# 2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by first year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 3–13 in ACC play in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia.

## Previous season

They finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to North Carolina. On March 1 after the 2017–18 season, head coach Erik Johnson resigned. He finished at Boston College with a six-year record of 68–115. On April 10, Boston College hired former Albany head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee to be the next head coach of the team.

## Off-season
### Recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Janasae Bishop PG | Hammond, IN | East Chicago Central | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Clara Ford P | Vienna, VA | George C. Marshall | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Taylor Soule G | Lebanon, NH | Kimball Union Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Kate Klimkiewicz W | Oakton, VA | Paul VI Catholic High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Marnelle Garraud PG | Lynn, MA | Noble and Greenough School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Lana Hollingsworth G | Brighton, Australia | Haileybury Girls College | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 88–64 | 1–0 | Ryan Center (373) Kingston, RI |
| November 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | St. Peter's | W 89–57 | 2–0 | Conte Forum (509) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 15, 2018* 11:30 am, ACCN Extra | | Holy Cross | W 89–63 | 3–0 | Conte Forum (3,117) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Houston | W 64–57 | 4–0 | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. Loyola (MD) Hawk Classic semifinals | W 73–47 | 5–0 | Hagan Arena (737) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. Rider Hawk Classic Championship | W 112–61 | 6–0 | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Providence | L 57–61 | 6–1 | Conte Forum (722) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Columbia | W 74–60 | 7–1 | Conte Forum (782) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Bryant | W 83–46 | 8–1 | Conte Forum (652) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 14 Minnesota | L 69–77 | 8–2 | Conte Forum (1,417) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 16, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston University Green Line Rivalry | W 78–51 | 9–2 | Conte Forum (887) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Campbell | W 76–56 | 10–2 | Conte Forum (779) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Dartmouth | W 99–68 | 11–2 | Conte Forum (1,411) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | L 76–81 | 11–3 (0–1) | Conte Forum (1,254) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 9 NC State | L 69–85 | 11–4 (0–2) | Conte Forum (1,475) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Wake Forest | W 65–64 | 12–4 (1–2) | LJVM Coliseum (467) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 13, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 59–55 | 13–4 (2–2) | Petersen Events Center (2,630) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Florida State | L 71–91 | 13–5 (2–3) | Conte Forum (935) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 1 Notre Dame | L 63–92 | 13–6 (2–4) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,714) South Bend, IN |
| January 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami | L 73–76 | 13–7 (2–5) | Watsco Center (1,108) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Duke | W 92–90 $^{2OT}$ | 14–7 (3–5) | Conte Forum (925) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia Tech | L 86–95 | 14–8 (3–6) | Conte Forum (1,590) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (3–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,382) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 15 Syracuse | L 69–96 | 14–10 (3–8) | Carrier Dome (2,730) Syracuse, NY |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 6 Notre Dame | L 47–97 | 14–11 (3–9) | Conte Forum (1,598) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | L 58–91 | 14–12 (3–10) | Conte Forum (1,932) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | L 78–93 | 14–13 (3–11) | Carmichael Arena (1,950) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 4 Louisville | L 51–87 | 14–14 (3–12) | KFC Yum! Center (11,132) Louisville, KY |
| March 3, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Syracuse | L 59–76 | 14–15 (3–13) | Conte Forum (2,245) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN | (13) | vs. (12) Virginia First Round | L 61–77 | 14–16 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |