# 2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by fifth year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season title with Fordham. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Fordham. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Charlotte in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 72–55 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (684) Williamsburg, VA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 84–55 | 2–0 | Siegel Center (3,729) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 14, 2018* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | L 47–59 | 2–1 | Carmichael Arena (2,893) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Nov 18, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Wake Forest | W 53–40 | 3–1 | Siegel Center (753) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Weber State UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | W 64–36 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (226) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. IUPUI UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | L 61–63 | 4–2 | Convocation Center (261) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 58–47 | 5–2 | Siegel Center (536) Richmond, VA |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Georgetown | W 47–45 | 6–2 | McDonough Gymnasium (377) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | L 54–66 | 6–3 | Fifth Third Arena (747) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 57–60 | 6–4 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,259) Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Radford | L 49–54 | 6–5 | Siegel Center (654) Richmond, VA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 54–48 | 7–5 | Corbett Sports Center (324) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 31, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 97–55 | 8–5 | Siegel Center (537) Richmond, VA |
| A-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 59–40 | 9–5 (1–0) | Siegel Center (463) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 68–38 | 10–5 (2–0) | Siegel Center (412) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond Capital City Classic | W 68–43 | 11–5 (3–0) | Robins Center (1,393) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 47–44 | 12–5 (4–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (975) Bronx, NY |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 74–39 | 13–5 (5–0) | Siegel Center (722) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 48–57 | 13–6 (5–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (794) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 57–47 | 14–6 (6–1) | Siegel Center (1,263) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 30, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | W 52–48 | 15–6 (7–1) | Siegel Center (523) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 65–47 | 16–6 (8–1) | Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 59–50 | 17–6 (9–1) | Reilly Center (659) Olean, NY |
| Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/CBS 6.3 | | Richmond Capital City Classic | W 58–37 | 18–6 (10–1) | Siegel Center (2,036) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dayton | W 64–62 | 19–6 (11–1) | Siegel Center (585) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason Rivalry | W 62–38 | 20–6 (12–1) | EagleBank Arena (2,725) Fairfax, VA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 20–7 (12–2) | Palumbo Center (926) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 60–76 | 20–8 (12–3) | Chaifetz Arena (637) St. Louis, MO |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 61–54 | 21–8 (13–3) | Siegel Center (1,261) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | W 58–47 | 22–8 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mar 9, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (4) Dayton Semifinals | W 61–52 | 23–8 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mar 10, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (2) Fordham Championship Game | L 47–62 | 23–9 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Charlotte First round | W 65–52 | 24–9 | Siegel Center (383) Richmond, VA |
| Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech Second round | L 72–82 | 24–10 | Cassell Coliseum (781) Blacksburg, 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 |