# 2018–19 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Southern Illinois women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis were led by sixth year head coach Cindy Stein. They played their home games at SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Northern Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 26, 2018* 6:00 pm | | McKendree | W 73–39 | | SIU Arena (440) Carbondale, IL |
| Nov 2, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Westminster (MO) | W 118–38 | | SIU Arena (398) Carbondale, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at UT Martin | L 94–95 | 0–1 | Skyhawk Arena (1,415) Martin, TN |
| Nov 14, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 60–40 | 1–1 | SIU Arena (2,500) Carbondale, IL |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marshall | W 58–49 | 2–1 | SIU Arena (500) Carbondale, IL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 11:00 am | | at Western Kentucky | L 76–83 | 2–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,792) Bowling Green, KY |
| Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. Hartford South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 72–50 | 3–2 | South Point Arena (586) Enterprise, NV |
| Nov 24, 2018* 4:30 pm | | vs. No. 19 Arizona State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 38–82 | 3–3 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 58–62 | 3–4 | Chaifetz Arena (488) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois Compass Challenge | W 82–73 | 4–4 | SIU Arena (560) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Illinois Compass Challenge | W 73–59 | 5–4 | SIU Arena (505) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 18, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Murray State | W 65–59 | 6–4 | CFSB Center Murray, KY |
| Dec 21, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | SIU Arena (502) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 67–47 | 8–4 (1–0) | SIU Arena (503) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 58–61 | 8–5 (1–1) | SIU Arena (497) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 51–66 | 8–6 (1–2) | JQH Arena (1,864) Springfield, MO |
| Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 52–60 | 8–7 (1–3) | Redbird Arena (631) Normal, IL |
| Jan 20, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 53–58 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (1–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (656) Peoria, IL |
| Jan 25, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 87–65 | 9–8 (2–4) | SIU Arena (461) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola–Chicago | W 74–63 | 10–8 (3–4) | SIU Arena (368) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 53–65 | 10–9 (3–5) | McLeod Center (1,175) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 66–94 | 10–10 (3–6) | Knapp Center (3,683) Des Moines, IA |
| Feb 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 58–61 | 10–11 (3–7) | SIU Arena (361) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 15, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 62–55 | 11–11 (4–7) | SIU Arena (356) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | L 66–68 | 11–12 (4–8) | SIU Arena (446) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 64–41 | 12–12 (5–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (367) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 24, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 58–47 | 13–12 (6–8) | Athletics–Recreation Center (420) Valparaiso, IN |
| Mar 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 23 Drake | L 64–71 | 13–13 (6–9) | SIU Arena (415) Carbondale, IL |
| Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 67–76 | 13–14 (6–10) | SIU Arena (453) Carbondale, IL |
| Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 80–61 | 14–14 (7–10) | Hulman Center (1,440) Terre Haute, IN |
| Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 80–60 | 15–14 (8–10) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (307) Evansville, IN |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | L 63–66 | 15–15 | TaxSlayer Center (1,542) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||