# 2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Boilermakers, led by 13th year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Rutgers.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Ashland | W 85–69 | | Mackey Arena (6,185) West Lafayette, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | W 80–38 | 1–0 | Worthen Arena (3,104) Muncie, IN |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Harvard | W 66–65 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena (5,884) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Western Illinois | W 81–60 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena (5,816) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 78–44 | 4–0 | Mackey Arena (5,970) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 22, 2018* 5:30 pm | | vs. St. John's Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 62–68 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,162) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 23, 2018* 5:30 pm | | vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 70–59 | 5–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,373) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 24, 2018* 7:30 pm | | vs. No. 2 UConn Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 40–86 | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,703) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | No. 21 Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 74–63 | 6–2 | Mackey Arena (5,831) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 73–80 | 6–3 | Convocation Center (591) Athens, OH |
| Dec 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Loyola–Chicago | W 65–41 | 7–3 | Mackey Arena (6,047) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 16, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 South Carolina | L 73–82 $^{2OT}$ | 7–4 | Mackey Arena (10,086) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 19, 2018* 11:30 am | | Albany | W 53–41 | 8–4 | Mackey Arena (7,038) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 21, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Bradley | W 74–61 | 9–4 | Mackey Arena (5,491) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten conference season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 4:00 pm, BTN | | Ohio State | W 60–42 | 10–4 (1–0) | Mackey Arena (6,313) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 31, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | L 69–76 | 10–5 (1–1) | Kohl Center (3,982) Madison, WI |
| Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan | W 71–70 | 11–5 (2–1) | Mackey Arena (6,446) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | | No. 17 Iowa | W 62–57 | 12–5 (3–1) | Mackey Arena (5,843) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 13, 2019 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | W 57–54 | 13–5 (4–1) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,349) Evansville, IL |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | at No. 20 Rutgers | L 63–65 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 (4–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,419) Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 20, 2019 2:00 pm | | No. 25 Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 56–53 | 14–6 (5–2) | Mackey Arena (8,657) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Minnesota | W 64–53 | 15–6 (6–2) | Williams Arena (5,572) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 27, 2019 3:00 pm | | at No. 17 Iowa | L 58–72 | 15–7 (6–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,319) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | L 64–84 | 15–8 (6–4) | Mackey Arena (5,901) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 22 Michigan State | L 66–74 | 15–9 (6–5) | Breslin Center (7,450) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Illinois | W 72–50 | 16–9 (7–5) | Mackey Arena (6,024) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 10, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 61–67 | 16–10 (7–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,298) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | L 45–65 | 16–11 (7–7) | Mackey Arena (6,126) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 17, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 61–58 | 17–11 (8–7) | Mackey Arena (7,265) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 61–72 | 17–12 (8–8) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,049) University Park, PA |
| Feb 25, 2019 6:30 pm, BTN | | No. 8 Maryland | L 55–58 | 17–13 (8–9) | Mackey Arena (6,009) West Lafayette, IN |
| Mar 3, 2019 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 51–73 | 17–14 (8–10) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,857) Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 4:00 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (14) Illinois First Round | W 72–60 | 18–14 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,014) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 7, 2019 9:00 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (6) Nebraska Second Round | W 75–71 | 19–14 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,445) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 8, 2019 9:00 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (3) Rutgers Quarterfinals | L 49–64 | 19–15 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,325) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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