2018–19 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represents Washington State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Kamie Ethridge, play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in the Pac-12 to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to California.

2018–19 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record9–21 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Oregon162 .889335 .868
No. 6 Stanford153 .833315 .861
No. 11 Oregon State144 .778268 .765
No. 20 UCLA126 .6672213 .629
No. 22 Arizona State107 .5882211 .667
Utah99 .5002010 .667
California99 .5002013 .606
Arizona711 .3892413 .649
USC711 .3891713 .567
Washington State414 .222921 .300
Washington215 .1181121 .344
Colorado216 .1111218 .400
2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Michaela Jones5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrBeatrice HSWymore, NE
G10Johanna Muzet6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrLyon BasketLyon, France
G11Chanelle Molina5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrKonawaena HSKailua, HI
F13Shir Levy5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrGymnasia RealitNess Ziona, Israel
F15Ula Motuga6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrCaterbury CollegeLogan, Australia
C20Maria Kostourkova6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SrE.S.P.J.A.L.Lisbon, Portugal
G22Celena Molina5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS FrKonawaena HSKailua, HI
G23Alexys Swedlund5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrSt. Thomas More HSRapid City, SD
G33Cherliyn Molina5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrKonawaena HSKailua, HI
F41Jovana Subasic6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SoN/AŠabac, Serbia
F45Borislava Hristova6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS JrGeorgi BenkovskiVarna, Bulgaria
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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2018*
7:00 pm
Warner PacificW 106–41 
Beasley Coliseum (538)
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
7:00 pm
Utah StateL 61–72 0–1
Beasley Coliseum (526)
Pullman, WA
11/11/2018*
1:00 pm
Saint Mary'sL 64–70 0–2
Beasley Coliseum (397)
Pullman, WA
11/16/2018*
7:00 pm
NebraskaW 87–84 2OT1–2
Beasley Coliseum (535)
Pullman, WA
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm
UC DavisL 62–75 1–3
Beasley Coliseum (585)
Pullman, WA
11/23/2018*
7:30 pm
at Cal State Northridge
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic semifinals
L 52–65 1–4
Matadome (332)
Northidge, CA
11/24/2018*
3:30 pm
vs. Jacksonville State
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic 3rd place game
W 64–51 2–4
Matadome (150)
Northidge, CA
11/29/2018*
7:00 pm
San FranciscoW 91–61 3–4
Beasley Coliseum (577)
Pullman, WA
12/01/2018*
1:00 pm
Boise StateW 95–71 4–4
Beasley Coliseum (547)
Pullman, WA
12/09/2018*
2:00 pm
at No. 24 GonzagaL 53–76 4–5
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,571)
Spokane, WA
12/19/2018*
2:30 pm
vs. Kansas
Duel in the Desert Desert Division semifinals
L 63–71 4–6
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/20/2018*
2:30 pm
vs. Wichita State
Duel in the Desert Desert Division 3rd place game
W 85–59 5–6
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2018
2:00 pm, P12N
at WashingtonW 79–76 6–6 (1–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677)
Seattle, WA
01/04/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 11 Oregon StateL 69–76 6–7 (1–1)
Gill Coliseum (4,733)
Corvallis, OR
01/06/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
at No. 5 OregonL 58–98 6–8 (1–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,946)
Eugene, OR
01/11/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
UtahL 68–72 6–9 (1–3)
Beasley Coliseum (555)
Pullman, WA
01/13/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
ColoradoW 74–48 7–9 (2–3)
Beasley Coliseum (647)
Pullman, WA
01/18/2019
11:30 am
at CaliforniaL 63–77 7–10 (2–4)
Haas Pavilion (4,836)
Berkeley, CA
01/20/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 6 StanfordL 64–85 7–11 (2–5)
Maples Pavilion (2,908)
Stanford, CA
01/25/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 OregonL 64–79 7–12 (2–6)
Beasley Coliseum (931)
Pullman, WA
01/27/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Oregon StateL 35–52 7–13 (2–7)
Beasley Coliseum (1,043)
Pullman, WA
02/01/2019
7:00 pm
at UCLAL 56–83 7–14 (2–8)
Pauley Pavilion (1,419)
Los Angeles, CA
02/03/2019
2:00 pm
at USCL 73–81 7–15 (2–9)
Galen Center (172)
Los Angeles, CA
02/07/2019
7:00 pm
No. 20 Arizona StateL 46–61 7–16 (2–10)
Beasley Coliseum (591)
Pullman, WA
02/09/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
ArizonaW 90–88 8–16 (3–10)
Beasley Coliseum (711)
Pullman, WA
02/15/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
WashingtonW 94–61 9–16 (4–10)
Beasley Coliseum (1,334)
Pullman, WA
02/22/2019
6:00 pm
at ColoradoL 61–72 9–17 (4–11)
CU Events Center (1,925)
Boulder, CO
02/24/2019
11:00 am
at UtahL 67–75 9–18 (4–12)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,919)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/01/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 StanfordL 42–67 9–19 (4–13)
Beasley Coliseum (833)
Pullman, WA
03/03/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
CaliforniaL 58–80 9–20 (4–14)
Beasley Coliseum (713)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
(10) vs. (7) California
First Round
L 58–77 9–21
MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

See also

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