2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|sport=Women's Basketball

|year=2018–19

|team=BYU Cougars

|image=BYU Cougars logo.svg

|conference=West Coast Conference

|division=

|short_conf= WCC

|APRank=

|CoachRank=

|record=26–7

|conf_record=15–3

|head_coach=Jeff Judkins

|hc_year = 18th

|asst_coach1=Ray Stewart

|ac1_year = 8th

|asst_coach2=Dan Nielson

|ac2_year = 6th

|asst_coach3= Ashley Garfield{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865680813/BYU-basketball-Garfield-promoted-to-assistant-womens-basketball-coach.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529041554/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865680813/BYU-basketball-Garfield-promoted-to-assistant-womens-basketball-coach.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2017|title=Garfield promoted to assistant women's basketball coach|publisher=Deseret News|accessdate=2017-05-25}}

|ac3_year = 2nd

|stadium=Marriott Center

|champion=WCC Tournament Champions

|tourney= NCAA Women's Tournament

|tourney_result = second round

}}

{{2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings}}

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, played their home games at the Marriott Center. In 2019, the Cougars won the West Coast Conference tournament championship game over Gonzaga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/BYU-knocks-off-No-12-Gonzaga-82-68-in-WCC-title-13683405.php|title=BYU knocks off No. 12 Gonzaga 82-68 in WCC title game|last=Marshall|first=John|date=2019-03-12|website=SFGate|access-date=2019-03-13}} In that tournament, Paisley Johnson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2019/03/12/byu-women-rout-no/|title=BYU women rout No. 12 Gonzaga in WCC championship game, punch ticket to NCAA Tournament|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}} 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.

Before the season

=Departures=

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Amanda Wayment4F6'1SeniorOgden, UtahGraduated
Liz Eaton11G5'10SophomoreMapleton, UtahTransferred to Weber State{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2018/03/14/former-springville-star-liz-eaton-is-transferring-after-two-seasons-at-byu/|title=Former Maple Mountain star Liz Eaton is transferring after two seasons at BYU|publisher=Salt Lake Tribune|accessdate=2018-03-14}}
Cassie Broadhead20G5'8SeniorGlenville, New YorkGraduated
Hayley Rydalch43F6'3"RS JuniorSt. George, UtahGraduated; Transferred to UNLV{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/unlv-basketball/unlv-roundup-lady-rebels-getting-byu-transfer/|title=Lady Rebels getting BYU transfer|publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal|accessdate=2017-04-21}}
MaCayla Hanks Longson50C6'4JuniorMillville, Utah

=Newcomers=

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes

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{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/basketball/women/alldredge-makes-transition-from-softball-to-basketball-for-byu/article_361e4694-67a0-5b2d-aabe-a82e47322997.html|title=Alldredge makes transition from softball to basketball for BYU|publisher=The Daily Universe|accessdate=2018-08-03}}
Babalu Ugwu14F6'0FreshmanJudai, Sao Paulo, Brazil

2018–19 media

=BYU Sports Media=

{{See also|2018 BYU Cougars football team|2018–19 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team|2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team}}

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

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Schedule

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|-

!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/06/2018

| time = 6:30 pm

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| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Dixie State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 83–56

| overtime =

| record = –

}}

|-

!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/09/2018

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UC Riverside

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 72–70

| overtime = OT

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/13/2018

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = California

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 52–70

| overtime =

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/17/2018

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 80–65

| overtime =

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Utah State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| gamename =

| tv = MW Net

| score = 62–57

| overtime = OT

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/23/2018

| time = 8:15 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = TCU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Viejas Arena

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = SDSU Thanksgiving Classic

| tv =

| score = 61–58

| overtime =

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/24/2018

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = California Baptist

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Viejas Arena

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = SDSU Thanksgiving Classic

| tv =

| score = 76–69

| overtime =

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/27/2018

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Southern Utah

| opprank =

| site_stadium = America First Events Center

| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = Pluto TV

| score = 64–67

| overtime =

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/29/2018

| time = 11:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Utah Valley

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lockhart Arena

| site_cityst = Orem, UT

| gamename = UCCU Crosstown Clash

| tv = UVUtv
WAC DN

| score = 77–51

| overtime =

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/08/2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Utah

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename = Deseret First Duel

| tv = P12 MTN

| score = 67–78

| overtime =

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/15/2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Colorado State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 51–42

| overtime =

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/21/2018

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Northern Colorado

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 70–50

| overtime =

| record = 8–3

}}

|-

!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}| WCC regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/29/2018

| time = 3:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Santa Clara

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Leavey Center

| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 54–44

| overtime =

| record = 9–3

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/31/2018

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = San Francisco

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Sobrato Center

| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 67–59

| overtime =

| record = 10–3

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/03/2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Pepperdine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 83–58

| overtime =

| record = 11–3

| conference = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/05/2019

| time = 2:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Loyola Marymount

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 55–44

| overtime =

| record = 12–3

| conference = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/10/2019

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Pacific

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 77–74

| overtime =

| record = 13–3

| conference = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/12/2019

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Saint Mary's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKeon Pavilion

| site_cityst = Moraga, CA

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 74–73

| overtime =

| record = 14–3

| conference = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/17/2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Gonzaga

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 70–68

| overtime =

| record = 15–3

| conference = 7–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/19/2019

| time = 2:00 pm

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| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Portland

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 79–71

| overtime =

| record = 16–3

| conference = 8–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/26/2019

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = San Diego

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 65–56

| overtime =

| record = 17–3

| conference = 9–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/31/2019

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 25

| opponent = Loyola Marymount

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gersten Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 58–61

| overtime =

| record = 17–4

| conference = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/02/2019

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 25

| opponent = Pepperdine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Malibu, CA

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 65–79

| overtime =

| record = 17–5

| conference = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/07/2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Saint Mary's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 75–78

| overtime =

| record = 17–6

| conference = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/09/2019

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Pacific

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 75–49

| overtime =

| record = 18–6

| conference = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/14/2019

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Portland

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Chiles Center

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 70–69

| overtime =

| record = 19–6

| conference = 11–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/16/2019

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Gonzaga

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Spokane, WA

| gamename =

| tv = SWX
TheW.tv

| score = 66–64

| overtime =

| record = 20–6

| conference = 12–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/23/2019

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = San Diego

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 80–68

| overtime =

| record = 21–6

| conference = 13–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/28/2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = San Francisco

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 82–59

| overtime =

| record = 22–6

| conference = 14–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/02/2019

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Santa Clara

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename =

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 69–64

| overtime =

| record = 23–6

| conference = 15–3

}}

|-

!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}| WCC Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/11/2019

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 2

| opponent = Pepperdine

| opprank =

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Orleans Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 68–63

| overtime =

| record = 24–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/12/2019

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 2

| opponent = Gonzaga

| opprank = 12

| oppseed = 1

| site_stadium = Orleans Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Championship Game

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 82–68

| overtime =

| record = 25–6

}}

|-

!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}| NCAA Women's Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/23/2019

| time = 1:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 7 C

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank =

| oppseed = 10 C

| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = First Round

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 73–64

| overtime =

| record = 26–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/25/2019

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed = 7 C

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 6

| oppseed = 2 C

| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 63–72

| overtime =

| record = 26–7

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll / Coaches' Poll|timezone=Mountain|region=C|regionname=Chicago Region}}

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

{{basketballbox collapsible

| bg = #ffdead

| date = Nov 6

| time = 7:05 p.m. MDT

| report = [https://byucougars.com/story/w-basketball/1286949/BYU-wins-exhibition-83-56-over-Dixie-State Recap]

| teamA = Dixie State Red Storm

| scoreA =56

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB =83

| Q1 = 14–20

| Q2 = 15–22

| Q3 = 17–24

| Q4 = 10–17

| points1 = London Pavlica 13

| rebounds1 = Lisa VanCampen 6

| assist1 = Keslee Stevenson 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Brenna Chase 13

| rebounds2 = Shalae Salmon 10

| assist2 = Brenna Chase 6

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = N/A

| referee = InFini Robinson, Cheryll Blue, Steve Belnap

| TV = TheW.tv

}}

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=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 Jaye Otto, Daphne Gnago
  • BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Maria Albiero, Paisley Johnson, Jasmine Moody

