2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Shereka Wright, play all home games at the College Park Center along with the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2020–21 record	1–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shereka Wright (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Gerald Ewing Rosalyn Tindel Sean Ehlbeck
Home arena	College Park Center

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Troy	7	–	1		.875			11	–	4		.733
South Alabama	6	–	4		.600			9	–	7		.563
Georgia State	3	–	3		.500			7	–	6		.538
Appalachian State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	8		.500
Georgia Southern	3	–	5		.375			7	–	8		.467
Coastal Carolina	0	–	6		.000			3	–	7		.300
West
Louisiana	6	–	1		.857			7	–	5		.583
UT Arlington	6	–	2		.750			8	–	4		.667
Little Rock	4	–	3		.571			8	–	6		.571
Arkansas State	4	–	4		.500			9	–	5		.643
Texas State	3	–	5		.375			6	–	7		.462
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	8		.000			2	–	12		.143
† Sun Belt Tournament winner As of January 31, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Mavericks, led by Krista Gerlich, finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the First Round before losing to South Alabama in the Quarterfinals. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This would also be Gerlich's last season at the helm of the program as she would take on the position of head coach at Texas Tech following the season. Gerlich left the program as the winningest-coach in women's basketball program history.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Katie Mayhue	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Albany, Oregon	Retired
Marie Benson	12	F	6'1"	Senior	Waco, Texas	Graduated
Aysia Evans	24	G	5'6"	Senior	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Graduated

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Shyia Smith	34	F	5'11"	Junior	Idabel, Oklahoma	Wichita State

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michala Pullen-Monroe Guard	Waco, TX	Crowley HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UT Arlington 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

Roster

2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Michala Pullen-Monroe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Crowley HS Waco, TX C 3 Misty Dossey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Comanche HS Comanche, OK G 5 Jordynn Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr McKinney Boyd HS Collin College McKinney, TX G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dale HS Shawnee, OK G 21 Terryn Hilton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Owasso HS Owasso, OK G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rio Rancho HS Albuquerque, NM F 31 Bre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Guyer HS Indiana Denton, TX G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Midway HS UTSA Waco, TX F 34 Shyia Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Idabel HS Wichita State Idabel, OK C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Father Tolton Catholic HS Columbia, MO G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Plano HS Plano, TX F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Plano HS Plano, TX	Head coach Shereka Wright (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Gerald Ewing (CSU Dominguez Hill) Rosalyn Tindel (UT Tyler) Sean Ehlbeck (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 12 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/25/2020* 11:00 a.m.		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 74–45	1–0	21 – Wickware	11 – Ferrell	6 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
12/08/2020* 6:30 p.m.		at Stephen F. Austin	W 79–57	1–1	19 – Smith	8 – TEAM	3 – Hernandez	William R. Johnson Coliseum (464) Nacogdoches, TX
12/13/2020* 2:00 p.m.		St. Edward's						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
12/18/2020* 4:00 p.m.		vs. North Texas South Padre Island Classic						South Padre Island Convention Centre  South Padre Island, TX
12/19/2020* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley						South Padre Island Convention Centre  South Padre Island, TX
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana						Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
01/16/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana						Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
01/22/2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock						Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock						Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/30/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/11/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State						Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
02/13/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/19/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/20/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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See also

• 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

References

1. "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTA Athletics. Retrieved 12 December 2020.