2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team

The 2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team represented University of North Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Missy Tiber in her seventh season at North Alabama. The Lions played their home games at the Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2019–20 record17–7 (8-4 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Missy Tiber (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adrianne Harlow
  • Josh Ashley
  • Alison Seberger
Home arenaFlowers Hall
2019–20 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast151 .938  283  .903
North Alabama*115 .688  208  .714
Liberty115 .688  1811  .621
Jacksonville106 .625  1811  .621
North Florida88 .500  1514  .517
Kennesaw State610 .375  1315  .464
Stetson610 .375  1217  .414
Lipscomb412 .250  722  .241
NJIT115 .063  425  .138
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
2020 ASUN Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

This season is North Alabama's second of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play but can participate in the ASUN Tournament.[1]

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2019–20 season 21-9, 10-6 to finish tied in third place in ASUN play. They received an invitation to play in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI), where they advanced to the semifinals before losing to North Texas.[2] The season marked the first of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/07/2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Virginia University - Lynchburg W 128-26  1–0
 22  Panetti  8  Eubank  11  I. Wallen  Flowers Hall (761)
Florence, AL
11/9/2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 86-60  2–0
 18  I. Wallen  6  Tied  11  I. Wallen  Flowers Hall (503)
Florence, AL
11/14/2019*
6:00 pm, BTN+
at Iowa L 81-86  2-1
 19  E. Wallen  7  Eubank  8  Tied  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (5446)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[3]

References

  1. "ASUN CONFERENCE INTRODUCES NORTH ALABAMA AS NEWEST LEAGUE MEMBER" ASUN Conference. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  2. "Tiber finds sweet home in Alabama" The Times Leader. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  3. "North Alabama Lions Schedule - 2019-20" ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
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