2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
WAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record26–7 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach
  • Brooke Atkinson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan McAdams
  • Aisha Stewart
  • DeAudra Brown
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 15 – 1   .938 26 – 7   .788
California Baptist* 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600
UT Rio Grande Valley 10 – 6   .625 18 – 15   .545
UMKC 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516
CSU Bakersfield 9 – 7   .563 14 – 17   .452
Utah Valley 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467
Grand Canyon 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259
Seattle 3 – 13   .188 3 – 27   .100
Chicago State 2 – 14   .125 2 – 28   .067
† 2019 WAC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2019
Rankings from AP poll
*California Baptist ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

The 2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second year head coach Brooke Atkinson, played their home games at the Pan American Center and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 15–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Chicago State, UMKC and Texas–Rio Grande Valley to be champions of the WAC women's tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

Roster

2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Pam Wilmore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Rodrea Echols 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Overton HS Memphis, TN
G 2 Brooke Salas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr El Dorado HS Placentia, CA
G 3 Stabresa McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Skyline HS
North Texas 		Dallas, TX
F 11 Baylee Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Goddard HS
Barton CC 		Roswell, NM
F 14 Nana Sule 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cedar International
Chipola College 		Abuja, Nigeria
G/F 20 Dominique Mills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Juan Diego Catholic HS
Trinity Valley 		Salt Lake City, UT
G 21 Monique Mills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Juan Diego Catholic HS
Trinity Valley 		Salt Lake City, UT
G 22 Kalei Atkinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So West HS Torrance, CA
G 23 Aaliyah Prince 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Highlands HS San Antonio, TX
F 24 Adenike Aderinto 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Dagamas Legacy School
South Georgia Tech 		Zaria, Nigeria
F 30 Gia Pack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr South Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
G 34 Tayelin Grays 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dayton HS Dayton, TX
G 34 Aissatou Fall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Life Prep Academy Pikine, Senegal
G Tatum Henderson Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Martin HS
North Texas 		Arlington, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
5:00 pm 		Texas–Permian Basin W 70–38  1–0
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 11, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 66–54  2–0
 University Arena (591)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 17, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at UTEP
Battle of I-10 		W 69–65  3–0
 Don Haskins Center (597)
El Paso, TX
Nov 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, FSAZ 		Abilene Christian L 46–58  3–1
 Pan American Center (676)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 26, 2018*
6:00 pm 		Northern New Mexico W 101–51  4–1
 Pan American Center (702)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry 		L 58–83  4–2
 Dreamstyle Arena (5,327)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 11, 2018*
6:00 pm, AggieVision 		Denver W 66–64  5–2
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, AggieVision 		New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry 		L 50–75  5–3
 Pan American Center (889)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 18, 2018*
4:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 67–65  6–3
 American Bank Center (530)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at South Alabama
FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals 		L 67–68  6–4
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
10:00 am 		vs. Alcorn State
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game 		W 82–64  7–4
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 28, 2018*
8:00 pm 		at UC Riverside L 64–65  7–5
 SRC Arena (100)
Riverside, CA
Dec 30, 2018*
3:00 pm 		at UC Santa Barbara W 81–73  8–5
 The Thunderdome (286)
Santa Barbara, CA
WAC regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm, AggieVision 		California Baptist W 76–69  9–5
(1–0) 		Pan American Center (669)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Grand Canyon L 51–54  9–6
(1–1) 		GCU Arena (880)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 61–59  10–6
(2–1) 		Icardo Center (607)
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 17, 2019
6:00 pm, FSAZ+ 		Seattle W 75–55  11–6
(3–1) 		Pan American Center (743)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm, FSAZ 		Utah Valley W 58–52  12–6
(4–1) 		Pan American Center (857)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 71–63  13–6
(5–1) 		Pan American Center (968)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 31, 2019
5:00 pm 		at UMKC W 90–86  14–6
(6–1) 		Swinney Recreation Center (665)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 2, 2019
11:00 am 		at Chicago State W 87–66  15–6
(7–1) 		Jones Convocation Center (110)
Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm, FSAZ+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 61–48  16–6
(8–1) 		Pan American Center (748)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, FSAZ+ 		Grand Canyon W 81–52  17–6
(9–1) 		Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 14, 2019
11:00 am 		at Utah Valley W 72–63  18–6
(10–1) 		Lockhart Arena (540)
Orem, UT
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Seattle W 83–72  19–6
(11–1) 		Redhawk Center (708)
Seattle, WA
Feb 23, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 70–67  20–6
(12–1) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (535)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 28, 2019
6:00 pm 		UMKC W 68–61  21–6
(13–1) 		Pan American Center (781)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm 		Chicago State W 77–54  24–6
(16–1) 		Pan American Center (754)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		at California Baptist W 92–64  23–6
(15–1) 		CBU Events Center (744)
Riverside, CA
WAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
1:00 pm 		(1) vs. (8) Chicago State
Quarterfinals 		W 90–54  24–6
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 15, 2019
1:00 pm 		(1) vs. (4) UMKC
Semifinals 		W 91–80 OT 25–6
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (2) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Championship Game 		W 76–73 2OT 26–6
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		(14 C) at (3 C) No. 13 Iowa State
First Round 		L 61–97  26–7
 Hilton Coliseum (6,503)
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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