# 2018–19 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

The 2018–19 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz were led by third year head coach Shannon Schweyen, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Southern Utah.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Carroll (MT) | W 71–56 | | Dahlberg Arena (2,382) Missoula, MT |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Montana Tech | W 81–49 | | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 52–76 | 0–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,472) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 20, 2018* 11:30 am | | Providence (MT) | W 90–45 | 1–1 | Dalhberg Arena (6,610) Missoula, MT |
| Nov 24, 2018* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota | L 41–64 | 1–2 | Dalhberg Arena (2,682) Missoula, MT |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Northern Illinois 38th Lady Griz Classic semifinals | W 86–70 | 2–2 | Dalhberg Arena (2,816) Missoula, MT |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | | UC Davis 38th Lady Griz Classic championship | W 62–56 | 3–2 | Dalhberg Arena (2,443) Missoula, MT |
| Dec 5, 2018* 11:00 am | | at Arizona | L 51–100 | 3–3 | McKale Center (4,703) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 7, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | W 69–47 | 4–3 | GCU Arena (1,287) Phoenix, AZ |
| Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Washington Husky Classic semifinals | L 54–69 | 4–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,600) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. Saint Francis (PA) Husky Classic 3rd place game | W 79–77 | 5–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (311) Seattle, WA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 78–62 | 6–4 (1–0) | Dalhberg Arena (3,031) Missoula, MT |
| Dec 31, 2018 2:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 79–57 | 7–4 (2–0) | Dalhberg Arena (2,930) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 88–86 $^{2OT}$ | 8–4 (3–0) | Hornets Nest (206) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 60–78 | 8–5 (3–1) | Viking Pavilion (601) Portland, OR |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 62–68 | 8–6 (3–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,636) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 62–73 | 8–7 (3–3) | Dahlberg Arena (2,924) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | Idaho | W 82–79 | 9–7 (4–3) | Dahlberg Arena (2,795) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 34–50 | 9–8 (4–4) | Reed Gym (981) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 72–60 | 10–8 (5–4) | Dee Events Center (609) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX MT | | at Montana State | L 52–74 | 10–9 (5–5) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,017) Bozeman, MT |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 68–72 | 10–10 (5–6) | Cowan Spectrum (613) Moscow, ID |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 64–67 | 10–11 (5–7) | Reese Court (389) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | Weber State | W 64–56 | 11–11 (6–7) | Dahlberg Arena (3,215) Missoula, MT |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 60–59 | 12–11 (7–7) | Dahlberg Arena (2,730) Missoula, MT |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX MT | | Montana State | L 71–75 | 12–12 (7–8) | Dahlberg Arena (3,847) Missoula, MT |
| Feb 25, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 61–79 | 12–13 (7–9) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,274) Greeley, CO |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 56–71 | 12–14 (7–10) | America First Events Center (621) Cedar City, UT |
| Mar 4, 2019 6:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 65–82 | 12–15 (7–11) | Walkup Skydome (450) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (8–11) | Dalhberg Arena (2,837) Missoula, MT |
| Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 75–67 | 14–15 (9–11) | Dalhberg Arena (3,024) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2019 5:30 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Southern Utah First Round | L 56–64 | 14–16 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||