2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cavaliers were led by second year head coach Tina Thompson , and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Cavaliers finished the season 13–17 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament , they lost to Syracuse in Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak .[ 1]
Previous season
The 2018–19 Cavaliers finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in a twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse. They did not qualify for post season play.
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 2]
Roster
2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Dylan Horton
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Redondo Union
Los Angeles, CA
G
1
Carole Miller
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Thomas Edison
Alexandira, VA
G
4
Dominique Toussaint
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Christ the King
Staten Island, NY
G
10
Shemera Williams
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Milwaukee Academy of Science
Milwaukee, WI
F
12
Meg Jefferson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
St Columba's Catholic College
Sydney , Australia
G/F
13
Jocelyn Willoughby
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Newark Academy
Woodbridge, VA
F
14
Lisa Jablonowski
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Lycée de garçons
Ernster, Luxembourg
G
15
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
New Hope Academy
Camden, DE
G
21
Dani Lawson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Hathaway Brown Purdue
Cleveland, OH
G
23
Amandine Toi
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Fr
INSEP Academy
Paris, France
C
30
Felicia Aiyeotan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
Blair Academy
Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 4, 2019
Schedule
Source:[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Bucknell
W 84–60
1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (2,505)Charlottesville, VA
November 9, 2019 *5:00 p.m., USC Live Stream
at USC
L 49–59
1–1
Galen Center (1,362)Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2019 *7:00 p.m.
at CSUN
W 74–47
2–1
Matadome (327)Northridge, CA
November 16, 2019 *5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 Kentucky
L 47–50
2–2
John Paul Jones Arena (2,507)Charlottesville, VA
November 19, 2019 *7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 4 UConn
L 44–83
2–3
XL Center (7,728)Hartford, CT
November 24, 2019 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Old Dominion
W 56–53 OT
3–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,522)Charlottesville, VA
November 30, 2019 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
James Madison Cavalier Classic
W 55–49
4–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,913)Charlottesville, VA
December 1, 2019 *3:30 p.m., ACCNX
No. 11 UCLA Cavalier Classic
L 62–73
4–4
John Paul Jones Arena (2,621)Charlottesville, VA
December 5, 2019 *6:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 63–73
4–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,597)Piscataway, NJ
December 20, 2019 *5:00 p.m., FloHoops
at UNLV Duel in the Desert
W 63–55
5–5
Cox Pavilion (655)Paradise, NV
December 21, 2019 *5:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 15 Mississippi State Duel in the Desert
L 59–72
5–6
Cox Pavilion (850)Paradise, NV
ACC regular season
December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
L 51–61
5–7 (0–1)
McCamish Pavilion (1,422)Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina
L 47–65
5–8 (0–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,757)Charlottesville, VA
January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., RSN
at No. 9 NC State
L 60–80
5–9 (0–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,487)Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke
W 66–63
6–9 (1–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,206)Charlottesville, VA
January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College
W 69–52
7–9 (2–3)
Conte Forum (2,357)Chestnut Hill, MA
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest
L 56–62
7–10 (2–4)
LJVM Coliseum (776)Winston-Salem, NC
January 19, 2020 3:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech
L 61–69
7–11 (2–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,313)Charlottesville, VA
January 23, 2020 8:30 p.m., RSN
at No. 5 Louisville
L 56–71
7–12 (2–6)
KFC Yum! Center (7,776)Louisville, KY
January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame
W 90–60
8–12 (3–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (5,117)Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at North Carolina
L 68–78
8–13 (3–7)
Carmichael Arena (1,967)Chapel Hill, NC
February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse
W 57–41
9–13 (4–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,649)Charlottesville, VA
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson
W 70–54
10–13 (5–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,229)Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 17 Florida State
L 55–63
10–14 (5–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,221)Tallahassee, FL
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL)
W 69–64
11–14 (6–8)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,351)Charlottesville, VA
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke
L 47–62
11–15 (6–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,154)Durham, NC
February 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech
W 86–76
12–15 (7–9)
Cassell Coliseum (2,597)Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh
W 66–55
13–15 (8–9)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,211)Charlottesville, VA
March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN
No. 8 NC State
L 64–75
13–16 (8–10)
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN
(9)
vs. (8) Syracuse Second round
L 50–67
2,781
Greensboro Coliseum (13–17)Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
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
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics