# 2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by eighth-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Providence.
On March 10, Neal was fired. He finished at Xavier with a 8 year record of 76–108.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 91–57 | 1–0 | Cintas Center (410) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 70–60 | 2–0 | Cintas Center (648) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | No. 25 Minnesota | L 53–78 | 2–1 | Cintas Center (831) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Fairfield Lauren Hill Tip-Off Classic | W 48–35 | 3–1 | Cintas Center (1,522) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Wake Forest | W 62–50 | 4–1 | LJVM Coliseum (216) Winston–Salem, NC |
| Nov 29, 2018* 11:30 am | | Bowling Green | W 65–49 | 5–1 | Cintas Center (3,628) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | | North Alabama | W 94–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Cintas Center (426) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 80–59 | 7–1 | Cintas Center (647) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout | L 61–79 | 7–2 | Fifth Third Arena (3,053) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 87–58 | 8–2 | Cintas Center (416) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 61–45 | 9–2 | Cintas Center (458) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 5:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 61–68 | 9–3 (0–1) | McDonough Gymnasium (591) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 31, 2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 71–75 | 9–4 (0–2) | Finneran Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | L 57–76 | 9–5 (0–3) | Cintas Center (317) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 6, 2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 63–62 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (1–3) | Cintas Center (576) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | L 41–63 | 10–6 (1–4) | Cintas Center (761) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 18, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 62–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (1–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (993) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | L 58–71 | 10–8 (1–6) | Alumni Hall (302) Providence, RI |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | No. 10 Marquette | L 44–90 | 10–9 (1–7) | Cintas Center (943) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 27, 2019 3:00 pm, FS2 | | DePaul | L 71–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (1–8) | Cintas Center (2,257) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | W 80–76 | 11–10 (2–8) | Walsh Gymnasium (826) South Orange, NJ |
| Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | L 41–70 | 11–11 (2–9) | Carnesecca Arena (599) Queens, NY |
| Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | L 38–63 | 11–12 (2–10) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,124) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Providence | L 55–63 | 11–13 (2–11) | Cintas Center (1,185) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | L 52–53 | 11–14 (2–12) | Cintas Center (912) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 22, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | L 48–81 | 11–15 (2–13) | Wintrust Arena (1,750) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 24, 2019 3:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 11 Marquette | L 53–79 | 11–16 (2–14) | Al McGuire Center (2,187) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Villanova | L 63–68 | 11–17 (2–15) | Cintas Center (786) Cincinnati, OH |
| Mar 3, 2019 5:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | L 64–67 | 11–18 (2–16) | Cintas Center (583) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 5:30 pm, BEDN | (10) | vs. (7) Providence First Round | L 62–70 | 11–19 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||