Bethune-Cookman Women's Basketball Releases 2018-19 Schedule

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Two early games against NCAA tournament teams and a December meeting with the Florida Gators are part of the 2018-19 Bethune-Cookman Women's Basketball schedule, Head Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis announced today [September 11, 2018].

After opening the season in Historic Moore Gym on Wednesday, November 7 against Edward Waters, the Lady Wildcats host Liberty, who won the Big South championship and faced Tennessee in the opening round of tournament, on Wednesday, November 9.

The following week, Bethune-Cookman's first road contest is at USF, who won 26 games and made the Big Dance as an At-Large team from the American Conference. Also on the schedule is Jacksonville, who, like B-CU, participated in the WNIT.

BETHUNE-COOKMAN WOMEN'S SCHEDULE

On December 5, B-CU travels to Gainesville to face Florida for the first time since 2013.

The goal as always, is to get the three-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season champions prepped for league play and to get that first tournament championship since 1984.

"We are laser focused on taking that next big step and getting to the NCAA tournament," said Blair-Lewis, who won her third consecutive MEAC Coach Of The Year honors and fourth overall last year. "To do that, we're going up against a high level of competition and I'm eager to see how we respond."

In addition to Edward Waters and Liberty, B-CU's 13-game home slate includes Florida International, Flagler College and North Florida. Road trips include Georgia Southern, the Georgia State Christmas Tournament Dec. 20-21 in Atlanta and a holiday break game at UNC-Charlotte on December 28.

MEAC conference play begins January 5th at North Carolina Central, with the home opener on January 19 against Delaware State. League champion North Carolina A&T comes to Daytona beach on Monday, February 4.

As for arch-rival Florida A&M, B-CU goes to the highest of seven hills on February 23 while the Rattlers come to Daytona Beach on March 7 for the regular season finale.

Led by MEAC Player Of The Year Angel Golden and MEAC Defensive Player Of The Year Ashanti Hunt, the Lady Wildcats set a program record with 24 victories last season, enjoyed a two-week stint in the College Insider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25 poll, and participated in the WNIT for the third consecutive year.

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