# 2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by third-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Michigan.

## Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2017–18 season 9–21, including 2–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern.

## Recruiting Class

Sources:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sydney Hilliard PG | Monroe, Wisconsin | Monroe High School (Wisconsin) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Julie Pospilisova SF | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Downers Grove North High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Sara Stapleton C | Blaine, Minnesota | Centennial High School (Minnesota) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Tara Stauffacher SF | Columbus, Wisconsin | Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2018* 2:00 pm | | UW–Oshkosh | W 79–51 | | Kohl Center (3,524) Madison, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | W 76–41 | 1–0 | Kohl Center (3,102) Madison, WI |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Milwaukee | W 68–57 | 2–0 | Klotsche Center (1,049) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 17, 2018* 12:00 pm | | North Dakota State | W 64–53 | 3–0 | Kohl Center (3,275) Madison, WI |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 65–64 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Kohl Center (2,902) Madison, WI |
| Nov 23, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Pittsburgh Challenge in Music City | W 57–42 | 5–0 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (750) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Tennessee State Challenge in Music City | W 58–53 | 6–0 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| Nov 25, 2018* 7:30 pm | | vs. Arkansas Challenge in Music City | L 68–69 | 6–1 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| Nov 28, 2018* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 53–60 | 6–2 | Kohl Center (3,483) Madison, WI |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Marshall | W 67–49 | 7–2 | Kohl Center (2,837) Madison, WI |
| Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Green Bay | L 46–55 | 7–3 | Kress Events Center (3,530) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 85–38 | 8–3 | Kohl Center (2,943) Madison, WI |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Evansville | W 96–60 | 9–3 | Kohl Center (3,980) Madison, WI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 12 Minnesota | L 56–74 | 9–4 (0–1) | Williams Arena (7,918) Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 31, 2018 2:00 pm | | Purdue | W 76–69 | 10–4 (1–1) | Kohl Center (3,982) Madison, WI |
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 64–71 | 10–5 (1–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,093) University Park, PA |
| Jan 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at No. 17 Iowa | L 53–71 | 10–6 (1–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,428) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm | | No. 25 Indiana | L 68–75 | 10–7 (1–4) | Kohl Center (6,092) Madison, WI |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | No. 23 Minnesota | L 50–78 | 10–8 (1–5) | Kohl Center (3,137) Madison, WI |
| Jan 20, 2019 3:30 pm | | at Northwestern | L 46–72 | 10–9 (1–6) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,524) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | Penn State | L 59–65 | 10–10 (1–7) | Kohl Center (3,074) Madison, WI |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm | | Nebraska | W 70–69 | 11–10 (2–7) | Kohl Center (6,074) Madison, WI |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm | | at No. 11 Maryland | L 57–75 | 11–11 (2–8) | Xfinity Center (4,594) College Park, MD |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm | | Michigan | L 70–76 | 11–12 (2–9) | Kohl Center (6,670) Madison, WI |
| Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 68–78 | 11–13 (2–10) | State Farm Center (1,844) Champaign, IL |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | No. 24 Michigan State | W 79–62 | 12–13 (3–10) | Kohl Center (3,356) Madison, WI |
| Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Ohio State | L 68–70 | 12–14 (3–11) | Value City Arena (5,931) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | Illinois | W 75–67 | 13–14 (4–11) | Kohl Center (3,866) Madison, WI |
| Feb 25, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Rutgers | L 53–73 | 13–15 (4–12) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,154) Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | | Ohio State | L 50–61 | 13–16 (4–13) | Kohl Center (3,529) Madison, WI |
| Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Michigan | L 49–59 | 13–17 (4–14) | Crisler Center (3,786) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 12:30 pm, BTN | (13) | vs. (12) Penn State First Round | W 65–57 | 14–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 7, 2019 1:30 pm, BTN | (13) | vs. (5) Ohio State Second Round | W 73–63 | 15–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,173) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 8, 2019 1:30 pm, BTN | (13) | vs. (4) Michigan Quarterfinals | L 65–73 $^{2OT}$ | 15–18 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,014) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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