# 2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Lane Lord's first season along with the third under the UTRGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished 18–15 overall, 10–6 in WAC play, to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC women's tournament where they lost New Mexico State. They received an invitation of the WBI where they lost to North Texas in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas Lutheran | W 82–38 | 1–0 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (495) Edinburg, TX |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | L 49–59 | 1–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (418) Edinburg, TX |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | L 58–61 | 1–2 | Convocation Center (353) San Antonio, TX |
| November 17, 2018* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 57–53 | 2–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,540) Buffalo, NY |
| November 20, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Massachusetts | L 70–74 | 2–3 | Mullins Center (413) Amherst, MA |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | St. Thomas | W 74–43 | 3–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (276) Edinburg, TX |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M UTRGV Fall Classic | W 57–50 | 4–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (328) Edinburg, TX |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana UTRGV Fall Classic | W 75–60 | 5–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (390) Edinburg, TX |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | W 70–57 | 6–3 | American Bank Center (589) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | L 55–69 | 6–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (461) Edinburg, TX |
| December 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | No. 12 Texas | L 66–81 | 6–5 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,655) Edinburg, TX |
| December 29, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | at No. 23 Texas A&M | L 61–84 | 6–6 | Reed Arena (3,748) College Station, TX |
| December 31, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | at No. 8 Baylor | L 37–98 | 6–7 | Ferrell Center (5,047) Waco, TX |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | California Baptist | W 60–56 | 7–7 (1–0) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (342) Edinburg, TX |
| January 10, 2019 9:00 p.m. | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 63–68 | 7–8 (1–1) | Icardo Center (419) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 12, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | at Grand Canyon | W 66–50 | 8–8 (2–1) | GCU Arena (952) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Utah Valley | L 55–57 | 8–9 (2–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (510) Edinburg, TX |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Seattle | W 69–56 | 9–9 (3–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (604) Edinburg, TX |
| January 26, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico State | L 63–71 | 9–10 (3–3) | Pan American Center (968) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at UMKC | W 75–56 | 10–10 (4–3) | Swinney Recreation Center (605) Kansas City, MO |
| February 4, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Chicago State | W 71–55 | 11–10 (5–3) | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Grand Canyon | W 49–42 | 12–10 (6–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (419) Edinburg, TX |
| February 9, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 64–56 | 13–10 (7–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (522) Edinburg, TX |
| February 14, 2019 8:00 p.m. | | at Seattle | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (8–3) | Redhawk Center (240) Seattle, WA |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Utah Valley | L 57–72 | 14–11 (8–4) | Lockhart Arena (311) Orem, UT |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | New Mexico State | L 67–70 | 14–12 (8–5) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (535) Edinburg, TX |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Chicago State | W 84–38 | 15–12 (9–5) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (565) Edinburg, TX |
| March 2, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | UMKC | W 67–64 | 16–12 (10–5) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (586) Edinburg, TX |
| March 7, 2019 8:00 p.m. | | at California Baptist | L 63–66 | 16–13 (10–6) | CBU Events Center (342) Riverside, CA |
| WAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Seattle Quarterfinals | W 56–54 | 17–13 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Cal State Bakersfield Semifinals | W 69–58 | 18–13 | Orleans Arena (1,426) Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (1) New Mexico State Championship game | L 73–76 $^{2OT}$ | 18–14 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| WBI ||||||
| March 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at North Texas First round | L 42–56 | 18–15 | The Super Pit (389) Denton, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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