2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	Sandra Rushing (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Long; Jason Conner; Heather Karner;
Home arena	Farris Center; (Capacity: 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	24	–	7	.774
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
Nicholls	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Abilene Christian †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Sam Houston State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
Texas A&M-CC	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Central Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Incarnate Word	5	–	13	.278	5	–	24	.172
Houston Baptist	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310

† 2019 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears were led by seventh year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Sugar Bears finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated SIU Ewardsville, Weber State and Nevada in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Yale in the championship game.^[1]

Roster

Sources:^[2]

2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Kamry Orr	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Little Rock HS	Little Rock, AR
G	4	Tayolor Sells	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Booker T. Washington HS	Tulsa, OK
G	5	Maddie Goodner	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Greenwood HS	Greenwood, AR
G	10	Antonjia Bozic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Jacksonville College	Slavonski Brod, Croatia
F	11	Mekaylan Hicks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	El Dorado HS	El Dorado, AR
G	12	Carley Hudspeth	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Kirk Academy	Grenada, MS
G	15	Savannah Lowe	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Conway HS	Conway, AR
G	21	Kavaci-A Johnson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Byhalia HS	Byhalia, MS
F	22	Alana Canady	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Sylvan Hills HS	Sherwood, AR
F	23	Keturah Bingham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Ouachita Parish HS SW Mississippi CC	Monroe, LA
G	24	Alanie Fisher	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	University HS Coffeyville CC	Baton Rouge, LA
C	33	Alexyse Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Horn Lake HS Wright State	Horn Lake, MS
C	42	Hannah Langhi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Marshall County HS	Hardin, KY

Head coach

Sandra Rushing (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Long (Chowan)
Jason Conner (Delta State)
Heather Karner (Youngstown State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Sources:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular Schedule
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Central Baptist	W 55–34	1–0	Farris Center (521) Conway, AR
Nov 10, 2018* 12:00 pm		Hendrix College	W 72–40	2–0	Farris Center (459) Conway, AR
Nov 13, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 56–65	2–1	Williams Assembly Center (302) Jackson, MS
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm		South Alabama	L 50–58	2–2	Farris Center (325) Conway, AR
Nov 28, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Alcorn State	W 57–46	3–2	Davey Whitney Complex (114) Lorman, MS
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm		Crowley's Ridge College	W 91–35	4–2	Farris Center (375) Conway, AR
Dec 5, 2018* 2:00 pm, FSNOK		at Oklahoma	L 52–65	4–3	Lloyd Noble Center (2,381) Norman, OK
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Texas A&M	L 27–84	4–4	Reed Arena (3,154) College Station, TX
Dec 17, 2018* 2:00 pm		Williams Baptist College	W 70–35	5–4	Farris Center (326) Conway, AR
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 54–70	5–5	Bramlage Coliseum (2,858) Manhattan, KS
Southland Conference Schedule
Dec 31, 2018 1:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 65–73	5–6 (0–1)	Farris Center (295) Conway, AR
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 53–62	5–7 (0–2)	University Center (521) Hammond, LA
Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 62–66	5–8 (0–3)	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (428) Huntsville, TX
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	L 37–57	5–9 (0–4)	Montagne Center (1,220) Beaumont, TX
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm		Incarnate Word	W 74–43	6–9 (1–4)	Farris Center (327) Conway, AR
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm		Nicholls	L 60–64	6–10 (1–5)	Farris Center (512) Conway, AR
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	W 62–60	7–10 (2–5)	Lakefront Arena (232) New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 70–77	7–11 (2–6)	Moody Coliseum (1,119) Abilene, TX
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 53–59	7–12 (2–7)	Farris Center (421) Conway, AR
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 74–52	8–12 (3–7)	Farris Center (571) Conway, AR
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–33	9–12 (4–7)	Farris Center (1,825) Conway, AR
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 77–58	10–12 (5–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (143) Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm		McNeese State	W 76–45	11–12 (6–7)	Farris Center (328) Conway, AR
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm		at Nicholls	L 52–68	11–13 (6–8)	Stopher Gym (409) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 43–79	11–14 (6–9)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,504) Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 65–67	11–15 (6–10)	Farris Center Conway, AR
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm		Sam Houston State	L 59–71	11–16 (6–11)	Farris Center (558) Conway, AR
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 74–78	11–17 (6–12)	Prather Coliseum (872) Natchitoches, LA
Southland Women's Tournament
March 14, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Sam Houston State First Round	W 76–71	12–17	Merrell Center Katy, TX
March 15, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (4) Abilene Christian Second Round	L 54–82	12–18	Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Central Arkansas Women's Basketball. UCA Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[1] "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

[2] "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Central Arkansas Women's Basketball. UCA Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

[3] "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[4] "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[5] "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

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Roster

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See also

References