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| Q3 = 19–13

| Q4 = 14–16

| OT = 4–6

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| rebounds1 = Marina Ewodo, Jannon Otto 10

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| rebounds2 = Paisley Johnson 12

| assist2 = Brenna Chase 7

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| attendance = 1,575

| referee = Brenda Pantoja, Tyler Trimble, Esther Hsu

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=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

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| scoreA =70

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB =52

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| Q2 = 14–11

| Q3 = 22–16

| Q4 = 24–11

| points1 = Asha Thomas 17

| rebounds1 = Kristine Anigwe 12

| assist1 = Asha Thomas 6

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| rebounds2 = Paisley Johnson 7

| assist2 = Brenna Chase 5

| otherstat2 =

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Provo, UT

| attendance = 425

| referee = Melissa Barlow, Benny Luna, Julie Krommenhoek

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=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

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| scoreA = 65

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB =80

| Q1 = 12–20

| Q2 = 14–20

| Q3 = 17–18

| Q4 = 22–22

| points1 = Grace Kirscher 21

| rebounds1 = Uriah Howard 8

| assist1 = Amira Chandler, Alissa Sealby 4

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| points2 = Brenna Chase 17

| rebounds2 = Paisley Johnson 6

| assist2 = Brenna Chase 10

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 762

| referee = L Jones, T Jump, M Head

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| scoreA =62

| teamB = Utah State Aggies

| scoreB =57

| Q1 = 7–17

| Q2 = 14–9

| Q3 = 13–14

| Q4 = 21–15

| OT = 7–2

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales 20

| rebounds1 = Shalae Salmon 9

| assist1 = Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales 3

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| points2 = Shannon Dufficy 17

| rebounds2 = Deja Mason 11

| assist2 = Steph Gorman, Eliza West 3

| otherstat2 =

| place = Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
Logan, UT

| attendance = 730

| referee = Melissa Barlow, Michol Murray, Michael Price

| TV = MW Net

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=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

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| time = 7:15 p.m. MST

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| scoreA = 61

| teamB = TCU Lady Frogs

| scoreB = 58

| Q1 = 21–16

| Q2 = 12–19

| Q3 = 16–11

| Q4 = 12–12

| points1 = Brenna Chase 18

| rebounds1 = Jasmine Moody 10

| assist1 = Paisley Johnson 6

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| points2 = Kianna Ray 15

| rebounds2 = Amy Okonkwo 8

| assist2 = Kianna Ray 5

| otherstat2 =

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San Diego, CA

| attendance = 703

| referee = Jack Jones, Adria Molina, Tiffany Jump

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=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

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| scoreA =76

| teamB = Cal Baptist Lancers

| scoreB =69

| Q1 = 13–20

| Q2 = 23–13

| Q3 = 19–25

| Q4 = 21–11

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales 22

| rebounds1 = Shaylee Gonzales 10

| assist1 = Shaylee Gonzales 8

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| points2 = Ane Olaeta 24

| rebounds2 = Britney Thomas 13

| assist2 = Ane Olaeta 7

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San Diego, CA

| attendance = 822

| referee = Peter Contreras, Scott Fruehling, Tiffany Jump

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=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

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| time = 6:30 p.m. MST

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| scoreA = 64

| teamB = Southern Utah Thunderbirds

| scoreB =67

| Q1 = 17–12

| Q2 = 18–12

| Q3 = 9–23

| Q4 = 20–20

| points1 = Brenna Chase 14

| rebounds1 = Shaylee Gonzales 6

| assist1 = Shaylee Gonzales 6

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| points2 = Harley Hansen 18

| rebounds2 = Harley Hansen 8

| assist2 = Rebecca Cardenas 7

| otherstat2 =

| place = America First Events Center
Cedar City, UT

| attendance = 1,021

| referee = Robert Scofield, Bart Baldwin, Tyler Trimble

| TV = Pluto TV

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=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

