# 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by sixth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | William Carey | W 82–38 | | Mitchell Center (582) Mobile, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Spring Hill | W 75–57 | 1–0 | Mitchell Center (491) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 77–68 | 2–0 | Mitchell Center (781) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 58–50 | 3–0 | Farris Center (325) Conway, AR |
| Nov 19, 2018* 5:30 pm | | at Southern | W 53–49 | 4–0 | F. G. Clark Center (175) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 81–74 | 5–0 | Mitchell Center (316) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | W 78–56 | 6–0 | Gentry Complex (387) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 11:30 am | | at Alabama | W 72–67 | 7–0 | Coleman Coliseum (4,149) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 77–65 | 8–0 | Mitchell Center (613) Mobile, AL |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Faulkner | W 97–40 | 9–0 | Mitchell Center (443) Mobile, AL |
| Dec 20, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. New Mexico State FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals | W 68–67 | 10–0 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at FIU FIU Holiday Tournament championship | W 84–77 $^{2OT}$ | 11–0 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 63–71 | 11–1 (0–1) | Holmes Center (323) Boone, NC |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 88–78 | 12–1 (1–1) | HTC Center (224) Conway, SC |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 64–77 | 12–2 (1–2) | Mitchell Center (474) Mobile, AL |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 42–65 | 12–3 (1–3) | Mitchell Center (391) Mobile, AL |
| Jan 17, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Georgia State | W 68–59 | 13–3 (2–3) | GSU Sports Arena (365) Atlanta, GA |
| Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 69–53 | 14–3 (3–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (254) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 24, 2019 11:00 am | | Louisiana | W 83–60 | 15–3 (4–3) | Mitchell Center (2,152) Mobile, AL |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 77–49 | 16–3 (5–3) | Mitchell Center (381) Mobile, AL |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 80–77 | 17–3 (6–3) | Mitchell Center (4,469) Mobile, AL |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 58–69 | 17–4 (6–4) | First National Bank Arena (587) Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 44–47 | 17–5 (6–5) | Jack Stephens Center (1,227) Little Rock, AR |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 73–60 | 18–5 (7–5) | Mitchell Center (341) Mobile, AL |
| Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 62–59 | 19–5 (8–5) | Mitchell Center (391) Mobile, AL |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 58–66 | 19–6 (8–6) | Trojan Arena (2,327) Troy, AL |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at UT Arlington | L 51–72 | 19–7 (8–7) | College Park Center (1,139) Arlington, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Texas State | L 45–77 | 19–8 (8–8) | Strahan Arena (2,084) San Marcos, TX |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 67–50 | 20–8 (9–8) | Mitchell Center (376) Mobile, AL |
| Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 50–59 | 20–9 (9–9) | Mitchell Center (382) Mobile, AL |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Louisiana First Round | W 73–61 | 21–9 | Mitchell Center (214) Mobile, AL |
| Mar 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Texas State Second Round | W 68–67 | 22–9 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 14, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Troy Quarterfinals | W 87–74 | 23–9 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 15, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) UT Arlington Semifinals | W 57–50 | 24–9 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 16, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (1) Little Rock Championship Game | L 56–57 | 24–10 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar First Round | W 73–71 | 25–10 | Montagne Center (1,829) Beaumont, TX |
| Mar 24, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at Wyoming Second Round | L 71–78 | 25–11 | Arena-Auditorium (3,405) Laramie, WY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |