2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1988. St. Francis Brooklyn was coached by Linda Cimino, who was in her second year at the helm of the Terriers.

2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
2019–20 record	8–21 (4–14 NEC)
Head coach	Linda Cimino (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Jennifer Leedham (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jessica Coscia (2nd season) Alyssa Ewing James (1st season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex

2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris	17	–	1		.944			22	–	7		.759
Mount St. Mary's	14	–	4		.778			19	–	11		.633
Merrimack*	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Sacred Heart	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	9		.500			11	–	18		.379
Wagner	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Bryant	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
LIU	7	–	11		.389			8	–	21		.276
St. Francis Brooklyn	4	–	14		.222			8	–	21		.276
Central Connecticut	3	–	15		.167			4	–	25		.138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished the season at 8–21 overall, and 4–14 in conference play. They finished in 10th place and failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2018–19 season 18–13, 12–6 in NEC play.[1] The Terriers proceeded to lose in the first round of the NEC Tournament to Mount St. Mary's.[2] Their 12 conference victories are the most in program history.[1]

Roster

2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 23 Jade Johnson  (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Adelaide, Australia F 31 Ally Lassen (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Point Pleasant, New Jersey F 22 Abby Anderson (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Scranton, Pennsylvania G 20 Melody Van Ness 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Somerville, New Jersey G 14 Marta Zori 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Badalona, Spain F 12 Danae Barkley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Newtown, Pennsylvania G 3 Alyssa Fisher 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 33 Jenna Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Valley Cottage, New York G 13 Jada McMillan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Concord, North Carolina G 10 Cayln Richardson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Orlando, Florida G 1 Nevena Dimitrijevic 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Kragujevac, Serbia	Head coach Linda Cimino (Adelphi '01) Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Leedham (Franklin Pierce '09) Jessica Coscia (Caldwell '15) Alyssa Ewing James (Binghamton '17) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 29, 2019

