2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball
UTRGV Fall Classic Champions
WBI, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record18–15 (10–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Lane Lord (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Anna Nimz
  • Ipek Turkyilmaz
  • Blake Huber
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
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 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Lane Lord's first season along with the third under the UTRGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished 18–15 overall, 10–6 in WAC to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC women's tournament where they lost New Mexico State. They received an invitation of the WBI where they lost to North Texas in the first round.

Roster

2018–19 UTRGV Vaqueros women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Amara Graham 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Chicago, IL
G 3 Daniela Azubell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Robert Vela Edinburg, TX
G 4 Idil Türk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bodwell Istanbul, Turkey
G 5 Jameka Dowell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lebanon Lebanon, TN
G 10 Valeria Tapia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Saint Joseph Academy Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
G 11 Quynne Huggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Millennium
Mesa CC 		Goodyear, AZ
G 12 Shaiann Tramble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Shawnee
Highland CC 		Shawnee, OK
G 15 Nichele Hyman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Clovis Clovis, NM
F 21 Krisynthia Sampson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South Mountain
Arizona Western College 		Phoenix, AZ
G 22 Ashlei Lopez Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Rockford Lutheran
Morehead State 		Rockford, IL
F 23 Makaela Mosley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wylie
Paris JC 		Abilene, TX
G 24 Natalia Ready 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Parkview
Fort Scott CC 		Little Rock, AR
F 32 Madison Northcutt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Wichita South
Pittsburg State 		Wichita, KS
F 34 Megan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Francis Xavier College Newcastle, Australia
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 10, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Texas Lutheran W 82–38  1–0
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (495)
Edinburg, TX
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		L 49–59  1–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (418)
Edinburg, TX
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at UTSA L 58–61  1–2
 Convocation Center (353)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius W 57–53  2–2
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,540)
Buffalo, NY
Nov 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Massachusetts L 70–74  2–3
 Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm 		St. Thomas W 74–43  3–3
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (276)
Edinburg, TX
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M
UTRGV Fall Classic 		W 57–50  4–3
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (328)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana
UTRGV Fall Classic 		W 75–60  5–3
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (390)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		W 70–57  6–3
 American Bank Center (589)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Texas Southern L 55–69  6–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (461)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 12 Texas L 66–81  6–5
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,655)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 29, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at No. 23 Texas A&M L 61–84  6–6
 Reed Arena (3,748)
College Station, TX
Dec 31, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at No. 8 Baylor L 37–98  6–7
 Ferrell Center (5,047)
Waco, TX
WAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm 		California Baptist W 60–56  7–7 (1–0)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (342)
Edinburg, TX
Jan 10, 2019
9:00 pm 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 63–68  7–8 (1–1)
 Icardo Center (419)
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Grand Canyon W 66–50  8–8 (2–1)
 GCU Arena (952)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm 		Utah Valley L 55–57  8–9 (2–2)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (510)
Edinburg, TX
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm 		Seattle W 69–56  9–9 (3–2)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (604)
Edinburg, TX
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm 		at New Mexico State L 63–71  9–10 (3–3)
 Pan American Center (968)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		at UMKC W 75–56  10–10 (4–3)
 Swinney Recreation Center (605)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 4, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Chicago State W 71–55  11–10 (5–3)
 Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		Grand Canyon W 49–42  12–10 (6–3)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (419)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield W 64–56  13–10 (7–3)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (522)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 14, 2019
8:00 pm 		at Seattle W 74–70 OT 14–10 (8–3)
 Redhawk Center (240)
Seattle, WA
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm 		at Utah Valley L 57–72  14–11 (8–4)
 Lockhart Arena (311)
Orem, UT
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm 		New Mexico State L 67–70  14–12 (8–5)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (535)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm 		Chicago State W 84–38  15–12 (9–5)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (565)
Edinburg, TX
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm 		UMKC W 67–64  16–12 (10–5)
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (586)
Edinburg, TX
Mar 7, 2019
8:00 pm 		at California Baptist L 63–66  16–13 (10–6)
 CBU Events Center (342)
Riverside, CA
WAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) Seattle
Quarterfinals 		W 56–54  17–13
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 15, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (3) Cal State Bakersfield
Semifinals 		W 69–58  18–13
 Orleans Arena (1,426)
Paradise, NV
Mar 16, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (1) New Mexico State
Championship Game 		L 73–76 2OT 18–14
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
WBI
Mar 20, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at North Texas
First Round 		L 42–56  18–15
 The Super Pit (389)
Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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