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| time = 11:00 a.m. MST

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| scoreA =77

| teamB = Utah Valley Wolverines

| scoreB = 51

| Q1 = 18–11

| Q2 = 22–17

| Q3 = 21–13

| Q4 = 16–10

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales 23

| rebounds1 = Shalae Salmon 10

| assist1 = Brenna Chase 7

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| points2 = Alexis Cortez 10

| rebounds2 = Sophia Jacobsson, Madison Grange 5

| assist2 = Sophia Jacobsson 3

| otherstat2 =

| place = Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT

| attendance = 1,605

| referee = Steve Belnap, Shelley Nakasone, Cheryl Flores

| TV = UVUtv

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=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

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| time = 6:30 p.m. MST

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| scoreA = 67

| teamB = Utah Utes

| scoreB =78

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| Q2 = 15–16

| Q3 = 16–24

| Q4 = 20–20

| points1 = Brenna Chase, Paisley Johnson 17

| rebounds1 = Sara Hamson 5

| assist1 = Shaylee Gonzales 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Megan Huff 28

| rebounds2 = Dre'Una Edwards 15

| assist2 = Dru Gylten 8

| otherstat2 =

| place = Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, UT

| attendance = 6,106

| referee = Bart Baldwin, Shelley Nakasone, Robert Scofield

| TV = P12 MTN

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=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

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| time = 2:00 p.m. MST

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| scoreA = 42

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 51

| Q1 = 10–10

| Q2 = 8–10

| Q3 = 12–13

| Q4 = 12–18

| points1 = Mollie Mounsey 21

| rebounds1 = Mollie Mounsey 8

| assist1 = Grace Colaivalu 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Shaylee Gonzales 29

| rebounds2 = Paisley Johnson 11

| assist2 = Shaylee Gonzales 4

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 500

| referee = Not Listed

| TV = BYUtv

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=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

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| time = 12:00 p.m. MST

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| scoreA = 50

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB =70

| Q1 = 17–11

| Q2 = 5–22

| Q3 = 10–13

| Q4 = 18–24

| points1 = Savannah Smith 18

| rebounds1 = Ali Meyer 13

| assist1 = Abby Kain 3

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| points2 = Brenna Chase 15

| rebounds2 = Shalae Salmon 7

| assist2 = Paisley Johnson 6

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 681

| referee = Sean Martin, Kaili Kimura, Michol Murray

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| time = 2:00 p.m. PST

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| scoreA = 54

| teamB = Santa Clara Broncos

| scoreB = 44

| Q1 = 13–9

| Q2 = 11–14

| Q3 = 17–15

| Q4 = 13–6

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales 13

| rebounds1 = Shaylee Gonzales 7

| assist1 = Brenna Chase 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Tia Hay 11

| rebounds2 = Lauren Yearwood 9

| assist2 = Tia Hay 11

| otherstat2 =

| place = Leavey Center
Santa Clara, CA

| attendance = 351

| referee = Michol Murray, Marc Merritt, Shelley Nakasone

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| time = 3:00 p.m. PST

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| scoreA = 67

| teamB = San Francisco Dons

| scoreB = 59

| Q1 = 9–16

| Q2 = 18–12

| Q3 = 23–20

| Q4 = 17–11

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales 19

| rebounds1 = Shaylee Gonzales 10

| assist1 = Brenna Chase 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Julia Nielacna 14

| rebounds2 = Lucija Kostic 8

| assist2 = Shannon Powell

| otherstat2 =

| place = War Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, CA

| attendance = 263

| referee = Michol Murray, Ifeiynwa Seales, Brad Schmidt

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| time = 7:00 p.m. MST

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| teamA = Pepperdine Waves

| scoreA = 58

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 83

| Q1 = 16–26

| Q2 = 13–14

| Q3 = 15–16

| Q4 = 14–27

| points1 = Yasmine Robinson-Bac 22

| rebounds1 = Megan House 8

| assist1 = Malia Bambrick 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Paisley Johnson 24

| rebounds2 = Sara Hamson 10

| assist2 = Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales 7

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 679

| referee = Alejandro Moreno, Kenneth Nash, Kyle Bacon

| TV = BYUtv

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=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

