2018–19 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team represented California Baptist University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jarrod Olson who is in his sixth season at California Baptist. The Lancers played their home games at the CBU Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2018–19 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18–12 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Jarrod Olson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jessica Case Angie Ned Brittany Sepeda
Home arena	CBU Events Center

2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	15	–	1		.938			26	–	7		.788
California Baptist*	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
UT Rio Grande Valley	10	–	6		.625			18	–	15		.545
UMKC	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
CSU Bakersfield	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
Utah Valley	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Grand Canyon	5	–	11		.313			7	–	20		.259
Seattle	3	–	13		.188			3	–	27		.100
Chicago State	2	–	14		.125			2	–	28		.067
† 2019 WAC tournament winner As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP poll *California Baptist ineligible for WAC tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

This season was CBU's first of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lancers are not eligible for NCAA postseason play and will not participate in the WAC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they defeated by Pepperdine in the first round.

Roster

2018–19 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Ane Olaeta 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Gernika-Lumo Gernika-Lumo, Spain G/F 4 Lexy Ram 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ironwood Ridge Tucson, AZ G 5 Maryn Budiman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cloverdale Surrey, BC G 10 Georgia Dale 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Box Hill Senior Melbourne, Australia G 11 Emma Meriggioli 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Edgewood Madison, WI G 12 Delacy Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Riverside Poly Mt. San Jacinto College Perris, CA G 14 Sydney Palma 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Boulder Creek Phoenix, AZ G 15 Kristine Sellona 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Jr Mater Dei Catholic San Diego, CA G 22 Brittany Cedeno 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA F 30 Tiena Afu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Riverton Sandy, UT F 32 Britney Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr San Jacinto Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto, CA F 33 Blaysen Barnadoe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Foothill Santa Ana College Tustin, CA F 34 Caitlyn Harper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Arrowhead Hartland, WI	Head coach Jarrod Olson (Doane) Assistant coach(es) Jessica Case (Westmont) Angie Ned (UC Irvine) Brittany Sepeda (Cal Baptist) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm		Idaho State	L 57–72	0–1	CBU Events Center (1,090) Riverside, CA
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Long Beach State	W 85–83	1–1	Walter Pyramid (619) Long Beach, CA
Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm		Cal State Fullerton	L 65–79	1–2	CBU Events Center (595) Riverside, CA
Nov 17, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	L 88–91	1–3	Rolle Activity Center (588) Flagstaff, AZ
Nov 23, 2018* 5:00 pm		at San Diego State SDSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 67–83	1–4	Viejas Arena (703) San Diego, CA
Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. BYU SDSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 69–76	1–5	Viejas Arena (822) San Diego, CA
Nov 28, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	L 67–73	1–6	Matadome (1,218) Northridge, CA
Nov 29, 2018* 6:00 pm		La Sierra	W 91–44	2–6	CBU Events Center (375) Riverside, CA
Dec 6, 2018* 6:00 pm		UC Riverside	W 65–57	3–6	CBU Events Center (647) Riverside, CA
Dec 8, 2018* 6:00 pm		Fresno Pacific	W 93–71	4–6	CBU Events Center (407) Riverside, CA
Dec 15, 2018* 1:00 pm		Notre Dame de Namur	W 80–47	5–6	CBU Events Center (316) Riverside, CA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	W 70–64	6–6	The Thunderdome (205) Santa Barbara, CA
Jan 3, 2019 5:00 pm, FSW		at New Mexico State	L 69–76	6–7 (0–1)	Pan American Center (669) Las Cruces, NM
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 56–60	6–8 (0–2)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (342) Edinburg, TX
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm		UMKC	L 74–78	6–9 (0–3)	CBU Events Center (362) Riverside, CA
Jan 10, 2019 1:00 pm		Chicago State	W 89–52	7–9 (1–3)	CBU Events Center (382) Riverside, CA
Jan 17, 2019* 6:00 pm		Westcliff University	W 133–43	8–9	CBU Events Center (463) Riverside, CA
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 68–45	9–9 (2–3)	Icardo Center (423) Bakersfield, CA
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	L 71–75	9–10 (2–4)	GCU Arena (620) Phoenix, AZ
Jan 31, 2019 11:00 am		Utah Valley	W 83–54	10–10 (3–4)	CBU Events Center (2,119) Riverside, CA
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm		Seattle	W 100–83	11–10 (4–4)	CBU Events Center (619) Riverside, CA
Feb 7, 2019 5:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 93–67	12–10 (5–4)	Jones Convocation Center (255) Chicago, IL
Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm		at UMKC	W 95–92 2OT	13–10 (6–4)	Swinney Recreation Center (371) Kansas City, MO
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 pm		Grand Canyon	W 93–50	14–10 (7–4)	CBU Events Center (687) Riverside, CA
Feb 24, 2019 4:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 67–43	15–10 (8–4)	CBU Events Center (348) Riverside, CA
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm		at Seattle	W 86–64	16–10 (5–4)	Redhawk Center (403) Seattle, WA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at Utah Valley	W 92–74	17–10 (10–4)	Lockhart Arena (308) Orem, UT
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 66–63	18–10 (11–4)	CBU Events Center (342) Riverside, CA
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 64–92	18–11 (11–5)	CBU Events Center (744) Riverside, CA
WNIT
Mar 20, 2019* 5:00 pm		Pepperdine First Round	L 79–91	18–12	CBU Events Center (833) Riverside, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2018–19 California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team