2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2018–19 record	7–24 (2–16 WCC)
Head coach	Molly Goodenbour (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Janell Jones; Katy Steding; Arthur Moreira;
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2017–18 →

The 2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Molly Goodenbour in her third season at San Francisco. The Dons, as members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 7–24, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the second round of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Loyola Marymount.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Kia Vaalavirta	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Mäkelänrinteen Lukio	Espoo, Finland
G	3	Marta Galic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Sportska Gimnazija	Zagreb, Croatia
G	4	Marianna Klavina	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Riga Secondary School No. 49	Riga, Latvia
G	5	Amalie Langer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Rungsted Gymnasium	Rungsted, Denmark
F	10	Marija Galic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Sportska Gimnazija	Zagreb, Croatia
C	11	Bec Black	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Barker College	Coffs Harbour, Australia
F	12	Moa Lundqvist	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	BG LULEÅ Odessa College	Östersund, Sweden
G	13	Nia Alexander	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Todd Beamer	Federal Way, WA
G	23	Veronica Preciado	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Grant Union Eastern Arizona JC	Sacramento, CA
F	24	Lucija Kostic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Prirodoslovna škola Vladimira Preloga	Zagreb, Croatia
F	32	Julia Nielacna	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Lomanki	Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
G	33	Shannon Powell	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Bel Air Cochise College	El Paso, TX
G/F	55	Abby Rathbun	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Moses Lake	Moses Lake, WA

Head coach

Molly Goodenbour (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Janell Jones (Oklahoma Christian)
Katy Steding (Stanford)
Arthur Moreira (Sonoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018* 4:00 pm		Chico State	W 71–59		War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 85–63	1–0	War Memorial Gymnasium (640) San Francisco, CA
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm		at No. 7 Stanford	L 62–96	1–1	Maples Pavilion (2,077) Stanford, CA
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm			W 65–62	2–1	The Kelp Bed (64) Seaside, CA
Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 63–68	2–2	War Memorial Gymnasium (263) San Francisco, CA
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm		UT Arlington	L 73–80	2–3	War Memorial Gymnasium (235) San Francisco, CA
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Washington State	L 61–91	2–4	Beasley Coliseum (577) Pullman, WA
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Idaho	L 63–70	2–5	Memorial Gym (400) Moscow, ID
Dec 5, 2018* 7:05 pm		at Sacramento State	W 86–75	3–5	Hornets Nest (336) Sacramento, CA
Dec 15, 2018* 3:00 pm		UC Davis	L 68–70	3–6	War Memorial Gymnasium (432) San Francisco, CA
Dec 19, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. North Dakota State Hatter Classic	W 75–42	4–6	Edmunds Center (105) DeLand, FL
Dec 21, 2018* 10:00 am		vs. North Dakota Hatter Classic	L 97–100 ^2OT	4–7	Edmunds Center (150) DeLand, FL
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm		San Diego	W 68–57	5–7 (1–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (257) San Francisco, CA
Dec 31, 2018 3:00 pm		BYU	L 59–67	5–8 (1–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (263) San Francisco, CA
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		Santa Clara	L 66–71 ^OT	5–9 (1–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium (268) San Francisco, CA
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 58–66	5–10 (1–3)	Gersten Pavilion (237) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 50–69	5–11 (1–4)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm		Saint Mary's	L 65–80	5–12 (1–5)	War Memorial Gymnasium (249) San Francisco, CA
Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm		Pacific	L 75–85	5–13 (1–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (274) San Francisco, CA
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm		at No. 18 Gonzaga	L 51–78	5–14 (1–7)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,500) Spokane, WA
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm		at Portland	L 73–78	5–15 (1–8)	Chiles Center (513) Portland, OR
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 57–49	6–15 (2–8)	Leavey Center (372) Santa Clara, CA
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	L 66–72	6–16 (2–9)	War Memorial Gymnasium (457) San Francisco, CA
Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	L 56–73	6–17 (2–10)	War Memorial Gymnasium (322) San Francisco, CA
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm		at Pacific	L 48–74	6–18 (2–11)	Alex G. Spanos Center (419) Stockton, CA
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 63–88	6–19 (2–12)	McKeon Pavilion (375) Moraga, CA
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm		Portland	L 66–69	6–20 (2–13)	War Memorial Gymnasium (381) San Francisco, CA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm		No. 15 Gonzaga	L 44–64	6–21 (2–14)	War Memorial Gymnasium (643) San Francisco, CA
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm		at BYU	L 59–82	6–22 (2–15)	Marriott Center (556) Provo, UT
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at San Diego	L 59–66	6–23 (2–16)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (353) San Diego, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(9)	vs. (8) Portland First Round	W 76–69	7–23	Orleans Arena (5,234) Paradise, NV
Mar 8, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(9)	vs. (5) Loyola Marymount Second Round	L 45–66	7–24	Orleans Arena (5,237) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References[]

^ "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics". Usfdons.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

[1] "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics". Usfdons.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

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v t San Francisco Dons women's basketball
Venues	War Memorial Gymnasium (1976–present) Chase Center (2019–present)
Culture & lore	History
People
	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

See also[]

References[]


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
BYU †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
Pepperdine	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Saint Mary's	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Pacific	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Loyola Marymount	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Santa Clara	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Portland	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
San Diego	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
San Francisco	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226

† 2019 WCC Tournament winner As of March 23, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll