# 2018–19 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, as members of the West Coast Conference, were led by second year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse on the university campus in Malibu, California. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated California Baptist and WCC member Saint Mary's in the second round before losing to Wyoming in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 9:00 pm, SPEC HI | | at Hawaii | W 65–64 | 1–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,205) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | Postponed | Postponed | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 4:05 pm | | vs. Sacramento State ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic | W 113–97 | 2–0 | Mott Athletics Center (189) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 4:30 pm | | at Cal Poly ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic | W 70–63 | 3–0 | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Nov 27, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Colorado | L 65–80 | 3–1 | CU Events Center (1,319) Boulder, CO |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Seattle | W 77–64 | 4–1 | Redhawk Center (278) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Weber State | W 68–47 | 5–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (437) Malibu, CA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 63–65 | 5–2 | Reed Gym (828) Pocatello, ID |
| Dec 19, 2018* 1:30 pm | | at Providence Friar Holiday Classic | L 47–66 | 5–3 | Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI |
| Dec 20, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. La Salle Friar Holiday Classic | L 55–62 | 5–4 | Alumni Hall (112) Providence, RI |
| Dec 21, 2018* 9:00 am | | vs. Northern Kentucky Friar Holiday Classic | W 51–46 | 6–4 | Alumni Hall (146) Providence, RI |
| Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 82–68 | 7–4 (1–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Dec 31, 2018 12:00 pm | | No. 17 Gonzaga | L 54–79 | 7–5 (0–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 58–83 | 7–6 (1–2) | Marriott Center (679) Provo, UT |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 74–55 | 8–6 (2–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (315) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 74–48 | 9–6 (3–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 69–50 | 10–6 (4–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 95–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (5–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (400) Malibu, CA |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 68–79 | 11–7 (5–3) | McKeon Pavilion (268) Moraga, CA |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 67–78 | 11–8 (5–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,217) Stockton, CA |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm | | San Diego | W 88–65 | 12–8 (6–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | No. 25 BYU | W 79–65 | 13–8 (7–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 72–66 | 14–8 (8–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (457) San Francisco, CA |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 76–74 | 15–8 (9–4) | Leavey Center (1,216) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 80–56 | 16–8 | Firestone Fieldhouse (200) Malibu, CA |
| Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 73–55 | 17–8 (10–4) | Gersten Pavilion (357) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 96–76 | 18–8 (11–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse (236) Malibu, CA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | W 77–72 | 19–8 (12–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse (335) Malibu, CA |
| Feb 28, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 60–83 | 19–9 (12–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,277) Spokane, WA |
| Mar 2, 2018 4:30 pm | | at Portland | L 63–85 | 19–10 (12–5) | Chiles Center (431) Portland, OR |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 3:00 pm, BYUtv | (3) | vs. (6) Pacific Quarterfinals | W 87–84 | 20–10 | Orleans Arena (5,339) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 11, 2019 1:00 pm, BYUtv | (6) | vs. (2) BYU Semifinals | L 63–68 | 20–11 | Orleans Arena (5,511) Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at California Baptist First Round | W 91–79 | 21–11 | CBU Events Center (833) Riverside, CA |
| Mar 24, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's Second Round | W 65–61 | 22–11 | McKeon Pavilion (325) Moraga, CA |
| Mar 28, 2019* 5:30 pm | | at Wyoming Third Round | L 60–61 | 22–12 | Arena-Auditorium (5,134) Laramie, WY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||