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| date = Jan 5

| time = 2:00 p.m. MST

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| teamA = Loyola Marymount Lions

| scoreA = 44

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 55

| Q1 = 16–14

| Q2 = 9–16

| Q3 = 11–17

| Q4 = 8–8

| points1 = Gabby Green 14

| rebounds1 = Bree Alford 10

| assist1 = Gabby Green 6

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| points2 = Brenna Chase 14

| rebounds2 = Babalu Ugwu, Jasmine Moody 7

| assist2 = Shaylee Gonzales 7

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 852

| referee = Brenda Pantoja, Cheryl Flores, Cheryll Blue

| TV = BYUtv

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=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

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| time = 7:00 p.m. PST

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| scoreA = 77

| teamB = Pacific Tigers

| scoreB = 74

| Q1 = 22–17

| Q2 = 22–20

| Q3 = 19–17

| Q4 = 14–20

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales, Paisley Johnson 24

| rebounds1 = Shaylee Gonzales 9

| assist1 = Shalae Salmon 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Brooklyn McDavid 20

| rebounds2 = Valerie Higgins 9

| assist2 = Ameela Li 7

| otherstat2 =

| place = Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA

| attendance = 515

| referee = Cathi Cornell, Teresa Turner, Gordon Torigoe

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| time = 2:00 p.m. PST

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| scoreA = 74

| teamB = Saint Mary's Gaels

| scoreB = 73

| Q1 = 20–20

| Q2 = 19–18

| Q3 = 26–18

| Q4 = 9–17

| points1 = Paisley Johnson 25

| rebounds1 = Brenna Chase 6

| assist1 = Shaylee Gonzales 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Sam Simons, Megan McKay 16

| rebounds2 = Sydney Raggio, Megan McKay 7

| assist2 = Madeline Holland 5

| otherstat2 =

| place = McKeon Pavilion
Moraga, CA

| attendance = 531

| referee = Robert Scofield, Anita Ortega, Rochelle Bennett

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| time = 7:00 p.m. MST

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| scoreA = 68

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 70

| Q1 = 19–9

| Q2 = 18–16

| Q3 = 18–16

| Q4 = 16–20

| points1 = Laura Stockton 15

| rebounds1 = LeeAnn Wirth 7

| assist1 = Jessie Loera 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Shaylee Gonzales 17

| rebounds2 = Sara Hamson 6

| assist2 = Brenna Chase 4

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 1,341

| referee = Shelley Nakasone, Brian Woods, Melissa Barlow

| TV = BYUtv

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=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

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| date = Jan 19

| time = 2:00 p.m. MST

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| scoreA = 71

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 79

| Q1 = 27–15

| Q2 = 17–22

| Q3 = 17–18

| Q4 = 10–24

| points1 = Haylee Andrews 19

| rebounds1 = Julie Spencer 10

| assist1 = Kate Andersen 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Maria Albiero 16

| rebounds2 = Sara Hamson, Jasmine Moody 6

| assist2 = Shaylee Gonzales 10

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 1,177

| referee = Ashley Ellis, Alejandro Moreno, Cheryl Flores

| TV = BYUtv

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=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

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| time = 2:00 p.m. PST

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| scoreA = 65

| teamB = San Diego Toreros

| scoreB = 56

| Q1 = 19–16

| Q2 = 12–14

| Q3 = 12–8

| Q4 = 22–18

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales 17

| rebounds1 = Sara Hamson 9

| assist1 = Maria Albiero 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Madison Pollock, Sydney Shephard 12

| rebounds2 = Madison Pollock 12

| assist2 = Patricia Brossman, Madison Pollock, Sydney Shephard 4

| otherstat2 =

| place = Jenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, CA

| attendance = 433

| referee = Brenda Pantoja, Tiffany Bird, Sydney Mott

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| date = Jan 31

| time = 5:00 p.m. PST

| report = [https://byucougars.com/story/w-basketball/1287933/BYU-falls-61-58-to-Loyola-Marymount-in-WCC-action Recap]

