2018–19 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

The 2018–19 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by third year head coach Mike Bradbury. They played their home games at Dreamstyle Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 14–4 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament to San Diego State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they got upset by Denver in the first round.

2018–19 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record24–7 (14–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Valerie King
  • Bill Ferrara
  • Symone Denham
Home arenaDreamstyle Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
New Mexico 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Wyoming 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Fresno State 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Utah State 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
UNLV 10 8   .556 12 18   .400
Nevada 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
San Diego State 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
San Jose State 5 13   .278 6 24   .200
Air Force 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Colorado State 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
2019 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2018–19 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Quincy Noble 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr McKinney HS McKinney, TX
F 2 Bre’Asiajah Mathews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lakeview Centennial HS Garland, TX
G/F 3 Ahlise Hurst 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bendigo Senior Secondary Bendigo, Australia
G 4 Jayla Everett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kirkwood HS St. Louis, MO
G 11 Emily Lines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr First Baptist Academy Naples, FL
F 12 Bride Kennedy-Hopoate   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Iowa State Brisbane, Australia
F 13 Shaiquel McGruder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Trotwood-Madison HS Trotwood, OH
G 14 Najala Howell   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr DeSoto HS
UTEP
DeSoto, TX
G 15 Aisia Robertson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS
Kansas
San Francisco, CA
F 21 Nike McClure 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr W. F. West HS
Washington State
Tenino, WA
G 23 Jaedyn De La Cerda 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Roswell HS Roswell, NM
C 24 Erica Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Mount Vernon HS
Purdue
Fortville, IN
F 32 Antonia Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Byron P. Steele II HS Cibolo, TX
G 35 Madi Washington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Red Oak HS Red Oak, TX
C 44 Jaisa Nunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Juanita HS Kirkland, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Lubbock Christian W 62–55 
Dreamstyle Arena (4,240)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 4, 2018*
2:00 pm
Eastern New Mexico W 91–43 
Dreamstyle Arena (4,275)
Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
Texas State
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 82–51  1–0
Dreamstyle Arena (4,585)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
Auburn
Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals
L 76–79  1–1
Dreamstyle Arena (4,419)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
Hartford
Preseason WNIT Consolation round
W 72–65  2–1
Dreamstyle Arena (4,330)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Houston W 89–84 OT 3–1
H&PE Arena (4,330)
Houston, TX
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
Oklahoma W 84–80  4–1
Dreamstyle Arena (5,152)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 83–58  5–1
Dreamstyle Arena (5,327)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
UTEP W 69–51  6–1
Dreamstyle Arena (4,490)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 84–55  7–1
Walkup Skydome (406)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, AggieVision
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 75–50  8–1
Pan American Center (889)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State
Lobo Invitational
W 85–53  9–1
Dreamstyle Arena (4,708)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin
Lobo Invitational
W 74–33  10–1
Dreamstyle Arena (4,702)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 29, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Long Beach State Canceled[2] Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm
Air Force W 78–57  11–1
(1–0)
Dreamstyle Arena (4,608)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm, Stadium
at Nevada W 66–64  12–1
(2–0)
Lawlor Events Center (1,058)
Reno, NV
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at UNLV L 57–66  12–2
(2–1)
Cox Pavilion (774)
Paradise, NV
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
Colorado State W 70–58  13–2
(3–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (5,809)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
San Diego State W 70–62  14–2
(4–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (4,976)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm
at Wyoming W 78–75  15–2
(5–1)
Arena-Auditorium (2,590)
Laramie, WY
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm
UNLV W 80–77 OT 16–2
(6–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (5,009)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
at Utah State W 68–64  17–2
(7–1)
Smith Spectrum (597)
Logan, UT
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
Fresno State W 82–73  18–2
(8–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (8,068)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 6, 2019
12:00 pm
at San Diego State L 59–61  18–3
(8–2)
Viejas Arena (4,272)
San Diego, CA
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm
Nevada W 85–74  19–3
(9–2)
Dreamstyle Arena (6,316)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 13, 2019
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 79–60  20–3
(10–2)
Event Center Arena (603)
San Jose, CA
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm
at Fresno State L 70–77  20–4
(10–3)
Save Mart Center (2,228)
Fresno, CA
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm
Utah State W 74–56  21–4
(11–3)
Dreamstyle Arena (4,749)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 110–72  22–4
(12–3)
Dreamstyle Arena (5,974)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Colorado State W 79–56  23–4
(13–3)
Moby Arena (1,531)
Fort Collins, CO
Mar 4, 2019
7:00 pm
at Boise State L 66–70  23–5
(13–4)
Taco Bell Arena (2,682)
Boise, ID
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm
Wyoming W 57–50  24–5
(14–4)
Dreamstyle Arena (8,152)
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
6:30 pm, Stadium
(2) vs. (7) San Diego State
Quarterfinals
L 61–70  24–6
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
WNI
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm
Denver
First Round
L 75–83  24–7
Dreamstyle Arena (2,875)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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See also

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2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "The University of New Mexico Lobos - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". www.GoLobos.com. University of New Mexico. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Game at Long Beach Cancelled". golobos.com. December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.