2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by sixth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in eighth place. The Mountaineers were eliminated in the First Round of the Sun Belt tournament to Little Rock by the score of 47–48. Shortly after being eliminated, the Sun Belt canceled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was followed shortly by the NCAA cancelling all post-season play.

2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record11–19 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Angel Elderkin (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kate Dempsey
  • Sam Pierce Jr.
  • Cristina Centeno
Home arenaHolmes Center
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy*16–2 .889  25–4  .862
Coastal Carolina15–3 .833  25–4  .862
UT Arlington14–4 .778  21–11  .656
Louisiana10–8 .556  19–12  .613
South Alabama9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Little Rock9–9 .500  12–19  .387
Arkansas State8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Appalachian State8–10 .444  11–19  .367
Georgia Southern7–11 .389  10–19  .345
Texas State6–12 .333  13–17  .433
Georgia State5–13 .278  8–21  .276
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .056  3–26  .103
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mountaineers predicted to finish in fifth place in the conference. [1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Little Rock127 (6)
2Troy123 (4)
3UT Arlington120 (1)
4South Alabama119 (1)
5Appalachian State100
6Georgia State73
7Coastal Carolina66
8Louisiana64
9Texas State59
10Arkansas State44
11Georgia Southern26
12Louisiana–Monroe15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

Roster
2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Maya Calder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNational Christian Academy Landover, MD
F 2 A'Lea Gilbert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrSouth Mecklenburg Charlotte, NC
G 3 Tierra Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRJ Reynolds Winston-Salem, NC
G 4 Nicola Mathews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrCabra Dominican
College of Central Florida		 Adelaide, Australia
G 5 Pre Stanley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRockledge Rockledge, FL
G 10 Michaela Porter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrObama Academy Pittsburgh, PA
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrAtkins Winston-Salem, NC
F 15 Emma Newton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoAsheville Christian Academy Asheville, NC
G 20 Brooke Bigott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSeven Lakes Katy, TX
G 23 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrSPIRE Institute
UCF		 Ottawa, ON
G 24 Janay Sanders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMallard Creek HS Charlotte, NC
F 30 Lainey Gosnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHabersham Central Demorest, GA
F/C 42 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrEast Davidson Thomasville, NC
F 44 Halie McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMillbrook Winchester, VA
F 50 Jackie Christ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrDominion HS Sterling, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kate Dempsey (Wofford)
  • Sam Pierce Jr. (Slippery Rock)
  • Cristina Centeno (Siena)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 3 August 2020

