2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Travis Mays, played their home games at Moody Coliseum and were sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–11 in AAC play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to East Carolina.

2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
LMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	11–19 (5–11 The American)
Head coach	Travis Mays (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Brandt Erica White Amie Smith Bradley
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 UConn †	16	–	0		1.000			35	–	3		.921
UCF	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Cincinnati	12	–	4		.750			24	–	11		.686
Houston	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
South Florida	7	–	9		.438			19	–	16		.543
Temple	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
East Carolina	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Tulsa	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Tulane	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Wichita State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
SMU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
Memphis	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
† 2019 AAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

SMU in action at Houston

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2018–19 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Makenzie Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Booker T. Washington Colorado Tulsa, OK G 2 Ariana Whitfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cypress Ranch Houston, TX G 3 Savannah Ellis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Booker T. Washington Tulsa, OK G 4 Amber Bacon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX F 5 Alexis Leggett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ariton Ariton, AL F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia G 12 Morgan Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Highland Park Dallas, TX G 14 Paige Bayliss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Brisbane State Queensland, Australia F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Skyline Dallas, TX F 22 Marie Olson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Oak Ridge El Dorado Hills, CA F 23 BriShonne Tollie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Montverde Academy Bartow, FL G 24 JaQuia White 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr DeSoto DeSoto, TX G 32 Kayla White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr DeSoto DeSoto, TX F 33 Johnasia Cash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So McKeesport McKeesport, PA	Head coach Travis Mays (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Mike Brandt (Sterling (KS)) Erica White (LSU) Amie Smith Bradley (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2018* 2:00 pm		Lubbock Christian	L 52–61		Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018* 11:30 am		Louisiana–Monroe	W 49–38	1–0	Moody Coliseum (1,707) Dallas, TX
11/12/2018* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 62–47	2–0	Moody Coliseum (504) Dallas, TX
11/15/2018* 7:00 pm		Alabama	L 61–62 OT	2–1	Moody Coliseum (596) Dallas, TX
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm		at TCU	L 63–65	2–2	Schollmaier Arena (1,906) Fort Worth, TX
11/20/2018* 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 62–63	2–3	Moody Coliseum (566) Dallas, TX
11/23/2018* 2:30 pm		vs. Robert Morris LMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	W 60–55	3–3	Gersten Pavilion (201) Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Northern Arizona LMU Thanksgiving Classic championship	W 55–48	4–3	Gersten Pavilion (221) Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2018* 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 73–66	5–3	Moody Coliseum (544) Dallas, TX
12/01/2018* 3:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 57–58	5–4	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145) Greeley, CO
12/15/2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rice	L 52–66	5–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,152) Houston, TX
12/19/2018* 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 49–43	6–5	Moody Coliseum (795) Dallas, TX
12/22/2018* 2:00 pm		Oklahoma	L 61–77	6–6	Moody Coliseum (1,191) Dallas, TX
12/29/2018* 7:00 pm		UT Arlington	L 41–66	6–7	Moody Coliseum (843) Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
01/06/2019 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Cincinnati	L 57–69	6–8 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena (1,124) Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2019 7:00 pm, ADN		Houston	L 61–72	6–9 (0–2)	Moody Coliseum (685) Dallas, TX
01/12/2019 12:00 pm		Tulane	L 43–61	6–10 (0–3)	Moody Coliseum (735) Dallas, TX
01/15/2019 7:00 pm, ADN		Wichita State	W 78–50	7–10 (1–3)	Moody Coliseum (555) Dallas, TX
01/19/2019 1:00 pm		at UCF	L 43–55	7–11 (1–4)	CFE Arena (2,361) Orlando, FL
01/23/2019 6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		at No. 3 Connecticut	L 39–79	7–12 (1–5)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,402) Storrs, CT
01/26/2019 12:00 pm, ADN		South Florida	W 46–44	8–12 (2–5)	Moody Coliseum (823) Dallas, TX
02/02/2019 2:00 pm		at Houston	L 68–69 OT	8–13 (2–6)	Fertitta Center (1,552) Houston, TX
02/06/2019 7:00 pm, ADN		at Tulsa	L 35–49	8–14 (2–7)	Reynolds Center (849) Tulsa, OK
02/09/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UCF	L 54–66	8–15 (2–8)	Moody Coliseum (831) Dallas, TX
02/14/2019 7:00 pm		East Carolina	L 54–64	8–16 (2–9)	Moody Coliseum (576) Dallas, TX
02/17/2019 2:00 pm		at Wichita State	L 42–53	8–17 (2–10)	Charles Koch Arena (1,922) Wichita, KS
02/20/2019 7:00 pm, ADN		Temple	W 53–52	9–17 (3–10)	Moody Coliseum (667) Dallas, TX
02/24/2019 2:00 pm		at Tulane	W 64–60	10–17 (4–10)	Devlin Fieldhouse (647) New Orleans, LA
03/02/2019 2:00 pm, ADN		Memphis	W 71–48	11–17 (5–10)	Moody Coliseum (793) Dallas, TX
03/04/2019 6:00 pm		at East Carolina	L 61–67	11–18 (5–11)	Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (8) East Carolina First Round	L 48–50 OT	11–19	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,959) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

External links

• SMU Mustangs women's basketball official website