# 2018–19 Wright State Raiders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wright State Raiders women's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by third year head coach Katrina Merriweather, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 27–7, 16–2 in Horizon League play win the Horizon regular season title. They won the Horizon women's tournament and earned an automatic place in the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2014, where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 27, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Marian | W 86–46 | | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 74–76 | 0–1 | Icardo Center (720) Bakersfield, CA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at UNLV | W 68–52 | 1–1 | Cox Pavilion (1,121) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 63–79 | 1–2 | Nutter Center (342) Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Michigan State | L 68–84 | 1–3 | Breslin Center (5,233) East Lansing, MI |
| Nov 23, 2018* 3:30 pm | | vs. Hofstra Challenge in Music City Broadwalk Bracket | W 94–63 | 2–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (750) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. Stetson Challenge in Music City Broadwalk Bracket | W 57–44 | 3–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:30 pm | | vs. Marist Challenge in Music City Broadwalk Bracket | W 76–60 | 4–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | W 61–55 | 5–3 | Nutter Center (343) Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:30 pm | | vs. Drexel Manhattan Classic | W 71–63 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Draddy Gymnasium (115) Riverdale, NY |
| Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Manhattan Manhattan Classic | W 60–44 | 7–3 | Draddy Gymnasium (123) Riverdale, NY |
| Dec 13, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Kentucky State | W 83–53 | 8–3 | Nutter Center (1,110) Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 18, 2018* 11:30 am | | at Charlotte | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Dale F. Halton Arena (8,249) Charlotte, NC |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 (1–0) | The Jungle (416) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 30, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 79–46 | 10–4 (2–0) | Credit Union 1 Arena (267) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 85–67 | 11–4 (3–0) | Nutter Center (323) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 61–57 | 12–4 (4–0) | Nutter Center (289) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 61–55 | 13–4 (5–0) | BB&T Arena (1,294) Highland Heights, KY |
| Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 68–83 | 13–5 (5–1) | Beeghly Center (1,359) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 20, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 70–65 | 14–5 (6–1) | Wolstein Center (217) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 69–58 | 15–5 (7–1) | Nutter Center (309) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 78–59 | 16–5 (8–1) | Nutter Center (336) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 72–47 | 17–5 (9–1) | Nutter Center (217) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 66–59 | 18–5 (10–1) | Nutter Center (642) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 73–69 | 19–5 (11–1) | Klotsche Center (505) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 37–56 | 19–6 (11–2) | Kress Events Center (2,452) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 78–56 | 20–6 (12–2) | Nutter Center (287) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 78–52 | 21–6 (13–2) | Nutter Center (322) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 70–65 | 22–6 (14–2) | Nutter Center (673) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 28, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 76–73 | 23–6 (15–2) | Calihan Hall (286) Detroit, MI |
| Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | W 73–64 | 24–6 (16–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (726) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Horizon League Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | (8) Oakland Quarterfinals | W 83–60 | 25–6 | Nutter Center (1,145) Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 11, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) IUPUI Semifinals | W 60–51 | 26–6 | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI |
| Mar 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (2) Green Bay Championship Game | W 55–52 | 27–6 | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | (13 G) | at (4 G) No. 14 Texas A&M First Round | L 61–84 | 27–7 | Reed Arena (2,617) College Station, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||