# 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, in his sixteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and was in its seventh season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season with a record of 26-8 (12-4 SEC). They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament, where they were upset by Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, where they defeated Wright State and Marquette in the first and second rounds, before losing to Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen for the 2nd straight year.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.

## Rankings

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2018* 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 | Oklahoma City | W 81–40 | | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| Non-Conference Games ||||||
| 11/07/2018* 6:00 p.m. | No. 20 | Rice | W 65–54 | 1–0 | Reed Arena (4,043) College Station, TX |
| 11/11/2018* 6:00 p.m. | No. 20 | Jacksonville | W 73–53 | 2–0 | Reed Arena (3,012) College Station, TX |
| 11/14/2018* 6:00 p.m., ACCNE | No. 20 | vs. No. 18 Syracuse | L 65–75 | 2–1 | Westchester County Center (211) White Plains, NY |
| 11/20/2018* 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 | at Little Rock | W 61–40 | 3–1 | Jack Stephens Center (1,228) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/23/2018* 4:00 p.m. | No. 20 | Arkansas State | W 97–56 | 4–1 | Reed Arena (5,341) College Station, TX |
| 11/29/2018* 11:00 a.m. | No. 17 | Lamar | L 68–74 | 4–2 | Reed Arena (7,133) College Station, TX |
| 12/06/2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Houston | W 68–52 | 5–2 | Fertitta Center (2,107) Houston, TX |
| 12/08/2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Central Arkansas | W 84–27 | 6–2 | Reed Arena (3,154) College Station, TX |
| 12/14/2018* 9:30 p.m. | | vs. UC Riverside Maui Jim Maui Classic | W 70–63 | 7–2 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| 12/15/2018* 11:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 8 Oregon State Maui Jim Maui Classic | W 76–70 | 8–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (1,083) Maui, HI |
| 12/19/2018* 5:00 p.m. | No. 23 | USC | W 71–51 | 9–2 | Reed Arena (3,269) College Station, TX |
| 12/21/2018* 6:30 p.m. | No. 23 | Prairie View A&M | W 70–57 | 10–2 | Reed Arena (3,209) College Station, TX |
| 12/29/2018* 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 84–61 | 11–2 | Reed Arena (3,748) College Station, TX |
| SEC Conference Games ||||||
| 01/03/2019 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 21 | No. 23 South Carolina | L 57–60 | 11–3 (0–1) | Reed Arena (4,010) College Station, TX |
| 01/06/2019 2:00 p.m. | No. 21 | at LSU | L 52–63 | 11–4 (0–2) | Maravich Center (2,290) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/10/2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Vanderbilt | W 50–43 | 12–4 (1–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,839) Nashville, TN |
| 01/13/2019 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Alabama | W 70–43 | 13–4 (2–2) | Reed Arena (4,042) College Station, TX |
| 01/20/2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Georgia | W 76–66 | 14–4 (3–2) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,773) Athens, GA |
| 01/24/2019 7:30 p.m., SECN | No. 24 | at Auburn | W 69–67 | 15–4 (4–2) | Auburn Arena (1,656) Auburn, AL |
| 01/27/2019 4:00 p.m., SECN | No. 24 | No. 15 Kentucky | W 73–71 | 16–4 (5–2) | Reed Arena (4,752) College Station, TX |
| 01/31/2019 7:30 p.m., SECN | No. 20 | Vanderbilt | W 69–53 | 17–4 (6–2) | Reed Arena (3,757) College Station, TX |
| 02/03/2019 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 | at Ole Miss | W 72–60 | 18–4 (7–2) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,591) Oxford, MS |
| 02/07/2019 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 18 | at Missouri | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (7–3) | Mizzou Arena (4,513) Columbia, MO |
| 02/14/2019 6:30 p.m. | No. 22 | LSU | W 59–55 | 19–5 (8–3) | Reed Arena (3,704) College Station, TX |
| 02/17/2019 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 22 | No. 5 Mississippi State | L 64–92 | 19–6 (8–4) | Reed Arena (5,926) College Station, TX |
| 02/21/2019 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 21 | Tennessee | W 79–62 | 20–6 (9–4) | Reed Arena (3,789) College Station, TX |
| 02/25/2019 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 19 | at Florida | W 80–62 | 21–6 (10–4) | O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/28/2019 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 | at No. 11 Kentucky | W 62–55 | 22–6 (11–4) | Memorial Coliseum (4,532) Lexington, KY |
| 03/03/2019 4:00 p.m., SECN | No. 19 | Arkansas | W 66–53 | 23–6 (12–4) | Reed Arena (3,609) College Station, TX |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2019 7:30 p.m., SECN | (3) No. 15 | vs. (6) Auburn Quarterfinals | W 64–62 | 24–6 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,709) Greenville, SC |
| 03/09/2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3) No. 15 | vs. (10) Arkansas Semifinals | L 51–58 | 24–7 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,817) Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2019* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (4 C) No. 14 | (13 G) Wright State First Round | W 84–61 | 25–7 | Reed Arena (2,617) College Station, TX |
| 03/24/2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4 C) No. 14 | (5 G) No. 18 Marquette Second Round | W 78–76 | 26–7 | Reed Arena (2,767) College Station, TX |
| 03/30/2019* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4 C) No. 14 | vs. (1 C) No. 3 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen | L 80–87 | 26–8 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||