2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by seventh year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish third. They were invited to the Sun Belt tournament as the fourth seed and beat Texas State 74-50 in the First Round before losing to South Alabama 55-47 in the Quarterfinals. Shortly after being eliminated, the conference canceled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic followed after with the NCAA canceling all post-season play.

2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record21–11 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Talby Justus
  • Ashley Crawford
  • Jordan Vessels
Home arenaCollege Park Center
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy*162 .889  254  .862
Coastal Carolina153 .833  254  .862
UT Arlington144 .778  2111  .656
Louisiana108 .556  1912  .613
South Alabama99 .500  1616  .500
Little Rock99 .500  1219  .387
Arkansas State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State810 .444  1119  .367
Georgia Southern711 .389  1019  .345
Texas State612 .333  1317  .433
Georgia State513 .278  821  .276
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056  326  .103
2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mavericks predicted to finish in third 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 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Katie Mayhue 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSouth Albany HS
Montana
Albany, OR
C 3 Misty Dossey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoComanche Comanche, OK
G 5 Jordynn Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrMcKinney Boyd HS
Collin College
McKinney, TX
F 12 Marie Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMidway HS
UTSA
Waco, TX
G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDale Shawnee, OK
G 21 Terryn Milton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoOwasso Owasso, OK
G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoRio Rancho Albuquerque, NM
G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrBroken Arrow Tulsa, OK
F 31 Bre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrGuyer
Indiana
Denton, TX
G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMidway HS
UTSA
Waco, TX
C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrFather Tolton Catholic Columbia, MO
G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPlano Plano, TX
F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoPlano Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Midwestern State W 63–42 
 11  Evans  8  Chastain  5  Milton  College Park Center (401)
Arlington, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2019*
2:30 pm
Chicago State W 84–53  1–0
 24  Dossey  10  Ferrell  9  Ferrell  College Park Center (1,715)
Arlington, TX
Nov 15, 2019*
7:00 pm
at North Texas W 68–49  2–0
 17  Benson, M.  12  Benson, M.  4  Chastain  UNT Coliseum (643)
Denton, TX
Nov 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Grambling State W 88–54  3–0
 27  Benson, M.  13  Ferrell  6  Ferrell  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150)
Grambling, LA
Nov 24, 2019*
2:00 pm
at No. RV Kansas State W 57–53  4–0
 18  Milton  7  Ferrell  7  Ferrell  Bramlage Coliseum (2,890)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 28, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. No. 8 Louisville
Paradise Jam Island Tournament
L 67–76  4–1
 22  Chastain  8  Benson, M.  4  Milton  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Nov 29, 2019*
6:10 pm
vs. No. 1 Oregon
Paradise Jam Island Tournament
L 54–91  4–2
 15  Benson, M.  5  Ferrell  2  Mayhue  Sports and Fitness Center (771)
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Nov 30, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. No. RV Oklahoma State
Paradise Jam Island Tournament
L 47–60  4–3
 19  Evans  7  TEAM  4  Milton  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
Wright State
Frozen Night
W 68–62  5–3
 26  Benson, M.  7  Benson, M.  4  Milton  College Park Center (882)
Arlington, TX
Dec 16, 2019*
11:00 am
at Northwestern L 47–74  5–4
 16  Benson, M.  8  Benson, M.  3  Ferrell  Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,432)
