# 2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by thirty-seventh year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCNE | | at No. 1 Notre Dame | L 58–103 | 0–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Purdue | L 65–66 | 0–2 | Mackey Arena (5,884) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN | | La Salle | W 88–43 | 1–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (667) Boston, MA |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Siena | W 73–54 | 2–2 | Alumni Recreation Center (628) Loudonville, NY |
| Nov 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | L 60–73 | 2–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (478) West Hartford, CT |
| Nov 23, 2018* 8:00 pm | | vs. Jacksonville State Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic semifinals | W 69–62 | 3–3 | Matadome (150) Northridge, CA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic championship | W 75–55 | 4–3 | Matadome (344) Northridge, CA |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 67–72 $^{2OT}$ | 4–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (764) Boston, MA |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | L 60–67 | 4–5 | Lavietes Pavilion (426) Boston, MA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rutgers | L 49–60 | 4–6 | Lavietes Pavilion (783) Boston, MA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN | | Boston University | W 67–47 | 5–6 | Lavietes Pavilion (556) Boston, MA |
| Dec 28, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Rutgers | W 80–47 | 6–6 | Ryan Center (545) Kingston, RI |
| Dec 30, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at No. 14 California | W 85–79 | 7–6 | Haas Pavilion (2,319) Berkeley, CA |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 56–46 | 8–6 (1–0) | Lavietes Pavilion (743) Boston, MA |
| Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 73–57 | 9–6 (2–0) | Leede Arena (1,000) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Yale | L 62–65 | 9–7 (2–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+/NESN | | at Brown | W 100–83 | 10–7 (3–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (623) Providence, RI |
| Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | L 65–75 | 10–8 (3–2) | Levien Gymnasium (527) New York City, NY |
| Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 68–61 | 11–8 (4–2) | Newman Arena (424) Ithaca, NY |
| Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NESN | | Princeton | L 71–75 | 11–9 (4–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (736) Boston, MA |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn | W 80–72 $^{2OT}$ | 12–9 (5–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA |
| Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | W 98–55 | 13–9 (6–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (708) Boston, MA |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Yale | W 83–69 | 14–9 (7–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (933) Boston, MA |
| Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (7–4) | Palestra (568) Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 58–61 | 14–11 (7–5) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,236) Princeton, NJ |
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 80–38 | 15–11 (8–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (763) Boston, MA |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 69–56 | 16–11 (9–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (838) Boston, MA |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Penn Semifinals | L 62–91 | 16–12 | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Drexel First Round | W 69–56 | 17–12 | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| Mar 24, 2019* 3:00 pm | | Georgetown Second Round | L 65–70 | 17–13 | Lavietes Pavilion (322) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||