2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second year head coach Brooke Atkinson, played their home games at the Pan American Center and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 15–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Chicago State, UMKC and Texas–Rio Grande Valley to be champions of the WAC Women's Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
WAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record26–7 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach
  • Brooke Atkinson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan McAdams
  • Aisha Stewart
  • DeAudra Brown
Home arenaPan American Center
2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State151 .938  267  .788
California Baptist*115 .688  1812  .600
UT Rio Grande Valley106 .625  1815  .545
UMKC97 .563  1615  .516
CSU Bakersfield97 .563  1417  .452
Utah Valley88 .500  1416  .467
Grand Canyon511 .313  720  .259
Seattle313 .188  327  .100
Chicago State214 .125  228  .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 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Pam Wilmore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoCentennial HS Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Rodrea Echols 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOverton HS Memphis, TN
G 2 Brooke Salas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrEl Dorado HS Placentia, CA
G 3 Stabresa McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrSkyline HS
North Texas
Dallas, TX
F 11 Baylee Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGoddard HS
Barton CC
Roswell, NM
F 14 Nana Sule 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCedar International
Chipola College
Abuja, Nigeria
G/F 20 Dominique Mills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrJuan Diego Catholic HS
Trinity Valley
Salt Lake City, UT
G 21 Monique Mills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrJuan Diego Catholic HS
Trinity Valley
Salt Lake City, UT
G 22 Kalei Atkinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWest HS Torrance, CA
G 23 Aaliyah Prince 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrHighlands HS San Antonio, TX
F 24 Adenike Aderinto 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrDagamas Legacy School
South Georgia Tech
Zaria, Nigeria
F 30 Gia Pack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSouth Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
G 34 Tayelin Grays 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDayton HS Dayton, TX
G 34 Aissatou Fall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLife Prep Academy Pikine, Senegal
G Tatum Henderson  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMartin HS
North Texas
Arlington, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
5:00 pm
Texas–Permian Basin W 70–38  1–0
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 11, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 66–54  2–0
University Arena (591)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 17, 2018*
1:00 pm
at UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 69–65  3–0
Don Haskins Center (597)
El Paso, TX
Nov 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, FSAZ
Abilene Christian L 46–58  3–1
Pan American Center (676)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 26, 2018*
6:00 pm
Northern New Mexico W 101–51  4–1
Pan American Center (702)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 58–83  4–2
Dreamstyle Arena (5,327)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 11, 2018*
6:00 pm, AggieVision
Denver W 66–64  5–2
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, AggieVision
New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 50–75  5–3
Pan American Center (889)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 18, 2018*
4:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 67–65  6–3
American Bank Center (530)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
12:00 pm
at South Alabama
FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals
L 67–68  6–4
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
10:00 am
vs. Alcorn State
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game
W 82–64  7–4
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 28, 2018*
8:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 64–65  7–5
SRC Arena (100)
Riverside, CA
Dec 30, 2018*
3:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 81–73  8–5
The Thunderdome (286)
Santa Barbara, CA
WAC regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm, AggieVision
California Baptist W 76–69  9–5
(1–0)
Pan American Center (669)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 51–54  9–6
(1–1)
GCU Arena (880)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield W 61–59  10–6
(2–1)
Icardo Center (607)
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 17, 2019
6:00 pm, FSAZ+
Seattle W 75–55  11–6
(3–1)
Pan American Center (743)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm, FSAZ
Utah Valley W 58–52  12–6
(4–1)
Pan American Center (857)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 71–63  13–6
(5–1)
Pan American Center (968)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 31, 2019
5:00 pm
at UMKC W 90–86  14–6
(6–1)
Swinney Recreation Center (665)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 2, 2019
11:00 am
at Chicago State W 87–66  15–6
(7–1)
Jones Convocation Center (110)
Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm, FSAZ+
Cal State Bakersfield W 61–48  16–6
(8–1)
Pan American Center (748)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, FSAZ+
Grand Canyon W 81–52  17–6
(9–1)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 14, 2019
11:00 am
at Utah Valley W 72–63  18–6
(10–1)
Lockhart Arena (540)
Orem, UT
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm
at Seattle W 83–72  19–6
(11–1)
Redhawk Center (708)
Seattle, WA
Feb 23, 2019
6:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 70–67  20–6
(12–1)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (535)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 28, 2019
6:00 pm
UMKC W 68–61  21–6
(13–1)
Pan American Center (781)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm
Chicago State W 77–54  24–6
(16–1)
Pan American Center (754)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm
at California Baptist W 92–64  23–6
(15–1)
CBU Events Center (744)
Riverside, CA
WAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
1:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) Chicago State
Quarterfinals
W 90–54  24–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 15, 2019
1:00 pm
(1) vs. (4) UMKC
Semifinals
W 91–80 OT 25–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Championship Game
W 76–73 2OT 26–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(14 C) at (3 C) No. 13 Iowa State
First Round
L 61–97  26–7
Hilton Coliseum (6,503)
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

References

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