2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Travis Mays, play their home games at Moody Coliseum and were sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–11 in AAC play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in first round of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to East Carolina.

2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
LMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2018–19 record11–19 (5–11 The American)
Head coachTravis Mays (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brandt
  • Erica White
  • Amie Smith Bradley
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UConn †16–0 1.000  35–3  .921
UCF13–3 .813  26–7  .788
Cincinnati12–4 .750  24–11  .686
Houston9–7 .563  15–16  .484
South Florida7–9 .438  19–16  .543
Temple7–9 .438  11–18  .379
East Carolina6–10 .375  16–15  .516
Tulsa6–10 .375  13–18  .419
Tulane5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Wichita State5–11 .313  12–18  .400
SMU5–11 .313  11–19  .367
Memphis5–11 .313  11–20  .355
† 2019 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll
SMU in action at Houston

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Makenzie Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrBooker T. Washington
Colorado		 Tulsa, OK
G 2 Ariana Whitfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoCypress Ranch Houston, TX
G 3 Savannah Ellis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBooker T. Washington Tulsa, OK
G 4 Amber Bacon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrSouth Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
F 5 Alexis Leggett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrAriton Ariton, AL
F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrAustralia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
G 12 Morgan Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoHighland Park Dallas, TX
G 14 Paige Bayliss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrBrisbane State Queensland, Australia
F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSkyline Dallas, TX
F 22 Marie Olson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrOak Ridge El Dorado Hills, CA
F 23 BriShonne Tollie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMontverde Academy Bartow, FL
G 24 JaQuia White 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDeSoto DeSoto, TX
G 32 Kayla White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrDeSoto DeSoto, TX
F 33 Johnasia Cash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMcKeesport McKeesport, PA
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
10/28/2018*
2:00 PM		 Lubbock Christian L 52–61 
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
11:30 AM		 Louisiana–Monroe W 49–38  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (1,707)
Dallas, TX
11/12/2018*
7:00 PM		 Mississippi Valley State W 62–47  2–0
 Moody Coliseum (504)
Dallas, TX
11/15/2018*
7:00 PM		 Alabama L 61–62 OT 2–1
 Moody Coliseum (596)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2018*
2:00 PM		 at TCU L 63–65  2–2
 Schollmaier Arena (1,906)
Fort Worth, TX
11/20/2018*
7:00 PM		 Southeastern Louisiana L 62–63  2–3
 Moody Coliseum (566)
Dallas, TX
11/23/2018*
2:30 PM		 vs. Robert Morris
LMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals		 W 60–55  3–3
 Gersten Pavilion (201)
Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2018*
5:00 PM		 vs. Northern Arizona
LMU Thanksgiving Classic championship		 W 55–48  4–3
 Gersten Pavilion (221)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2018*
7:00 PM		 North Texas W 73–66  5–3
 Moody Coliseum (544)
Dallas, TX
12/01/2018*
3:00 PM		 at Northern Colorado L 57–58  5–4
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145)
Greeley, CO
12/15/2018*
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Rice L 52–66  5–5
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,152)
Houston, TX
12/19/2018*
7:00 PM		 Cal State Bakersfield W 49–43  6–5
 Moody Coliseum (795)
Dallas, TX
12/22/2018*
2:00 PM		 Oklahoma L 61–77  6–6
 Moody Coliseum (1,191)
Dallas, TX
12/29/2018*
7:00 PM		 UT Arlington L 41–66  6–7
 Moody Coliseum (843)
Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
01/06/2019
11:00 AM, ESPN2		 at Cincinnati L 57–69  6–8
(0–1)		 Fifth Third Arena (1,124)
Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2019
7:00 PM, ADN		 Houston L 61–72  6–9
(0–2)		 Moody Coliseum (685)
Dallas, TX
01/12/2019
12:00 PM		 Tulane L 43–61  6–10
(0–3)		 Moody Coliseum (735)
Dallas, TX
01/15/2019
7:00 PM, ADN		 Wichita State W 78–50  7–10
(1–3)		 Moody Coliseum (555)
Dallas, TX
01/19/2019
1:00 PM		 at UCF L 43–55  7–11
(1–4)		 CFE Arena (2,361)
Orlando, FL
01/23/2019
6:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 3 Connecticut L 39–79  7–12
(1–5)		 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,402)
Storrs, CT
01/26/2019
12:00 PM, ADN		 South Florida W 46–44  8–12
(2–5)		 Moody Coliseum (823)
Dallas, TX
02/02/2019
2:00 PM		 at Houston L 68–69 OT 8–13
(2–6)		 Fertitta Center (1,552)
Houston, TX
02/06/2019
7:00 PM, ADN		 at Tulsa L 35–49  8–14
(2–7)		 Reynolds Center (849)
Tulsa, OK
02/09/2019
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 UCF L 54–66  8–15
(2–8)		 Moody Coliseum (831)
Dallas, TX
02/14/2019
7:00 PM		 East Carolina L 54–64  8–16
(2–9)		 Moody Coliseum (576)
Dallas, TX
02/17/2019
2:00 PM		 at Wichita State L 42–53  8–17
(2–10)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,922)
Wichita, KS
02/20/2019
7:00 PM, ADN		 Temple W 53–52  9–17
(3–10)		 Moody Coliseum (667)
Dallas, TX
02/24/2019
2:00 PM		 at Tulane W 64–60  10–17
(4–10)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (647)
New Orleans, LA
03/02/2019
2:00 PM, ADN		 Memphis W 71–48  11–17
(5–10)		 Moody Coliseum (793)
Dallas, TX
03/04/2019
6:00 PM		 at East Carolina L 61–67  11–18
(5–11)		 Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 (9) vs. (8) East Carolina
First Round		 L 48–50 OT 11–19
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,959)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "SMU Athletics". Smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
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