# 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by third year head coach Kate Achter, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Missouri State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2018* 1:00 pm | | North Central College | W 73–49 | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 63–74 | 0–1 | Beeghly Center (1,216) Youngstown, OH |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 52–43 | 1–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 12, 2018* 3:12 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 75–60 | 2–1 | Credit Union 1 Arena (555) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 74–88 | 2–2 | Stroh Center (4,144) Bowling Green, OH |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 76–40 | 3–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (309) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 29, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 81–67 | 4–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,203) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 3, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 64–53 | 5–2 | University Arena (462) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | SIU Edwardsville | W 56–43 | 6–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (341) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 9, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Purdue | L 41–65 | 6–3 | Mackey Arena (6,047) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 16, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMKC | L 74–88 | 6–4 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,412) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 20 DePaul | L 76–102 | 6–5 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (324) Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 80–54 | 7–5 (1–0) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (212) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 11, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 60–69 | 7–6 (1–1) | Knapp Center (2,786) Des Moines, IA |
| Jan 13, 2019 11:30 am, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 52–64 | 7–7 (1–2) | McLeod Center (1,364) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Jan 18, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 61–56 | 8–7 (2–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (214) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | W 56–54 | 9–7 (3–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (614) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 49–84 | 9–8 (3–3) | JQH Arena (2,757) Springfield, MO |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 63–74 | 9–9 (3–4) | SIU Arena (368) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 62–59 | 10–9 (4–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (482) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | L 56–69 | 10–10 (4–5) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (378) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 8, 2019 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 65–71 | 10–11 (4–6) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (503) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | L 55–83 | 10–12 (4–7) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (264) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 44–36 | 11–12 (5–7) | Hulman Center (1,790) Terre Haute, IN |
| Feb 17, 2019 11:00 am | | at Evansville | W 71–51 | 12–12 (6–7) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (289) Evansville, IN |
| Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | L 41–64 | 12–13 (6–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (367) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 24, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Missouri State | L 58–85 | 12–14 (6–9) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (372) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 52–65 | 12–15 (6–10) | Redbird Arena (497) Normal, IL |
| Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 59–71 | 12–16 (6–11) | Renaissance Coliseum (1,024) Peoria, IL |
| Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 74–81 | 12–17 (6–12) | Athletics–Recreation Center (359) Valparaiso, IN |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Evansville First Round | W 90–80 | 13–17 | TaxSlayer Center (905) Moline, IL |
| Mar 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Missouri State Quarterfinals | L 50–59 | 13–18 | TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||