2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh year head coach Charity Elliott, play their homes games at the Gersten Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Saint Mary's. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT which was their first postseason tournament since 2004, where they lost to Idaho in the first round.

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	18–15 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach	Charity Elliott (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Elliott Jhasmin Player Jasmin Holliday
Home arena	Gersten Pavilion
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
BYU †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
Pepperdine	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Saint Mary's	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Pacific	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Loyola Marymount	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
Santa Clara	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Portland	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
San Diego	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
San Francisco	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2019 WCC tournament winner As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Bianca Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA G 2 Haley Herdman — Fr Mira Costa Manhattan Beach, CA G 3 Chelsey Gipson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Palisades Los Angeles, CA G/F 4 Naomi Yim — Fr Norco Norco, CA G 11 Andee Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA F 20 Jasmine Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Long Beach Polytechnic Signal Hill, CA C 22 Raychel Stanley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV G/F 23 Glory Jones — Fr Cypress Bay Weston, FL F 24 Bree Alford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Miramonte Walnut Creek, CA G/F 32 Brittney Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Vista Murrieta Murrieta, GA F 33 Gabby Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Saint Mary's California Oakland, CA G 35 Cierra Belvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA F/C 42 Meghan Mandel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Orono Marquette Plymouth, MN C 44 Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr New Richmond Minnesota New Richmond, OH	Head coach Charity Elliott (Missouri State) Assistant coach(es) Chris Elliott (Missouri State) Jhasmin Player (Baylor) Jasmin Holliday (Oregon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm		Point Loma Nazarene	W 81–53		Gersten Pavilion (160) Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm		UCLA	W 69–63	1–0	Gersten Pavilion (498) Los Angeles, CA
Nov 13, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Arizona	W 66–64	2–0	McKale Center (852) Tucson, AZ
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	W 70–57	3–0	The Thunderdome (237) Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 23, 2018* 3:00 pm		Northern Arizona LMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	L 62–63	3–1	Gersten Pavilion (346) Los Angeles, CA
Nov 24, 2018* 12:30 pm		Robert Morris LMU Thanksgiving Classic consolation game	W 61–53	4–1	Gersten Pavilion (206) Los Angeles, CA
Nov 27, 2018* 12:00 pm		UC Davis	W 60–53	5–1	Gersten Pavilion (1,878) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 1, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Denver	L 75–104	5–2	Hamilton Gymnasium (310) Denver, CO
Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	W 72–53	6–2	Matadome (411) Northridge, CA
Dec 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	W 71–62	7–2	Gersten Pavilion (289) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 19, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Indiana Puerto Rico Classic	L 43–67	7–3	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, PR
Dec 20, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. South Dakota Puerto Rico Classic	L 40–67	7–4	Mario Morales Coliseum (150) Guaynabo, PR
Dec 21, 2018* 10:30 am		vs. Grambling State Puerto Rico Classic	L 61–62	7–5	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, PR
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm		No. 20 Gonzaga	L 53–78	7–6 (0–1)	Gersten Pavilion (381) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 31, 2018 2:00 pm		Portland	W 76–58	8–6 (1–1)	Gersten Pavilion (236) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm		at San Diego	W 69–52	9–6 (2–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (233) San Diego, CA
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 44–55	9–7 (2–2)	Marriott Center (852) Provo, UT
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm		San Francisco	W 66–58	10–7 (3–2)	Gersten Pavilion (237) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm		Santa Clara	L 75–83 ^3OT	10–8 (3–3)	Gersten Pavilion (198) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 86–95 ^OT	10–9 (3–4)	Firestone Fieldhouse (400) Malibu, CA
Jan 24, 2019 11:00 am		at Pacific	W 72–67	11–9 (4–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (4,373) Stockton, CA
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 62–86	11–10 (4–5)	McKeon Pavilion (509) Moraga, CA
Jan 31, 2019 5:00 pm		No. 25 BYU	W 61–58	12–10 (5–5)	Gersten Pavilion (246) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm		San Diego	W 83–57	13–10 (6–5)	Gersten Pavilion (534) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 69–60	14–10 (7–5)	Leavey Center (380) Santa Clara, CA
Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 73–56	15–10 (8–5)	War Memorial Gymnasium (322) San Francisco, CA
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	L 55–73	15–11 (8–6)	Gersten Pavilion (357) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm		Saint Mary's	W 69–56	16–11 (9–6)	Gersten Pavilion (205) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm		Pacific	L 75–81	16–12 (9–7)	Gersten Pavilion (276) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 70–54	17–12 (10–7)	Chiles Center (288) Portland, OR
Mar 2, 2018 2:00 pm		at No. 16 Gonzaga	L 58–68	17–13 (10–8)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(5)	vs. (9) San Francisco Second Round	W 66–45	18–13	Orleans Arena (5,237) Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, BYUtv	(5)	vs. (4) Saint Mary's Quarterfinals	L 38–70	18–14	Orleans Arena (5,339) Paradise, NV
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm		Idaho First Round	L 64–79	18–15	Gersten Pavilion (315) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

• 2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

References

1. "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Lmulions.Com.