| teamA = #25/RV BYU Cougars

| scoreA = 58

| teamB = Loyola Marymount Lions

| scoreB = 61

| Q1 = 11–16

| Q2 = 12–10

| Q3 = 15–16

| Q4 = 20–19

| points1 = Paisley Johnson 16

| rebounds1 = Brenna Chase 5

| assist1 = Paisley Johnson 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Jasmine Jones 21

| rebounds2 = Bree Alford 13

| assist2 = Andee Velasco 6

| otherstat2 =

| place = Gersten Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA

| attendance = 246

| referee = Not Listed

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| date = Feb 2

| time = 2:45 p.m. PST

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| teamA = #25/RV BYU Cougars

| scoreA = 65

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 79

| Q1 = 19–18

| Q2 = 10–21

| Q3 = 15–17

| Q4 = 21–23

| points1 = Shalae Salmon 13

| rebounds1 = Shaylee Gonzales 7

| assist1 = Shaylee Gonzales 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Yasmine Robinson-Bac 17

| rebounds2 = Yasmine Robinson-Bac 11

| assist2 = Megan House, Deezha Battle 5

| otherstat2 =

| place = Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA

| attendance = N/A

| referee = Jen Zylstra, Rochelle Bennett, Bart Baldwin

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| date = Feb 7

| time = 11:00 a.m. MST

| report = [https://byucougars.com/story/w-basketball/1288027/BYU-women-defeated-by-Saint-Mary%26%23039%3Bs-in-Kids-Game Recap]

| teamA = Saint Mary's Gaels

| scoreA = 78

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 75

| Q1 = 21–12

| Q2 = 18–23

| Q3 = 14–25

| Q4 = 25–15

| points1 = Megan McKay 19

| rebounds1 = Sydney Raggio 13

| assist1 = Sydney Raggio 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Paisley Johnson 20

| rebounds2 = Babalu Ugwu, Jasmine Moody 7

| assist2 = Brenna Chase 6

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 3,981

| referee = Shelley Nakasone, Tiffany Bird, Michol Murray

| TV = BYUtv

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=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

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| date = Feb 9

| time = 2:00 p.m. MST

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| teamA = Pacific Tigers

| scoreA = 49

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 75

| Q1 = 9–24

| Q2 = 10–20

| Q3 = 13–21

| Q4 = 17–10

| points1 = Valerie Higgins 18

| rebounds1 = Brooklyn McDavid 10

| assist1 = Ameela Li, Valerie Higgins, Chelsea Lidy, Josephine Millard, Kaylin Randhawa 1

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Shaylee Gonzales 18

| rebounds2 = Babalu Ugwu 8

| assist2 = Paisley Johnson 4

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 959

| referee = Corey Long, Teresa Turner, Charles Gonzales

| TV = BYUtv

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=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

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| date = Feb 14

| time = 7:00 p.m. PST

| report = [https://byucougars.com/story/w-basketball/1288141/Brenna-Chase%26%23039%3Bs-career-night-edges-Portland Recap]

| teamA = BYU Cougars

| scoreA = 70

| teamB = Portland Pilots

| scoreB = 69

| Q1 = 28–12

| Q2 = 9–25

| Q3 = 15–13

| Q4 = 18–19

| points1 = Brenna Chase 24

| rebounds1 = Shaylee Gonzales 9

| assist1 = Paisley Johnson 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Julie Spencer 25

| rebounds2 = Julie Spencer 12

| assist2 = Haylee Andrews 10

| otherstat2 =

| place = Chiles Center
Portland, OR

| attendance = 506

| referee = Gordon Torigoe, Kimberly Hobbs, Benny Luna

| TV = TheW.tv

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=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

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| time = 2:00 p.m. PST

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| teamA = BYU Cougars

| scoreA = 66

| teamB = #13/12 Gonzaga Bulldogs

| scoreB = 64

| Q1 = 24–13

| Q2 = 19–23

| Q3 = 15–15

| Q4 = 8–13

| points1 = Shaylee Gonzales 19

| rebounds1 = Sara Hamson 9

| assist1 = Brenna Chase 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Zykera Rice 20

| rebounds2 = Jenn Wirth, Chandler Smith 6

| assist2 = Laura Stockton 3

| otherstat2 =

| place = McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, WA

| attendance = 6,000

| referee = Penny Davis, Robert Scofield, Cheryll Blue

| TV = SWX

}}

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=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

