2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record7–24 (2–16 WCC)
Head coach
  • Molly Goodenbour (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Janell Jones
  • Katy Steding
  • Arthur Moreira
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
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 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Molly Goodenbour in her third season at San Francisco. The Dons, as members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 7–24, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the second round of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Loyola Marymount.

Roster

2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Kia Vaalavirta 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mäkelänrinteen Lukio Espoo, Finland
G 3 Marta Galic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sportska Gimnazija Zagreb, Croatia
G 4 Marianna Klavina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Riga Secondary School No. 49 Riga, Latvia
G 5 Amalie Langer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rungsted Gymnasium Rungsted, Denmark
F 10 Marija Galic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sportska Gimnazija Zagreb, Croatia
C 11 Bec Black 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Barker College Coffs Harbour, Australia
F 12 Moa Lundqvist 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr BG LULEÅ
Odessa College 		Östersund, Sweden
G 13 Nia Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Todd Beamer Federal Way, WA
G 23 Veronica Preciado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Grant Union
Eastern Arizona JC 		Sacramento, CA
F 24 Lucija Kostic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Prirodoslovna škola Vladimira Preloga Zagreb, Croatia
F 32 Julia Nielacna 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lomanki Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
G 33 Shannon Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Bel Air
Cochise College 		El Paso, TX
G/F 55 Abby Rathbun 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Moses Lake Moses Lake, WA
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
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Chico State W 71–59 
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm 		San Jose State W 85–63  1–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium (640)
San Francisco, CA
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at No. 7 Stanford L 62–96  1–1
 Maples Pavilion (2,077)
Stanford, CA
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Cal Poly W 65–62  2–1
 The Kelp Bed (64)
Seaside, CA
Nov 23, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Northern Colorado L 63–68  2–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (263)
San Francisco, CA
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm 		UT Arlington L 73–80  2–3
 War Memorial Gymnasium (235)
San Francisco, CA
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Washington State L 61–91  2–4
 Beasley Coliseum (577)
Pullman, WA
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Idaho L 63–70  2–5
 Memorial Gym (400)
Moscow, ID
Dec 5, 2018*
7:05 pm 		at Sacramento State W 86–75  3–5
 Hornets Nest (336)
Sacramento, CA
Dec 15, 2018*
3:00 pm 		UC Davis L 68–70  3–6
 War Memorial Gymnasium (432)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 19, 2018*
12:00 pm 		vs. North Dakota State
Hatter Classic 		W 75–42  4–6
 Edmunds Center (105)
DeLand, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
10:00 am 		vs. North Dakota
Hatter Classic 		L 97–100 2OT 4–7
 Edmunds Center (150)
DeLand, FL
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm 		San Diego W 68–57  5–7
(1–0) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (257)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 31, 2018
3:00 pm 		BYU L 59–67  5–8
(1–1) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (263)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm 		Santa Clara L 66–71 OT 5–9
(1–2) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (268)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Loyola Marymount L 58–66  5–10
(1–3) 		Gersten Pavilion (237)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Pepperdine L 50–69  5–11
(1–4) 		Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm 		Saint Mary's L 65–80  5–12
(1–5) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (249)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm 		Pacific L 75–85  5–13
(1–6) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (274)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 24, 2019
6:00 pm 		at No. 18 Gonzaga L 51–78  5–14
(1–7) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (5,500)
Spokane, WA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Portland L 73–78  5–15
(1–8) 		Chiles Center (513)
Portland, OR
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Santa Clara W 57–49  6–15
(2–8) 		Leavey Center (372)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		Pepperdine L 66–72  6–16
(2–9) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (457)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount L 56–73  6–17
(2–10) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (322)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Pacific L 48–74  6–18
(2–11) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (419)
Stockton, CA
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Saint Mary's L 63–88  6–19
(2–12) 		McKeon Pavilion (375)
Moraga, CA
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm 		Portland L 66–69  6–20
(2–13) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (381)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm 		No. 15 Gonzaga L 44–64  6–21
(2–14) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (643)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 28, 2019
6:00 pm 		at BYU L 59–82  6–22
(2–15) 		Marriott Center (556)
Provo, UT
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		at San Diego L 59–66  6–23
(2–16) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (353)
San Diego, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2019
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		(9) vs. (8) Portland
First Round 		W 76–69  7–23
 Orleans Arena (5,234)
Paradise, NV
Mar 8, 2019
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		(9) vs. (5) Loyola Marymount
Second Round 		L 45–66  7–24
 Orleans Arena (5,237)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics". Usfdons.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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