Evanston, IL
Dec 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
Marist College
Holiday Hoops
L 57–73  5–5
 18  Benson, M.  9  Benson, M.  6  Milton  College Park Center (921)
Arlington, TX
Dec 22, 2019*
2:00 pm
SMU
Holiday Hoops/Blaze's Kids Club Day
W 51–46  6–5
 12  Benson, M.  8  Ferrell  6  Dossey  College Park Center (1,182)
Arlington, TX
Dec 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Texas Southern
Holiday Hoops
L 63–74  6–6
 28  Benson, M.  10  Benson, M.  3  Chastain  College Park Center (915)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm
Arkansas State
Holiday Hoops
W 71–44  7–6
(1–0)
 18  Chastain  8  Ferrell  9  Ferrell  College Park Center (1,072)
Arlington, TX
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm
Little Rock W 65–58  8–6
(2–0)
 25  Benson, M.  7  Benson, M.  7  Ferrell  College Park Center (1,079)
Arlington, TX
Jan 9, 2020
6:30 pm
at Appalachian State W 82–60  9–6
(3–0)
 21  Chastain  5  Halverston  10  Milton  Holmes Convocation Center (436)
Boone, NC
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 56–62  9–7
(3–1)
 12  Benson, M.  7  Benson, M.  4  Chastain  HTC Center (297)
Conway, SC
Jan 16, 2020
11:30 am
Louisiana W 79–52  10–7
(4–1)
 30  Benson, M.  9  Dossey  5  Milton  College Park Center (5,714)
Arlington, TX
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe
Dallas Wings Day/Nat'l Girls and Women in Sports Day
W 72–34  11–7
(5–1)
 20  Evans  10  Benson, M.  5  Milton  College Park Center (1,002)
Arlington, TX
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm, 5
at South Alabama W 68–45  12–7
(6–1)
 14  Dossey  16  Benson, M.  3  Milton  Mitchell Center (395)
Mobile, AL
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm
at Troy L 69–85  12–8
(6–2)
 21  Chastain  5  Wickware  3  Milton  Trojan Arena (1,899)
Troy, AL
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm
at Texas State L 55–72  12–9
(6–3)
 19  Benson, M.  11  Benson, M.  3  Milton  Strahan Arena (2,703)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm
Appalachian State
FSL Night/School Staff Appreciation Night
W 63–44  13–9
(7–3)
 16  Benson, M.  9  Ferrell  7  Ferrell  College Park Center (988)
Arlington, TX
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm
Coastal Carolina L 62–80  13–10
(7–4)
 24  Evans  6  Chastain  4  Chastain  College Park Center (1,104)
Arlington, TX
Feb 13, 2020
6:30 pm
at Arkansas State W 89–62  14–10
(8–4)
 20  Benson, M.  10  Benson, M.  8  Milton  First National Bank Arena (679)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm
at Little Rock W 62–46  15–10
(9–4)
 17  Benson, M.  14  Benson, M.  3  Evans  Jack Stephens Center (925)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 22, 2020
5:00 pm
Texas State
Military/1st Responder Appreciation Day
W 69–49  16–10
(10–4)
 20  Benson, M.  14  Benson, M.  5  Milton  College Park Center (1,751)
Arlington, TX
Feb 27, 2020
7:00 pm
Georgia State W 58–32  17–10
(11–4)
 15  Benson, M.  10  Ferrell  6  Milton  College Park Center (1,120)
Arlington, TX
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm
Georgia Southern
Senior Day
W 101–73  18–10
(12–4)
 22  Chastain  9  Ferrell  12  Milton  College Park Center (1,108)
Arlington, TX
Mar 5, 2020
6:00 pm
at Louisiana W 73–66  19–10
(13–4)
 19  Benson, M.  8  Ferrell  7  Milton  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (843)
Lafayette, LA
Mar 7, 2020
12:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 74–67  20–10
(14–4)
 29  Benson, M.  14  Benson, M.  5  Milton  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (990)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2020
6:00 pm
(3) (10) Texas State
First Round
W 74–50  21–10
 15  Benson, M.  9  Dossey  6  Milton  College Park Center (1,002)
Arlington, TX
Mar 11, 2020
7:00 pm
(3) (6) South Alabama
Quarterfinals
L 47–55  21–11
 12  Chastain  15  Ferrell  5  Ferrell  College Park Center (848)
Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "The Official Site of UT Arlington Mavericks Women's Basketball". UTAMavs.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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