2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Lane Lord's first season along with the third under the UTRGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished 18–15 overall, 10–6 in WAC play, to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC women's tournament where they lost New Mexico State. They received an invitation of the WBI where they lost to North Texas in the first round.

2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball
UTRGV Fall Classic Champions
WBI, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18–15 (10–6 WAC)
Head coach	Lane Lord (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Anna Nimz Ipek Turkyilmaz Blake Huber
Home arena	UTRGV Fieldhouse

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

Roster

2018–19 UTRGV Vaqueros women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Amara Graham 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Chicago, IL G 3 Daniela Azubell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Robert Vela Edinburg, TX G 4 Idil Türk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bodwell Istanbul, Turkey G 5 Jameka Dowell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lebanon Lebanon, TN G 10 Valeria Tapia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Saint Joseph Academy Matamoros, Mexico G 11 Quynne Huggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Millennium Mesa CC Goodyear, AZ G 12 Shaiann Tramble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Shawnee Highland CC Shawnee, OK G 15 Nichele Hyman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Clovis Clovis, NM F 21 Krisynthia Sampson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South Mountain Arizona Western College Phoenix, AZ G 22 Ashlei Lopez  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Rockford Lutheran Morehead State Rockford, IL F 23 Makaela Mosley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wylie Paris JC Abilene, TX G 24 Natalia Ready 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Parkview Fort Scott CC Little Rock, AR F 32 Madison Northcutt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Wichita South Pittsburg State Wichita, KS F 34 Megan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Francis Xavier College Newcastle, Australia	Head coach Lane Lord (Tabor) Assistant coach(es) Anna Nimz (Pittsburg State) Ipek Turkyilmaz (Arizona) Blake Huber (Pittsburg State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 10, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Texas Lutheran	W 82–38	1–0	UTRGV Fieldhouse (495) Edinburg, TX
November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	L 49–59	1–1	UTRGV Fieldhouse (418) Edinburg, TX
November 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at UTSA	L 58–61	1–2	Convocation Center (353) San Antonio, TX
November 17, 2018* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Canisius	W 57–53	2–2	Koessler Athletic Center (1,540) Buffalo, NY
November 20, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Massachusetts	L 70–74	2–3	Mullins Center (413) Amherst, MA
November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		St. Thomas	W 74–43	3–3	UTRGV Fieldhouse (276) Edinburg, TX
November 30, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Prairie View A&M UTRGV Fall Classic	W 57–50	4–3	UTRGV Fieldhouse (328) Edinburg, TX
December 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana UTRGV Fall Classic	W 75–60	5–3	UTRGV Fieldhouse (390) Edinburg, TX
December 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	W 70–57	6–3	American Bank Center (589) Corpus Christi, TX
December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	L 55–69	6–4	UTRGV Fieldhouse (461) Edinburg, TX
December 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		No. 12 Texas	L 66–81	6–5	UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,655) Edinburg, TX
December 29, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		at No. 23 Texas A&M	L 61–84	6–6	Reed Arena (3,748) College Station, TX
December 31, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		at No. 8 Baylor	L 37–98	6–7	Ferrell Center (5,047) Waco, TX
WAC regular season
January 5, 2019 7:00 p.m.		California Baptist	W 60–56	7–7 (1–0)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (342) Edinburg, TX
January 10, 2019 9:00 p.m.		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 63–68	7–8 (1–1)	Icardo Center (419) Bakersfield, CA
January 12, 2019 3:00 p.m.		at Grand Canyon	W 66–50	8–8 (2–1)	GCU Arena (952) Phoenix, AZ
January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Utah Valley	L 55–57	8–9 (2–2)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (510) Edinburg, TX
January 19, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Seattle	W 69–56	9–9 (3–2)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (604) Edinburg, TX
January 26, 2019 3:00 p.m.		at New Mexico State	L 63–71	9–10 (3–3)	Pan American Center (968) Las Cruces, NM
February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at UMKC	W 75–56	10–10 (4–3)	Swinney Recreation Center (605) Kansas City, MO
February 4, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Chicago State	W 71–55	11–10 (5–3)	Jones Convocation Center  Chicago, IL
February 7, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Grand Canyon	W 49–42	12–10 (6–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (419) Edinburg, TX
February 9, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Cal State Bakersfield	W 64–56	13–10 (7–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (522) Edinburg, TX
February 14, 2019 8:00 p.m.		at Seattle	W 74–70 OT	14–10 (8–3)	Redhawk Center (240) Seattle, WA
February 16, 2019 4:00 p.m.		at Utah Valley	L 57–72	14–11 (8–4)	Lockhart Arena (311) Orem, UT
February 23, 2019 7:00 p.m.		New Mexico State	L 67–70	14–12 (8–5)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (535) Edinburg, TX
February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Chicago State	W 84–38	15–12 (9–5)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (565) Edinburg, TX
March 2, 2019 7:00 p.m.		UMKC	W 67–64	16–12 (10–5)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (586) Edinburg, TX
March 7, 2019 8:00 p.m.		at California Baptist	L 63–66	16–13 (10–6)	CBU Events Center (342) Riverside, CA
WAC women's tournament
March 13, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Seattle Quarterfinals	W 56–54	17–13	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
March 15, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	vs. (3) Cal State Bakersfield Semifinals	W 69–58	18–13	Orleans Arena (1,426) Paradise, NV
March 16, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	vs. (1) New Mexico State Championship game	L 73–76 2OT	18–14	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
WBI
March 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at North Texas First round	L 42–56	18–15	The Super Pit (389) Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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See also

• 2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team