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

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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
Assistant coaches
  • Anna Nimz
  • Ipek Turkyilmaz
  • Blake Huber
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings
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 (UTRGV) 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 in Edinburg, Texas and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished 18–15 overall, 10–6 in WAC play, 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

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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, 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

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Texas Lutheran W 82–38  1–0
UTRGV Fieldhouse (495)
Edinburg, TX
November 12, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
L 49–59  1–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (418)
Edinburg, TX
November 14, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at UTSA L 58–61  1–2
Convocation Center (353)
San Antonio, TX
November 17, 2018*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Canisius W 57–53  2–2
Koessler Athletic Center (1,540)
Buffalo, NY
November 20, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Massachusetts L 70–74  2–3
Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
November 25, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
St. Thomas W 74–43  3–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (276)
Edinburg, TX
November 30, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M
UTRGV Fall Classic
W 57–50  4–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (328)
Edinburg, TX
December 1, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana
UTRGV Fall Classic
W 75–60  5–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (390)
Edinburg, TX
December 4, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
W 70–57  6–3
American Bank Center (589)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 8, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
Texas Southern L 55–69  6–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse (461)
Edinburg, TX
December 20, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
No. 12 Texas L 66–81  6–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,655)
Edinburg, TX
December 29, 2018*
12:00 p.m.
at No. 23 Texas A&M L 61–84  6–6
Reed Arena (3,748)
College Station, TX
December 31, 2018*
12:00 p.m.
at No. 8 Baylor L 37–98  6–7
Ferrell Center (5,047)
Waco, TX
WAC regular season
January 5, 2019
7:00 p.m.
California Baptist W 60–56  7–7 (1–0)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (342)
Edinburg, TX
January 10, 2019
9:00 p.m.
at Cal State Bakersfield L 63–68  7–8 (1–1)
Icardo Center (419)
Bakersfield, CA
January 12, 2019
3:00 p.m.
at Grand Canyon W 66–50  8–8 (2–1)
GCU Arena (952)
Phoenix, AZ
January 17, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Utah Valley L 55–57  8–9 (2–2)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (510)
Edinburg, TX
January 19, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Seattle W 69–56  9–9 (3–2)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (604)
Edinburg, TX
January 26, 2019
3:00 p.m.
at New Mexico State L 63–71  9–10 (3–3)
Pan American Center (968)
Las Cruces, NM
February 2, 2019
2:00 p.m.
at UMKC W 75–56  10–10 (4–3)
Swinney Recreation Center (605)
Kansas City, MO
February 4, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Chicago State W 71–55  11–10 (5–3)
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Grand Canyon W 49–42  12–10 (6–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (419)
Edinburg, TX
February 9, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield W 64–56  13–10 (7–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (522)
Edinburg, TX
February 14, 2019
8:00 p.m.
at Seattle W 74–70 OT 14–10 (8–3)
Redhawk Center (240)
Seattle, WA
February 16, 2019
4:00 p.m.
at Utah Valley L 57–72  14–11 (8–4)
Lockhart Arena (311)
Orem, UT
February 23, 2019
7:00 p.m.
New Mexico State L 67–70  14–12 (8–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (535)
Edinburg, TX
February 28, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Chicago State W 84–38  15–12 (9–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (565)
Edinburg, TX
March 2, 2019
7:00 p.m.
UMKC W 67–64  16–12 (10–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (586)
Edinburg, TX
March 7, 2019
8:00 p.m.
at California Baptist L 63–66  16–13 (10–6)
CBU Events Center (342)
Riverside, CA
WAC women's tournament
March 13, 2019
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Seattle
Quarterfinals
W 56–54  17–13
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2019
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Cal State Bakersfield
Semifinals
W 69–58  18–13
Orleans Arena (1,426)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2019
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
(2) vs. (1) New Mexico State
Championship game
L 73–76 2OT 18–14
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
WBI
March 20, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
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.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2024.