# 2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by third year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Hartford and Penn in the first and second rounds before losing to Big East member Georgetown in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Assumption College | W 71–51 | | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 72–74 | 0–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,115) University Park, PA |
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | L 44–48 | 0–2 | Alumni Hall (342) Providence, RI |
| Nov 21, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 62–52 | 1–2 | Alumni Hall (130) Providence, RI |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Boston College | W 61–57 | 2–2 | Conte Forum (722) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Yale | W 59–42 | 3–2 | Alumni Hall (356) Providence, RI |
| Dec 1, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Rhode Island Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals | L 65–72 | 3–3 | Ryan Center (426) Kingston, RI |
| Dec 2, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game | W 72–64 | 4–3 | Ryan Center (420) Kingston, RI |
| Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | W 71–47 | 5–3 | Costello Athletic Center (322) Lowell, MA |
| Dec 15, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 59–65 | 5–4 | Alumni Hall (282) Providence, RI |
| Dec 19, 2018* 4:30 pm | | Pepperdine Friar Holiday Classic | W 66–47 | 6–4 | Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI |
| Dec 20, 2018* 4:30 pm | | Northern Kentucky Friar Holiday Classic | W 48–43 | 7–4 | Alumni Hall (217) Providence, RI |
| Dec 21, 2018* 2:30 pm | | La Salle Friar Holiday Classic | W 77–47 | 8–4 | Alumni Hall (176) Providence, RI |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 3:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 22 Marquette | L 46–85 | 8–5 (0–1) | Al McGuire Center (1,826) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 31, 2018 3:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 24 DePaul | L 62–88 | 8–6 (0–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,690) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | L 52–68 | 8–7 (0–3) | Alumni Hall (215) Providence, RI |
| Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | W 67–61 | 9–7 (1–3) | Alumni Hall (512) Providence, RI |
| Jan 11, 2019 11:00 am, BEDN | | at St. John's | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (2–3) | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| Jan 13, 2019 1:00 pm, FS2 | | at Seton Hall | L 73–79 | 10–8 (2–4) | Walsh Gymnasium (902) South Orange, NJ |
| Jan 18, 2019 11:30 am, BEDN | | Butler | W 74–68 $^{3OT}$ | 11–8 (3–4) | Alumni Hall (1,112) Providence, RI |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 71–58 | 12–8 (4–4) | Alumni Hall (302) Providence, RI |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | W 77–63 | 13–8 (5–4) | D. J. Sokol Arena (816) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 33–53 | 13–9 (5–5) | Finneran Pavilion (601) Villanova, PA |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 56–61 | 13–10 (5–6) | McDonough Gymnasium (815) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 82–75 | 14–10 (6–6) | Alumni Hall (341) Providence, RI |
| Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | L 57–60 | 14–11 (6–7) | Alumni Hall (487) Providence, RI |
| Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Xavier | W 63–55 | 15–11 (7–7) | Cintas Center (1,185) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 66–63 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (8–7) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,618) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | L 64–73 | 16–12 (8–8) | Alumni Hall (486) Providence, RI |
| Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 61–76 | 16–13 (8–9) | Alumni Hall (333) Providence, RI |
| Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN | | No. 13 Marquette | L 57–80 | 16–14 (8–10) | Alumni Hall (578) Providence, RI |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 5:30 pm, BEDN | (7) | vs. (10) Xavier First Round | W 70–62 | 17–14 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| Mar 10, 2019 7:00 pm, FS2 | (7) | vs. (2) DePaul Quarterfinals | L 60–85 | 17–15 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Hartford First Round | W 71–54 | 18–15 | Alumni Hall (368) Providence, RI |
| Mar 24, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Penn Second Round | W 64–54 | 19–15 | Alumni Hall (511) Providence, RI |
| Mar 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown Third Round | L 46–53 | 19–16 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||