# 2018–19 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eleventh year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 16–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Portland State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Loyola Marymount and Denver in the first and second rounds before losing to Arizona in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 28, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Saint Martin's | W 108–84 | | Memorial Gym Moscow, ID |
| Nov 2, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Lewis–Clark State | W 97–55 | | Memorial Gym Moscow, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 88–73 | 1–0 | Memorial Gym (286) Moscow, ID |
| Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at No. 7 Stanford | L 71–115 | 1–1 | Maples Pavilion (2,582) Stanford, CA |
| Nov 17, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | W 88–77 | 2–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,109) Lubbock, TX |
| Nov 23, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Boise State Beach Classic | L 85–91 | 2–2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Long Beach State Beach Classic | L 63–70 | 2–3 | Walter Pyramid (640) Long Beach, CA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 70–63 | 3–3 | Memorial Gym (400) Moscow, ID |
| Dec 5, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Hawaii | L 61–69 | 3–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,233) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 8, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 61–64 | 3–5 | Arena-Auditorium (2,551) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at No. 21 Gonzaga | L 51–88 | 3–6 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,795) Spokane, WA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 86–72 | 4–6 (1–0) | Reed Gym (946) Pocatello, ID |
| Dec 31, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 79–74 | 5–6 (2–0) | Dee Events Center (439) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 3, 2019 5:15 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 84–68 | 6–6 (3–0) | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 72–86 | 6–7 (3–1) | Cowan Spectrum (415) Moscow, ID |
| Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 82–66 | 7–7 (4–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,558) Bozeman, MT |
| Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Montana | L 79–82 | 7–8 (4–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,795) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 104–66 | 8–8 (5–2) | Cowan Spectrum (520) Moscow, ID |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | Portland State | W 80–78 | 9–8 (6–2) | Cowan Spectrum (556) Moscow, ID |
| Jan 31, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 86–69 | 10–8 (7–2) | Walkup Skydome (419) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 82–70 | 11–8 (8–2) | America First Events Center (644) Cedar City, UT |
| Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm | | Montana | W 76–68 | 12–8 (9–2) | Cowan Spectrum (613) Moscow, ID |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | Montana State | W 90–65 | 13–8 (10–2) | Cowan Spectrum (500) Moscow, ID |
| Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 72–77 | 13–9 (10–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,547) Greeley, CO |
| Feb 18, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 75–74 | 14–9 (11–3) | Reese Court (462) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 21, 2019 6:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 90–72 | 15–9 (12–3) | Cowan Spectrum (420) Moscow, ID |
| Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 77–49 | 16–9 (13–3) | Cowan Spectrum (508) Moscow, ID |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 81–68 | 17–9 (14–3) | Viking Pavilion (889) Portland, OR |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 69–65 | 18–9 (15–3) | Hornets Nest (221) Sacramento, CA |
| Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm | | Weber State | W 86–78 | 19–9 (16–3) | Cowan Spectrum (653) Moscow, ID |
| Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | Idaho State | L 67–73 | 19–10 (16–4) | Cowan Spectrum (723) Moscow, ID |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2019 11:00 am | (1) | vs. (8) Northern Arizona Quarterfinals | W 90–73 | 20–10 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| Mar 13, 2019 5:30 pm, ELVN | (1) | vs. (4) Portland State Semifinals | L 59–75 | 20–11 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount First Round | W 79–64 | 21–11 | Gersten Pavilion (315) Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Denver Second Round | W 88–66 | 22–11 | Memorial Gym (1,230) Moscow, ID |
| Mar 28, 2019* 6:30 pm | | at Arizona Third Round | L 60–68 | 22–12 | McKale Center (6,307) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||