2019–20 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by nineteenth-year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3]

2019–20 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2019–20 record17–12 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coachMike Carey (19th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brett Shelby
  • Craig Carey
  • Christal Caldwell
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Baylor17–1 .944  28–2  .933
TCU13–5 .722  22–7  .759
Texas11–7 .611  19–11  .633
Iowa State10–8 .556  18–11  .621
Kansas State10–8 .556  16–13  .552
Texas Tech7–11 .389  18–11  .621
West Virginia7–11 .389  17–12  .586
Oklahoma State6–12 .333  15–15  .500
Oklahoma5–13 .278  12–18  .400
Kansas1–14 .067  15–14  .517
† 2020 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

They finished the season 17–12, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Kansas State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider and Villanova in the first and second rounds before losing to Northwestern in the third round.

Roster
2019–20 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Kysre Gondrezick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrBenton Harbor
Michigan		 Benton Harbor, MI
G 3 Kirsten Deans 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrConnections Academy Greensboro, NC
G 15 Lucky Rudd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNew Hope Christian Academy
NC State		 Thomasville, NC
G 5 Tynice Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
F 12 Esmery Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHamilton Heights Christian Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
F 14 Kari Niblack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWildwood Leesburg, FL
C 22 Blessing Ejiofor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrPaterson Eastside
Chipola CC		 Ebonyi, Nigeria
G 24 Arleighshya McElroy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRichardson
Trinity Valley		 Dallas, TX
G 30 Madisen Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoGreenville Senior Greenville, SC
C 31 Rochelle Norris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS FrNew Hope Academy Stafford, VA
F 35 De'Janae Boykin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrCharles Herbert Flowers
Penn State		 Springdale, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 9, 2020

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 p.m.		 Salem W 91–40  –
 WVU Coliseum (3,103)
Morgantown, WV
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2019*
7:00 p.m.		 Saint Francis W 74–45  1–0
 WVU Coliseum (1,197)
Morgantown, WV
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m.		 Presbyterian W 56–40  2–0
 WVU Coliseum (1,382)
Morgantown, WV
November 17, 2019*
2:00 p.m.		 at Radford W 74–37  3–0
 WVU Coliseum (2,117)
Morgantown, WV
November 21, 2019*
10:00 a.m.		 No. 25 Coppin State W 82–47  4–0
 WVU Coliseum (10,663)
Morgantown, WV
November 28, 2019*
5:30 p.m.		 No. 23 vs. Creighton
Cancún Challenge		 L 75–82  4–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (187)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2019*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 23 vs. New Mexico
Cancún Challenge		 W 73–60  5–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (107)
Cancún, Mexico
December 8, 2019*
1:00 p.m., SECN		 at No. 10 Mississippi State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 W 71–65  6–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,113)
Starkville, MS
December 15, 2019*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 22 vs. Norfolk State W 72–55  7–1
 Charleston Civic Center (1,842)
Charleston, WV
December 21, 2019*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 22 vs. No. 19 Michigan State
Florida Sunshine Classic		 W 63–57  8–1
 Alfond Sports Center (329)
Orlando, FL
December 22, 2019*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 22 vs. Syracuse
Florida Sunshine Classic		 W 71–69  9–1
 Alfond Sports Center (274)
Orlando, FL
December 31, 2019*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 19 Cornell W 68–62  10–1
 WVU Coliseum (1,987)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 regular season
January 5, 2020
12:00 p.m.		 No. 19 at Kansas State W 74–63  11–1
(1–0)		 Bramlage Coliseum (2,737)
Manhattan, KS
January 8, 2020
7:00 p.m.		 No. 19 at Kansas W 68–49  12–1
(2–0)		 Allen Fieldhouse (1,313)
Lawrence, KS
January 12, 2020
1:00 p.m., FSN		 No. 19 Texas W 68–63  13–1
(3–0)		 WVU Coliseum (3,477)
Morgantown, WV
January 15, 2020
7:00 p.m.		 No. 17 Oklahoma L 49–73  13–2
(3–1)		 WVU Coliseum (1,566)
Morgantown, WV
January 18, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 17 at No. 2 Baylor L 51–91  13–3
(3–2)		 Ferrell Center (7,004)
Waco, TX
January 22, 2020
7:00 p.m.		 No. 25 Oklahoma State L 55–57  13–4
(3–3)		 WVU Coliseum (1,349)
Morgantown, WV
January 26, 2020
7:30 p.m.		 No. 25 at TCU L 60–73  13–5
(3–4)		 Schollmaier Arena (1,722)
Fort Worth, TX
February 2, 2020
1:00 p.m.		 Iowa State W 79–71  14–5
(4–4)		 WVU Coliseum (2,742)
Morgantown, WV
February 5, 2020
7:00 p.m.		 at Oklahoma L 58–68  14–6
(4–5)		 Lloyd Noble Center (709)
Norman, OK
February 8, 2020
2:00 p.m.		 at Oklahoma State L 57–60  14–7
(4–6)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,803)
Stillwater, OK
February 11, 2020
7:00 p.m.		 Kansas State L 55–56  14–8
(4–7)		 WVU Coliseum (1,455)
Morgantown, WV
February 15, 2020
5:00 p.m.		 Texas Tech W 67–60  15–8
(5–7)		 WVU Coliseum (2,617)
Morgantown, WV
February 17, 2020
7:30 p.m., FS1		 at Texas L 44–50  15–9
(5–8)		 Frank Erwin Center (2,838)
Austin, TX
Febaruary 22, 2020
5:00 p.m.		 Kansas W 60–53  16–9
(6–8)		 WVU Coliseum (3,135)
Morgantown, WV
February 24, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 2 Baylor L 39–64  16–10
(6–9)		 WVU Coliseum (2,146)
Morgantown, WV
February 29, 2020
12:00 p.m.		 at Iowa State L 58–61  16–11
(6–10)		 Hilton Coliseum (9,864)
Ames, IA
March 4, 2020
8:00 p.m.		 at Texas Tech W 71–69  17–11
(7–10)		 United Supermarkets Arena (3,846)
Lubbock, TX
March 7, 2020
6:00 p.m.		 TCU L 63–77  17–12
(7–11)		 WVU Coliseum (2,680)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 13, 2020
7:30 p.m., FSN		 (6) vs. (3) Texas
Quarterfinals		 Canceled Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP RV RV 25 23 RV 22 22 19 19 19 17 25 RV NR  
Coaches RV RV RV RV 25 25 21 21 20 18 RV NR RV NR

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball - Mountaineers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. West Virginia Mountaineers. "West Virginia Mountaineers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. "West Virginia Athletics". Wvusports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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