2018–19 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

2018–19 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record17–16 (10–8 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Finkbeiner
  • Ashley Gill
  • Paris Johnson
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
New Mexico 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Wyoming 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Fresno State 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Utah State 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
UNLV 10 8   .556 12 18   .400
Nevada 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
San Diego State 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
San Jose State 5 13   .278 6 24   .200
Air Force 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Colorado State 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
2019 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies were led by seventh year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Wyoming. They revived an invitation to the WBI, where they defeated UC Riverside before losing to North Texas in the quarterfinals

Roster

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2018–19 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Eliza West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Peninsula School Mount Martha, Australia
G 3 Olivia West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Templestowe College Launceston, Australia
G 4 Stephanie Gorman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Wodonga Senior Secondary College Wodonga, Australia
G/F 5 Shannon Dufficy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy College Preston, Australia
G 11 Lindsey Jensen-Baker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Sky View Smithfield, UT
G/F 12 Hailey Bassett-Meacham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Layton Layton, UT
F 14 Roxani Bounouka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Geeece
C 15 Laura Daulton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Oak Ridge Spring, TX
G 22 Rachel Brewster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Rowville Secondary College Melbourne, Australia
F 24 Marlene Aniambossou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Notre Dame Des Apôtres
Frank Phillips College
Cotonou, Benin
G 32 Emmie Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Boyle County Danville, KY
F 34 Emma Dudley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sana Fe Christian Rancho Santa Fe, CA
F 41 Taylor Franson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So American Fork American Fork, UT
C 44 Deja Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX
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 2, 2018*
7:00 pm
Westminster (Utah) W 77–56 
Smith Spectrum (602)
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Washington State W 72–61  1–0
Beasley Coliseum (526)
Pullman, WA
Nov 9, 2018*
2:00 pm
Northern New Mexico W 106–35  2–0
Smith Spectrum (397)
Logan, UT
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Oregon L 58–88  2–1
Smith Spectrum (718)
Logan, UT
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 57–62 OT 2–2
Smith Spectrum (730)
Logan, UT
Nov 23, 2018*
5:30 pm
vs. USC
Nugget Classic
L 46–55  2–3
Lawlor Events Center (1,070)
Reno, NV
Nov 25, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Colorado
Nugget Classic
L 58–68  2–4
Lawlor Events Center (137)
Reno, NV
Nov 28, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Portland L 54–61  2–5
Chiles Center (359)
Portland, OR
Dec 5, 2018*
6:00 pm
at UTSA W 62–56  3–5
Convocation Center (344)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
at North Texas W 57–41  4–5
The Super Pit (597)
Denton, TX
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm
Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 67–62  5–5
Smith Spectrum (357)
Logan, UT
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
Long Beach State L 48–50  5–6
Smith Spectrum (285)
Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Nevada W 79–76 2OT 6–6
(1–0)
Smith Spectrum (247)
Logan, UT
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm
at Air Force W 49–44  7–6
(2–0)
Clune Arena (509)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 9, 2019
8:00 pm
at Fresno State L 59–70  7–7
(2–1)
Save Mart Center (1,931)
Fresno, CA
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
Wyoming W 50–42  8–7
(3–1)
Smith Spectrum (265)
Logan, UT
Jan 16, 2019
11:00 am
San Jose State W 82–49  9–7
(4–1)
Smith Spectrum (3,185)
Logan, UT
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm
at Colorado State W 72–53  10–7
(5–1)
Moby Arena (1,270)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
New Mexico L 64–68  10–8
(5–2)
Smith Spectrum (597)
Logan, UT
Jan 30, 2019
8:00 pm
at San Jose State L 59–68  10–9
(5–3)
Event Center Arena (836)
San Jose, CA
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm
at UNLV L 56–77  10–10
(5–4)
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
Fresno State L 53–64  10–11
(5–5)
Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
San Diego State L 54–56  10–12
(5–6)
Smith Spectrum (422)
Logan, UT
Feb 13, 2019
6:30 pm
at Wyoming L 35–53  10–13
(5–7)
Arena-Auditorium (2,400)
Laramie, WY
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm
Air Force W 64–55  11–13
(6–7)
Smith Spectrum (643)
Logan, UT
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm
at New Mexico L 56–74  11–14
(6–8)
Dreamstyle Arena (4,749)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm
Boise State W 81–68  12–14
(7–8)
Smith Spectrum (451)
Logan, UT
Feb 27, 2019
7:30 pm
at San Diego State W 65–52  13–14
(8–8)
Viejas Arena (447)
San Diego, CA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Nevada W 71–59  14–14
(9–8)
Lawlor Events Center (1,131)
Reno, NV
Mar 4, 2019
7:00 pm
Colorado State W 70–59  15–14
(10–8)
Smith Spectrum (656)
Logan, UT
Mountain West Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
8:00 pm, Stadium
(6) vs. (11) Colorado State
First Round
W 62–59  16–14
Thomas & Mack Center (1,550)
Paradise, NV
Mar 11, 2019
9:00 pm, Stadium
(6) vs. (3) Wyoming
Quarterfinals
L 41–64  16–15
Thomas & Mack Center (2,231)
Paradise, NV
WBI
Mar 20, 2019*
8:00 pm
at UC Riverside
First Round
W 68–60  17–15
SRC Arena (128)
Riverside, CA
Mar 26, 2019*
6:00 pm
at North Texas
Quarterfinals
L 54–56  17–16
The Super Pit (506)
Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "utahstateaggies.com - - Utah State Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". www.utahstateaggies.com.