# 2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights compete in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). The Knights, in the program's 42nd season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in AAC play, to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the AAC women's tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2011, where they lost to Arizona State in the first round.

## Media

All UCF games had an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games were typically available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital had an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games were streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games had a stream available through the opponents' websites. The audio broadcast for home games were only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 11:00 a.m. | | at Pittsburgh | W 61–58 | 1–0 | Peterson Events Center (8,357) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Stetson | W 78–55 | 2–0 | Edmunds Center (482) DeLand, FL |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Mercer | W 76–42 | 3–0 | Hawkins Arena (446) Macon, GA |
| November 21, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | at Central Michigan | L 68–75 | 3–1 | McGuirk Arena (1,676) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 24, 2018* 2:30 p.m. | | Richmond UCF Thanksgiving Tournament | W 70–48 | 4–1 | CFE Arena (761) Orlando, FL |
| November 25, 2018* 1:30 p.m. | | Villanova UCF Thanksgiving Tournament | W 71–56 | 5–1 | CFE Arena (730) Orlando, FL |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Chattanooga | W 75–37 | 6–1 | CFE Arena (2,774) Orlando, FL |
| December 9, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | W 71–60 | 7–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,043) Newark, DE |
| December 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Duquesne | W 71–63 | 8–1 | Palumbo Center (492) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 17, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 64–57 | 9–1 | CFE Arena (2,411) Orlando, FL |
| December 21, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Liberty St. Pete Shootout | W 53–45 | 10–1 | McArthur Center (212) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 22, 2018* 7:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 15 Syracuse St. Pete Shootout | L 52–57 | 10–2 | McArthur Center (204) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 30, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Quinnipiac | W 47–45 | 11–2 | People's United Center (1,080) Hamden, CT |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Memphis | W 68–55 | 12–2 (1–0) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (676) Memphis, TN |
| January 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at South Florida War on I-4 | W 62–49 | 13–2 (2–0) | Yuengling Center (2,902) Tampa, FL |
| January 13, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Cincinnati | W 56–55 | 14–2 (3–0) | CFE Arena (2,631) Orlando, FL |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Tulsa | W 60–44 | 15–2 (4–0) | CFE Arena (2,547) Orlando, FL |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | SMU | W 55–43 | 16–2 (5–0) | CFE Arena (2,361) Orlando, FL |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., ADN | | at East Carolina | W 61–58 $^{OT}$ | 17–2 (6–0) | Williams Arena (798) Greenville, NC |
| January 27, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 3 Connecticut | L 57–93 | 17–3 (6–1) | XL Center (12,139) Hartford, CT |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Houston | W 58–56 | 18–3 (7–1) | CFE Arena (3,306) Orlando, FL |
| February 3, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | South Florida War on I-4 | W 66–63 | 19–3 (8–1) | CFE Arena (2,566) Orlando, FL |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at SMU | W 66–54 | 20–3 (9–1) | Moody Coliseum (831) Dallas, TX |
| February 13, 2019 8:00 p.m. | | at Tulane | L 59–61 | 20–4 (9–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN3 | | No. 4 Connecticut | L 41–78 | 20–5 (9–3) | CFE Arena (5,844) Orlando, FL |
| February 20, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | at Wichita State | W 57–49 | 21–5 (10–3) | Charles Koch Arena (1,769) Wichita, KS |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Temple | W 62–54 | 22–5 (11–3) | CFE Arena (2,808) Orlando, FL |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Tulane | W 52–42 | 23–5 (12–3) | CFE Arena (2,947) Orlando, FL |
| March 4, 2019 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Houston | W 59–50 | 24–5 (13–3) | Fertitta Center Houston, TX |
| AAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Tulsa Quarterfinals | W 66–54 | 25–5 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 10, 2019 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) Cincinnati Semifinals | W 66–58 | 26–5 | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,872) Uncasville, CT |
| March 11, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) No. 2 Connecticut Championship game | L 45–66 | 26–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,001) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (12 P) | vs. (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State First round | L 45–60 | 26–7 | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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