# 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an invitation to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville, Marshall, Campbell and North Texas to win the WBI championship.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Lees–McRae | W 82–54 | | Holmes Center Boone, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at UAB | L 61–80 | 0–1 | Bartow Arena (301) Birmingham, AL |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCNE | | at Georgia Tech | L 53–71 | 0–2 | McCamish Pavilion (887) Atlanta, GA |
| Nov 15, 2018* 6:30 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 68–65 | 1–2 | Holmes Center (254) Boone, NC |
| Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Davidson | W 81–78 | 2–2 | John M. Belk Arena (587) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Elon | W 65–62 | 3–2 | Holmes Center (173) Boone, NC |
| Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Marshall | W 74–52 | 4–2 | Holmes Center (279) Boone, NC |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 64–95 | 4–3 | J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (839) Johnson City, TN |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 80–66 | 5–3 | Holmes Center (367) Boone, NC |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at No. 22 South Carolina | L 50–80 | 5–4 | Colonial Life Arena (10,380) Columbia, SC |
| Dec 17, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Wofford | W 94–70 | 6–4 | Holmes Center (189) Boone, NC |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCNE | | at Clemson | L 48–87 | 6–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum (722) Clemson, SC |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 6:30 pm | | South Alabama | W 71–63 | 7–5 (1–0) | Holmes Center (323) Boone, NC |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | Troy | L 72–83 | 7–6 (1–1) | Holmes Center (361) Boone, NC |
| Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 94–99 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (1–2) | College Park Center (836) Arlington, TX |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Texas State | W 62–49 | 8–7 (2–2) | Strahan Arena (976) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 67–53 | 9–7 (3–2) | Holmes Center (547) Boone, NC |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm | | Arkansas State | W 75–67 | 10–7 (4–2) | Holmes Center (264) Boone, NC |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 59–74 | 10–8 (4–3) | Holmes Center (358) Boone, NC |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 55–73 | 10–9 (4–4) | Cajundome (1,091) Lafayette, LA |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 80–58 | 11–9 (5–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,117) Monroe, LA |
| Feb 7, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 77–56 | 12–9 (6–4) | Holmes Center (840) Boone, NC |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | UT Arlington | L 65–72 | 12–10 (6–5) | Holmes Center (774) Boone, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 66–74 | 12–11 (6–6) | HTC Center (269) Conway, SC |
| Feb 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 75–85 | 12–12 (6–7) | GSU Sports Arena (779) Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 70–52 | 13–12 (7–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (212) Statesboro, GA |
| Feb 28, 2019 6:30 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 56–51 | 14–12 (8–7) | Holmes Center (723) Boone, NC |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | Louisiana | W 83–69 | 15–12 (9–7) | Holmes Center (617) Boone, NC |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 66–95 | 15–13 (9–8) | Trojan Arena (1,118) Troy, AL |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 59–50 | 16–13 (10–8) | Mitchell Center (382) Mobile, AL |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (9) Coastal Carolina Second Round | W 78–42 | 17–13 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 14, 2019 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Georgia State Quarterfinals | W 47–45 | 18–13 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 15, 2019 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) Little Rock Semifinals | L 64–80 | 18–14 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| WBI ||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville First Round | W 57–55 | 19–14 | Kimmel Arena (423) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 25, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall Quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 20–14 | Holmes Center (937) Boone, NC |
| Mar 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell Semifinals | W 70–57 | 21–14 | Holmes Center (1,293) Boone, NC |
| Apr 3, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas Championship Game | W 76–59 | 22–14 | Holmes Center (1,823) Boone, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||