2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Tulane Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 WCC)
Head coach
  • Paul Thomas (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
  • Danielle Mauldin
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
BYU † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
Pepperdine 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Saint Mary's 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Pacific 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Loyola Marymount 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Santa Clara 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Portland 5 – 13   .278 13 – 17   .433
San Diego 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
San Francisco 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226
† 2019 WCC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by thirteenth year head coach Paul Thomas, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Hawaii in the first round before losing to WCC member Pepperdine in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Milly Yates 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr SCECGS Redlands Sydney, Australia
G 3 Jasmine Forcadilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr St. Joseph's Catholic Terrigal, Australia
G 4 Taycee Wedin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr La Salle Milwaukie, OR
F 5 Madeline Holland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Mitty Burlingame, CA
G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
G 11 Morgan Malloy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Jr Justin-Siena Napa, CA
F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Ignatius San Bruno, CA
F 13 Tyra Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Punhou Honolulu, HI
G 14 Jordyn Boesel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Okanogan Okanogan, WA
G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Carondelet Concord, CA
G 21 Sam Simons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr UC Senior Secondary Adelaide, Australia
G 23 Emily Codding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA
G 24 Brianna Simonich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Carondelet Danville, CA
F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia
C 33 Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr St. Thomas Aquinas
TCU 		Olathe, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
6:30 pm 		Wyoming W 90–84  1–0
 McKeon Pavilion (482)
Moraga, CA
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at Washington State W 70–64  2–0
 Beasley Coliseum (397)
Pullman, WA
Nov 17, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at No. 8 Oregon State L 56–89  2–1
 Gill Coliseum (4,329)
Corvallis, OR
Nov 23, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Milwaukee
Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic 		W 73–71  3–1
 McKeon Pavilion (418)
Moraga, CA
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm 		No. 3 Oregon
Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic 		L 55–79  3–2
 McKeon Pavilion (963)
Moraga, CA
Nov 29, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at UC Santa Barbara W 80–55  4–2
 The Thunderdome (682)
Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Cal Poly W 69–51  5–2
 Mott Athletics Center (575)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm 		No. 13 California L 78–81 OT 5–3
 McKeon Pavilion (763)
Moraga, CA
Dec 17, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at UC Davis L 74–76  5–4
 The Pavilion (414)
Davis, CA
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. Texas State
Tulane Classic semifinals 		W 89–62  6–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (768)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 22, 2018*
12:00 pm 		vs. Old Dominion
Tulane Classic championship 		W 83–65  7–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
WCC regular season
Dec 31, 2018
5:00 pm 		at Pacific L 67–76  7–5
(0–1) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (483)
Stockton, CA
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm 		at No. 17 Gonzaga L 62–74  7–6
(0–2) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (5,861)
Spokane, WA
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Portland W 89–81  8–6
(1–2) 		Chiles Center (304)
Portland, OR
Jan 10, 2019
6:30 pm 		San Diego W 74–60  9–6
(2–2) 		McKeon Pavilion (416)
Moraga, CA
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm 		BYU L 73–74  9–7
(2–3) 		McKeon Pavilion (531)
Moraga, CA
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm 		at San Francisco W 80–65  10–7
(3–3) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (249)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Santa Clara W 83–59  11–7
(4–3) 		Leavey Center (384)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 24, 2019
6:30 pm 		Pepperdine W 79–68  12–7
(5–3) 		McKeon Pavilion (268)
Moraga, CA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount W 86–62  13–7
(6–3) 		McKeon Pavilion (509)
Moraga, CA
Jan 31, 2019
6:30 pm 		Portland W 113–85  14–7
(7–3) 		McKeon Pavilion (232)
Moraga, CA
Feb 2, 2019
6:00 pm 		No. 15 Gonzaga L 52–66  14–8
(7–4) 		McKeon Pavilion (480)
Moraga, CA
Feb 7, 2019
10:00 am 		at BYU W 78–75  15–8
(8–4) 		Marriott Center (3,981)
Provo, UT
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		at San Diego W 80–49  16–8
(9–4) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (351)
San Diego, CA
Feb 14, 2019
6:30 pm 		Santa Clara W 81–68  17–8
(10–4) 		McKeon Pavilion (265)
Moraga, CA
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm 		San Francisco W 88–63  18–8
(11–4) 		McKeon Pavilion (375)
Moraga, CA
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Loyola Marymount L 56–69  18–9
(11–5) 		Gersten Pavilion (205)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Pepperdine L 72–77  18–10
(11–6) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (335)
Malibu, CA
Mar 1, 2019
7:00 pm 		Pacific W 75–62  19–10
(12–6) 		McKeon Pavilion (549)
Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, BYUtv 		(4) vs. (5) Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals 		W 70–38  20–10
 Orleans Arena (5,339)
Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		(4) vs. (1) No. 12 Gonzaga
Semifinals 		L 77–78 2OT 20–11
 Orleans Arena (5,511)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Hawaii
First Round 		W 67–43  21–11
 McKeon Pavilion (444)
Moraga, CA
Mar 24, 2019*
5:00 pm 		Pepperdine
Second Round 		L 61–65  21–12
 McKeon Pavilion (325)
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com.
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