2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by first year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–26, 1–17 in Sun Belt play to finish in dead-last twelfth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Women's Tournament.

2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record3–26 (1–17 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christie Sides
  • Jessica Barber
  • Kendra Wells
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
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 January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

This was Donald-Williams' first season at the helm of the Warhawks teams following the firing of Jeff Dow in March of 2019. She came to Louisiana–Monroe after assistant stints at Alabama, Southern Miss, Memphis, and Arkansas–Little Rock and a nine-year stint at the helm of McNeese State's program including four 20+ win seasons, two conference tournament championships, and one regular season championship at McNeese.

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Chanticleers predicted to finish in seventh 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

No Louisiana–Monroe members were chosen to the preseason team.


Roster
2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Amber Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDyer County HS
Walters State CC		 Dyersburg, TN
G 2 Gara Beth Self 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIngomar HS New Albany, MS
G 3 Linda Van Schiak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrOrange Angels Academy South Holland, Netherlands
F 4 Kierra Crockett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNorth Farmington HS
Independence CC		 [[Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills, MI]]
G 10 Maddi Gatte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoIota HS
Southwest CC		 Egan, LA
G/F 11 Whitney Goins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrAnacoco HS Anacoco, LA
G 13 Destini Lunsford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrCorsicana HS Corsicana, TX
G 22 Lauren Fitch 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrAustin HS
Itawamba CC		 Decatur, AL
C 24 Diamond Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrJewel M. Sumner HS Kentwood, LA
F 35 Jamie Means 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDenton HS Little Elm, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
  • Jessica Barber (Mobile)
  • Kendra Wells (McNeese State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 16 August 2020

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2019*
11:00 am		 Millsaps W 64–56 
 19 – Brooks  8 – Goins  2 – Thompson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2019*
2:00 pm		 at Ole Miss L 42–66  0–1
  11 – Self  8 – Brooks  3 – Self  The Pavillion at Ole Miss (1,448)
Oxford, MS
Nov 12, 2019*
5:30 pm		 at Tennessee Tech L 68–75  0–2
  28 – Fitch  8 – Fitch  2 – Goins  Eblen Center (883)
Cookeville, TN
Nov 16, 2019*
12:00 pm		 Southern Miss L 42–57  0–3
  13 – Fitch  7 – Thompson  3 – Thompson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (709)
Monroe, LA
Nov 18, 2019*
6:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 63–54  1–3
  15 – Fitch  11 – Crockett  4 – Van Schaik  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (798)
Monroe, LA
Nov 24, 2019*
2:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana L 52–65  1–4
  15 – Thompson  9 – Crockett  4 – Thompson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (781)
Monroe, LA
Dec 1, 2019*
2:00 pm		 at McNeese State L 69–72  1–5
  23 – Fitch  7 – Crockett  7 – Fitch  H&HP Complex (2,311)
Lake Charles, LA
Dec 7, 2019*
12:00 pm		 Houston Baptist L 65–72  1–6
  13 – Fitch  7 – Coatney  5 – Fitch  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (681)
Monroe, LA
Dec 10, 2019*
6:00 pm		 at Nicholls L 59–74  1–7
  12 – Van Schaik  6 – Thompson  4 – Fitch  Stopher Gymnasium (197)
Thibodaux, LA
Exhibition
Dec 17, 2019*
6:00 pm		 Louisiana College W 84–40 
 13 – Means  7 – Crockett  5 – Fitch  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (407)
Monroe, LA
Non-conferece regular season
Dec 20, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at North Texas L 51–63  1–8
  12 – Fitch  7 – Thompson  4 – Thompson  UNT Coliseum (1,068)
Denton, TX
Dec 22, 2019*
1:00 pm		 at Texas Tech L 38–83  1–9
  8 – Thompson  8 – TEAM  3 – Self  United Supermarkets Arena (3,276)
Lubbock, TX
Dec 29, 2019*
2:00 pm		 Mississippi Valley State W 74–66  2–9
  21 – Thompson  11 – Crockett  5 – Self  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (741)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020
5:30 pm		 at Georgia Southern L 47–64  2–10
(0–1)		  18 – Thompson  10 – Crockett  4 – Self  Hanner Fieldhouse (323)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 4, 2020
11:00 am		 at Georgia State L 52–68  2–11
(0–2)		  15 – Brooks  6 – Brooks  5 – Goins  GSU Sports Arena (465)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 8, 2020
6:00 pm		 Troy L 65–72  2–12
(0–3)		  19 – Goinz  8 – Crockett  5 – Self  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (457)
Monroe, LA
Jan 11, 2020
4:00 pm		 at South Alabama L 63–72  2–13
(0–4)		  18 – Thompson  13 – Crockett  2 – Thompson  Mitchell Center (330)
Mobile, AL
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm		 at Texas State W 58–55  3–13
(1–4)		  20 – Self  9 – Brooks  5 – Self  Strahan Arena (904)
San Marcos, TX
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm		 at UT Arlington L 34–72  3–14
(1–5)		  15 – Self  6 – Crockett  2 – Thompson  College Park Center (1,002)
Arlington, TX
Jan 23, 2020
6:00 pm		 Little Rock L 50–70  3–15
(1–6)		  14 – Self  10 – Crockett  3 – Self  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (744)
Monroe, LA
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm		 at Louisiana L 55–68  3–16
(1–7)		  13 – Goins  10 – Thompson  3 – Thompson  Cajundome (862)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 1, 2020
12:00 pm		 Arkansas State L 53–54  3–17
(1–8)		  17 – Self  9 – Means  5 – Gatte  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,019)
Monroe, LA
Feb 5, 2020
6:00 pm		 at Troy L 65–77  3–18
(1–9)		  20 – Thompson  11 – Crockett  3 – Thompson  Trojan Arena (1,648)
Troy, AL
Feb 8, 2020
12:00 pm		 South Alabama L 39–73  3–19
(1–10)		  17 – Thompson  10 – Brooks  2 – Gatte  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (626)
Monroe, LA
Feb 13, 2020
6:00 pm		 Georgia Southern L 66–72  3–20
(1–11)		  17 – Brooks  10 – Crockett  2 – Thompson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (723)
Monroe, LA
Feb 15, 2020
12:00 pm		 Georgia State L 43–52  3–21
(1–12)		  13 – Thompson  10 – Brooks  4 – Self  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (857)
Monroe, LA
Feb 22, 2020
12:00 pm		 Louisiana L 49–62  3–22
(1–13)		  16 – Thompson  9 – Brooks  4 – Thompson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
Feb 27, 2020
5:00 pm		 at Coastal Carolina L 69–88  3–23
(1–14)		  28 – Self  10 – Crockett  4 – Thompson  HTC Center (347)
Conway, SC
Feb 29, 2020
1:00 pm		 at Appalachian State L 49–68  3–24
(1–15)		  13 – Thompson  6 – Crockett  3 – Thompson  Holmes Center (847)
Boone, NC
Mar 5, 2020
6:00 pm		 Texas State L 53–59  3–25
(1–16)		  18 – Self  8 – Thompson  4 – Self  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (853)
Monroe, LA
Mar 7, 2020
12:00 pm		 UT Arlington L 67–74  3–26
(1–17)		  19 – Self  7 – Brooks  4 – Thompson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (990)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

References
  1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "ULM Warhawks". ULM Warhawks. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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