# 2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth-year head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in MEAC play, to finish in third place. They won the MEAC women's tournament and earned their first automatic bid of the NCAA women's tournament in school history, where they lost to Notre Dame in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 6:30 p.m. | | Edward Waters | W 73–46 | 1–0 | Moore Gymnasium (904) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Liberty | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Moore Gymnasium (317) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 21 South Florida | L 39–88 | 2–1 | Yuengling Center (2,112) Tampa, FL |
| November 20, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | FIU | W 68–57 | 3–1 | Moore Gymnasium (407) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Georgia Southern | L 76–77 | 3–2 | Hanner Fieldhouse (283) Statesboro, GA |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Jacksonville | W 58–56 | 4–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (508) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Florida | L 53–64 | 4–3 | O'Connell Center (1,129) Gainesville, FL |
| December 9, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | Flagler College | W 74–59 | 5–3 | Moore Gymnasium (318) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 15, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | North Florida | W 76–60 | 6–3 | Moore Gymnasium (311) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 20, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Kennesaw State GSU Holiday Classic | W 64–61 | 7–3 | GSU Sports Arena (309) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | at Georgia State GSU Holiday Classic | L 54–62 | 7–4 | GSU Sports Arena (357) Atlanta, GA |
| December 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte | L 69–73 | 7–5 | Dale F. Halton Arena (812) Charlotte, NC |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina Central | W 67–50 | 8–5 (1–0) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (643) Durham, NC |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Howard | L 40–62 | 8–6 (1–1) | Burr Gymnasium (436) Washington, D.C. |
| January 14, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 50–57 | 8–7 (1–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (788) Norfolk, VA |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | W 67–55 | 9–7 (2–2) | Moore Gymnasium (497) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 21, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 52–64 | 9–8 (2–3) | Moore Gymnasium (297) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (3–3) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (809) Baltimore, MD |
| January 28, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | at Coppin State | W 71–65 | 11–8 (4–3) | Physical Education Complex (317) Baltimore, MD |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | W 72–54 | 12–8 (5–3) | Moore Gymnasium (391) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 4, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | North Carolina A&T | L 48–72 | 12–9 (5–4) | Moore Gymnasium (299) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | W 65–58 | 13–9 (6–4) | Moore Gymnasium (407) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 11, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | Howard | W 76–63 | 14–9 (7–4) | Moore Gymnasium (688) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | W 69–64 | 15–9 (8–4) | SHM Memorial Center (245) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 18, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | at Savannah State | W 68–47 | 16–9 (9–4) | Tiger Arena (309) Savannah, GA |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | W 52–50 | 17–9 (10–4) | Teaching Gym (2,345) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | L 51–57 | 17–10 (10–5) | Moore Gymnasium (417) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 7, 2019 5:30 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 70–60 | 18–10 (11–5) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL |
| MEAC women's tournament ||||||
| November 14, 2019 2:00 p.m. | (3) | vs. (11) Coppin State Quarterfinals | W 55–49 | 19–10 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 15, 2019 2:00 p.m. | (3) | vs. (2) Maryland Eastern Shore Semifinals | W 58–47 | 20–10 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 16, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (4) Norfolk State Championship game | W 57–43 | 21–10 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2019* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | (16 C) | at (1 C) No. 3 Notre Dame First round | L 50–92 | 21–11 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885) South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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