# 2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Brooke Atkinson, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 26–7, 15–1 in WAC play, to win the WAC regular-season championship. They defeated Chicago State, UMKC and Texas–Rio Grande Valley to be champions of the WAC women's tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | UT Permian Basin | W 70–38 | 1–0 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| November 11, 2018* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 66–54 | 2–0 | University Arena (591) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 17, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | at UTEP Battle of I-10 | W 69–65 | 3–0 | Don Haskins Center (597) El Paso, TX |
| November 20, 2018* 6:00 p.m., FSAZ | | Abilene Christian | L 46–58 | 3–1 | Pan American Center (676) Las Cruces, NM |
| November 26, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | Northern New Mexico | W 101–51 | 4–1 | Pan American Center (702) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 1, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 58–83 | 4–2 | Dreamstyle Arena (5,327) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 11, 2018* 6:00 p.m., AggieVision | | Denver | W 66–64 | 5–2 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 p.m., AggieVision | | New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 50–75 | 5–3 | Pan American Center (889) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 18, 2018* 4:30 p.m. | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 67–65 | 6–3 | American Bank Center (530) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 20, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | at South Alabama FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals | L 67–68 | 6–4 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| December 21, 2018* 10:00 a.m. | | vs. Alcorn State FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd-place game | W 82–64 | 7–4 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| December 28, 2018* 8:00 p.m. | | at UC Riverside | L 64–65 | 7–5 | SRC Arena (100) Riverside, CA |
| December 30, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 81–73 | 8–5 | The Thunderdome (286) Santa Barbara, CA |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 6:00 p.m., AggieVision | | California Baptist | W 76–69 | 9–5 (1–0) | Pan American Center (669) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 10, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | at Grand Canyon | L 51–54 | 9–6 (1–1) | GCU Arena (880) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 61–59 | 10–6 (2–1) | Icardo Center (607) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 17, 2019 6:00 p.m., FSAZ+ | | Seattle | W 75–55 | 11–6 (3–1) | Pan American Center (743) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 19, 2019 12:00 p.m., FSAZ | | Utah Valley | W 58–52 | 12–6 (4–1) | Pan American Center (857) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 71–63 | 13–6 (5–1) | Pan American Center (968) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 31, 2019 5:00 p.m. | | at UMKC | W 90–86 | 14–6 (6–1) | Swinney Recreation Center (665) Kansas City, MO |
| February 2, 2019 11:00 a.m. | | at Chicago State | W 87–66 | 15–6 (7–1) | Jones Convocation Center (110) Chicago, IL |
| February 7, 2019 6:00 p.m., FSAZ+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 61–48 | 16–6 (8–1) | Pan American Center (748) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., FSAZ+ | | Grand Canyon | W 81–52 | 17–6 (9–1) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| February 14, 2019 11:00 a.m. | | at Utah Valley | W 72–63 | 18–6 (10–1) | Lockhart Arena (540) Orem, UT |
| February 16, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | at Seattle | W 83–72 | 19–6 (11–1) | Redhawk Center (708) Seattle, WA |
| February 23, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 70–67 | 20–6 (12–1) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (535) Edinburg, TX |
| February 28, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | UMKC | W 68–61 | 21–6 (13–1) | Pan American Center (781) Las Cruces, NM |
| March 2, 2019 12:00 p.m. | | Chicago State | W 77–54 | 24–6 (16–1) | Pan American Center (754) Las Cruces, NM |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at California Baptist | W 92–64 | 23–6 (15–1) | CBU Events Center (744) Riverside, CA |
| WAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2019 1:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (8) Chicago State Quarterfinals | W 90–54 | 24–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2019 1:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (4) UMKC Semifinals | W 91–80 $^{OT}$ | 25–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (2) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Championship game | W 76–73 $^{2OT}$ | 26–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (14 C) | at (3 C) No. 13 Iowa State First round | L 61–97 | 26–7 | Hilton Coliseum (6,503) Ames, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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