# 2018–19 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Foxes were led by 17th-year head coach Brian Giorgis, and played their home games at the McCann Arena as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 23–10 overall, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish third place. As a No. 3 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game and were defeated by No. 1 seed Quinnipiac 51–81.

## Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 14–4 in MAAC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 seed Manhattan and No. 3 seed Siena to advance to the championship game, where they lost to top-seeded Quinnipiac. They were invited to the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round at St. John's 47–68.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Navy | W 72–48 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (439) Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 16, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 68–57 | 2–0 | McCann Arena (1,516) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | W 74–68 | 3–0 | McCann Arena (1,526) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Nov 23, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Stetson Challenge in Music City | W 76–69 | 4–0 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (150) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 24, 2018* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Hofstra Challenge in Music City | W 71–57 | 5–0 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Wright State Challenge in Music City | L 60–76 | 5–1 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | W 61–57 | 6–1 | Schar Center (413) Elon, NC |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Duke | L 56–64 | 6–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,923) Durham, NC |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Albany | W 74–56 | 7–2 | SEFCU Arena (996) Albany, NY |
| Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 57–60 | 7–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (680) Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northeastern | W 90–84 | 8–3 | McCann Arena (1,233) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | L 55–70 | 8–4 | McCann Arena (1,789) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| MAAC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Niagara | W 87–58 | 9–4 (1–0) | Gallagher Center (313) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 71–66 | 10–4 (2–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (651) Buffalo, NY |
| Jan 10, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Quinnipiac | L 69–76 | 10–5 (2–1) | McCann Arena (1,514) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 56–46 | 11–5 (3–1) | Alumni Hall (503) Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 15, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 69–45 | 12–5 (4–1) | McCann Arena (1,233) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Siena | W 88–59 | 13–5 (5–1) | McCann Arena (1,338) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 21, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | W 76–36 | 14–5 (6–1) | McCann Arena (1,403) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 25, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Peter's | W 62–42 | 15–5 (7–1) | Yanitelli Center (350) Jersey City, NJ |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Manhattan | L 51–69 | 15–6 (7–2) | McCann Arena (1,665) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | L 58–68 | 15–7 (7–3) | McCann Arena (1,302) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 1, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Siena | W 73–58 | 16–7 (8–3) | Alumni Recreation Center (952) Loudonville, NY |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Manhattan | W 62–51 | 17–7 (9–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (423) Riverdale, NY |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 64–70 | 17–8 (9–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (649) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 66–50 | 18–8 (10–4) | McCann Arena (1,777) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 19, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 85–44 | 19–8 (11–4) | McCann Arena (1,286) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 66-78 | 19–9 (11–5) | People's United Center (1,102) Hamden, CT |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | W 69–45 | 20–9 (12–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 82–69 | 21–9 (13–5) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| MAAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Manhattan Quarterfinals | W 65–51 | 22–9 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Mar 10, 2019 1:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Rider Semifinals | W 62–52 | 23–9 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Mar 11, 2019 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (1) Quinnipiac Championship | L 51–81 | 23–10 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||