# 2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Travis Mays, played 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.

## 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.

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||