2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team

2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball
Southern Conference regular-season co-champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–8 (10–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cait Wetmore
  • Cetera DeGraffenreid
  • Ido Singer
Home arenaFleming Gymnasium
Seasons
2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 10 – 4   .714 21 – 8   .724
Samford† 10 – 4   .714 15 – 14   .517
Chattanooga 10 – 4   .714 11 – 17   .393
Furman 8 – 6   .571 12 – 11   .522
Wofford 8 – 6   .571 15 – 14   .517
East Tennessee State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 20   .310
Mercer 4 – 10   .286 7 – 22   .241
Western Carolina 2 – 12   .143 5 – 24   .172
† 2020 SoCon Tournament winner
As of December 29, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 UNC Greensboro women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Trina Patterson, played their home games at Fleming Gymnasium. They were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2018–19 season 11–19, 5–9 in SoCon play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament to Chattanooga. Nadine Soliman was named to the All-Southern Conference first team, and Te'ja Twitty was named to the All-Southern Conference second team.

Roster

2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Jayla Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cocoa, FL
G 1 Tori Powell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Durham, NC
G 2 Alexus Willey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Waldorf, MD
G 3 Alexis Pitchford 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Orlando, FL
G 4 Jordan Releford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Decatur, GA
G 5 Brandi Fier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Loves Park, IL
G 10 Rhianna Council 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Durham, NC
G 11 Excellanxt Greer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Charlotte, NC
G 12 Cece Crudup 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Richmond, VA
F 14 Aja Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Petersburg, VA
G 20 Amber Redmond 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Asheville, NC
C 22 Lilian Izundu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Onitsha, Nigeria
G/F 23 Te'ja Twitty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rutherfordton, NC
G/F 33 Pernilla Sorenson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Täby, Sweden
G 35 Nadine Soliman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Cairo, Egypt
Head coach

Trina Patterson (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)
  • Cait Wetmore (Adelphi)
  • Cetera DeGraffenreid (North Carolina)
  • Ido Singer (Capella)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
5:30 p.m. 		Richmond L 62–70  0–1
 Fleming Gymnasium (221)
Greensboro, NC
November 10, 2019*
5:00 p.m. 		at Wake Forest W 67–65  1–1
 LJVM Coliseum (725)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 13, 2019*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 54–63  1–2
 HTC Center (225)
Conway, SC
November 17, 2019*
2:00 p.m. 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 86–48  2–2
 Fleming Gymnasium (304)
Greensboro, NC
November 21, 2019*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty W 58–53  3–2
 Vines Center (1,841)
Lynchburg, VA
November 26, 2019*
11:00 a.m., ESPN3 		Erskine College W 106–44  4–2
 Fleming Gymnasium (1,370)
Greensboro, NC
November 29, 2019*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 67–40  5–2
 Kimmel Arena (1,285)
Asheville, NC
December 3, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Campbell L 64–72  5–3
 Gore Arena (816)
Buies Creek, NC
December 7, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 64–49  6–3
 Fleming Gymnasium (205)
Greensboro, NC
December 12, 2019*
5:30 p.m. 		at North Carolina A&T L 48–57  6–4
 Corbett Sports Center (328)
Greensboro, NC
December 16, 2019*
6:30 p.m. 		at College of Charleston W 69–56  7–4
 TD Arena (302)
Charleston, SC
December 21, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		High Point W 82–70  8–4
 Fleming Gymnasium (342)
Greensboro, NC
December 29, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 54–47  9–4
 Fleming Gymnasium (314)
Greensboro, NC
January 1, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		Lenoir–Rhyne W 84–59  10–4
 Fleming Gymnasium (195)
Greensboro, NC
January 4, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		Concord W 80–45  11–4
 Fleming Gymnasium (215)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon regular season
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 63–47  12–4
(1–0) 		Fleming Gymnasium (219)
Greensboro, NC
January 11, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Chattanooga W 49–41  13–4
(2–0) 		Fleming Gymnasium (217)
Greensboro, NC
January 18, 2020
4:00 p.m. 		Western Carolina W 54–43  14–4
(3–0) 		Fleming Gymnasium (404)
Greensboro, NC
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Furman W 59–53  15–4
(4–0) 		Timmons Arena (411)
Greenville, SC
January 25, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 61–66  15–5
(4–1) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,178)
Spartanburg, SC
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mercer W 67–51  16–5
(5–1) 		Fleming Gymnasium (475)
Greensboro, NC
February 1, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Samford L 42–56  16–6
(5–2) 		Fleming Gymnasium 
Greensboro, NC
February 6, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 59–74  16–7
(5–3) 		McKenzie Arena (1,383)
Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at East Tennessee State W 65–45  17–7
(6–3) 		Brooks Gymnasium (727)
Johnson City, TN
February 15, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Western Carolina W 72–61  18–7
(7–3) 		Ramsey Center (348)
Cullowhee, NC
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wofford W 49–45  19–7
(8–3) 		Fleming Gymnasium (463)
Greensboro, NC
February 22, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Furman W 61–53  20–7
(9–3) 		Fleming Gymnasium (1,026)
Greensboro, NC
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Samford L 57–69  20–8
(9–4) 		Pete Hanna Center (398)
Homewood, AL
February 29, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Mercer W 60–50  21–8
(10–4) 		Hawkins Arena (2,197)
Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2020
5:45 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) East Tennessee State
Quarterfinals 		W 57–47  22–8
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,254)
Asheville, NC
March 6, 2020
1:15 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (7) Mercer
Semifinals 		W 75–73 OT 23–8
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,612)
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (1) Samford
Final 		L 54–59  23–9
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". uncgspartans.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.