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| date = Feb 23

| time = 2:00 p.m. MST

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| teamA = San Diego Toreros

| scoreA = 68

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 80

| Q1 = 15–19

| Q2 = 11–23

| Q3 = 18–22

| Q4 = 24–16

| points1 = Patricia Brossman 24

| rebounds1 = Patricia Brossman 11

| assist1 = Kiera Oakry 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Brenna Chase, Shaylee Gonzales 19

| rebounds2 = Paisley Johnson 6

| assist2 = Shaylee Gonzales 6

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 1,225

| referee = Alejandro Moreno, Kenneth Nash, Melissa Barlow

| TV = BYUtv

}}

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=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

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| date = Feb 28

| time = 7:00 p.m. MST

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| teamA = San Francisco Dons

| scoreA = 59

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 82

| Q1 = 15–21

| Q2 = 12–20

| Q3 = 14–22

| Q4 = 18–19

| points1 = Nia Alexander 18

| rebounds1 = Lucija Kostic 8

| assist1 = Moa Lundqvist, Lucija Kostic, Abby Rathbun 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Shaylee Gonzales 16

| rebounds2 = Sara Hamson 12

| assist2 = Paisley Johnson 4

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 556

| referee = Brian Woods, Lorena Ahumada, Steve Belnap

| TV = TheW.tv

}}

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=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

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| date = Mar 2

| time = 2:00 p.m. MST

| report = [https://byucougars.com/story/w-basketball/1288448/Hamson-leads-BYU-to-69-64-win-over-Santa-Clara-in-season-finale Recap]

| teamA = Santa Clara Broncos

| scoreA = 64

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 69

| Q1 = 13–18

| Q2 = 14–14

| Q3 = 12–24

| Q4 = 25–13

| points1 = Tia Hay 18

| rebounds1 = Lauren Yearwood 8

| assist1 = Tia Hay 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Sara Hamson 18

| rebounds2 = Shaylee Gonzales 10

| assist2 = Shaylee Gonzales 7

| otherstat2 =

| place = Marriott Center
Provo, UT

| attendance = 1,139

| referee = Charles Gonzales, Cheryll Blue, Nocole Leon

| TV = BYUtv

}}

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=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

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| date = Mar 11

| time = 2:00 p.m. PDT

| report = [https://byucougars.com/story/w-basketball/1288596/BYU-advances-to-WCC-Championship-finals-with-68-63-win-over-Pepperdine Recap]

| teamA = Pepperdine Waves

| scoreA = 63

| teamB = BYU Cougars

| scoreB = 68

| Q1 = 18–17

| Q2 = 20–15

| Q3 = 14–18

| Q4 = 11–18

| points1 = Yasmine Robinson-Bac 19

| rebounds1 = Yasmine Robinson-Bac 14

| assist1 = Barbara Sitanggan 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Paisley Johnson 20

| rebounds2 = Shaylee Gonzales 8

| assist2 = Brenna Chase, Paisley Johnson 5

| otherstat2 =

| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV

| attendance = 5,511

| referee = Michol Murray, Kyle Bacon, InFini Robinson

| TV = BYUtv

}}

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=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

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| date = Mar 12

| time = 1:00 p.m. PDT

| report = [https://byucougars.com/story/w-basketball/1288623/BYU-wins-WCC-Championship-after-defeating-Gonzaga Recap]

| teamA = BYU Cougars

| scoreA = 82

| teamB = #12/11 Gonzaga Bulldogs

| scoreB = 68

| Q1 = 19–23

| Q2 = 23–7

| Q3 = 23–26

| Q4 = 17–12

| points1 = Brenna Chase 25

| rebounds1 = Sara Hamson 8

| assist1 = Shaylee Gonzales, Paisley Johnson 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Zykera Rice 25

| rebounds2 = Jenn Wirth 6

| assist2 = Jessie Loera 7

| otherstat2 =

| place = Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV

| attendance = 5,892

| referee = Brenda Pantoja, Cheryl Flores, Benny Luna

| TV = ESPNU

}}

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