# 2018–19 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led fifth year head by Maren Walseth, played their home games at the Scheels Center and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 7–22, 4–12 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League women's tournament to South Dakota.
Walseth and NDSU mutually agreed to part ways on March 11 after 5 seasons. The Bison went 40–106 overall in Walseth's tenure.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Minnesota Duluth | L 65–70 | | Scheels Center (408) Fargo, ND |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Mayville State | W 49–43 | 1–0 | Scheels Center (462) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 9, 2018* 5:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Creighton | L 51–86 | 1–1 | Scheels Center (507) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 56–51 | 2–1 | Scheels Center (613) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 17, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | L 53–64 | 2–2 | Kohl Center (3,275) Madison, WI |
| Nov 23, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip Off | L 68–75 | 2–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (461) Stockton, CA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:30 pm | | vs. North Texas Tiger Turkey Tip Off | L 78–92 | 2–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (133) Stockton, CA |
| Nov 28, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 63–81 | 2–5 | Convocation Center (1,202) DeKalb, IL |
| Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm | | UMKC | L 59–69 | 2–6 | Scheels Center (458) Fargo, ND |
| Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 55–57 | 2–7 | Scheels Center (545) Fargo, ND |
| Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 51–48 | 3–7 | Athletics–Recreation Center (368) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 19, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. San Francisco Hatter Classic | L 42–75 | 3–8 | Edmunds Center (105) DeLand, FL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Stetson Hatter Classic | L 59–60 | 3–9 | Edmunds Center (306) DeLand, FL |
| Dec 28, 2018 5:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 70–54 | 4–9 (1–0) | Scheels Center (280) Fargo, ND |
| Dec 30, 2018 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | South Dakota | L 41–67 | 4–10 (1–1) | Scheels Center (520) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at Omaha | L 61–78 | 4–11 (1–2) | Baxter Arena (351) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 68–60 | 5–11 (2–2) | Scheels Center (378) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 17, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Denver | L 54–81 | 5–12 (2–3) | Hamilton Gymnasium (257) Denver, CO |
| Jan 20, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 69–57 | 6–12 (3–3) | Scheels Center (1,810) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 33–86 | 6–13 (3–4) | Frost Arena (1,679) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 72–101 | 6–14 (3–5) | Mabee Center (1,067) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 30, 2019* 6:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Waldorf Canceled; inclement weather | | | Scheels Center Fargo, ND |
| Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 70–82 | 6–15 (3–6) | Western Hall (417) Macomb, IL |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | L 58–70 | 6–16 (3–7) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,567) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Denver | L 67–87 | 6–17 (3–8) | Scheels Center (742) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | L 54–65 | 6–18 (3–9) | Scheels Center (288) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | South Dakota State | L 48–88 | 6–19 (3–10) | Scheels Center (896) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Omaha | W 55–48 | 7–19 (4–10) | Scheels Center (356) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 28, 2018 5:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota | L 57–76 | 7–20 (4–11) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,383) Vermillion, SD |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 46–66 | 7–21 (4–12) | Gates Sports Center (482) Fort Wayne, IN |
| The Summit League Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) South Dakota Quarterfinals | L 51–74 | 7–22 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,137) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||