2018–19 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by thirteenth year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament to Portland State.

2018–19 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–15 (11–9 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tricia Binford (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Sunny Smallwood Kati Burrows Mobley Julian Assibey
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings

	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 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Ashley Van Sickle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ralston Valley Arvada, CO G 11 Madisyn Shaide 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Big Sky Missoula, MT G 12 Tori Martell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Somerset Somerset, WI F 14 Claire Lundberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Anoka Seton Hall Andover, MN F 15 Martha Kuderer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Chanhassen Seton Hall Eden Prairie, MN G 22 Kamden Hilborn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Helena Montana City, MT F 23 Gabby Mocchi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Champlin Park Champlin, MN G 24 Oliana Squires 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO G 25 Sidney Zieske 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Waconia Waconia, MN G 32 Brynley Fitzgerald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Beaverhead County Dillon, MT F 33 Madeline Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Snohomish Snohomish, WA F 35 Fallyn Freije  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lakota-Edmore North Dakota Edmore, ND F 42 Halle Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Cascade Aumsville, OR F 44 Blaire Braxton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, CO	Head coach Tricia Binford (Boise State) Assistant coach(es) Sunny Smallwood (Boise State) Kati Mobley (Montana State) Julian Assibey (William Penn) 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
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 6:00 pm		Montana Western	W 79–60		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,228) Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 11:00 am		Carroll (MT)	W 64–48	1–0	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772) Bozeman, MT
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Marquette Preseason WNIT First Round	L 52–100	1–1	Al McGuire Center (1,202) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 16, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Delaware Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 69–60	2–1	Strahan Coliseum (150) San Marcos, TX
Nov 17, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Texas State Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 67–59	3–1	Strahan Coliseum (532) San Marcos, TX
Nov 27, 2018* 6:30 pm		at Wyoming	L 58–66	3–2	Arena-Auditorium (2,381) Laramie, WY
Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, SWX MT		Long Beach State	W 85–62	4–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,498) Bozeman, MT
Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 53–60	4–3	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,198) Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 8, 2018* 12:00 pm		at TCU	L 49–71	4–4	Schollmaier Arena (1,879) For Worth, TX
Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm		Omaha	W 59–56	5–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,489) Bozeman, MT
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		South Dakota State	L 67–68	5–5	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,327) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 69–64	6–5 (1–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,616) Bozeman, MT
Dec 31, 2018 4:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 80–70	7–5 (2–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,359) Bozeman, MT
Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm		at Portland State	L 53–55	7–6 (2–1)	Viking Pavilion (527) Portland, OR
Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm		at Sacramento State	W 69–53	8–6 (3–1)	Hornets Nest (332) Sacramento, CA
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm		Idaho	L 66–82	8–7 (3–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,558) Bozeman, MT
Jan 14, 2019 7:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	W 79–66	9–7 (4–2)	Bank of Colorado Arena (979) Greeley, CO
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm		Eastern Washington	L 87–89 OT	9–8 (4–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,147) Bozeman, MT
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at Weber State	W 66–59	10–8 (5–3)	Dee Events Center (467) Ogden, UT
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 43–61	10–9 (5–4)	Reed Gym (1,092) Pocatello, ID
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX MT		Montana	W 74–52	11–9 (6–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,017) Bozeman, MT
Feb 4, 2019 6:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 73–84	11–10 (6–5)	Shroyer Gymnasium (1,142) Bozeman, MT
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	W 61–47	12–10 (7–5)	Reese Court (322) Cheney, WA
Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm		at Idaho	L 65–90	12–11 (7–6)	Cowan Spectrum (500) Moscow, ID
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm		Idaho State	L 49–62	12–12 (7–7)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,176) Bozeman, MT
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm		Weber State	W 72–59	13–12 (8–7)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,017) Bozeman, MT
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX MT		at Montana	W 75–71	14–12 (9–7)	Dahlberg Arena (3,847) Missoula, MT
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	L 72–76	14–13 (9–8)	Walkup Skydome (370) Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 4, 2019 6:30 pm		at Southern Utah	W 70–55	15–13 (10–8)	America First Events Center (753) Cedar City, UT
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 64–58	16–13 (11–8)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,418) Bozeman, MT
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm		Portland State	L 55–68	16–14 (11–9)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,708) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
Mar 12, 2019 2:30 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Portland State Quarterfinals	L 56–68	16–15	CenturyLink Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2018–19 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team