# 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Allison Guth, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season at 16–13, 6–8 to finish in a 3 way tie for fourth place. Due to a tie breaker loss to Cornell and Dartmouth they failed to qualify for the Ivy League women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Colgate | W 80–61 | 1–0 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (301) New Haven, CT |
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois Preseason WNIT First Round | L 80–89 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (615) DeKalb, IL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm | vs. Niagara Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 67–64 | 2–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (433) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Nov 17, 2018* 5:30 pm | at Stephen F. Austin Preseason WNIT consolation round | L 57–67 | 2–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,307) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Cincinnati | L 52–66 | 2–3 | Fifth Third Arena (809) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Youngstown State | W 58–56 | 3–3 | Beeghly Center (1,201) Youngstown, OH |
| Nov 27, 2018* 5:30 pm | at Wagner | W 74–41 | 4–3 | Spiro Sports Center (361) Staten Island, NY |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Providence | L 42–59 | 4–4 | Alumni Hall (356) Providence, RI |
| Dec 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Saint Peter's | W 72–56 | 5–4 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (507) New Haven, CT |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at St. John's | L 52–56 | 5–5 | Carnesecca Arena (704) Queens, NY |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Vermont | W 58–55 | 6–5 | Patrick Gym (556) Burlington, VT |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Army | W 61–51 | 7–5 | Christl Arena (556) West Point, NY |
| Dec 20, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Connecticut | W 58–46 | 8–5 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,890) New Haven, CT |
| Dec 28, 2018* 1:30 pm | vs. Saint Louis FAU Holiday Classic semifinals | W 58–52 | 9–5 | FAU Arena (530) Boca Raton, FL |
| Dec 28, 2018* 2:30 pm | vs. North Carolina A&T FAU Holiday Classic championship | W 59–49 | 10–5 | FAU Arena (354) Boca Raton, FL |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| Jan 18, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+/NESN | at Brown | L 71–86 | 10–6 (0–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,141) Providence, RI |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Brown | W 84–72 | 11–6 (1–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (702) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Harvard | W 65–62 | 12–6 (2–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Dartmouth | W 64–49 | 13–6 (3–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (790) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI | at Princeton | W 96–86 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (4–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (927) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI | at Penn | L 48–54 | 14–7 (4–2) | Palestra (903) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Columbia | W 69–61 | 15–7 (5–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (541) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cornell | L 41–43 | 15–8 (5–3) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (639) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | L 54–56 | 15–9 (5–4) | Leede Arena (583) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN6 | at Harvard | L 69–83 | 15–10 (5–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (933) Cambridge, MA |
| Mar 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell | L 56–66 | 15–11 (5–6) | Newman Arena (465) Ithaca, NY |
| Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY | at Columbia | W 67–54 | 16–11 (6–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,032) New York City, NY |
| Mar 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Penn | L 56–65 | 16–12 (6–7) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (927) New Haven, CT |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Princeton | L 68–80 | 16–13 (6–8) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (489) New Haven, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||