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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2019–20 record	21–11 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Talby Justus Ashley Crawford Jordan Vessels
Home arena	College Park Center

2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy*	16	–	2		.889			25	–	4		.862
Coastal Carolina	15	–	3		.833			25	–	4		.862
UT Arlington	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Little Rock	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Arkansas State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Georgia Southern	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
Texas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			3	–	26		.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)
1	Little Rock	127 (6)
2	Troy	123 (4)
3	UT Arlington	120 (1)
4	South Alabama	119 (1)
5	Appalachian State	100
6	Georgia State	73
7	Coastal Carolina	66
8	Louisiana	64
9	Texas State	59
10	Arkansas State	44
11	Georgia Southern	26
12	Louisiana–Monroe	15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

2nd team Claire Chastain – SO, Guard

3rd team Katie Ferrell – SO, Forward

Roster

2019–20 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Katie Mayhue 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So South Albany HS Montana Albany, OR C 3 Misty Dossey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Comanche Comanche, OK G 5 Jordynn Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr McKinney Boyd HS Collin College McKinney, TX F 12 Marie Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Midway HS UTSA Waco, TX G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dale Shawnee, OK G 21 Terryn Milton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Owasso Owasso, OK G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Rio Rancho Albuquerque, NM G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Broken Arrow Tulsa, OK F 31 Bre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Guyer Indiana Denton, TX G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Midway HS UTSA Waco, TX C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Father Tolton Catholic Columbia, MO G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Plano Plano, TX F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Plano Plano, TX	Head coach Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Talby Justus (Tabor College) Ashley Crawford (Lamar) Jordan Vessels (West Texas A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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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

• 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

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.