| Year: | 2019 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Merrell Center |
| City: | Katy, Texas |
| Champions: | Abilene Christian |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Julie Goodenough |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Breanna Wright |
| Mvpteam: | Abilene Christian |
| Television: | ESPN+/CBSSN |
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.[1] Breanna Wright was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]
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 seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record (end of regular season) | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ‡*Lamar | 17–1 | 24–5 | |||
| 2. | 16–2 | 25–5 | ||||
| 3. | 14–4 | 20–10 | ||||
| 4. | 13–5 | 20–9 | ||||
| 5. | Sam Houston State | 11–7 | 16–12 | |||
| 6. | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 8–10 | 14–15 | 1–1 vs UNO; 1–1 vs common opponent UIW; 1–0 vs SFA | ||
| 7. | New Orleans | 8–10 | 12–15 | 1–1 vs TAMUCC; 1–1 vs UIW; 0–1 vs SFA | ||
| 8. | Central Arkansas | 6–12 | 11–17 | |||
| ‡ – 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. | ||||||
Source:[3]
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday, March 14 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am |
| 71–76 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 1:30 pm |
| 69–47 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am |
| 82–54 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 1:30 pm |
| 56–69 | |||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 16 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 pm |
| 79–88 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 3:30 pm |
| 56–58 | |||
| Championship – Sunday, March 17 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:00 pm |
| 69–68 | CBSSN | |
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Source:[4]
Tournament MVP: Breanna Wright (Abilene Christian)
All-Tournament Team: