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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 15 1   .938 25 7   .781
UC Riverside 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 16 15   .516
Hawai'i 10 6   .625 15 16   .484
UC Irvine 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Long Beach State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
UC Santa Barbara 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 6 21   .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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Mackenzie Trpcic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Mary's Catholic Hamilton, ON
G 1 Brittany Nguyen 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS So Pleasant Grove Elk Grove, CA
G 2 Kourtney Eaton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mark Morris Longview, WA
G/F 3 Karley Eaton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mark Morris Longview, WA
F 5 Nina Bessolo 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Castro Valley Hayward, CA
G 10 Cierra McKeown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Touchet
Walla Walla CC
Touchet, WA
C 11 Sage Stobbart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Seycove Secondary North Vancouver, BC
G 13 Katie Toole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Viewmont
Utah State
Farmington, UT
F/C 14 Emma Gibb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Western Mennonite McMinnville, OR
G 15 Kaitlyn Hsu 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Northwood Irvine, CA
G 20 Makaila Sanders 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Foothill Sacramento, CA
F 21 Sophia Song 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mark Keppel Monterey Park, CA
F 22 Morgan Bertsch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA
F 23 Kayla Konrad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Valencia Valencia, CA
F 32 Cierra Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Fairmont Prep Cypress, 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
5:30 pm
Cal State East Bay W 94–41 
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
at No. 7 Stanford L 43–71  0–1
Maples Pavilion (2,471)
Stanford, CA
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
Pacific L 80–83  0–2
The Pavilion (734)
Davis, CA
Nov 16, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Portland State L 50–65  0–3
Viking Pavilion (342)
Portland, OR
Nov 18, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Washington State W 75–62  1–3
Beasley Coliseum (585)
Pullman, WA
Nov 23, 2018*
5:00 pm
Southern Utah W 68–45  2–3
The Pavilion (433)
Davis, CA
Nov 27, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 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 State W 109–60  4–5
Hornets Nest (516)
Sacramento, CA
Dec 9, 2018*
1:00 pm
Seattle W 76–59  5–5
The Pavilion (572)
Davis, CA
Dec 15, 2018*
3:00 pm
at San Francisco W 70–68  6–5
War Memorial Gymnasium (432)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 17, 2018*
6:00 pm
Saint Mary's W 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 Riverside W 67–59  9–5 (1–0)
SRC Arena (230)
Riverside, CA
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm
at Hawaii L 60–65  9–6 (1–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,340)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 17, 2019
5:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 75–51  10–6 (2–1)
The Pavilion (3,189)
Davis, CA
Jan 19, 2019
2:30 pm
UC Irvine W 80–57  11–6 (3–1)
The Pavilion (2,090)
Davis, CA
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 60–49  12–6 (4–1)
Matadome (427)
Northridge, CA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 75–39  13–6 (5–1)
Titan Gym (260)
Fullerton, CA
Jan 31, 2019
6:00 pm
Long Beach State W 70–50  14–6 (6–1)
The Pavilion (451)
Davis, CA
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 70–54  15–6 (7–1)
The Pavilion (815)
Davis, CA
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 70–44  16–6 (8–1)
The Thunderdome (211)
Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 70–44  17–6 (9–1)
Mott Athletic Center (964)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 14, 2019
6:00 pm
UC Riverside W 72–59  18–6 (10–1)
The Pavilion (488)
Davis, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm
Hawaii W 72–46  19–6 (11–1)
The Pavilion (934)
Davis, CA
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 66–49  20–6 (12–1)
Walter Pyramid (497)
Long Beach, CA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 63–44  21–6 (13–1)
Bren Events Center (412)
Irvine, CA
Mar 6, 2019
6:00 pm
Cal Poly W 87–54  22–6 (14–1)
The Pavilion (635)
Davis, CA
Mar 9, 2019
2:30 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 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.