2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Mary Evans, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They sought to reach their first NCAA Tournament since 2004. Their season ended when the MVC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Head coach
  • Mary Evans (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Gabby Johnson
  • Dani Franklin
  • Mark Schwitznagel
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 23 Missouri State162 .889  264  .867
Drake144 .778  228  .733
Bradley135 .722  227  .759
Illinois State117 .611  1910  .655
Northern Iowa108 .556  1811  .621
Valparaiso99 .500  1712  .586
Southern Illinois810 .444  1613  .552
Loyola612 .333  1514  .517
Indiana State315 .167  525  .167
Evansville018 .000  326  .103
2020 MVC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Maya Meredith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrCathedral Indianapolis, IN
G/F 1 Grace White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrRed Lake Redby, MN
G/F 2 Cara VanKempen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCoopersville Coopersville, MI
G 3 Alexis Cowan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrAuburn Bolingbrook, IL
G 4 Ilysse Pitts 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMontini Aurora, IL
G 5 Shay Frederick 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoHortonville Greenville, WI
F 11 Marlee Profitt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrMedina Medina, OH
G/F 12 Addison Stoller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrCissna Park Cissna Park, IL
F 13 Ella Ellenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRice Lake Rice Lake, WI
G 15 Carrie Weinman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoDenver Glenview, IL
G 20 Nicole Konieczny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSouth Bend Saint Joseph Granger, IN
G 24 Zoe MacKay Zacker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMontini St. Charles, IL
G/F 25 Grace Hales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWestview Cromwell, IN
F 40 Caitlin Morrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrGlenbrook South Glenview, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2019*
1:00 pm
vs. Ohio State W 89–38  0–1
Pam Evans Smith Arena (1,857)
Springfield, OH
Nov 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, Midco Sports Network
at North Dakota State W 66–54  1–1
Scheels Center (766)
Fargo, ND
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, Fox Sports North
at North Dakota W 65–63  1–2
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,582)
Grand Forks, ND
Nov 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at Northwestern W 69–48  1–3
Welsh-Ryan Arena (678)
Evanston, IL
Nov 24, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 95–90  2–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (382)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 27, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo W 61–54  3–3
Savage Arena (3,319)
Toledo, OH
Dec 5, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit Mercy W 77–58  4–3
Calihan Hall (4,574)
Detroit, MI
Dec 15, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 63–37  5–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (302)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 17, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 55–53  6–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (274)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Chicago State W 95–49  7–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (273)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 30, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 78–66  8–3
Lantz Arena (451)
Charleston, IL
MVC regular season
Jan 3, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 67–51  8–4
(0–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (406)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21 Missouri State W 81–68  8–5
(0–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (431)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 10, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State W 75–56  9–5
(1–2)
Hulman Center (1,334)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 12, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 88–66  10–5
(2–2)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (286)
Evansville, IN
Jan 17, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State W 72–60  10–6
(2–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center (412)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 19, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley W 75–61  10–7
(2–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (444)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 24, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 66–64  11–7
(3–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (461)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 31, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake W 87–66  11–8
(3–5)
Knapp Center (2,789)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 2, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 77–70  11–9
(3–6)
McLeod Center (1,538)
Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 72–54  12–9
(4–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center (347)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 61–45  13–9
(5–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center (554)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley W 90–69  13–10
(5–7)
Renaissance Coliseum (767)
Peoria, IL
Feb 16, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State W 78–70  14–10
(6–7)
Redbird Arena (1,668)
Normal, IL
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 70–57  15–10
(7–7)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (638)
Chicago, IL
Feb 28, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 72–69  16–10
(8–7)
Athletics–Recreation Center (612)
Valparaiso, IN
Mar 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake W 83–79  16–11
(8–8)
Athletics–Recreation Center (479)
Valparaiso, IN
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 23 Missouri State W 85–70  16–12
(8–9)
JQH Arena (2,861)
Springfield, MO
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 69–58  17–12
(9–9)
Banterra Center (520)
Carbondale, IL
MVC Tournament
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

See also

2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

References

  1. "MVC Announces Cancellation of Women's Basketball Tournament / Suspension of Spring Sports Contests". ValpoAthletics.com. Valparaiso University. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "Women's basketball schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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