# 2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by seventh-year head coach Royce Chadwick, and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center, in Corpus Christi, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in Southland play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland women's tournament, they defeated New Orleans in the first round, Nicholls in the quarterfinals, Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals, before losing a close game to No. 4 seed Abilene Christian, 68–69, in the championship game.

## Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 11–7 in Southland play, to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Nicholls State.

## Media

Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games was made available at GoIslanders.com.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | St. Thomas | W 78–40 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (587) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 59–49 | 2–0 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (418) Edinburg, TX |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas Tech | L 61–78 | 2–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (2,349) Lubbock, TX |
| November 26, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas State | L 53–60 | 2–2 | Dugan Wellness Center (609) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 30, 2018* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Louisiana UTRGV Fall Classic | W 64–63 | 3–2 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (113) Edinburg, TX |
| December 1, 2019* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Prairie View A&M UTRGV Fall Classic | L 59–67 | 3–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (111) Edinburg, TX |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | L 57–70 | 3–4 | American Bank Center (589) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Texas A&M International | W 84–36 | 4–4 | Dugan Wellness Center (611) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Schreiner University | W 64–34 | 5–4 | Dugan Wellness Center (521) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 18, 2018* 5:30 p.m., KDF | | New Mexico State | L 65–67 | 5–5 | American Bank Center (530) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 20, 2018* 5:30 p.m., KDF | | Texas Lutheran | W 73–49 | 6–5 | American Bank Center (589) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Central Arkansas | W 73–65 | 7–5 (1–0) | Farris Center (295) Conway, AR |
| January 5, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 58–76 | 7–6 (1–1) | Montagne Center (2,628) Beaumont, TX |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Northwestern State | W 79–55 | 8–6 (2–1) | Dugan Wellness Center (513) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston State | W 76–61 | 9–6 (3–1) | Dugan Wellness Center (641) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 19, 2019 2:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | New Orleans | W 57–51 | 10–6 (4–1) | American Bank Center (1,215) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 23, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | at Nicholls | L 55–85 | 10–7 (4–2) | Stopher Gym (405) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Abilene Christian | L 68–72 | 10–8 (4–3) | Dugan Wellness Center (658) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Houston Baptist | W 70–56 | 11–8 (5–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (490) Houston, TX |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 45–56 | 11–9 (5–4) | University Center (529) Hammond, LA |
| February 9, 2019 3:00 p.m., KRIS-TV | | Incarnate Word | W 57–49 | 12–9 (6–4) | American Bank Center (811) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 13, 2019 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 59–61 | 12–10 (6–5) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (735) Huntsville, TX |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at New Orleans | L 55–58 | 12–11 (6–6) | Lakefront Arena (363) New Orleans, LA |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Stephen F. Austin | W 46–44 | 13–11 (7–6) | Dugan Wellness Center (501) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | Lamar | L 47–72 | 13–12 (7–7) | Dugan Wellness Center (1,079) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 27, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 55–72 | 13–13 (7–8) | Moody Coliseum (1,192) Abilene, TX |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | at Incarnate Word | L 72–77 | 13–14 (7–9) | McDermott Convocation Center (488) San Antonio, TX |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | McNeese | W 62–51 | 14–14 (8–9) | Dugan Wellness Center (633) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 9, 2019 2:30 p.m., KDF | | Houston Baptist | L 56–74 | 14–15 (8–10) | Dugan Wellness Center (603) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland women's tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (7) New Orleans First round | W 69–47 | 15–15 | Merrell Center (946) Katy, TX |
| March 15, 2019 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Nicholls Second round | W 69–56 | 16–15 | Merrell Center (1,425) Katy, TX |
| March 16, 2019 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin Semifinals | W 58–56 | 17–15 | Merrell Center (1,725) Katy, TX |
| March 17, 2019 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | (6) | vs. (4) Abilene Christian Finals | L 68–69 | 17–16 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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