# 2018–19 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team

The 2018–19 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Jaguars, led by first year head coach Carlos Funchess, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to win the SWAC regular season championship. They also won the SWAC women's tournament, earning them an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They were seeded sixteenth, and lost to No. 1 seed Mississippi State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Millsaps College | W 71–36 | 1–0 | F. G. Clark Center (321) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 8, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Wiley College | W 89–58 | 2–0 | F. G. Clark Center (421) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Kentucky | L 41–91 | 2–1 | Memorial Coliseum (3,870) Lexington, KY |
| Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, FSSW | | at No. 4 Baylor | L 49–94 | 2–2 | Ferrell Center (4,747) Waco, TX |
| Nov 19, 2018* 5:30 pm | | South Alabama | L 49–53 | 2–3 | F. G. Clark Center (175) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 29, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Dillard | L 61–63 | 2–4 | F. G. Clark Center (129) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Arizona | L 47–69 | 2–5 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,674) Tempe, AZ |
| Dec 10, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Louisiana College | W 77–53 | 3–5 | F. G. Clark Center (135) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at TCU | L 40–69 | 3–6 | Schollmaier Arena (1,806) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec 18, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | L 58–76 | 3–7 | United Supermarkets Arena (8,613) Lubbock, TX |
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Michigan | L 35–76 | 3–8 | Crisler Center (1,928) Ann Arbor, MI |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 54–55 | 3–9 (0–1) | F. G. Clark Center (481) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 7, 2019 5:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 63–61 | 4–9 (1–1) | F. G. Clark Center (309) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Grambling State | W 86–81 | 5–9 (2–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,280) Grambling, LA |
| Jan 14, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Jackson State | W 76–74 | 6–9 (3–1) | Williams Assembly Center (235) Jackson, LA |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–41 | 7–9 (4–1) | F. G. Clark Center (541) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 21, 2019 5:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 74–67 | 8–9 (5–1) | F. G. Clark Center (650) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 54–50 | 9–9 (6–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (899) Huntsville, AL |
| Jan 28, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Alabama State | L 61–78 | 9–10 (6–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,108) Montgomery, AL |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 75–54 | 10–10 (7–2) | Davey Whitney Complex (748) Lorman, MS |
| Feb 9, 2019 5:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 71–65 | 11–10 (8–2) | F. G. Clark Center (2,235) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 11, 2019 5:30 pm | | Jackson State | L 52–59 | 11–11 (8–3) | F. G. Clark Center (1,625) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 56–45 | 12–11 (9–3) | K. L. Johnson Complex (835) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Feb 18, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 67–46 | 13–11 (10–3) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,078) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 68–60 | 14–11 (11–3) | F. G. Clark Center (480) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 25, 2019 5:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 62–52 | 15–11 (12–3) | F. G. Clark Center (1,050) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 2, 2019 3:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 51–39 | 16–11 (13–3) | F. G. Clark Center (1,195) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 7, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 52–63 | 16–12 (13–4) | William Nicks Building (432) Prairie View, TX |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | W 60–49 | 17–12 (14–4) | H&PE Arena (834) Houston, TX |
| SWAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2019 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals | W 51–44 | 18–12 | F. G. Clark Center (2,180) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 15, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) Grambling State Semifinals | W 71–69 | 19–12 | Bill Harris Arena (843) Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 16, 2019 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (3) Jackson State Championship Game | W 45–41 | 20–12 | Bill Harris Arena (724) Birmingham, AL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (16 P) | at (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State First Round | L 46–103 | 20–13 | Humphrey Coliseum (9,967) Starkville, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||