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at VCU L 36–66  0–1
  11 – Stanley  8 – Gosnell  4 – Bigott  Siegel Center (894)
Richmond, VA
Nov 13, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Elon L 66–67 OT 0–2
  20 – Stanley  23 – Plummer  2 – Plummer  Schar Center (795)
Elon, NC
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+		 at No. 6 South Carolina L 50–92  0–3
  13 – Polacek  10 – TEAM  2 – Bigott  Colonial Life Arena (10,498)
Columbia, SC
Nov 22, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Gardner–Webb L 56–67  0–4
  24 – Stanley  11 – Hampton  4 – Polacek  Holmes Center (468)
Boone, NC
Nov 25, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 East Tennessee State L 61–67  0–5
  22 – Stanley  11 – Hampton  4 – Polacek  Holmes Center (253)
Boone, NC
Nov 29, 2019*
6:30 pm		 Mercer W 77–68  1–5
  21 – Stanley  13 – Plummer  5 – Polacek  Holmes Center (236)
Boone, NC
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Wofford W 54–51  2–5
  14 – Gosnell  16 – Plummer  4 – Polacek  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (712)
Spartanburg, SC
Dec 14, 2019*
3:30 pm, BTN+		 at Michigan L 35–62  2–6
  11 – McDonald  8 – Stanley  2 – Stanley  Crisler Center (2,608)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 19, 2019*
3:00 pm		 vs. Bethune–Cookman
Hatter Classic		 L 44–61  2–7
  21 – Polacek  7 – Gosnell  3 – Stanley  Edmunds Center (57)
DeLand, FL
Dec 20, 2019*
1:00 pm		 vs. Canisius
Hatter Classic		 W 74–57  3–7
  20 – Polacek  9 – Gosnell  6 – Stanley  Edmunds Center (102)
DeLand, FL
Dec 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UNC Greensboro L 47–54  3–8
  12 – Bigott  13 – Plummer  4 – Polacek  Fleming Gymnasium (314)
Greensboro, NC
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at South Alabama L 61–88  3–9
(0–1)		  19 – Stanley  15 – Plummer  3 – Mathews  Mitchell Center (308)
Mobile, AL
Jan 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Troy L 55–84  3–10
(0–2)		  22 – Polacek  11 – Plummer  2 – Stanley  Trojan Arena (1,112)
Troy, AL
Jan 9, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 UT Arlington L 60–82  3–11
(0–3)		  14 – Stanley  7 – TEAM  2 – Hampton  Holmes Center (436)
Boone, NC
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm		 Texas State
Mountain Cheer Day		 W 73–65 OT 4–11
(1–3)		  25 – Stanley  9 – McDonald  6 – Bigott  Holmes Center (489)
Boone, NC
Jan 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Arkansas State L 58–76  4–12
(1–4)		  18 – Mathews  4 – Stanley  6 – Bigott  First National Bank Arena (619)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm		 Coastal Carolina
Yosef's Birthday Party		 L 53–80  4–13
(1–5)		  13 – Polacek  5 – Bigott  4 – Bigott  Holmes Center (723)
Boone, NC
Jan 25, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Little Rock L 63–68  4–14
(1–6)		  21 – Polacek  9 – Plummer  4 – Polacek  Jack Stephens Center (1,009)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 30, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Georgia State
Hoops & Scoops		 W 65–37  5–14
(2–6)		  15 – Stanley  8 – Plummer  7 – Polacek  Holmes Center (406)
Boone, NC
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Georgia Southern
Pink Game		 W 83–75  6–14
(3–6)		  18 – Stanley  15 – Plummer  7 – Stanley  Holmes Center (576)
Boone, NC
Feb 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 44–63  6–15
(3–7)		  14 – Stanley  12 – Plummer  4 – Polacek  College Park Center (988)
Arlington, TX
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas State W 59–47  7–15
(4–7)		  14 – Plummer  14 – Plummer  5 – Polacek  Strahan Coliseum (1,045)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 13, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 South Alabama
Education Day		 W 71–59  8–15
(5–7)		  19 – Stanley  15 – Plummer  7 – Polacek  Holmes Center (1,224)
Boone, NC
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Troy
Singles Day		 L 61–81  8–16
(5–8)		  13 – Gosnell  16 – Plummer  4 – Bigott  Holmes Center (568)
Boone, NC
Feb 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia State W 64–59 OT 9–16
(6–8)		  24 – Gosnell  24 – Plummer  6 – Polacek  GSU Sports Arena (416)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia Southern L 70–78  9–17
(6–9)		  23 – Stanley  9 – Plummer  4 – Bigott  Hanner Fieldhouse (513)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 27, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana
Fan App Day		 L 51–57  9–18
(6–10)		  14 – Porter  13 – Plummer  4 – Polacek  Holmes Center (803)
Boone, NC
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana–Monroe
Senior Day		 W 68–49  10–18
(7–10)		  17 – Porter  11 – Plummer  2 – Mathews  Holmes Center (847)
Boone, NC
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Coastal Carolina W 83–80 2OT 11–18
(8–10)		  28 – Stanley  21 – Plummer  5 – Polacek  HTC Center (503)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (5) Little Rock
First Round		 L 47–48  11–19
  18 – Gosnell  11 – Gosnell  4 – Polacek  Cajundome (169)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

References
  1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Appalachian State Mountaineers". Appstatesports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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