The 2018–19 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Mountaineers were coached by eighteenth-year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7, in the 'Big 12' play to finish in a tie for the fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Kansas State. They received an automatic bid to the

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, where they defeated Rider and Villanova in the first and second rounds before losing to Northwestern in the third round.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 25–12, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an automatic bid to the

where they defeated Bucknell, Saint Joseph's and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Virginia Tech in the semifinals.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

References

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