# 2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by first-year head coach Vicki Hall, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 11–19, 5–13 in MVC play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference women's tournament to Valparaiso.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | W 62–53 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (764) Huntington, WV |
| November 13, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | at Saint Louis | W 60–56 | 2–0 | Chaifetz Arena (437) St. Louis, MO |
| November 23, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Grand Canyon Thanksgiving Showdown | W 88–81 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0 | GCU Arena (352) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. UC Irvine Thanksgiving Showdown | L 61–77 | 3–1 | GCU Arena (167) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 29, 2018* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 62–51 | 4–1 | Show Me Center (443) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 3, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 59–64 | 4–2 | Hulman Center (1,659) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 5, 2018* 8:00 p.m. | | at Illinois | L 57–75 | 4–3 | State Farm Center (981) Champaign, IL |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | W 60–53 | 5–3 | Hulman Center (1,242) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 17, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Butler | L 49–72 | 5–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (789) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 39–63 | 5–5 | Lantz Arena (264) Charleston, IL |
| December 30, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davenport | W 79–43 | 6–5 | Hulman Center (1,606) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 58–71 | 6–6 (0–1) | JQH Arena (2,015) Springfield, MO |
| January 6, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 61–58 | 7–6 (1–1) | SIU Arena (497) Carbondale, IL |
| January 11, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 59–44 | 8–6 (2–1) | Hulman Center (1,582) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 13, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bradley | L 45–61 | 8–7 (2–2) | Hulman Center (1,474) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 18, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (3–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (485) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 20, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 54–56 | 9–8 (3–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (614) Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Drake | L 68–70 | 9–9 (3–4) | Hulman Center (1,408) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 51–71 | 9–10 (3–5) | Hulman Center (1,564) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 1, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 76–69 | 10–10 (4–5) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (389) Evansville, IN |
| February 8, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | W 59–44 | 9–11 (3–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (683) Peoria, IL |
| February 10, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 70–78 | 9–12 (3–7) | Redbird Arena (1,184) Normal, IL |
| February 15, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola–Chicago | L 36–44 | 9–13 (3–8) | Hulman Center (1,790) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 67–59 | 10–13 (4–8) | Hulman Center (1,490) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 22, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 63–71 | 10–14 (4–9) | McLeod Center (1,381) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 24, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at No. 24 Drake | L 77–96 | 10–14 (4–9) | Knapp Center (2,878) Des Moines, IA |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Evansville | L 56–59 | 10–15 (4–10) | Hulman Center (1,505) Terre Haute, IN |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | L 61–80 | 11–17 (5–12) | Hulman Center (1,440) Terre Haute, IN |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 58–71 | 11–18 (5–13) | Hulman Center (1,456) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley women's tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Valparaiso First round | L 55–77 | 11–19 | TaxSlayer Center (905) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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