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

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.

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
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan McAdams
  • Aisha Stewart
  • DeAudra Brown
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State151 .938267 .788
California Baptist*115 .6881812 .600
UT Rio Grande Valley106 .6251815 .545
UMKC97 .5631615 .516
CSU Bakersfield97 .5631417 .452
Utah Valley88 .5001416 .467
Grand Canyon511 .313720 .259
Seattle313 .188327 .100
Chicago State214 .125228 .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

Roster

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2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Pam Wilmore5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoCentennial HSLas Vegas, NV
G1Rodrea Echols5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrOverton HSMemphis, TN
G2Brooke Salas5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrEl Dorado HSPlacentia, CA
G3Stabresa McDaniel5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrSkyline HS
North Texas
Dallas, TX
F11Baylee Robinson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrGoddard HS
Barton CC
Roswell, NM
F14Nana Sule6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrCedar International
Chipola College
Abuja, Nigeria
G/F20Dominique Mills5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrJuan Diego Catholic HS
Trinity Valley
Salt Lake City, UT
G21Monique Mills5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrJuan Diego Catholic HS
Trinity Valley
Salt Lake City, UT
G22Kalei Atkinson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoWest HSTorrance, CA
G23Aaliyah Prince5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrHighlands HSSan Antonio, TX
F24Adenike Aderinto6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrDagamas Legacy School
South Georgia Tech
Zaria, Nigeria
F30Gia Pack5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrSouth Mountain HSPhoenix, AZ
G34Tayelin Grays5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrDayton HSDayton, TX
G34Aissatou Fall5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrLife Prep AcademyPikine, Senegal
GTatum Henderson  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoMartin HS
North Texas
Arlington, 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
5:00 pm
Texas–Permian BasinW 70–38 1–0
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 11, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Western MichiganW 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 ChristianL 46–58 3–1
Pan American Center (676)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 26, 2018*
6:00 pm
Northern New MexicoW 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
DenverW 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 ChristiW 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 RiversideL 64–65 7–5
SRC Arena (100)
Riverside, CA
Dec 30, 2018*
3:00 pm
at UC Santa BarbaraW 81–73 8–5
The Thunderdome (286)
Santa Barbara, CA
WAC regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm, AggieVision
California BaptistW 76–69 9–5
(1–0)
Pan American Center (669)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm
at Grand CanyonL 51–54 9–6
(1–1)
GCU Arena (880)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
at Cal State BakersfieldW 61–59 10–6
(2–1)
Icardo Center (607)
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 17, 2019
6:00 pm, FSAZ+
SeattleW 75–55 11–6
(3–1)
Pan American Center (743)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm, FSAZ
Utah ValleyW 58–52 12–6
(4–1)
Pan American Center (857)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande ValleyW 71–63 13–6
(5–1)
Pan American Center (968)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 31, 2019
5:00 pm
at UMKCW 90–86 14–6
(6–1)
Swinney Recreation Center (665)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 2, 2019
11:00 am
at Chicago StateW 87–66 15–6
(7–1)
Jones Convocation Center (110)
Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm, FSAZ+
Cal State BakersfieldW 61–48 16–6
(8–1)
Pan American Center (748)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, FSAZ+
Grand CanyonW 81–52 17–6
(9–1)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 14, 2019
11:00 am
at Utah ValleyW 72–63 18–6
(10–1)
Lockhart Arena (540)
Orem, UT
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm
at SeattleW 83–72 19–6
(11–1)
Redhawk Center (708)
Seattle, WA
Feb 23, 2019
6:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande ValleyW 70–67 20–6
(12–1)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (535)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 28, 2019
6:00 pm
UMKCW 68–61 21–6
(13–1)
Pan American Center (781)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm
Chicago StateW 77–54 24–6
(16–1)
Pan American Center (754)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm
at California BaptistW 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 OT25–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Championship Game
W 76–73 2OT26–6
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

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

References

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