# 2018–19 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2018–19 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second year head coach, 7th overall Mark Trakh, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Arizona.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/06/2018* 5:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 73–55 | 1–0 | Galen Center (412) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/11/2018* 2:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 86–50 | 2–0 | Walter Pyramid (884) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 82–39 | 3–0 | Galen Center (304) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/17/2018* 2:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 77–46 | 4–0 | Galen Center (512) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/23/2018* 4:30 pm | | vs. Utah State Nugget Classic | W 55–46 | 5–0 | Lawlor Events Center (1,070) Reno, NV |
| 11/25/2018* 2:00 pm | | at Nevada Nugget Classic | W 72–51 | 6–0 | Lawlor Events Center (982) Reno, NV |
| 11/28/2018* 5:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 62–61 | 7–0 | Galen Center (286) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/01/2018* 5:00 pm | | at UNLV | W 86–72 | 8–0 | Cox Pavilion (1,579) Paradise, NV |
| 12/16/2018* 2:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 58–42 | 9–0 | Galen Center (1,194) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/19/2018* 3:00 pm | | at No. 23 Texas A&M | L 51–71 | 9–1 | Reed Arena (3,269) College Station, TX |
| 12/22/2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 73–61 | 10–1 | College Park Center (844) Arlington, TX |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | | UCLA Rivalry | L 65–72 | 10–2 (0–1) | Galen Center (1,173) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/04/2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 6 Stanford | L 64–72 | 10–3 (0–2) | Maples Pavilion (2,557) Stanford, CA |
| 01/06/2019 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 18 California | L 59–66 | 10–4 (0–3) | Haas Pavilion (2,212) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/11/2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 5 Oregon | L 53–93 | 10–5 (0–4) | Galen Center (647) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/13/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 10 Oregon State | L 52–76 | 10–6 (0–5) | Galen Center (641) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/20/2019 4:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA Rivalry | W 72–67 | 11–6 (1–5) | Pauley Pavilion (6,103) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/25/2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | L 68–71 | 11–7 (1–6) | McKale Center (1,684) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/27/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 Arizona State | L 59–68 | 11–8 (1–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,701) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/01/2019 7:00 pm | | Washington | W 82–57 | 12–8 (2–7) | Galen Center (662) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/03/2019 2:00 pm | | Washington State | W 81–73 | 13–8 (3–7) | Galen Center (172) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/08/2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 17 Utah | W 84–80 | 14–8 (4–7) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,003) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/10/2019 12:00 pm | | at Colorado | L 76–81 | 14–9 (4–8) | CU Events Center (2,215) Boulder, CO |
| 02/15/2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 86–76 | 15–9 (5–8) | Galen Center (412) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/17/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 10 Stanford | L 67–69 | 15–10 (5–9) | Galen Center (922) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/22/2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 12 Oregon State | L 61–68 | 15–11 (5–10) | Gill Coliseum (5,084) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/24/2019 11:00 am, P12N | | at No. 2 Oregon | L 78–96 | 15–12 (5–11) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,232) Eugene, OR |
| 03/01/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 84–77 | 16–12 (6–11) | Galen Center (377) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/03/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 83–77 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (7–11) | Galen Center (2,786) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2019 2:00 pm, P12N | (9) | vs. (8) Arizona First Round | L 48–76 | 17–13 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,012) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |