# 2019 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2019 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 14–17, 2019 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Abilene Christian received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. Breanna Wright was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

## Seeds and regular season standings

Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.
2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record (end of regular season) | Tiebreaker |
| 1. | ‡*Lamar | 17–1 | 24–5 | |
| 2. | *Stephen F. Austin | 16–2 | 25–5 | |
| 3. | #Nicholls | 14–4 | 20–10 | |
| 4. | #Abilene Christian | 13–5 | 20–9 | |
| 5. | Sam Houston State | 11–7 | 16–12 | |
| 6. | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 8–10 | 14–15 | 1–1 vs UNO; 1–1 vs common opponent UIW; 1–0 vs SFA |
| 7. | New Orleans | 8–10 | 12–15 | 1–1 vs TAMUCC; 1–1 vs UIW; 0–1 vs SFA |
| 8. | Central Arkansas | 6–12 | 11–17 |
| | ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. |

## Schedule

Source:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 14 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #5 Sam Houston State vs. #8 Central Arkansas | 71–76 | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 pm | #6 TAMU–CC vs. #7 New Orleans | 69–47 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | #4 Abilene Christian vs. #8 Central Arkansas | 82–54 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | #3 Nicholls vs. #6 TAMU–CC | 56–69 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 16 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 pm | #1 Lamar vs. #4 Abilene Christian | 79–88 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 6 | 3:30 pm | #2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #6 TAMU–CC | 56–58 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Sunday, March 17 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:00 pm | #4 Abilene Christian vs. #6 TAMU–CC | 69–68 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 14 ESPN+ | First round Thursday, March 14 ESPN+ | First round Thursday, March 14 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN+ | Championship Game Sunday, March 17 CBSSN | Championship Game Sunday, March 17 CBSSN | Championship Game Sunday, March 17 CBSSN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Lamar | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Abilene Christian | 88 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Abilene Christian | 82 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 71 | 8 | Central Arkansas | 54 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Central Arkansas | 76 | | | | | | | 4 | Abilene Christian | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Texas A&M CC | 68 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 56 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Texas A&M CC | 58 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Nicholls | 56 | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Orleans | 47 | 6 | Texas A&M CC | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 69 | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors

Source: Tournament MVP: Breanna Wright (Abilene Christian) All-Tournament Team:
   * Breanna Wright (Abilene Christian)
   * Sara Williamson (Abilene Christian)
   * Alexes Bryant (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
   * Dalesia Booth (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
   * Moe Kinard (Lamar)