2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their |home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
SEC regular-season champions SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	33–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Johnnie Harris Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Elena Lovato
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State †	15	–	1		.938			33	–	3		.917
No. 15 South Carolina	13	–	3		.813			23	–	9		.719
No. 14 Texas A&M	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 17 Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
Missouri	10	–	6		.625			24	–	11		.686
Auburn	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Tennessee	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
LSU	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			22	–	15		.595
Alabama	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
Ole Miss	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Florida	3	–	13		.188			8	–	23		.258
Vanderbilt	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Bulldogs were coming off a runner-up finish to Notre Dame for the national championship in which they lost 58–61.

Roster

2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Myah Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS G 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ossining HS UConn Ossining, NY F/C 4 Jessika Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Harris County HS Waverly Hall, GA F 5 Anriel Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Westlake HS Texas A&M Atlanta, GA G 10 Jazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS G 11 Xaria Wiggins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Princess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA G 12 Jacaira Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Dillard HS Pompano Beach, FL C 13 Promise Taylor  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Sammamish HS Ole Miss Issaquah, WA C 15 Teaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Brenham HS Brenham, TX G 20 Nyah Tate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Terry HS Terry, MS C 21 Daphane White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS G 23 Bre'Amber Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Central HS Little Rock, AR G 24 Jordan Danberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Conway HS Arkansas Conway, AR C 25 Zion Campbell  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Riverdale Baptist School Washington, D.C. F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rowville Secondary Warracknabeal, Australia	Head coach Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist) Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma) Elena Lovato (Pittsburg State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 22, 2025

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	6	5	5	4	Not released
Coaches	6	6^	6	6	6	5	4	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	4	5

