2019 WAC women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:8
Arena:Orleans Arena
City:Paradise, Nevada
Champions:New Mexico State
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Brooke Atkinson
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Gia Pack
Mvpteam:New Mexico State
Television:ESPN3
Different Previous:2018
Different Next:2020

The 2019 WAC women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 13–16, 2019, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] New Mexico State won the conference tournament championship game over Texas–Rio Grande Valley, in double-overtime, 76–73 to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.[2]

Seeds

The teams were seeded based on record, with California Baptist not eligible to play due to the transition rules.[3]

2019 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1.New Mexico State15–126–6
California Baptist11–518–11
2.UT Rio Grande Valley10–618–14
3.Kansas City9–716–15
4.CSU Bakersfield9–714–17
5.Utah Valley8–814–16
6.Grand Canyon5–117–20
7.Seattle U3–133–27
8.Chicago State2–142–28

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
1112:00 PM
  1. 8 Chicago State vs. #1 New Mexico State
ESPN3811
22:30 PM
  1. 5 Utah Valley vs. #4 UMKC
236:00 PM
  1. 7 Seattle U vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley
48:30 PM
  1. 6 Grand Canyon vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
3512:00 PM
  1. 1 New Mexico State vs. #4 UMKC
ESPN31,426
62:30 PM
  1. 2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
472:00 PM
  1. 1 New Mexico State vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley
ESPN3
  • Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WAC Basketball Preview Central . October 10, 2018 . WAC Sports . January 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: New Mexico State outlasts Texas Rio Grande in 20T, 76-73. USA TODAY. en. 2019-03-17.
  3. Web site: 2018-19 WAC Women's Basketball Standings. Western Athletic Conference. en. 2019-03-17.