2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 43rd season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson , and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando , Florida . They finished the season 19–9, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in the regular season. In the 2020 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut they reached the semi-final where they were ousted by the Cincinnati Bearcats 57-51.
All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3 , AAC Digital , or UCF Knights All-Access . Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal . All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.
Roster
2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Sianni Martin
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Sr
Neumann Goretti HS Towson
Philadelphia, PA
G
1
Georgia Gayle
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Bradfield School Northwest Florida State College
Sheffield, UK
G
2
Korneila Wright
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Jones HS
Orlando, FL
G
3
Diamond Battles
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Winter Haven HS
Winter Haven, FL
F
5
Masseny Kaba
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Cathedral HS
Dorchester, MA
G/F
10
Courtajia Sanders
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Bartow HS
Bartow, FL
G
11
Becca Ripley
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So
New Hampshire School
Stratham, NH
F
23
Caroline Daniels
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Forest HS
Ocala, FL
F
24
Jnaya Walker
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Bolingbrook HS Trinity Valley Community College
Bolingbrook, IL
G
25
Ahna Burney
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
DME Sports Academy
Vancouver, WA
F
32
Britney Smith
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Boone HS
Orlando, FL
F
33
Destiny Thomas
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Forest Park HS
Atlanta, GA
F
45
Grace Stant
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
Rumson-Fair Haven HS Villanova
Red Bank, NJ
G
55
Breyanna Frazier
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Marist HS
Jersey City, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2019 *11:00 am
Pittsburgh
W 74–58
1–0
Addition Financial Arena (6,973)Orlando, FL
11/09/2019 *8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont
L 37–72
1–1
Curb Event Center (878)Nashville, TN
11/13/2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast
L 50–72
1–2
Alico Arena (3,077)Fort Myers, FL
11/16/2019 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin
W 63–57
2–2
Johnson Coliseum (2,147)Nacogdoches, TX
11/24/2019 *2:00 pm
Delaware
W 75–49
3–2
Addition Financial Arena (3,434)Orlando, FL
11/27/2019 *1:00 pm
Stetson
W 66–40
4–2
Additional Financial Arena (3,256)Orlando, FL
11/30/2019 *4:30 pm
vs. No. 11 UCLA Cavalier Classic
L 56–61
4–3
Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
12/01/2019 *1:00 pm
vs. James Madison Cavalier Classic
L 43–46
4–4
Jones Arena (277)Charlottesville, VA
12/17/2019 *6:00 pm
Quinnipiac
W 80–58
5–4
Additional Financial Arena (3,213)Orlando, FL
12/20/2019 *2:30 pm
Saint Mary's UCF Holiday Tournament
W 67–58
6–4
Additional Financial Arena (3,165)Orlando, FL
12/21/2019 *1:30 pm
Wright State UCF Holiday Tournament
W 69–53
7–4
Addition Financial Arena (3,377)Orlando, FL
12/30/2019 *6:00 pm
Central Michigan
W 64–58
8–4
Addition Financial Arena (3,438)Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
01/05/2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN
East Carolina
W 91–55
9–4 (1–0)
Addition Financial Arena (3,329)Orlando, FL
01/12/2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Cincinnati
L 64–81
9–5 (1–1)
Fifth Third Arena (1,258)Cincinnati, OH
01/16/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 Connecticut
L 52–59
9–6 (1–2)
Addition Financial Arena (5,175)Orlando, FL
01/19/2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Florida War on I-4
W 64–57
10–6 (2–2)
Yuengling Center (3,017)Tampa, FL
01/22/2020 8:00 pm
at Tulane
L 59–60
10–7 (2–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (588)New Orleans, LA
01/25/2020 2:00 pm
Memphis
W 82–66
11–7 (3–3)
Addition Financial Arena (3,423)Orlando, FL
01/29/2020 7:00 pm
at Temple
L 65–67
11–8 (3–4)
McGonigle Hall (1,277)Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2020 2:00 pm
SMU
W 67–57
12–8 (4–4)
Additional Financial Arena (3,505)Orlando, FL
02/05/2020 8:00 pm
at Tulsa
W 62–49
13–8 (5–4)
Reynolds Center (755)Tulsa, OK
02/12/2020 8:00 pm
at Houston
W 67–49
14–8 (6–4)
Fertitta Center (674)Houston, TX
02/15/2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Cincinnati
W 49–42
15–8 (7–4)
Additional Financial Arena (3,483)Orlando, FL
02/19/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida War on I-4
W 56–48
16–8 (8–4)
Additional Financial Arena (3,992)Orlando, FL
02/22/2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 Connecticut
L 53–66
16–9 (8–5)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
02/26/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3
Temple
W 67–64
17–9 (9–5)
Addition Financial Arena (3,385)Orlando, FL
02/29/2020 3:00 pm
at Memphis
W 67–59
18–9 (10–5)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (511)Memphis, TN
03/02/2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Wichita State
W 95–50
19–9 (11–5)
Addition Financial Arena (3,491)Orlando, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
vs. (7) Wichita State Quarterfinals
W 65–32
20–9
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
03/08/2020 6:30 pm, ESPNU
(2)
vs. (3) Cincinnati Semifinals
L 51–57
20–10
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
N/A
Coaches
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
External links
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