# 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Lisa Fortier, played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They advanced to the WCC women's basketball tournament, where they lost to BYU. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Little Rock in the first round before losing to Oregon State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Carroll (MT) | W 86–43 | | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,370) Spokane, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 6:00 pm, SWX | | Montana | W 76–52 | 1–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,472) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, SWX | | at Eastern Washington | W 63–51 | 2–0 | Reese Court (1,472) Cheney, WA |
| Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 70–51 | 3–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,019) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 17, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at UNLV | W 70–59 | 4–0 | Cox Pavilion (1,373) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 22, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. No. 1 Notre Dame Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals | L 65–81 | 4–1 | Vancouver Convention Centre (1,018) Vancouver, BC |
| Nov 23, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. Rutgers Vancouver Showcase Consolation 2nd round | W 57–40 | 5–1 | Vancouver Convention Centre (1,022) Vancouver, BC |
| Nov 24, 2018* 1:30 pm | | vs. Western Kentucky Vancouver Showcase 5th place game | W 76–55 | 6–1 | Vancouver Convention Centre (722) Vancouver, BC |
| Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 50–39 | 7–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,065) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, SWX | | No. 8 Stanford | W 79–73 | 8–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 24 | Washington State | W 76–53 | 9–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,571) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 16, 2018* 12:00 pm | No. 21 | at Missouri State | W 70–67 | 10–1 | JQH Arena (2,066) Springfield, MO |
| Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm | No. 21 | Idaho | W 88–51 | 11–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,795) Spokane, WA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm | No. 20 | at Loyola Marymount | W 78–53 | 12–1 (1–0) | Gersten Pavilion (381) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 31, 2018 12:00 pm | No. 17 | at Pepperdine | W 79–54 | 13–1 (2–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm | No. 17 | Saint Mary's | W 74–62 | 14–1 (3–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,861) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 5, 2019 12:00 pm | No. 17 | Pacific | W 88–65 | 15–1 (4–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,807) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 14 | Portland | W 97–71 | 16–1 (5–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,697) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm, BYUtv | No. 13 | at BYU | L 68–70 | 16–2 (5–1) | Marriott Center (1,341) Provo, UT |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | No. 13 | at San Diego | W 86–61 | 17–2 (6–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (457) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm | No. 18 | San Francisco | W 78–51 | 18–2 (7–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,500) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 18 | Santa Clara | W 78–61 | 19–2 (8–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm | No. 15 | at Pacific | W 63–51 | 20–2 (9–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (551) Stockton, CA |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm | No. 15 | at Saint Mary's | W 66–52 | 21–2 (10–1) | McKeon Pavilion (480) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm | No. 13 | at Portland | W 93–62 | 22–2 (11–1) | Chiles Center (543) Portland, OR |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm | No. 13 | San Diego | W 71–44 | 23–2 (12–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,304) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 13 | BYU | L 64–66 | 23–3 (12–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm | No. 15 | at Santa Clara | W 74–61 | 24–3 (13–2) | Leavey Center (394) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | No. 15 | at San Francisco | W 64–44 | 25–3 (14–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (643) San Francisco, CA |
| Feb 28, 2018 6:00 pm | No. 16 | Pepperdine | W 83–60 | 26–3 (15–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,277) Spokane, WA |
| Mar 2, 2018 2:00 pm | No. 16 | Loyola Marymount | W 68–58 | 27–3 (16–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (1) No. 12 | vs. (4) Saint Mary's Semifinals | W 78–77 $^{2OT}$ | 28–3 | Orleans Arena (5,511) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) No. 12 | vs. (2) BYU Championship Game | L 68–82 | 28–4 | Orleans Arena (5,892) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 23, 2019* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | (5 A) No. 16 | vs. (12 A) Little Rock First Round | W 68–51 | 29–4 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Mar 25, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (5 A) No. 16 | at (4 A) No. 11 Oregon State Second Round | L 70–76 | 29–5 | Gill Coliseum (5,478) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.