2018–19 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball team


The 2018–19 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball team represented University of California, Davis during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by ninth year head coach Jennifer Gross, played their home games at The Pavilion as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 25–7, 15–1 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season title. They also won the Big West women's tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2011.[1] They lost to Stanford in the first round.[2]

2018–19 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball
Big West regular season champions
Big West women's tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record25–7 (15–1 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Teramoto
  • Des Abeyta
  • Matt Klemin
Home arenaThe Pavilion
Seasons
2018–19 Big West women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Davis151 .938257 .781
UC Riverside106 .6251715 .531
Cal State Northridge106 .6251615 .516
Hawai'i106 .6251516 .484
UC Irvine88 .5002011 .645
Cal State Fullerton610 .3751416 .467
Long Beach State511 .313922 .290
UC Santa Barbara511 .313822 .267
Cal Poly313 .188621 .222
2019 Big West tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2018–19 UC Davis Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G00Mackenzie Trpcic5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrSt. Mary's CatholicHamilton, ON
G1Brittany Nguyen5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)RS SoPleasant GroveElk Grove, CA
G2Kourtney Eaton5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrMark MorrisLongview, WA
G/F3Karley Eaton5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrMark MorrisLongview, WA
F5Nina Bessolo5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrCastro ValleyHayward, CA
G10Cierra McKeown5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrTouchet
Walla Walla CC
Touchet, WA
C11Sage Stobbart6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS FrSeycove SecondaryNorth Vancouver, BC
G13Katie Toole5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS JrViewmont
Utah State
Farmington, UT
F/C14Emma Gibb6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoWestern MennoniteMcMinnville, OR
G15Kaitlyn Hsu5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrNorthwoodIrvine, CA
G20Makaila Sanders5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrFoothillSacramento, CA
F21Sophia Song5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrMark KeppelMonterey Park, CA
F22Morgan Bertsch6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS SrSanta RosaSanta Rosa, CA
F23Kayla Konrad6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS FrValenciaValencia, CA
F32Cierra Hall6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoFairmont PrepCypress, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
5:30 pm
Cal State East BayW 94–41 
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
at No. 7 StanfordL 43–71 0–1
Maples Pavilion (2,471)
Stanford, CA
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
PacificL 80–83 0–2
The Pavilion (734)
Davis, CA
Nov 16, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Portland StateL 50–65 0–3
Viking Pavilion (342)
Portland, OR
Nov 18, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Washington StateW 75–62 1–3
Beasley Coliseum (585)
Pullman, WA
Nov 23, 2018*
5:00 pm
Southern UtahW 68–45 2–3
The Pavilion (433)
Davis, CA
Nov 27, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Loyola MarymountL 53–60 2–4
Gersten Pavilion (1,878)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Nevada
38th Lady Griz Classic semifinals
W 84–68 3–4
Dahlberg Arena (427)
Missoula, MT
Dec 2, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Montana
38th Lady Griz Classic championship
L 56–62 3–5
Dahlberg Arena (2,443)
Missoula, MT
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Sacramento StateW 109–60 4–5
Hornets Nest (516)
Sacramento, CA
Dec 9, 2018*
1:00 pm
SeattleW 76–59 5–5
The Pavilion (572)
Davis, CA
Dec 15, 2018*
3:00 pm
at San FranciscoW 70–68 6–5
War Memorial Gymnasium (432)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 17, 2018*
6:00 pm
Saint Mary'sW 76–74 7–5
The Pavilion (414)
Davis, CA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm
Doninican (CA)W 92–42 8–5
The Pavilion (484)
Davis, CA
Big West regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC RiversideW 67–59 9–5 (1–0)
SRC Arena (230)
Riverside, CA
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm
at HawaiiL 60–65 9–6 (1–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,340)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 17, 2019
5:00 pm
Cal State FullertonW 75–51 10–6 (2–1)
The Pavilion (3,189)
Davis, CA
Jan 19, 2019
2:30 pm
UC IrvineW 80–57 11–6 (3–1)
The Pavilion (2,090)
Davis, CA
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State NorthridgeW 60–49 12–6 (4–1)
Matadome (427)
Northridge, CA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
at Cal State FullertonW 75–39 13–6 (5–1)
Titan Gym (260)
Fullerton, CA
Jan 31, 2019
6:00 pm
Long Beach StateW 70–50 14–6 (6–1)
The Pavilion (451)
Davis, CA
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
Cal State NorthridgeW 70–54 15–6 (7–1)
The Pavilion (815)
Davis, CA
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at UC Santa BarbaraW 70–44 16–6 (8–1)
The Thunderdome (211)
Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
at Cal PolyW 70–44 17–6 (9–1)
Mott Athletic Center (964)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 14, 2019
6:00 pm
UC RiversideW 72–59 18–6 (10–1)
The Pavilion (488)
Davis, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm
HawaiiW 72–46 19–6 (11–1)
The Pavilion (934)
Davis, CA
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at Long Beach StateW 66–49 20–6 (12–1)
Walter Pyramid (497)
Long Beach, CA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at UC IrvineW 63–44 21–6 (13–1)
Bren Events Center (412)
Irvine, CA
Mar 6, 2019
6:00 pm
Cal PolyW 87–54 22–6 (14–1)
The Pavilion (635)
Davis, CA
Mar 9, 2019
2:30 pm
UC Santa BarbaraW 80–44 23–6 (15–1)
The Pavilion (2,117)
Davis, CA
Big West Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) UC Irvine
Semifinals
W 82–50 24–6
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
Mar 16, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Hawaii
Championship Game
W 58–50 25–6
Honda Center (1,346)
Anaheim, CA
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
(15 C) at (2 C) No. 7 Stanford
First Round
L 54–79 25–7
Maples Pavilion (3,456)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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2018–19 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "UC Davis rallies from 17 down to win Big West women's title". ESPN. March 16, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Frey, Thomas (March 23, 2019). "'Those were happy tears today.' UC Davis women fall to Stanford but cherish the March memories". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "UC Davis Aggies 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gomatadors.com.