2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Lisa Fortier, played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They advanced to the WCC women's basketball tournament, where they lost to BYU. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Little Rock in the first round before losing to Oregon State.

2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 16
Record	29–5 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach	Lisa Fortier (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Green Stacy Clinesmith Craig Fortier
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Zykera Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Clover Park Tacoma, WA F 1 Anamaria Virjoghe  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Voievodul Mercea Northwest Christian Târgoviște, Romania F 3 Jenn Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Seton Catholic Chandler, AZ F 4 LeeAnne Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Seton Catholic Chandler, AZ G 5 Louise Forsyth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Brookswood Secondary Langley, BC F 10 Gillian Barfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Phoenix Country Day School Phoenix, AZ G 11 Laura Stockton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA G 15 Jessie Loera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Moses Lake Moses Lake, WA G 24 Katie Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ventura Ventura College Oxnard, CA G 30 Chandler Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Brewster Nebraska Brewster, WA G 32 Jill Townsend 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Okanogan Okanogan, WA F 33 Melody Kempton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Post Falls Post Falls, ID G 44 Kylee Griffen  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lake Stevens Marysville, WA	Head coach Lisa Fortier (Cal State Monterey) Assistant coach(es) Jordan Green (George Fox) Stacy Clinesmith (UC Santa Barbara) Craig Fortier (Cal State Monterey) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* 6:00 pm		Carroll (MT)	W 86–43		McCarthey Athletic Center (5,370) Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 6:00 pm, SWX		Montana	W 76–52	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,472) Spokane, WA
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, SWX		at Eastern Washington	W 63–51	2–0	Reese Court (1,472) Cheney, WA
Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm		Idaho State	W 70–51	3–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,019) Spokane, WA
Nov 17, 2018* 3:00 pm		at UNLV	W 70–59	4–0	Cox Pavilion (1,373) Paradise, NV
Nov 22, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. No. 1 Notre Dame Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals	L 65–81	4–1	Vancouver Convention Centre (1,018) Vancouver, BC
Nov 23, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. Rutgers Vancouver Showcase Consolation 2nd round	W 57–40	5–1	Vancouver Convention Centre (1,022) Vancouver, BC
Nov 24, 2018* 1:30 pm		vs. Western Kentucky Vancouver Showcase 5th place game	W 76–55	6–1	Vancouver Convention Centre (722) Vancouver, BC
Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm		Colorado State	W 50–39	7–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,065) Spokane, WA
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, SWX		No. 8 Stanford	W 79–73	8–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 24	Washington State	W 76–53	9–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,571) Spokane, WA
Dec 16, 2018* 12:00 pm	No. 21	at Missouri State	W 70–67	10–1	JQH Arena (2,066) Springfield, MO
Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm	No. 21	Idaho	W 88–51	11–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,795) Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm	No. 20	at Loyola Marymount	W 78–53	12–1 (1–0)	Gersten Pavilion (381) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 31, 2018 12:00 pm	No. 17	at Pepperdine	W 79–54	13–1 (2–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm	No. 17	Saint Mary's	W 74–62	14–1 (3–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,861) Spokane, WA
Jan 5, 2019 12:00 pm	No. 17	Pacific	W 88–65	15–1 (4–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,807) Spokane, WA
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 14	Portland	W 97–71	16–1 (5–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,697) Spokane, WA
Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm, BYUtv	No. 13	at BYU	L 68–70	16–2 (5–1)	Marriott Center (1,341) Provo, UT
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm	No. 13	at San Diego	W 86–61	17–2 (6–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (457) San Diego, CA
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm	No. 18	San Francisco	W 78–51	18–2 (7–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,500) Spokane, WA
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 18	Santa Clara	W 78–61	19–2 (8–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm	No. 15	at Pacific	W 63–51	20–2 (9–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (551) Stockton, CA
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm	No. 15	at Saint Mary's	W 66–52	21–2 (10–1)	McKeon Pavilion (480) Moraga, CA
Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm	No. 13	at Portland	W 93–62	22–2 (11–1)	Chiles Center (543) Portland, OR
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm	No. 13	San Diego	W 71–44	23–2 (12–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,304) Spokane, WA
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 13	BYU	L 64–66	23–3 (12–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm	No. 15	at Santa Clara	W 74–61	24–3 (13–2)	Leavey Center (394) Santa Clara, CA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm	No. 15	at San Francisco	W 64–44	25–3 (14–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium (643) San Francisco, CA
Feb 28, 2018 6:00 pm	No. 16	Pepperdine	W 83–60	26–3 (15–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,277) Spokane, WA
Mar 2, 2018 2:00 pm	No. 16	Loyola Marymount	W 68–58	27–3 (16–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(1) No. 12	vs. (4) Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 78–77 2OT	28–3	Orleans Arena (5,511) Paradise, NV
Mar 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 12	vs. (2) BYU Championship Game	L 68–82	28–4	Orleans Arena (5,892) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019* 12:30 pm, ESPN2	(5 A) No. 16	vs. (12 A) Little Rock First Round	W 68–51	29–4	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Mar 25, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(5 A) No. 16	at (4 A) No. 11 Oregon State Second Round	L 70–76	29–5	Gill Coliseum (5,478) Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP					24	21	21	20	17	14	13	18	15	13	13	15	16	14	12	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV^	RV	RV	23	21	21	21	18	15	14	17	13	12	12	16	14	12	11	18

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

• 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team