2018–19 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

2018–19 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Big Sky regular season champions
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record22–12 (16–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christa Stanford
  • Jeri Jacobson
  • Drew Muscatell
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial Gym
Seasons
2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho 16 – 4   .800 22 – 12   .647
Northern Colorado 15 – 5   .750 21 – 11   .656
Idaho State 15 – 5   .750 20 – 11   .645
Portland State † 14 – 6   .700 25 – 8   .758
Montana State 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
Eastern Washington 9 – 11   .450 13 – 20   .394
Montana 9 – 11   .450 14 – 16   .467
Northern Arizona 8 – 12   .400 13 – 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 – 14   .300 10 – 19   .345
Southern Utah 4 – 16   .200 8 – 23   .258
Weber State 3 – 17   .150 6 – 25   .194
† 2019 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eleventh year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 16–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Portland State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Loyola Marymount and Denver in the first and second rounds before losing to Arizona in the third round.

Roster

2018–19 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 3 Nina Carlson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Lake City Post Falls, ID
G/F 4 Hailey Christopher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central Valley Spokane, WA
G 5 Juliet Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Cathedral Catholic
Cal State San Marcos 		San Diego, CA
C 11 Isabelle Hadden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Boise Boise, ID
G 14 Taylor Pierce 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Allison Kirby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Timberlake Spirit Lake, ID
G 21 Mikayla Ferenz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Walla Walla Walla Walla, WA
G 23 Gina Marxen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Eastlake Sammamish, WA
G 32 Chayse Milne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Maryknoll Honolulu, HI
G 33 Lizzy Klinker Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Fairfield
Utah State 		Fairfield, MT
C 42 Natalie Klinker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Fairfield Fairfield, MT
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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Saint Martin's W 108–84 
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
Nov 2, 2018*
5:30 pm 		Lewis–Clark State W 97–55 
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:00 pm 		Cal State Northridge W 88–73  1–0
 Memorial Gym (286)
Moscow, ID
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at No. 7 Stanford L 71–115  1–1
 Maples Pavilion (2,582)
Stanford, CA
Nov 17, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at Texas Tech W 88–77  2–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,109)
Lubbock, TX
Nov 23, 2018*
5:00 pm 		vs. Boise State
Beach Classic 		L 85–91  2–2
 Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
Nov 23, 2018*
4:00 pm 		at Long Beach State
Beach Classic 		L 63–70  2–3
 Walter Pyramid (640)
Long Beach, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm 		San Francisco W 70–63  3–3
 Memorial Gym (400)
Moscow, ID
Dec 5, 2018*
9:00 pm 		at Hawaii L 61–69  3–4
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,233)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 8, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at Wyoming L 61–64  3–5
 Arena-Auditorium (2,551)
Laramie, WY
Dec 20, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at No. 21 Gonzaga L 51–88  3–6
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,795)
Spokane, WA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018
1:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 86–72  4–6 (1–0)
 Reed Gym (946)
Pocatello, ID
Dec 31, 2018
1:00 pm 		at Weber State W 79–74  5–6 (2–0)
 Dee Events Center (439)
Ogden, UT
Jan 3, 2019
5:15 pm 		Eastern Washington W 84–68  6–6 (3–0)
 Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm 		Northern Colorado L 72–86  6–7 (3–1)
 Cowan Spectrum (415)
Moscow, ID
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Montana State W 82–66  7–7 (4–1)
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,558)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Montana L 79–82  7–8 (4–2)
 Dahlberg Arena (2,795)
Missoula, MT
Jan 24, 2019
6:00 pm 		Sacramento State W 104–66  8–8 (5–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (520)
Moscow, ID
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		Portland State W 80–78  9–8 (6–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (556)
Moscow, ID
Jan 31, 2019
5:30 pm 		at Northern Arizona W 86–69  10–8 (7–2)
 Walkup Skydome (419)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Southern Utah W 82–70  11–8 (8–2)
 America First Events Center (644)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm 		Montana W 76–68  12–8 (9–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (613)
Moscow, ID
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		Montana State W 90–65  13–8 (10–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (500)
Moscow, ID
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 72–77  13–9 (10–3)
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,547)
Greeley, CO
Feb 18, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington W 75–74  14–9 (11–3)
 Reese Court (462)
Cheney, WA
Feb 21, 2019
6:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 90–72  15–9 (12–3)
 Cowan Spectrum (420)
Moscow, ID
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 77–49  16–9 (13–3)
 Cowan Spectrum (508)
Moscow, ID
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Portland State W 81–68  17–9 (14–3)
 Viking Pavilion (889)
Portland, OR
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Sacramento State W 69–65  18–9 (15–3)
 Hornets Nest (221)
Sacramento, CA
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm 		Weber State W 86–78  19–9 (16–3)
 Cowan Spectrum (653)
Moscow, ID
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		Idaho State L 67–73  19–10 (16–4)
 Cowan Spectrum (723)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament
Mar 12, 2019
11:00 am 		(1) vs. (8) Northern Arizona
Quarterfinals 		W 90–73  20–10
 CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
Mar 13, 2019
5:30 pm, ELVN 		(1) vs. (4) Portland State
Semifinals 		L 59–75  20–11
 CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Loyola Marymount
First Round 		W 79–64  21–11
 Gersten Pavilion (315)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm 		Denver
Second Round 		W 88–66  22–11
 Memorial Gym (1,230)
Moscow, ID
Mar 28, 2019*
6:30 pm 		at Arizona
Third Round 		L 60–68  22–12
 McKale Center (6,307)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Idaho Vandals Athletics". Govandals.com.