2018–19 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by eleventh-year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 15–5 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament to Eastern Washington. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Arizona in the first round.

2018–19 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
WNIT, first round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	20–11 (15–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Seton Sobolewski (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Johnson Bryanna Mueller D'Shara Strange
Home arena	Reed Gym
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

2018–19 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nuria Barrientos 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Draft Gramenet Barcelona, Spain G 2 Grace Kenyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Bainbridge HS Bainbridge Island, WA G 3 Saylair Grandon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Westview HS Phoenix, AZ G 4 Madison Hinrichs 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Port Angeles HS Lower Columbia Longview, WA G 5 Dora Goles 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr KK Split Western Wyoming Split, Croatia F 11 Sai Tapasa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Central HS Monmouth, OR G 12 Callie Bourne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Daramalan College Canberra, Australia F 13 Ellie Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Southridge HS Kennewick, WA F 14 Estefania Ors 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Valencia BC Altura, Spain F 15 Irene Vicente 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Rivas Promete Junior Alcalá de Henares, Spain F 22 Delaney Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Monte Vista Christian Gilroy, CA G 24 Melisa Kadic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Granger HS Western Nebraska CC West Valley, UT F 25 Montana Oltrogge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Xavier HS Phoenix, AZ F 34 Kaitlyn Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Rigby HS Rigby, ID	Head coach Seton Sobolewski (Northern Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Johnson (DePauw) Bryanna Mueller (Drake) D'Shara Strange (Northern Colorado) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 21, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Chico State	W 85–49		Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at California Baptist	W 72–57	1–0	CBU Events Center (1,090) Riverside, CA
November 9, 2018* 6:30 p.m.		at Arizona	L 46–71	1–1	McKale Center (1,226) Tucson, AZ
November 13, 2018* 6:00 p.m.		at Gonzaga	L 51–70	1–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,019) Spokane, WA
November 19, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Utah	L 60–74	1–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,749) Salt Lake City, UT
November 22, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Kennesaw State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 60–49	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2018* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Georgia Tech Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 51–74	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2018* 11:00 a.m.		Benedictine Mesa	W 88–51	3–4	Reed Gym (2,075) Pocatello, ID
December 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Utah Valley	W 80–68	4–4	Reed Gym (815) Pocatello, ID
December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Pepperdine	W 65–63	5–4	Reed Gym (828) Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2018 2:00 p.m.		Idaho	L 72–86	5–5 (0–1)	Reed Gym (946) Pocatello, ID
December 31, 2018 6:00 p.m.		Eastern Washington	W 63–48	6–5 (1–1)	Reed Gym (927) Pocatello, ID
January 3, 2019 6:30 p.m.		at Southern Utah	W 69–57	7–5 (2–1)	America First Events Center (603) Cedar City, UT
January 5, 2019 2:30 p.m.		at Northern Arizona	W 80–69	8–5 (3–1)	Walkup Skydome (271) Flagstaff, AZ
January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Weber State	W 70–57	9–5 (4–1)	Dee Events Center (491) Ogden, UT
January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Sacramento State	W 73–43	10–5 (5–1)	Reed Gym (987) Pocatello, ID
January 19, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Northern Colorado	L 56–60	10–6 (5–2)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,237) Greeley, CO
January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Montana	W 50–34	11–6 (6–2)	Reed Gym (981) Pocatello, ID
January 26, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Montana State	W 61–43	12–6 (7–2)	Reed Gym (1,092) Pocatello, ID
January 31, 2019 8:05 p.m.		at Sacramento State	W 56–42	13–6 (8–2)	Hornets Nest (261) Sacramento, CA
February 2, 2019 3:00 p.m.		at Portland State	W 58–57	14–6 (9–2)	Viking Pavilion (527) Portland, OR
February 7, 2019 6:00 p.m.		Northern Arizona	L 77–81	14–7 (9–3)	Reed Gym (935) Pocatello, ID
February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Southern Utah	W 80–47	15–7 (10–3)	Reed Gym (1,146) Pocatello, ID
February 14, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Montana State	W 62–49	16–7 (11–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,176) Bozeman, MT
February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at Montana	L 59–60	16–8 (11–4)	Dahlberg Arena (2,730) Missoula, MT
February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Portland State	W 72–54	17–8 (12–4)	Reed Gym (874) Pocatello, ID
February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Weber State	W 84–57	18–8 (13–4)	Reed Gym (1,047) Pocatello, ID
February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Northern Colorado	L 59–61	18–9 (13–5)	Reed Gym (1,128) Pocatello, ID
March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Eastern Washington	W 74–45	19–9 (14–5)	Reese Court (489) Cheney, WA
March 9, 2019 3:00 p.m.		at Idaho	W 73–67	20–9 (15–5)	Cowan Spectrum (723) Moscow, ID
Big Sky women's tournament
March 12, 2019 8:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. (6) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals	L 65–67 OT	20–10	CenturyLink Arena  Boise, ID
WNIT
March 21, 2019* 7:30 p.m.		at Arizona First round	L 56–66	20–11	McKale Center (3,265) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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See also

• 2018–19 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team