2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kristen Gillespie, play their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record19–12 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Kristen Gillespie (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Keller
  • Scott Gillespie
  • Mariyah Brawner-Henley
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake171 .944  277  .794
Missouri State162 .889  2510  .714
Northern Iowa126 .667  2013  .606
Illinois State117 .611  1912  .613
Bradley108 .556  2010  .667
Southern Illinois810 .444  1515  .500
Loyola–Chicago612 .333  1318  .419
Indiana State513 .278  1119  .367
Valparaiso315 .167  824  .250
Evansville216 .111  426  .133
2019 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Mary Crompton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIowa City Regina Iowa City, IA
F 5 Lexy Koudelka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNevada Nevada, IA
G 11 TeTe Maggett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrZion-Benton
Vincennes
North Chicago, IL
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 14 Paige Saylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoRoncalli Martinsville, IN
G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLyons Township LaGrange, IL
G 21 Ally Gietzel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrFon du Lac Fond du Lac, WI
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrHopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 24 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBarrington Barrington, IL
F 25 Lexi Wallen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Thomas Moore Champaign, IL
G 31 Kayel Wallen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLiberty Kansas City, MO
F 32 Simone Goods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBenson HS
Kirkwood CC
Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2018*
1:00 pm
Quincy W 82–55 
Redbird Arena (550)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville L 61–68  0–1
Vadalabene Center (929)
Edwardsville, IL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota W 67–55  1–1
Redbird Arena (507)
Normal, IL
Nov 17, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 41–50  1–2
Convocation Center (1,036)
Ypsilanti, MI
Nov 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 63–67  1–3
Wolstein Center (132)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Butler L 56–58  1–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (611)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland W 62–56  2–4
Redbird Arena (564)
Normal, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 61–49  3–4
Redbird Arena (547)
Normal, IL
Dec 7, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 58–53  4–4
BB&T Arena (1,013)
Highland Heights, KY
Dec 16, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Maryville W 61–52  5–4
Redbird Arena (545)
Normal, IL
Dec 20, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Saint Louis W 72–67  6–4
Redbird Arena (3,500)
Normal, IL
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm
at UMKC W 62–55  7–4
Swinney Recreation Center (713)
Kansas City, MO
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 66–64  8–4 (1–0)
Redbird Arena (725)
Normal, IL
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 64–82  8–5 (1–1)
Redbird Arena (592)
Normal, IL
Jan 11, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State L 44–59  8–6 (1–2)
Hulman Center (1,582)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 72–61  9–6 (2–2)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (282)
Evansville, IN
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 60–52  10–6 (3–2)
Redbird Arena (631)
Normal, IL
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 47–59  10–7 (3–3)
Redbird Arena (782)
Normal, IL
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley
I-74 Rivalry
L 68–79  10–8 (3–4)
Redbird Arena (1,223)
Normal, IL
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola–Chicago L 59–62  10–9 (3–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (482)
Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 70–67  11–9 (4–5)
Athletics–Recreation Center (355)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 82–59  12–9 (5–5)
Redbird Arena (416)
Normal, IL
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State W 78–70  13–9 (6–5)
Redbird Arena (1,184)
Normal, IL
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State W 60–56  14–9 (7–5)
JQH Arena (1,750)
Springfield, MO
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 68–66  15–9 (8–5)
SIU Arena (446)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
I-74 Rivalry
L 65–75  15–10 (8–6)
Renaissance Coliseum (993)
Peoria, IL
Feb 28, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Loyola–Chicago W 65–52  16–10 (9–6)
Redbird Arena (497)
Normal, IL
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso W 74–53  17–10 (10–6)
Redbird Arena (897)
Normal, IL
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 23 Drake L 61–88  17–11 (10–7)
Knapp Center (3,555)
Des Moines, IA
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 54–53  18–11 (11–7)
McLeod Center (1,596)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Bradley
Quarterfinals
W 61–55  19–11
TaxSlayer Center (1,509)
Moline, IL
Mar 16, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) No. 21 Drake
Semifinals
L 54–65  19–12
TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

References

  1. "Illinois State Athletics". Goredbirds.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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