# 2018–19 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Kamie Ethridge, played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in the Pac-12 to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to California.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2018* 7:00 pm | | Warner Pacific | W 106–41 | | Beasley Coliseum (538) Pullman, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/06/2018* 7:00 pm | | Utah State | L 61–72 | 0–1 | Beasley Coliseum (526) Pullman, WA |
| 11/11/2018* 1:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 64–70 | 0–2 | Beasley Coliseum (397) Pullman, WA |
| 11/16/2018* 7:00 pm | | Nebraska | W 87–84 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2 | Beasley Coliseum (535) Pullman, WA |
| 11/18/2018* 1:00 pm | | UC Davis | L 62–75 | 1–3 | Beasley Coliseum (585) Pullman, WA |
| 11/23/2018* 7:30 pm | | at Cal State Northridge Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic semifinals | L 52–65 | 1–4 | Matadome (332) Northidge, CA |
| 11/24/2018* 3:30 pm | | vs. Jacksonville State Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic 3rd place game | W 64–51 | 2–4 | Matadome (150) Northidge, CA |
| 11/29/2018* 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 91–61 | 3–4 | Beasley Coliseum (577) Pullman, WA |
| 12/01/2018* 1:00 pm | | Boise State | W 95–71 | 4–4 | Beasley Coliseum (547) Pullman, WA |
| 12/09/2018* 2:00 pm | | at No. 24 Gonzaga | L 53–76 | 4–5 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,571) Spokane, WA |
| 12/19/2018* 2:30 pm | | vs. Kansas Duel in the Desert Desert Division semifinals | L 63–71 | 4–6 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2018* 2:30 pm | | vs. Wichita State Duel in the Desert Desert Division 3rd place game | W 85–59 | 5–6 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 79–76 | 6–6 (1–0) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677) Seattle, WA |
| 01/04/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 11 Oregon State | L 69–76 | 6–7 (1–1) | Gill Coliseum (4,733) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/06/2019 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 5 Oregon | L 58–98 | 6–8 (1–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (5,946) Eugene, OR |
| 01/11/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 68–72 | 6–9 (1–3) | Beasley Coliseum (555) Pullman, WA |
| 01/13/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 74–48 | 7–9 (2–3) | Beasley Coliseum (647) Pullman, WA |
| 01/18/2019 11:30 am | | at California | L 63–77 | 7–10 (2–4) | Haas Pavilion (4,836) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/20/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 6 Stanford | L 64–85 | 7–11 (2–5) | Maples Pavilion (2,908) Stanford, CA |
| 01/25/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 5 Oregon | L 64–79 | 7–12 (2–6) | Beasley Coliseum (931) Pullman, WA |
| 01/27/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Oregon State | L 35–52 | 7–13 (2–7) | Beasley Coliseum (1,043) Pullman, WA |
| 02/01/2019 7:00 pm | | at UCLA | L 56–83 | 7–14 (2–8) | Pauley Pavilion (1,419) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/03/2019 2:00 pm | | at USC | L 73–81 | 7–15 (2–9) | Galen Center (172) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/07/2019 7:00 pm | | No. 20 Arizona State | L 46–61 | 7–16 (2–10) | Beasley Coliseum (591) Pullman, WA |
| 02/09/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona | W 90–88 | 8–16 (3–10) | Beasley Coliseum (711) Pullman, WA |
| 02/15/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | W 94–61 | 9–16 (4–10) | Beasley Coliseum (1,334) Pullman, WA |
| 02/22/2019 6:00 pm | | at Colorado | L 61–72 | 9–17 (4–11) | CU Events Center (1,925) Boulder, CO |
| 02/24/2019 11:00 am | | at Utah | L 67–75 | 9–18 (4–12) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,919) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 03/01/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 7 Stanford | L 42–67 | 9–19 (4–13) | Beasley Coliseum (833) Pullman, WA |
| 03/03/2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | California | L 58–80 | 9–20 (4–14) | Beasley Coliseum (713) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2019 6:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (7) California First Round | L 58–77 | 9–21 | MGM Grand Garden Arena 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 |