2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
LMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–19 (5–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brandt
  • Erica White
  • Amie Smith Bradley
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UConn † 16 – 0   1.000 35 – 3   .921
UCF 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
Cincinnati 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Houston 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
South Florida 7 – 9   .438 19 – 16   .543
Temple 7 – 9   .438 11 – 18   .379
East Carolina 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516
Tulsa 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Tulane 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Wichita State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
SMU 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
Memphis 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll
SMU in action at Houston

The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Travis Mays, played their home games at Moody Coliseum and were sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–11 in AAC play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to East Carolina.

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Makenzie Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Booker T. Washington
Colorado 		Tulsa, OK
G 2 Ariana Whitfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cypress Ranch Houston, TX
G 3 Savannah Ellis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Booker T. Washington Tulsa, OK
G 4 Amber Bacon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
F 5 Alexis Leggett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ariton Ariton, AL
F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
G 12 Morgan Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Highland Park Dallas, TX
G 14 Paige Bayliss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Brisbane State Queensland, Australia
F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Skyline Dallas, TX
F 22 Marie Olson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Oak Ridge El Dorado Hills, CA
F 23 BriShonne Tollie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Montverde Academy Bartow, FL
G 24 JaQuia White 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr DeSoto DeSoto, TX
G 32 Kayla White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr DeSoto DeSoto, TX
F 33 Johnasia Cash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So McKeesport McKeesport, PA
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
10/28/2018*
2:00 pm 		Lubbock Christian L 52–61 
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
11:30 am 		Louisiana–Monroe W 49–38  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,707)
Dallas, TX
11/12/2018*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 62–47  2–0
 Moody Coliseum (504)
Dallas, TX
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm 		Alabama L 61–62 OT 2–1
 Moody Coliseum (596)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2018*
2:00 pm 		at TCU L 63–65  2–2
 Schollmaier Arena (1,906)
Fort Worth, TX
11/20/2018*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana L 62–63  2–3
 Moody Coliseum (566)
Dallas, TX
11/23/2018*
2:30 pm 		vs. Robert Morris
LMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals 		W 60–55  3–3
 Gersten Pavilion (201)
Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2018*
5:00 pm 		vs. Northern Arizona
LMU Thanksgiving Classic championship 		W 55–48  4–3
 Gersten Pavilion (221)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2018*
7:00 pm 		North Texas W 73–66  5–3
 Moody Coliseum (544)
Dallas, TX
12/01/2018*
3:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 57–58  5–4
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145)
Greeley, CO
12/15/2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Rice L 52–66  5–5
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,152)
Houston, TX
12/19/2018*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield W 49–43  6–5
 Moody Coliseum (795)
Dallas, TX
12/22/2018*
2:00 pm 		Oklahoma L 61–77  6–6
 Moody Coliseum (1,191)
Dallas, TX
12/29/2018*
7:00 pm 		UT Arlington L 41–66  6–7
 Moody Coliseum (843)
Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
01/06/2019
11:00 am, ESPN2 		at Cincinnati L 57–69  6–8
(0–1) 		Fifth Third Arena (1,124)
Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2019
7:00 pm, ADN 		Houston L 61–72  6–9
(0–2) 		Moody Coliseum (685)
Dallas, TX
01/12/2019
12:00 pm 		Tulane L 43–61  6–10
(0–3) 		Moody Coliseum (735)
Dallas, TX
01/15/2019
7:00 pm, ADN 		Wichita State W 78–50  7–10
(1–3) 		Moody Coliseum (555)
Dallas, TX
01/19/2019
1:00 pm 		at UCF L 43–55  7–11
(1–4) 		CFE Arena (2,361)
Orlando, FL
01/23/2019
6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 		at No. 3 Connecticut L 39–79  7–12
(1–5) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,402)
Storrs, CT
01/26/2019
12:00 pm, ADN 		South Florida W 46–44  8–12
(2–5) 		Moody Coliseum (823)
Dallas, TX
02/02/2019
2:00 pm 		at Houston L 68–69 OT 8–13
(2–6) 		Fertitta Center (1,552)
Houston, TX
02/06/2019
7:00 pm, ADN 		at Tulsa L 35–49  8–14
(2–7) 		Reynolds Center (849)
Tulsa, OK
02/09/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		UCF L 54–66  8–15
(2–8) 		Moody Coliseum (831)
Dallas, TX
02/14/2019
7:00 pm 		East Carolina L 54–64  8–16
(2–9) 		Moody Coliseum (576)
Dallas, TX
02/17/2019
2:00 pm 		at Wichita State L 42–53  8–17
(2–10) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,922)
Wichita, KS
02/20/2019
7:00 pm, ADN 		Temple W 53–52  9–17
(3–10) 		Moody Coliseum (667)
Dallas, TX
02/24/2019
2:00 pm 		at Tulane W 64–60  10–17
(4–10) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (647)
New Orleans, LA
03/02/2019
2:00 pm, ADN 		Memphis W 71–48  11–17
(5–10) 		Moody Coliseum (793)
Dallas, TX
03/04/2019
6:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 61–67  11–18
(5–11) 		Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (8) East Carolina
First Round 		L 48–50 OT 11–19
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,959)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "SMU Athletics". Smumustangs.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.