# 2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Creighton. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Northeastern and Kent State in the first and second rounds before losing to Cincinnati in third round.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence before losing to Marquette in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Trine | W 69–31 | | – | – | – | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 72–37 | 1–0 | 16 – Schickel | 12 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (282) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Murray State | W 86–65 | 2–0 | 24 – Jennings | 10 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (484) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 92–51 | 3–0 | 17 – Schickel | 10 – Brey | 5 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (479) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 20, 2018* 12:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 89–36 | 4–0 | 17 – Weaver | 10 – Schickel | 7 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (461) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Illinois State | W 58–56 | 5–0 | 17 – Jennings | 8 – Schickel | 7 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (611) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Ball State | W 64–47 | 6–0 | 20 – Jennings | 12 – Schickel | 8 – Schickel | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,524) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Indiana | L 46–66 | 6–1 | 13 – Tied | 13 – Schickel | 4 – Weaver | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,642) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | W 63–47 | 7–1 | 20 – Spolyar | 12 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | James A. Rhodes Arena (565) Akron, OH |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 72–49 | 8–1 | 16 – Jennings | 9 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (789) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 20, 2018* 12:15 pm | | vs. Ohio State West Palm Invitational | W 66–53 | 9–1 | 25 – Weaver | 6 – Schickel | 5 – Tied | Student Life Center (250) West Palm Beach, FL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Michigan West Palm Invitational | W 73–63 | 10–1 | 15 – Tied | 7 – Schickel | 5 – Brey | Student Life Center (79) West Palm Beach, FL |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 8:00 pm, FS2 | | at Villanova | W 63–55 | 11–1 (1–0) | 22 – Schickel | 12 – Brey | 4 – Weaver | Finneran Pavilion (641) Villanova, PA |
| Dec 31, 2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 59–50 | 12–1 (2–0) | 23 – Jennings | 12 – Brey | 5 – Weaver | McDonough Gymnasium (345) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 62–59 | 13–1 (3–0) | 19 – Schickel | 11 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (781) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, FS2 | | St. John's | W 66–45 | 14–1 (4–0) | 23 – Spolyar | 6 – Spolyar | 3 – Schickel | Hinkle Fieldhouse (858) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 63–41 | 15–1 (5–0) | 20 – Jennings | 8 – Spolyar | 7 – Weaver | Cintas Center (761) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 18, 2019 11:30 am, BEDN | | at Providence | L 68–74 $^{3OT}$ | 15–2 (5–1) | 25 – Jennings | 10 – Schickel | 2 – Tied | Alumni Hall (1,112) Providence, RI |
| Jan 20, 2019 3:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | W 75–43 | 16–2 (6–1) | 23 – Strong | 12 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,083) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 78–86 | 16–3 (6–2) | 22 – Spolyar | 10 – Schickel | 6 – Jennings | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,758) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | No. 10 Marquette | L 58–87 | 16–4 (6–3) | 13 – Spolyar | 6 – Brey | 4 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,437) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | W 73–68 $^{OT}$ | 17–4 (7–3) | 29 – Jennings | 9 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Carnesecca Arena (750) Queens, NY |
| Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | L 62–83 | 17–5 (7–4) | 14 – Spolyar | 10 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Walsh Gymnasium (1,344) South Orange, NJ |
| Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 63–38 | 18–5 (8–4) | 18 – Spolyar | 9 – Schickel | 6 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,124) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | W 66–46 | 19–5 (9–4) | 13 – Spolyar | 7 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (882) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | L 63–66 $^{OT}$ | 19–6 (9–5) | 23 – Jennings | 19 – Schickel | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,618) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 22, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 11 Marquette | W 61–57 | 20–6 (10–5) | 19 – Schickel | 10 – Brey | 6 – Spolyar | Al McGuire Center (2,003) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 24, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | L 62–76 | 20–7 (10–6) | 14 – Schickel | 8 – Schickel | 6 – Weaver | Wintrust Arena (2,165) Chicago, IL |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | L 42–72 | 20–8 (10–7) | 9 – Tied | 6 – Schickel | 5 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (935) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | W 62–60 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (11–7) | 22 – Spolyar | 9 – Schickel | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,012) Indianapolis, IN |
| Big East Women's Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 10, 2019 9:30 pm, FS2 | (3) | vs. (6) Creighton Quarterfinals | L 51–60 | 21–9 | 16 – Schickel | 9 – Brey | 4 – Schickel | Wintrust Arena (2,164) Chicago, IL |
| WNIT |||||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern First Round | W 89–72 | 22–9 | 29 – Jennings | 10 – Schickel | 9 – Schickel | Hinkle Fieldhouse (437) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 23, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Kent State Second Round | W 70–52 | 23–9 | 23 – Jennings | 11 – Schickel | 4 – Weaver | Hinkle Fieldhouse (747) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 28, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Cincinnati Third Round | L 65–72 | 23–10 | 25 – Jennings | 11 – Schickel | 5 – Tied | Fifth Third Arena (2,450) Cincinnati, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||

## 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 |