# 2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by thirteenth year head coach Paul Thomas, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Hawaii in the first round before losing to WCC member Pepperdine in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Wyoming | W 90–84 | 1–0 | McKeon Pavilion (482) Moraga, CA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Washington State | W 70–64 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (397) Pullman, WA |
| Nov 17, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at No. 8 Oregon State | L 56–89 | 2–1 | Gill Coliseum (4,329) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Milwaukee Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic | W 73–71 | 3–1 | McKeon Pavilion (418) Moraga, CA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm | | No. 3 Oregon Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic | L 55–79 | 3–2 | McKeon Pavilion (963) Moraga, CA |
| Nov 29, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 80–55 | 4–2 | The Thunderdome (682) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 69–51 | 5–2 | Mott Athletics Center (575) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm | | No. 13 California | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | McKeon Pavilion (763) Moraga, CA |
| Dec 17, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 74–76 | 5–4 | The Pavilion (414) Davis, CA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. Texas State Tulane Classic semifinals | W 89–62 | 6–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (768) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. Old Dominion Tulane Classic championship | W 83–65 | 7–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2018 5:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 67–76 | 7–5 (0–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (483) Stockton, CA |
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm | | at No. 17 Gonzaga | L 62–74 | 7–6 (0–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,861) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Portland | W 89–81 | 8–6 (1–2) | Chiles Center (304) Portland, OR |
| Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm | | San Diego | W 74–60 | 9–6 (2–2) | McKeon Pavilion (416) Moraga, CA |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm | | BYU | L 73–74 | 9–7 (2–3) | McKeon Pavilion (531) Moraga, CA |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 80–65 | 10–7 (3–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (249) San Francisco, CA |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 83–59 | 11–7 (4–3) | Leavey Center (384) Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm | | Pepperdine | W 79–68 | 12–7 (5–3) | McKeon Pavilion (268) Moraga, CA |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 86–62 | 13–7 (6–3) | McKeon Pavilion (509) Moraga, CA |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:30 pm | | Portland | W 113–85 | 14–7 (7–3) | McKeon Pavilion (232) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm | | No. 15 Gonzaga | L 52–66 | 14–8 (7–4) | McKeon Pavilion (480) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 7, 2019 10:00 am | | at BYU | W 78–75 | 15–8 (8–4) | Marriott Center (3,981) Provo, UT |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 80–49 | 16–8 (9–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (351) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm | | Santa Clara | W 81–68 | 17–8 (10–4) | McKeon Pavilion (265) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 88–63 | 18–8 (11–4) | McKeon Pavilion (375) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 56–69 | 18–9 (11–5) | Gersten Pavilion (205) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 72–77 | 18–10 (11–6) | Firestone Fieldhouse (335) Malibu, CA |
| Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 75–62 | 19–10 (12–6) | McKeon Pavilion (549) Moraga, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, BYUtv | (4) | vs. (5) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals | W 70–38 | 20–10 | Orleans Arena (5,339) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 9, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (4) | vs. (1) No. 12 Gonzaga Semifinals | L 77–78 $^{2OT}$ | 20–11 | Orleans Arena (5,511) Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Hawaii First Round | W 67–43 | 21–11 | McKeon Pavilion (444) Moraga, CA |
| Mar 24, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Pepperdine Second Round | L 61–65 | 21–12 | McKeon Pavilion (325) Moraga, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||