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, play their home games at the Marriott Center. In 2019 the Cougars won the West Coast Conference tournament championship game over Gonzaga.[2] In that tournament, Paisley Johnson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[3] 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.

2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2018–19 record26–7 (15–3 WCC)
Head coachJeff Judkins (18th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Stewart (8th season)
  • Dan Nielson (6th season)
  • Ashley Garfield[1] (2nd season)
Home arenaMarriott Center
2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga162 .889  295  .853
BYU153 .833  267  .788
Pepperdine126 .667  2212  .647
Saint Mary's126 .667  2112  .636
Pacific108 .556  1913  .594
Loyola Marymount108 .556  1815  .545
Santa Clara612 .333  1417  .452
Portland513 .278  1317  .433
San Diego216 .111  921  .300
San Francisco216 .111  724  .226
2019 WCC Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Amanda Wayment4F6'1SeniorOgden, UtahGraduated
Liz Eaton11G5'10SophomoreMapleton, UtahTransferred to Weber State[4]
Cassie Broadhead20G5'8SeniorGlenville, New YorkGraduated
Hayley Rydalch43F6'3"RS JuniorSt. George, UtahGraduated; Transferred to UNLV[5]
MaCayla Hanks Longson50C6'4JuniorMillville, Utah

Newcomers

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Shaylee Gonzales2G5'10FreshmanGilbert, Arizona
Kaylee Smiler11G5'8FreshmanHamilton, New Zealand
Caitlyn Alldredge12G5'10"SeniorCenterville, UtahJoins after finishing her four years of softball; winter semester will be her final semester[6]
Babalu Ugwu14F6'0FreshmanJudai, 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.

Roster

2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brenna Chase 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBroomfield Thornton, CO
G 2 Shaylee Gonzales 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMesquite Gilbert, AZ
F 3 Shalae Salmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWellington Girls' College Porirua, New Zealand
G 5 Maria Albiero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoNeusa Christian Londrina, Brazil
G 10 Abby Mangum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrEagle Eagle, ID
F 11 Kaylee Smiler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMelville Hamilton, New Zealand
G 12 Caitlyn Alldredge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrEagle Eagle, ID
G 13 Paisley Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoGlacier Peak Everett, WA
F 14 Babalu Ugwu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrFriendship Christian Judai, Sao Paulo, Brazil
F 15 Malli Valgardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS FrPleasant Grove Pleasant Grove, UT
G 21 Khaedin Taito 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrPalm Beach Currumbin High School
USC
Hastings, New Zealand
C 22 Sara Hamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SoPleasant Grove Lindon, UT
F 23 Tahlia White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMountain View Orem, UT
G 24 Ashley Beckstrand 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrDesert Hills St. George, UT
F 32 Signe Glantz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLulea Gymnasie Skola Ostersund, Sweden
F 33 Jasmine Moody 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRadford Honolulu, HI
F 43 Haley Rydalch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrDesert Hills/Purdue St. George, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ray Stewart (Utah Valley)
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
  • Ashley Garfield (BYU)
  • Kim Parker Beeston- Director of Operations (BYU)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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 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

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