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018* 6:00 p.m.	No. 6	Central Missouri	W 97–56		23 – Howard	11 – Howard	5 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (4,205) Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	Southeast Missouri State	W 88–53	1–0	24 – McCowan	17 – McCowan	6 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (6,373) Starkville, MS
November 9, 2018* 6:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Virginia	W 72–44	2–0	13 – tied	12 – McCowan	4 – Holmes	John Paul Jones Arena (4,453) Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	Lamar	W 104–53	3–0	24 – Howard	16 – McCowan	9 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (7,107) Starkville, MS
November 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m.	No. 6	Coppin State	W 110–38	4–0	23 – McCowan	8 – tied	7 – Danberry	Humphrey Coliseum (7,320) Starkville, MS
November 21, 2018* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	Furman	W 106–41	5–0	24 – McCowan	10 – McCowan	6 – tied	Humphrey Coliseum (6,970) Starkville, MS
November 24, 2018* 2:00 p.m.	No. 6	Jackson State	W 105–38	6–0	19 – McCowan	8 – Carter	6 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (6,953) Starkville, MS
November 28, 2018* 6:30 p.m.	No. 6	at Little Rock	W 98–63	7–0	23 – McCowan	15 – McCowan	6 – Howard	Jack Stephens Center (2,261) Little Rock, AR
December 2, 2018* 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6	at No. 10 Texas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 67–49	8–0	17 – Holmes	12 – McCowan	2 – tied	Frank Erwin Center (4,579) Austin, TX
December 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	No. 18 Marquette	W 87–82	9–0	29 – Howard	18 – McCowan	13 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (7,273) Starkville, MS
December 14, 2018* 6:00 p.m.	No. 5	at Southern Miss	W 86–42	10–0	16 – Howard	16 – McCowan	6 – Holmes	Reed Green Coliseum (4,448) Hattiesburg, MS
December 18, 2018* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 7 Oregon	L 74–82	10–1	30 – Howard	11 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	Matthew Knight Arena (8,951) Eugene, OR
December 20, 2018* 9:00 p.m.	No. 4	at Washington	W 103–56	11–1	20 – Danberry	13 – McCowan	4 – tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,669) Seattle, WA
December 20, 2018* 2:00 p.m.	No. 8	Louisiana	W 104–36	12–1	16 – Howard	16 – McCowan	6 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (10,242) Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 3, 2019 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	at Arkansas	W 93–69	13–1 (1–0)	26 – Danberry	22 – McCowan	5 – Holmes	Bud Walton Arena (2,263) Fayetteville, AR
January 6, 2019 4:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	No. 16 Kentucky	W 86–71	14–1 (2–0)	21 – Howard	12 – Howard	5 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (8,830) Starkville, MS
January 10, 2019 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	Georgia	W 80–71	15–1 (3–0)	24 – Bibby	21 – McCowan	5 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (6,493) Starkville, MS
January 14, 2019 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	at Auburn	W 85–59	16–1 (4–0)	22 – McCowan	10 – McCowan	5 – tied	Auburn Arena (1,908) Auburn, AL
January 17, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	No. 15 South Carolina	W 89–74	17–1 (5–0)	26 – McCowan	24 – McCowan	7 – Danberry	Humphrey Coliseum (10,006) Starkville, MS
January 24, 2019 6:00 p.m.	No. 7	at Florida	W 90–42	18–1 (6–0)	21 – Howard	8 – Howard	6 – Holmes	O'Connell Center (1,242) Gainesville, FL
January 27, 2019 2:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	Ole Miss	W 80–49	19–1 (7–0)	33 – McCowan	13 – McCowan	7 – Danberry	Humphrey Coliseum (10,337) Starkville, MS
January 31, 2019 6:30 p.m.	No. 6	at LSU	W 68–35	20–1 (8–0)	16 – Espinoza-Hunter	20 – McCowan	5 – Holmes	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,214) Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 2019 12:00 p.m., SECN	No. 6	at Alabama	W 65–49	21–1 (9–0)	24 – Howard	12 – McCowan	3 – Holmes	Coleman Coliseum (3,769) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 10, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	Tennessee	W 91–63	22–1 (10–0)	24 – McCowan	15 – McCowan	8 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (10,021) Starkville, MS
February 14, 2019 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	Missouri	L 67–75	22–2 (10–1)	21 – Howard	13 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (7,545) Starkville, MS
February 17, 2019 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	at No. 22 Texas A&M	W 92–64	23–2 (11–1)	24 – Espinoza-Hunter	13 – Howard	6 – Holmes	Reed Arena (5,926) College Station, TX
February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Ole Miss	W 80–66	24–2 (12–1)	21 – Howard	12 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,125) Oxford, MS
February 24, 2019 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 6	Vanderbilt	W 86–70	25–2 (13–1)	23 – McCowan	10 – Howard	6 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (9,566) Starkville, MS
February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m.	No. 5	LSU	W 76–56	26–2 (14–1)	25 – McCowan	13 – MCowan	4 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (8,631) Starkville, MS
March 3, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at No. 14 South Carolina	W 68–64	27–2 (15–1)	18 – McCowan	17 – McCowan	6 – Danberry	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
SEC women's tournament
March 8, 2019 11:00 a.m., SECN	(1) No. 5	vs. (8) Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 83–68	28–2	26 – Howard	13 – McCowan	4 – Danberry	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431) Greenville, SC
March 9, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1) No. 5	vs. (5) Missouri Semifinals	W 71–56	29–2	27 – McCowan	16 – McCowan	5 – Danberry	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
March 10, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1) No. 5	vs. (10) Arkansas Championship game	W 101–70	30–2	24 – tied	14 – McCowan	12 – Holmes	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,771) Greenville, SC
NCAA women's tournament
March 22, 2019* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	(1 P) No. 4	(16 P) Southern First round	W 103–46	31–2	23 – Howard	16 – McCowan	3 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (9,967) Starkville, MS
March 24, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	(1 P) No. 4	(9 P) Clemson Second round	W 85–61	32–2	30 – McCowan	14 – Howard	7 – Holmes	Humphrey Coliseum (9,944) Starkville, MS
March 29, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1 P) No. 4	vs. (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State Sweet Sixteen	W 76–53	33–2	22 – McCowan	13 – McCowan	7 – Holmes	Moda Center  Portland, OR
March 31, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	(1 P) No. 4	vs. (3 P) No. 7 Oregon Elite Eight	L 84–88	33–3	19 – McCowan	15 – McCowan	13 – Holmes	Moda Center (11,538) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Central.

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See also

• 2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team