# 2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by sixth year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Troy in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2018* 6:00 pm | | Miles | W 95–53 | | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 11/03/2018* 12:00 pm | | Young Harris | W 101–37 | | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2018* 6:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 80–61 | 1–0 | Bartow Arena (301) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/15/2018* 6:00 pm | | Memphis | W 85–54 | 2–0 | Bartow Arena (352) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/20/2018* 12:00 pm | | at Chicago State | W 90–45 | 3–0 | Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL |
| 11/22/2018* 5:15 pm | | vs. Oklahoma Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals | W 89–84 | 4–0 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| 11/24/2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. No. 11 Tennessee Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Gateway Christian Academy (250) Bimini, Bahamas |
| 11/28/2018* 6:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 82–47 | 5–1 | Bartow Arena (327) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/30/2018* 6:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 80–53 | 6–1 | Bartow Arena (349) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/05/2018* 6:00 pm | | at Samford | W 66–41 | 7–1 | Pete Hanna Center (402) Homewood, AL |
| 12/08/2018* 2:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 91–48 | 8–1 | Bartow Arena (303) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/16/2018* 3:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 62–47 | 9–1 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| 12/20/2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. Coppin State FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | W 86–61 | 10–1 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/21/2018* 6:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | W 62–60 | 11–1 | Alico Arena (1,721) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/30/2018* 2:00 pm | | Alabama–Huntsville | W 83–58 | 12–1 | Bartow Arena (521) Birmingham, AL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2019 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 89–64 | 13–1 (1–0) | FAU Arena (345) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/05/2019 1:00 pm | | at FIU | W 83–59 | 14–1 (2–0) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| 01/10/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 68–73 | 14–2 (2–1) | Bartow Arena (582) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/12/2019 2:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 71–60 | 15–2 (3–1) | Bartow Arena (658) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/17/2019 7:00 pm | | at UTEP | W 74–48 | 16–2 (4–1) | Don Haskins Center (459) El Paso, TX |
| 01/19/2019 1:00 pm | | at UTSA | W 59–42 | 17–2 (5–1) | Convocation Center (460) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/24/2019 11:00 am | | North Texas | W 70–60 | 18–2 (6–1) | Bartow Arena (988) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/26/2019 1:00 pm | | Rice | L 43–55 | 18–3 (6–2) | Bartow Arena (635) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/02/2018 6:00 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 44–60 | 18–4 (6–3) | Murphy Center (3,933) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/07/2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 69–61 | 19–4 (7–3) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,560) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/09/2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 56–60 | 19–5 (7–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,002) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/14/2019 6:00 pm | | Marshall | W 77–59 | 20–5 (8–4) | Bartow Arena (401) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/16/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 70–63 | 21–5 (9–4) | Bartow Arena (634) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/23/2019 2:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 22–5 (10–4) | Bartow Arena (487) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/02/2019 2:00 pm | | UTEP | W 68–45 | 23–5 (11–4) | Bartow Arena (698) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/07/2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | W 95–69 | 24–5 (12–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,683) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 70–55 | 25–5 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| Mar 14, 2019 8:00 pm, Stadium | (2) | vs. (3) Middle Tennessee Semifinals | L 65–75 | 25–6 | The Ford Center at The Star (2,592) Frisco, TX |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Troy First Round | W 93–89 | 26–6 | Trojan Arena (2,451) Troy, AL |
| Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Arkansas Second Round | L 52–100 | 26–7 | Bud Walton Arena (3,939) Fayetteville, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |