# 2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by third year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 16–16, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost Duquesne.

## Media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 31, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Dartmouth | W 109–51 | | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 4:30 pm, ELVN/NESN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 78–61 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (547) Amherst, MA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Towson | L 53–78 | 1–1 | SECU Arena (1,389) Towson, MD |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 74–59 | 2–1 | Mullins Center (676) Amherst, MA |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 74–70 | 3–1 | Mullins Center (413) Amherst, MA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Bucknell Brown University Turkey Tip-Off | L 58–77 | 3–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (436) Providence, RI |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown Brown University Turkey Tip-Off | W 90–61 | 4–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Fairfield Brown University Turkey Tip-Off | W 59–49 | 5–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI |
| Nov 28, 2018* 4:30 pm, ELVN/NESN | | North Dakota | L 52–59 | 5–3 | Mullins Center (654) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm, NESN | | at Northeastern | L 52–53 | 5–4 | Cabot Center (279) Boston, MA |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 71–59 | 6–4 | Mullins Center (555) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 66–55 | 7–4 | Mullins Center (518) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Siena | L 59–64 | 7–5 | Alumni Recreation Center (372) Loudonville, NY |
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | L 59–62 | 7–6 | Mullins Center (422) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 70–55 | 8–6 | McCann Arena (1,789) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| A-10 Regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 70–66 | 9–6 (1–0) | Mullins Center (599) Amherst, MA |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 47–75 | 9–7 (1–1) | UD Arena (1,686) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 74–60 | 10–7 (2–1) | Tom Gola Arena (362) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 16, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Mason | L 52–70 | 10–8 (2–2) | Mullins Center (3,310) Amherst, MA |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Davidson | W 70–58 | 11–8 (3–2) | John M. Belk Arena (511) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | L 63–64 | 11–9 (3–3) | Mullins Center (1,248) Amherst, MA |
| Jan 30, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 48–52 | 11–10 (3–4) | Siegel Center (523) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 3, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 58–62 | 11–11 (3–5) | Robins Center (576) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Duquesne | W 69–66 | 12–11 (4–5) | Mullins Center (509) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 56–34 | 13–11 (5–5) | Mullins Center (656) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 54–55 | 13–12 (5–6) | Hagan Arena (204) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 49–64 | 13–13 (5–7) | Mullins Center (775) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Washington | L 59–66 | 13–14 (5–8) | Mullins Center (673) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 64–76 | 13–15 (5–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,008) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 64–38 | 14–15 (5–10) | Mullins Center (541) Amherst, MA |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 57–53 | 15–15 (5–11) | Ryan Center (411) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at (7) George Mason First Round | W 86–80 $^{2OT}$ | 16–15 | EagleBank Arena (259) Fairfax, VA |
| Mar 8, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (2) Fordham Quarterfinals | L 62–73 | 16–16 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| *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 |