# 2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves were led by third-year head coach Andrea Gorski as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria, Illinois. They finished the season 20–10, 10–8 in MVC play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Illinois State. Despite having 20 wins and a better record, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2018* 2:30 p.m. | | Quincy | W 91–62 | | Renaissance Coliseum (606) Peoria, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Southeast Missouri State | W 85–79 | 1–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (693) Peoria, IL |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Rockhurst | W 83–40 | 2–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (565) Peoria, IL |
| November 23, 2018* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Delaware FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 59–47 | 3–0 | FAU Arena (472) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 24, 2018* 11:00 a.m. | | at Florida Atlantic FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship | W 80–59 | 4–0 | FAU Arena (415) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 67–64 | 5–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (571) Peoria, IL |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 73–64 | 6–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (648) Peoria, IL |
| December 4, 2018* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 82–68 | 7–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (2,324) Peoria, IL |
| December 14, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | at Omaha | W 80–60 | 8–0 | Sapp Fieldhouse (1,503) Omaha, NE |
| December 19, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 67–65 | 9–0 | Wolstein Center (203) Cleveland, OH |
| December 21, 2018* 11:00 a.m. | | at Purdue | L 61–74 | 9–1 | Mackey Arena (5,491) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 89–59 | 10–1 | Renaissance Coliseum (708) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drake | L 63–92 | 10–2 (0–1) | Renaissance Coliseum (737) Peoria, IL |
| January 6, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 (0–2) | Renaissance Coliseum (576) Peoria, IL |
| January 11, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 75–68 | 11–3 (1–2) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323) Evansville, IN |
| January 13, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 61–45 | 12–3 (2–2) | Hulman Center (1,474) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 18, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 56–68 | 12–4 (2–3) | Renaissance Coliseum (515) Peoria, IL |
| January 20, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 58–53 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (3–3) | Renaissance Coliseum (656) Peoria, IL |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry | W 79–68 | 14–4 (4–3) | Redbird Arena (1,223) Normal, IL |
| February 1, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 73–76 | 14–5 (4–4) | Athletics–Recreation Center (377) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 3, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Loyola Chicago | W 69–56 | 15–5 (5–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (378) Chicago, IL |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 61–45 | 16–5 (6–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (683) Peoria, IL |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 81–63 | 17–5 (7–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (657) Peoria, IL |
| February 15, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 55–62 | 17–6 (7–5) | SIU Arena (356) Carbondale, IL |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 60–82 | 17–7 (7–6) | JQH Arena (2,235) Springfield, MO |
| February 22, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Illinois State I-74 Rivalry | W 65–55 | 18–7 (8–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (993) Peoria, IL |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 87–76 | 19–7 (9–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (991) Peoria, IL |
| March 3, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Loyola Chicago | W 71–59 | 20–7 (10–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (1,024) Peoria, IL |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 57–61 | 20–8 (10–7) | McLeod Center (1,652) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 23 Drake | L 53–95 | 20–9 (10–8) | Knapp Center (3,257) Des Moines, IA |
| Missouri Valley women's tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2019 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Illinois State Quarterfinals | L 55–61 | 20–10 | TaxSlayer Center (1,509) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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