# 2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins's eighteenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. In 2019, the Cougars won the West Coast Conference tournament championship game over Gonzaga. In that tournament, Paisley Johnson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. They finished the season 26–7, 15–3 in WCC play to finish in second round. In the NCAA women's tournament as a 7th seed in the Chicago regional they defeated Auburn in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Amanda Wayment | 4 | F | 6'1 | Senior | Ogden, Utah | Graduated |
| Liz Eaton | 11 | G | 5'10 | Sophomore | Mapleton, Utah | Transferred to Weber State |
| Cassie Broadhead | 20 | G | 5'8 | Senior | Glenville, New York | Graduated |
| Hayley Rydalch | 43 | F | 6'3" | RS Junior | St. George, Utah | Graduated; Transferred to UNLV |
| MaCayla Hanks Longson | 50 | C | 6'4 | Junior | Millville, Utah | |

### Newcomers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shaylee Gonzales | 2 | G | 5'10 | Freshman | Gilbert, Arizona | |
| Kaylee Smiler | 11 | G | 5'8 | Freshman | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| Caitlyn Alldredge | 12 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Centerville, Utah | Joins after finishing her four years of softball; winter semester will be her final semester |
| Babalu Ugwu | 14 | F | 6'0 | Freshman | Judai, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |

## 2018–19 media
### BYU Sports Media

All Cougars home games are scheduled to be shown on BYUtv or on TheW.tv powered by Stadium. Conference road games will also be shown on TheW.tv. Most regular season road games will be streamed. Streaming partners for those games can be found on the schedule.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2018* 6:30 pm, TheW.tv | | Dixie State | W 83–56 | – | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2018* 5:00 pm, BYUtv | | UC Riverside | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 11/13/2018* 4:00 pm, TheW.tv | | No. 23 California | L 52–70 | 1–1 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 11/17/2018* 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Eastern Washington | W 80–65 | 2–1 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 11/20/2018* 7:00 pm, MW Net | | at Utah State | W 62–57 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| 11/23/2018* 8:15 pm | | vs. TCU SDSU Thanksgiving Classic | W 61–58 | 4–1 | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| 11/24/2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. California Baptist SDSU Thanksgiving Classic | W 76–69 | 5–1 | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| 11/27/2018* 6:30 pm, Pluto TV | | at Southern Utah | L 64–67 | 5–2 | America First Events Center Cedar City, UT |
| 11/29/2018* 11:00 am, UVUtv WAC DN | | at Utah Valley UCCU Crosstown Clash | W 77–51 | 6–2 | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT |
| 12/08/2018* 7:00 pm, P12 MTN | | at Utah Deseret First Duel | L 67–78 | 6–3 | Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/15/2018* 2:00 pm, BYUtv | | Colorado State | W 51–42 | 7–3 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 12/21/2018* 12:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Northern Colorado | W 70–50 | 8–3 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2018 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Santa Clara | W 54–44 | 9–3 (1–0) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/31/2018 4:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at San Francisco | W 67–59 | 10–3 (2–0) | The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA |
| 01/03/2019 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | Pepperdine | W 83–58 | 11–3 (3–0) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 01/05/2019 2:00 pm, BYUtv | | Loyola Marymount | W 55–44 | 12–3 (4–0) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 01/10/2019 8:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Pacific | W 77–74 | 13–3 (5–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 01/12/2019 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Saint Mary's | W 74–73 | 14–3 (6–0) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| 01/17/2019 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | No. 13 Gonzaga | W 70–68 | 15–3 (7–0) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 01/19/2019 2:00 pm, BYUtv | | Portland | W 79–71 | 16–3 (8–0) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 01/26/2019 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at San Diego | W 65–56 | 17–3 (9–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| 01/31/2019 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | No. 25 | at Loyola Marymount | L 58–61 | 17–4 (9–1) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/02/2019 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | No. 25 | at Pepperdine | L 65–79 | 17–5 (9–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| 02/07/2019 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | Saint Mary's | L 75–78 | 17–6 (9–3) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 02/09/2019 2:00 pm, BYUtv | | Pacific | W 75–49 | 18–6 (10–3) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 02/14/2019 8:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at Portland | W 70–69 | 19–6 (11–3) | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| 02/16/2019 3:00 pm, SWX TheW.tv | | at No. 13 Gonzaga | W 66–64 | 20–6 (12–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| 02/23/2019 2:00 pm, BYUtv | | San Diego | W 80–68 | 21–6 (13–3) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 02/28/2019 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | | San Francisco | W 82–59 | 22–6 (14–3) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 03/02/2019 2:00 pm, BYUtv | | Santa Clara | W 69–64 | 23–6 (15–3) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| WCC Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2019 3:00 pm, BYUtv | (2) | vs. (3) Pepperdine Semifinals | W 68–63 | 24–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/12/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) No. 12 Gonzaga Championship Game | W 82–68 | 25–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/23/2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7 C) | vs. (10 C) Auburn First Round | W 73–64 | 26–6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| 03/25/2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 C) | at (2 C) No. 6 Stanford Second Round | L 63–72 | 26–7 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Mountain. ||||||

## Game summaries
### Exhibition: Dixie State

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Makenzi Pulsipher
Starting Lineups:
* Dixie State: London Pavlica, Mariah Martin, Lisa VanCampen, Keslee Stevenson, Maile Richardson
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody

### UC Riverside

Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan, Kristen Kozlowski, & Lauren McClain
Series History: BYU leads series 2–0
Starting Lineups:
* UC Riverside: Marina Ewodo, Tianna Eaton, Keilanei Cooper, Jannon Jaye Otto, Daphne Gnago
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody

### Cal

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Makenzi Pulsipher
Series History: Cal leads series 4–0 Starting Lineups:
* Cal: Asha Thomas, Kianna Smith, Recee' Caldwell, Kristine Anigwe, Jaelyn Brown
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody

### Eastern Washington

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Makenzi Pulsipher Series History: BYU leads series 4–1
Starting Lineups:
* Eastern Washington: Uriah Howard, Jessica McDowell-White, Violet Kapri Morrow, Brittany Klaman, Alissa Sealby
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody

### Utah State

Broadcasters: Jaden Johnson Series History: BYU leads series 35–4 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody
* Utah State: Eliza West, Olivia West, Shannon Dufficy, Hailey Bassett-Meacham, Rachel Brewster

### TCU

Series History: BYU leads series 10–8
Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody
* TCU: Amy Okonkwo, Jayde Woods, Lauren Heard, Jordan Moore, Kianna Ray

### Cal Baptist

Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody
* Cal Baptist: Ane Olaeta, Emma Meriggioli, Delacy Brown, Tiena Afu, Britney Thomas

### Southern Utah

Broadcasters: Kylee Young Series History: BYU leads series 18–3
Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody
* Southern Utah: Rebecca Cardenas, Ashley Larsen, Megan Kamps, Breanu Reid, Hannah Robins

### Utah Valley

Broadcasters: Matthew Baiamonte Series History: BYU leads series 8–0 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Caitlyn Alldredge, Paisley Johnson
* Utah Valley: Maria Carvalho, Eve Braslis, Alexis Cortez, Emma Jones, Jordan Holland

### Utah

Broadcasters: Krista Blunk & Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Series History: BYU leads series 63–42
Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Caitlyn Alldredge, Paisley Johnson
* Utah: Megan Huff, Dru Gylten, Erika Bean, Daneesha Provo, Dre'Una Edwards

### Colorado State

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Lauren McClain Series History: BYU leads series 54–24 Starting Lineups:
* Colorado State: Taylor Mole, Lena Svanholm, Mollie Mounsey, Lore Devos, Tatum Neubert
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu

### Northern Colorado

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough Series History: BYU leads series 5–4 Starting Lineups:
* Northern Colorado: Krystal Leger-Walker, Savannah Smith, Alexis Chapman, Ali Meyer, Bridget Hintz
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu

### Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Joe Ritzo Series History: BYU leads series 15–2 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu
* Santa Clara: Tia Hay, Joeseta Fatuesi, Lauren Yearwood, Ashlyn Herlihy, Emily Wolph

### San Francisco

Broadcasters: George Devine Series History: BYU leads series 17–5 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu
* San Francisco: Kia Vaalavirta, Marta Galic, Moa Lundqvist, Lucija Kostic, Shannon Powell

### Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 17–2 Starting Lineups:
* Pepperdine: Malia Bambrick, Deezha Battle, Barbara Sitanggan, Skye Lindsay, Yasmine Robinson-Bac
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu

### Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 15–2 Starting Lineups:
* Loyola Marymount: Chelsey Gipson, Jasmine Jones, Bree Alford, Gabby Green, Cierra Belvin
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu

### Pacific

Broadcasters: Don Gubbins Series History: BYU leads series 13–4 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu
* Pacific: Brooklyn McDavid, Isabel Newman, Jessica Blakeslee, Ameela Li, Valerie Higgins

### Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Elias Feldman Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 9–8 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu
* Saint Mary's: Jasmine Forcadilla, Madeline Holland, Sydney Raggio, Sam Simons, Megan McKay

### Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: Gonzaga leads series 15–9 Starting Lineups:
* Gonzaga: Zykera Rice, LeeAnne Wirth, Laura Stockton, Katie Campbell, Chandler Smith
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu

### Portland

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 22–4 Starting Lineups:
* Portland: Kate Andersen, Haylee Andrews, Jayce Gorzeman, Julie Spencer, Darian Slaga
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu

### San Diego

Broadcasters: Paula Bott Series History: BYU leads series 12–6 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu
* San Diego: Aminata Dosso, Madison Pollock, Sydney Shephard, Sydney Hunter, Patricia Brossman

### Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Jonathan Grayson Series History: BYU leads series 16–2 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu
* Loyola Marymount: Chelsey Gipson, Andee Velasco, Jasmine Jones, Bree Alford, Cierra Belvin

### Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Darren Preston Series History: BYU leads series 18–2 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu
* Pepperdine: Malia Bambrick, Megan House, Barbara Sitanggan, Yasmine Robinson-Bac, Mia Satie

### Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: Series Even 9–9 Starting Lineups:
* Saint Mary's: Jasmine Forcadilla, Sydney Raggio, Sam Simons, Emily Codding, Megan McKay
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Babalu Ugwu

### Pacific

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 14–4 Starting Lineups:
* Pacific: Brooklyn McDavid, Isabel Newman, Jessica Blakeslee, Ameela Li, Valerie Higgins
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson

### Portland

Broadcasters: Tom Kolker Series History: BYU leads series 23–4 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson
* Portland: Haylee Andrews, Lisa-Marie Kaempf, Jayce Gorzeman, Julie Spencer, Darian Slaga

### Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Stephanie Hawk-Freeman, & Taylor Brooks Series History: Gonzaga leads series 15–10 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson
* Gonzaga: Zykera Rice, LeeAnne Wirth, Laura Stockton, Katie Campbell, Chandler Smith

### San Diego

Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 13–6 Starting Lineups:
* San Diego: Aminata Dosso, Madison Pollock, Sydney Shephard, Sydney Hunter, Patricia Brossman
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson

### San Francisco

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Makenzi Pulsipher Series History: BYU leads series 18–5 Starting Lineups:
* San Francisco: Moa Lundqvist, Nia Alexander, Lucija Kostic, Shannon Powell, Abby Rathbun
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Caitlyn Alldredge, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson

### Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Lauren McClain Series History: BYU leads series 15–2 Starting Lineups:
* Santa Clara: Tia Hay, Lauren Yearwood, Naomi Jimenez, Ashlyn Herlihy, Emily Wolph
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Caitlyn, Alldredge, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson

### Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: BYU leads series 18–3 Starting Lineups:
* Pepperdine: Malia Bambrick, Megan House, Barbara Sitanggan, Yasmine Robinson-Bac, Mia Satie
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Caitlyn, Alldredge, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson

### Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Elise Woodward & Dan Hughes (ESPN)/ Greg Wrubell & Kristen Kozlowski (BYU Radio) Series History: Gonzaga leads series 15–11 Starting Lineups:
* BYU: Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales, Shalae Salmon, Paisley Johnson, Sara Hamson
* Gonzaga: Zykera Rice, LeeAnne Wirth, Jessie Loera, Katie Campbell, Chandler Smith

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |