# 2018–19 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, initially led by seventeenth year head coach Phil Stern, played their home games at UMBC Event Center and are members of the America East Conference.
On February 22, 2019, Stern, who had been on administrative leave since December 13, 2018, announced his resignation from UMBC. Assistant coach Carlee Cassidy-Dewey served as interim head coach during Stern's initial leave, and continued in that role following his resignation.

## Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Select games will be broadcast on the radio on WQLL-1370 AM.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gettysburg | W 65–51 | 1–0 | UMBC Event Center (386) Catonsville, MD |
| Nov 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern (PA) | W 81–42 | 2–0 | UMBC Event Center (204) Catonsville, MD |
| Nov 10, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. UTSA Seton Hall Tip-Off | W 72–58 | 3–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (214) South Orange, NJ |
| Nov 11, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Kennesaw State Seton Hall Tip-Off | W 57–53 | 4–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (307) South Orange, NJ |
| Nov 14, 2018* 11:00 am | | at Coppin State | W 57–52 | 5–0 | Physical Education Complex (933) Baltimore, MD |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Notre Dame (MD) | W 81–43 | 6–0 | UMBC Event Center (175) Catonsville, MD |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Towson | L 62–71 | 6–1 | UMBC Event Center (197) Catonsville, MD |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at American | L 42–64 | 6–2 | Bender Arena (355) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at No. 7 Maryland | L 61–92 | 6–3 | Xfinity Center (4,226) College Park, MD |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | L 52–65 | 6–4 | UMBC Event Center (318) Catonsville, MD |
| Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hofstra | L 42–45 | 6–5 | UMBC Event Center (339) Catonsville, MD |
| Dec 20, 2018* 5:30 pm | | at Morgan State | W 73–68 | 7–5 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (54) Baltimore, MD |
| Dec 31, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 67–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 | UMBC Event Center (1,328) Catonsville, MD |
| America East regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | L 44–84 | 7–7 (0–1) | Cross Insurance Center (1,829) Bangor, ME |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford | L 52–66 | 7–8 (0–2) | UMBC Event Center (426) Catonsville, MD |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | L 55–67 | 7–9 (0–3) | UMBC Event Center (313) Catonsville, MD |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 45–67 | 7–10 (0–4) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,389) Vestal, NY |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 44–64 | 7–11 (0–5) | SEFCU Arena (840) Albany, NY |
| Jan 23, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 44–58 | 7–12 (0–6) | UMBC Event Center (2,187) Catonsville, MD |
| Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | W 64–62 | 8–12 (1–6) | UMBC Event Center (503) Catonsville, MD |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 44–57 | 8–13 (1–7) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (506) Staten Island, NY |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 47–92 | 8–14 (1–8) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (554) West Hartford, CT |
| Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | L 45–58 | 8–15 (1–9) | UMBC Event Center (728) Catonsville, MD |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 46–58 | 8–16 (1–10) | UMBC Event Center (320) Catonsville, MD |
| Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 41–62 | 8–17 (1–11) | Tsongas Center (854) Lowell, MA |
| Feb 20, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 50–58 | 8–18 (1–12) | Patrick Gym (1,605) Burlington, VT |
| Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | W 69–60 | 9–18 (2–12) | UMBC Event Center (437) Catonsville, MD |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | L 59–70 | 9–19 (2–13) | UMBC Event Center (604) Catonsville, MD |
| Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 55–47 | 10–19 (3–13) | Lundholm Gym (290) Durham, NH |
| America East Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) Hartford Quarterfinals | L 48–65 | 10–20 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (523) West Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||