Schedule

[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm	Stony Brook	L 73–86	0–1	21 – Johnson	8 – Lassen	7 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (286) Brooklyn, NY
November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Marquette	L 71–92	0–2	24 – Lassen	4 – Fisher, Lassen	9 – Dimitrijevic	Al McGuire Center (782) Milwaukee, WI
November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm	at Boston College	L 69–106	0–3	17 – Johnson	6 – Johnson, Lassen	7 – Dimitrijevic	Conte Forum (622) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm	Army	W 70–64	1–3	21 – Dimitrijevic	9 – Jordan	7 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (327) Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2019* 1:00 pm	Loyola (MD)	W 89–78	2–3	25 – Johnson	13 – Jordan	6 – Richardson	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (307) Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT	L 69–88	2–4	14 – Fisher	8 – Jordan	12 – Dimitrijevic	Fleisher Center (173) Newark, NJ
December 1, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Princeton	L 44–76	2–5	15 – Johnson	8 – Johnson, Anderson	4 – Dimitrijevic	Jadwin Gymnasium (702) Princeton, NJ
December 4, 2019* 6:00 pm	East Stroudsburg	W 84–62	3–5	23 – Dimitrijevic	8 – Jordan	8 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (172) Brooklyn, NY
December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Albany	W 49–41	4–5	16 – Dimitrijevic	11 – Lassen	4 – Johnson	SEFCU Arena (761) Albany, NY
December 19, 2019* 5:00 pm	vs. Pacific Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 62–71	4–6	23 – Johnson	7 – Lassen	9 – Dimitrijevic	South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa  Las Vegas, NV
December 20, 2019* 2:30 pm	vs. Georgia Southern Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 47–78	4–7	14 – Dimitrijevic	6 – Johnson	2 – Johnson, Fisher	South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa (120) Las Vegas, NV
Northeast Conference Regular Season
January 2, 2020 5:00 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 57–62	4–8 (0–1)	19 – Dimitrijevic	8 – Dimitrijevic, Lassen	2 – 3 tied	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (216) Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY	LIU Battle of Brooklyn	W 88–63	5–8 (1–1)	25 – Johnson	9 – Johnson, Dimitrijevic	15 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (416) Brooklyn, NY
January 11, 2020 4:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 72–82	5–9 (1–2)	24 – Dimitrijevic	4 – Lassen	8 – Dimitrijevic	DeGol Arena (605) Loretto, PA
January 13, 2020 7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	L 44–69	5–10 (1–3)	15 – Lassen	6 – Johnson	5 – Dimitrijevic	UPMC Events Center (323) Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm	at Wagner	L 66–74	5–11 (1–4)	19 – Lassen	6 – Lassen, Jordan	4 – Fisher, Dimitrijevic	Spiro Sports Center (483) Staten Island, NY
January 20, 2020 4:00 pm	at Mount St. Mary's	L 60–69	5–12 (1–5)	27 – Lassen	8 – Lassen	5 – Dimitrijevic	Knott Arena (350) Emmitsburg, MD
January 25, 2020 1:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	L 59–67	5–13 (1–6)	15 – Dimitrijevic	5 – Jordan, Dimitrijevic	6 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (251) Brooklyn, NY
January 27, 2020 7:00 pm	Robert Morris	L 59–70	5–14 (1–7)	16 – Lassen	6 – Dimitrijevic	6 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (205) Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2020 1:00 pm	Sacred Heart	W 71–70	6–14 (2–7)	30 – Lassen	6 – Fisher, Dimitrijevic	9 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (324) Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 2020 7:00 pm	at Merrimack	L 54–80	6–15 (2–8)	25 – Anderson	13 – Anderson	6 – Dimitrijevic	Merrimack Athletics Complex (344) North Andover, MA
February 8, 2020 1:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's	L 62–67	6–16 (2–9)	16 – Jordan	13 – Jordan	4 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (312) Brooklyn, NY
February 10, 2020 7:00 pm	at Bryant	L 59–78	6–17 (2–10)	31 – Dimitrijevic	6 – Anderson	5 – Dimitrijevic	Chace Athletic Center (654) Smithfield, RI
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm	at LIU	W 71–54	7–17 (3–10)	14 – Fisher, Dimitrijevic	13 – Anderson	9 – Dimitrijevic	Steinberg Wellness Center (511) Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2020 5:00 pm	Bryant	W 80–77	8–17 (4–10)	27 – Dimitrijevic	10 – Anderson	9 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (317) Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 2020 1:00 pm	Wagner	L 53–74	8–18 (4–11)	15 – Lassen	8 – Lassen	3 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (241) Brooklyn, NY
February 29, 2020 1:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	L 63–84	8–19 (4–12)	20 – Dimitrijevic	11 – Jordan	4 – Dimitrijevic	William H. Pitt Center (282) Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2020 7:00 pm	Merrimack	L 54–72	8–20 (4–13)	19 – Anderson	12 – Lassen	5 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (243) Brooklyn, NY
March 5, 2020 7:00 pm	at Central Connecticut	L 54–75	8–21 (4–14)	14 – Lassen	7 – Anderson	3 – Richardson	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (789) New Britain, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

Awards

• Nevena Dimitrijevic

1x NEC Player of the Week[4]

7x NEC Rookie of the Week[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

NEC Rookie of the Year Award[11]

Selected to All-NEC Rookie Team[11]

• Ally Lassen

Selected to All-NEC Third Team[11]

See also

• 2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

References

1. https://sfcathletics.com/news/2019/3/10/womens-basketball-terriers-welcome-mount-to-open-nec-tournament-in-brooklyn.aspx?path=wbasket
2. https://sfcathletics.com/news/2019/3/11/womens-basketball-terriers-fall-in-nec-quarters-to-mount-in-brooklyn.aspx?path=wbasket
3. "Women's Basketball Releases 2019-20 Schedule". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
4. "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (11/25)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
5. "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (12/9)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
6. "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (12/16)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
7. "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (1/15)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
8. "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (2/12)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
9. "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (2/25)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
10. "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (3/4)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
11. "2019-20 NEC Women's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). northeastconference.org. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.