69–54 | 9–6 (1–2) | Dale F. Halton Arena (830) Charlotte, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 68–47 | 10–6 (2–2) | Dale F. Halton Arena (863) Charlotte, NC |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 54–65 | 10–7 (2–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 51–88 | 10–8 (2–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,477) Ruston, LA |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN | | UTSA | W 66–54 | 11–8 (3–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (905) Charlotte, NC |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | UTEP | W 62–39 | 12–8 (4–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (901) Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 1, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | L 51–61 | 12–9 (4–5) | Tudor Fieldhouse (502) Houston, TX |
| Feb 3, 2019 8:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 63–68 | 12–10 (4–6) | The Super Pit (926) Denton, TX |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | L 55–62 | 12–11 (4–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (918) Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UAB | W 60–56 | 13–11 (5–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,002) Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm | | Old Dominion | W 69–59 | 14–11 (6–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,177) Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | W 60–53 | 15–11 (7–7) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,230) Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at FIU | W 62–53 | 16–11 (8–7) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (327) Miami, FL |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 59–46 | 17–12 (9–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (668) Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Louisiana Tech First Round | W 55–46 | 18–12 | The Ford Center at The Star (1,921) Frisco, TX |
| Mar 14, 2019 2:30 pm, Stadium | (7) | vs. (2) UAB Quarterfinals | L 55–70 | 18–13 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at VCU First Round | L 52–65 | 18–14 | Siegel Center (383) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |