2018–19 Utah Utes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Utah Utes women's basketball team represents the University of Utah during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by fourth year head coach Lynne Roberts, play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington. They would have clinched the automatic berth to the 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament, but they declined to participate despite having 20 wins.[1]

2018–19 Utah Utes women's basketball
Duel in the Desert Rebel Division Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–10 (9–9 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Petersen
  • Danyelle Snelgro
  • Joanna Reitz
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Oregon162 .889335 .868
No. 6 Stanford153 .833315 .861
No. 11 Oregon State144 .778268 .765
No. 20 UCLA126 .6672213 .629
No. 22 Arizona State107 .5882211 .667
Utah99 .5002010 .667
California99 .5002013 .606
Arizona711 .3892413 .649
USC711 .3891713 .567
Washington State414 .222921 .300
Washington215 .1181121 .344
Colorado216 .1111218 .400
2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2018–19 Utah Utes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Kiana Moore5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrVanden HSFairfield, CA
G/F1Jordan Cruz5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS FrC.K. McClatchy HSSacramento, CA
G2Julie Brosseau  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrCollège Montmorency
Maine
Repentigny, QC
G/F3Niyah Becker6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrLincoln PrepWinnipeg, MB
F5Megan Huff6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS SrTodd Beamer HS
Hawaii
Federal Way, WA
G10Dru Gylten5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS FrSt. Thomas More HSRapid City, SD
G11Erika Bean5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrBradshaw Christian HSSacramento, CA
F12Lola Pendande6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrRibet AcademyRoquetas de Mar, Spain
F14Andreas Torres6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrMontmorency (CEGEP)Montreal, QC
F21Maurane Corbin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)SoMontmorency (CEGEP)Saint-Bruno, QC
G/F23Daneesha Provo5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS SrKent School
Clemson
Dartmouth, NS
G24Sarah Porter5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrHorizon Christian Academy
UC Santa Barbara
San Diego, CA
G/F35Ola Makurat  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrSport Championship School
Liberty
Sierakowice, Poland
G/F44Dre'una Edwards6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrLiberty HSLas Vegas, NV
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
10/31/2018*
11:00 am
Westminster CollegeW 118–80 
Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,009)
Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
7:30 pm
at NevadaW 74–52 1–0
Lawlor Events Center (1,227)
Reno, NV
11/13/2018*
7:00 pm
AlabamaW 72–62 2–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,082)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/16/2018*
7:00 pm
Long Beach StateW 82–59 3–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,475)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/19/2018*
7:00 pm
Idaho StateW 74–60 4–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,749)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/21/2018*
5:05 pm
at Eastern WashingtonW 95–51 5–0
Reese Court (231)
Cheney, WA
11/26/2018*
7:00 pm
SeattleW 89–62 6–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,572)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/01/2018*
5:30 pm, P12N
Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 85–47 7–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,299)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/08/2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
BYU
Rivalry/Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 78–67 8–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,106)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/15/2018*
2:00 pm
Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 77–56 9–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,062)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/20/2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Florida
Duel in the Desert Rebel Division semifinals
W 74–58 10–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/21/2018*
3:30 pm
vs. Hawaii
Duel in the Desert Rebel Division championship game
W 73–48 11–0
Cox Pavilion (709)
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2018
1:00 pm, P12N
at ColoradoW 76–61 12–0 (1–0)
CU Events Center (2,277)
Boulder, CO
01/04/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 Arizona StateL 63–65 12–1 (1–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,310)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/06/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
ArizonaW 80–64 13–1 (2–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,089)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/11/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington StateW 72–68 14–1 (3–1)
Beasley Coliseum (555)
Pullman, WA
01/13/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
at WashingtonW 58–43 15–1 (4–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,250)
Seattle, WA
01/18/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
ColoradoW 78–59 16–1 (5–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,045)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/25/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 CaliforniaW 87–74 17–1 (6–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,071)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/27/2019
12:00 pm
No. 21 No. 6 StanfordW 75–68 18–1 (7–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,983)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/01/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 at No. 4 OregonL 65–87 18–2 (7–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,773)
Eugene, OR
02/03/2019
1:00 pm
No. 14 at No. 9 Oregon StateL 63–71 18–3 (7–3)
Gill Coliseum (4,960)
Corvallis, OR
02/08/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 USCL 80–84 18–4 (7–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,003)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/10/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 UCLAL 90–100 18–5 (7–5)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,107)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/15/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at ArizonaL 55–66 18–6 (7–6)
McKale Center (2,002)
Tucson, AZ
02/17/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 Arizona StateL 58–60 18–7 (7–7)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,316)
Tempe, AZ
02/22/2019
7:00 pm
WashingtonW 88–56 19–7 (8–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,743)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/24/2019
12:00 pm
Washington StateW 75–67 20–7 (9–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,919)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/01/2019
8:00 pm
at No. 25 UCLAL 60–76 20–8 (9–8)
Pauley Pavilion (1,450)
Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2019
1:00 pm, P12N
at USCL 77–83 OT20–9 (9–9)
Galen Center (2,786)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
9:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (11) Washington
First Round
L 54–64 20–10
MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,168)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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CoachesRV241720RVRVRV
Legend
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 No Change
(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

See also

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2018–19 Utah Utes men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Worn-down Ute women's basketball team will halt its season, turning down a WNIT bid".
  2. ^ "University of Utah Athletics". UtahUtes.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.