# 2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by twelfth-year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.
The Tigers finished the season with a 22–10 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They tied Penn for first place in the conference's regular season, and met them in the Ivy League Tournament championship to determine which Ivy League team will get a first-round bid for the NCAA tournament. The Tigers won, but lost in the first round to 17th-ranked Kentucky.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a 24–6 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They finished first in the conference to play Penn in a playoff to determine which Ivy League team will get a first-round bid for the NCAA tournament. The Tigers won, but their postseason ended with a loss in the first round to 16th-ranked Maryland.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Rider | W 89–65 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (811) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 49–64 | 1–1 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,528) Washington, DC |
| Nov 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Seton Hall | L 66–70 | 1–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (715) Princeton, NJ |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 71–79 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,026) University Park, PA |
| Nov 22, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. No. 15 DePaul Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 67–82 | 1–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center Puerto Aventuras, Mexico |
| Nov 23, 2018* 1:30 pm | | vs. No. 22 Syracuse Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 61–92 | 1–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center Puerto Aventuras, Mexico |
| Nov 24, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Kansas State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 61–80 | 1–6 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center (300) Puerto Aventuras, Mexico |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Villanova | L 46–67 | 1–7 | Finneran Pavilion (601) Villanova, PA |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Davidson | W 65–57 | 2–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium (735) Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ | | Quinnipiac | W 54–42 | 3–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium (615) Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | W 79–47 | 4–7 | OceanFirst Bank Center (543) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm | | Marist | W 60–57 | 5–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium (680) Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 19, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 83–64 | 6–7 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (244) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | W 75–38 | 7–7 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (546) West Hartford, CT |
| Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 90–42 | 8–7 | Lundholm Gym (360) Durham, NH |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ | | Penn | L 60–66 | 8–8 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,104) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 1, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSPHI | | at Columbia | W 79–64 | 9–8 (1–1) | Levien Gymnasium (511) New York City, NY |
| Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 75–46 | 10–8 (2–1) | Newman Arena (750) Ithaca, NY |
| Feb 8, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSPHI | | Yale | L 86–96 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (2–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (927) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm | | Brown | W 93–74 | 11–9 (3–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,180) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | W 75–71 | 12–9 (4–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (736) Cambridge, MA |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 82–75 | 13–9 (5–2) | Leede Arena (773) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 22, 2019 5:30 pm | | Cornell | W 68–64 | 14–9 (6–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (285) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:30 pm | | Columbia | W 65–59 | 15–9 (7–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (925) Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Penn | W 68–53 | 16–9 (8–2) | Palestra (683) Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 1, 2019 6:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 64–47 | 17–9 (9–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (721) Princeton, NJ |
| Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm | | Harvard | W 61–58 | 18–9 (10–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,236) Princeton, NJ |
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Brown | W 88–69 | 19–9 (11–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (541) Providence, RI |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Yale | W 80–68 | 20–9 (12–2) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (489) New Haven, CT |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) Cornell Semifinals | W 68–47 | 21–9 | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| Mar 17, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (2) Penn Championship Game | W 65–54 | 22–9 | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 23, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (11 G) | vs. (6 G) No. 17 Kentucky First Round | L 77–82 | 22–10 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||