2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record18–15 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Elliott
  • Jhasmin Player
  • Jasmin Holliday
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
Seasons
2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
BYU † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
Pepperdine 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Saint Mary's 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Pacific 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Loyola Marymount 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Santa Clara 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Portland 5 – 13   .278 13 – 17   .433
San Diego 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
San Francisco 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226
† 2019 WCC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh year head coach Charity Elliott, played their homes games at the Gersten Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Mary's. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where was their first postseason tournament since 2004, where they lost to Idaho in the first round.

Roster

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Bianca Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
G 2 Haley Herdman
—
 Fr Mira Costa Manhattan Beach, CA
G 3 Chelsey Gipson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Palisades Los Angeles, CA
G/F 4 Naomi Yim
—
 Fr Norco Norco, CA
G 11 Andee Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
F 20 Jasmine Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Long Beach Polytechnic Signal Hill, CA
C 22 Raychel Stanley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
G/F 23 Glory Jones
—
 Fr Cypress Bay Weston, FL
F 24 Bree Alford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Miramonte Walnut Creek, CA
G/F 32 Brittney Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Vista Murrieta Murrieta, GA
F 33 Gabby Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Saint Mary's
California 		Oakland, CA
G 35 Cierra Belvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
F/C 42 Meghan Mandel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Orono
Marquette 		Plymouth, MN
C 44 Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr New Richmond
Minnesota 		New Richmond, OH
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
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Point Loma Nazarene W 81–53 
Gersten Pavilion (160)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:30 pm 		UCLA W 69–63  1–0
 Gersten Pavilion (498)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 13, 2018*
5:30 pm 		at Arizona W 66–64  2–0
 McKale Center (852)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at UC Santa Barbara W 70–57  3–0
 The Thunderdome (237)
Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 23, 2018*
3:00 pm 		Northern Arizona
LMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals 		L 62–63  3–1
 Gersten Pavilion (346)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 24, 2018*
12:30 pm 		Robert Morris
LMU Thanksgiving Classic consolation game 		W 61–53  4–1
 Gersten Pavilion (206)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 27, 2018*
12:00 pm 		UC Davis W 60–53  5–1
 Gersten Pavilion (1,878)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at Denver L 75–104  5–2
 Hamilton Gymnasium (310)
Denver, CO
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Cal State Northridge W 72–53  6–2
 Matadome (411)
Northridge, CA
Dec 14, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Long Beach State W 71–62  7–2
 Gersten Pavilion (289)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 19, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. Indiana
Puerto Rico Classic 		L 43–67  7–3
 Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
Dec 20, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. South Dakota
Puerto Rico Classic 		L 40–67  7–4
 Mario Morales Coliseum (150)
Guaynabo, PR
Dec 21, 2018*
10:30 am 		vs. Grambling State
Puerto Rico Classic 		L 61–62  7–5
 Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm 		No. 20 Gonzaga L 53–78  7–6
(0–1) 		Gersten Pavilion (381)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 31, 2018
2:00 pm 		Portland W 76–58  8–6
(1–1) 		Gersten Pavilion (236)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm 		at San Diego W 69–52  9–6
(2–1) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (233)
San Diego, CA
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 44–55  9–7
(2–2) 		Marriott Center (852)
Provo, UT
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm 		San Francisco W 66–58  10–7
(3–2) 		Gersten Pavilion (237)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm 		Santa Clara L 75–83 3OT 10–8
(3–3) 		Gersten Pavilion (198)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Pepperdine L 86–95 OT 10–9
(3–4) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (400)
Malibu, CA
Jan 24, 2019
11:00 am 		at Pacific W 72–67  11–9
(4–4) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (4,373)
Stockton, CA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Saint Mary's L 62–86  11–10
(4–5) 		McKeon Pavilion (509)
Moraga, CA
Jan 31, 2019
5:00 pm 		No. 25 BYU W 61–58  12–10
(5–5) 		Gersten Pavilion (246)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm 		San Diego W 83–57  13–10
(6–5) 		Gersten Pavilion (534)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Santa Clara W 69–60  14–10
(7–5) 		Leavey Center (380)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm 		at San Francisco W 73–56  15–10
(8–5) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (322)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm 		Pepperdine L 55–73  15–11
(8–6) 		Gersten Pavilion (357)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm 		Saint Mary's W 69–56  16–11
(9–6) 		Gersten Pavilion (205)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm 		Pacific L 75–81  16–12
(9–7) 		Gersten Pavilion (276)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Portland W 70–54  17–12
(10–7) 		Chiles Center (288)
Portland, OR
Mar 2, 2018
2:00 pm 		at No. 16 Gonzaga L 58–68  17–13
(10–8) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
12:00 pm, BYUtv 		(5) vs. (9) San Francisco
Second Round 		W 66–45  18–13
 Orleans Arena (5,237)
Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, BYUtv 		(5) vs. (4) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals 		L 38–70  18–14
 Orleans Arena (5,339)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Idaho
First Round 		L 64–79  18–15
 Gersten Pavilion (315)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Lmulions.Com.