The 2019 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 14–17, 2019 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Abilene Christian received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. Breanna Wright was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Seeds and regular season standings Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.
2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference recordOverall record (end of regular season)Tiebreaker 1. ‡*Lamar17–124–52. *Stephen F. Austin16–225–53. #Nicholls14–420–104. #Abilene Christian13–520–95. Sam Houston State11–716–126. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi8–1014–151–1 vs UNO; 1–1 vs common opponent UIW; 1–0 vs SFA7. New Orleans8–1012–151–1 vs TAMUCC; 1–1 vs UIW; 0–1 vs SFA8. Central Arkansas6–1211–17‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.* – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.
Schedule Source: SessionGameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision First round – Thursday, March 141111:00 am#5 Sam Houston State vs. #8 Central Arkansas 71–76ESPN+21:30 pm#6 TAMU–CC vs. #7 New Orleans 69–47 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 152311:00 am#4 Abilene Christian vs. #8 Central Arkansas 82–54ESPN+41:30 pm#3 Nicholls vs. #6 TAMU–CC 56–69 Semifinals – Saturday, March 16351:00 pm#1 Lamar vs. #4 Abilene Christian 79–88ESPN+63:30 pm#2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #6 TAMU–CC 56–58 Championship – Sunday, March 17471:00 pm #4 Abilene Christian vs. #6 TAMU–CC 69–68CBSSN *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Awards and honors Source: Tournament MVP: Breanna Wright (Abilene Christian) All-Tournament Team:
Breanna Wright (Abilene Christian) Sara Williamson (Abilene Christian) Alexes Bryant (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) Dalesia Booth (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) Moe Kinard (Lamar)
See also 2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2019 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament