# 2018–19 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by eleventh-year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 15–5 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament to Eastern Washington. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Arizona in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Chico State | W 85–49 | | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at California Baptist | W 72–57 | 1–0 | CBU Events Center (1,090) Riverside, CA |
| November 9, 2018* 6:30 p.m. | | at Arizona | L 46–71 | 1–1 | McKale Center (1,226) Tucson, AZ |
| November 13, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | at Gonzaga | L 51–70 | 1–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,019) Spokane, WA |
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Utah | L 60–74 | 1–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,749) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 22, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Kennesaw State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 60–49 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 23, 2018* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Georgia Tech Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 51–74 | 2–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2018* 11:00 a.m. | | Benedictine Mesa | W 88–51 | 3–4 | Reed Gym (2,075) Pocatello, ID |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Utah Valley | W 80–68 | 4–4 | Reed Gym (815) Pocatello, ID |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Pepperdine | W 65–63 | 5–4 | Reed Gym (828) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Idaho | L 72–86 | 5–5 (0–1) | Reed Gym (946) Pocatello, ID |
| December 31, 2018 6:00 p.m. | | Eastern Washington | W 63–48 | 6–5 (1–1) | Reed Gym (927) Pocatello, ID |
| January 3, 2019 6:30 p.m. | | at Southern Utah | W 69–57 | 7–5 (2–1) | America First Events Center (603) Cedar City, UT |
| January 5, 2019 2:30 p.m. | | at Northern Arizona | W 80–69 | 8–5 (3–1) | Walkup Skydome (271) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Weber State | W 70–57 | 9–5 (4–1) | Dee Events Center (491) Ogden, UT |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Sacramento State | W 73–43 | 10–5 (5–1) | Reed Gym (987) Pocatello, ID |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Northern Colorado | L 56–60 | 10–6 (5–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,237) Greeley, CO |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Montana | W 50–34 | 11–6 (6–2) | Reed Gym (981) Pocatello, ID |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Montana State | W 61–43 | 12–6 (7–2) | Reed Gym (1,092) Pocatello, ID |
| January 31, 2019 8:05 p.m. | | at Sacramento State | W 56–42 | 13–6 (8–2) | Hornets Nest (261) Sacramento, CA |
| February 2, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | at Portland State | W 58–57 | 14–6 (9–2) | Viking Pavilion (527) Portland, OR |
| February 7, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Northern Arizona | L 77–81 | 14–7 (9–3) | Reed Gym (935) Pocatello, ID |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Southern Utah | W 80–47 | 15–7 (10–3) | Reed Gym (1,146) Pocatello, ID |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Montana State | W 62–49 | 16–7 (11–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,176) Bozeman, MT |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Montana | L 59–60 | 16–8 (11–4) | Dahlberg Arena (2,730) Missoula, MT |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Portland State | W 72–54 | 17–8 (12–4) | Reed Gym (874) Pocatello, ID |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Weber State | W 84–57 | 18–8 (13–4) | Reed Gym (1,047) Pocatello, ID |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Northern Colorado | L 59–61 | 18–9 (13–5) | Reed Gym (1,128) Pocatello, ID |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Washington | W 74–45 | 19–9 (14–5) | Reese Court (489) Cheney, WA |
| March 9, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | at Idaho | W 73–67 | 20–9 (15–5) | Cowan Spectrum (723) Moscow, ID |
| Big Sky women's tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2019 8:00 p.m. | (3) | vs. (6) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 21, 2019* 7:30 p.m. | | at Arizona First round | L 56–66 | 20–11 | McKale Center (3,265) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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