2018–19 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Tiara Malcom, play their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–24, 2–14 in Conference USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for twelfth place. Due to a tie breaker loss to Florida Atlantic and UTSA they failed to qualify for the Conference USA Women's Tournament.

2018–19 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	5–24 (2–14 C-USA)
Head coach	Tiara Malcom (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Keunta Miles Joe Silvestri Gabriel Lazo
Home arena	FIU Arena

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Rice †	16	–	0		1.000			28	–	4		.875
UAB	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
Middle Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Western Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			20	–	15		.571
Old Dominion	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Marshall	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
North Texas	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
UTSA	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
FIU	2	–	14		.125			5	–	24		.172
Florida Atlantic	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 TaMiracle Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Fort Lauderdale HS Fort Lauderdale, FL G 2 Cabria Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Northeast HS Lake Worth, FL G 10 Paula Orenes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr La Salle Montcada Casper College Barcelona, Spain F 12 Kylee O'Hara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Henry Street HS Ajax, ON C 14 Chelsea Guimaraes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Professor José Augusto Lucas Georgia Tech Almada, Portugal F 15 Ieva Spigule 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Riga State German Grammar School Eastern Florida State College Riga, Lativia F 21 Ce'Nara Skanes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Putnam City West HS Oklahoma City, OK G 23 Bre'Osha Scott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lakeview Centennial HS Paris JC/Lamar Garland, TX G 30 Jiselle Thomas  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Norwalk HS High Point Norwalk, OH F 34 Shante Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So South Broward HS West Park, FL	Head coach Tiara Malcom (Delaware) Assistant coach(es) Keunta Miles (North Florida) Joe Silvestri (Central Florida) Gabriel Lazo (Barry) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 25 Miami (FL)	L 43–94	0–1	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (687) Miami, FL
Nov 9, 2018* 5:00 pm		Palm Beach Atlantic	L 63–66	0–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (239) Miami, FL
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		Georgia State	L 61–67	0–3	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (301) Miami, FL
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 58–100	0–4	Alico Arena (1,869) Fort Myers, FL
Nov 20, 2018* 5:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 57–68	0–5	Moore Gymnasium (407) Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 23, 2018* 12:00 pm		Florida A&M FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 77–54	1–5	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm		Campbell FIU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 54–59	1–6	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm		Morgan State	W 59–50	2–6	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 53–62	2–7	UNF Arena (257) Jacksonville, FL
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm		Howard	L 62–89	2–8	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Dec 20, 2018* 12:00 pm		Alcorn State FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals	W 75–40	3–8	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Dec 21, 2018* 2:00 pm		South Alabama FIU Holiday Tournament championship game	L 77–84 ^2OT	3–9	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm		Jacksonville	L 62–73	3–10	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 43–49	3–11 (0-1)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		UAB	L 59–83	3–12 (0–2)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN		at Charlotte	L 54–69	3–13 (0–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (830) Charlotte, NC
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 68–95	3–14 (0–4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,537) Norfolk, VA
Jan 17, 2019 11:00 am, beIN		Western Kentucky	L 82–94	3–15 (0–5)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,383) Miami, FL
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm		Marshall	L 58–86	3–16 (0–6)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (248) Miami, FL
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 55–77	3–17 (0–7)	FAU Arena (370) Boca Raton, FL
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 57–71	3–18 (0–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,150) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 72–90	3–19 (0–9)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,475) Ruston, LA
Feb 7, 2019 11:00 am		UTSA	W 51–40	4–19 (1–9)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (643) Miami, FL
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		UTEP	L 55–60	4–20 (1–10)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (221) Miami, FL
Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, beIN		at Rice	L 44–76	4–21 (1–11)	Tudor Fieldhouse (654) Houston, TX
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm		at North Texas	L 50–75	4–22 (1–12)	The Super Pit (508) Denton, TX
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 56–49	5–22 (2–12)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (464) Miami, FL
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		Charlotte	L 53–62	5–23 (2–13)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (327) Miami, FL
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm		at Marshall	L 42–87	5–24 (2–14)	Cam Henderson Center (1,082) Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References

1. "Florida International University Panthers - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fiusports.com.