2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–20 (1–15 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Brooks Donald-Williams (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Christie Sides; Jessica Barber; Amber Donnes;
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Troy †	15	–	2	.882	22	–	6	.786
Georgia State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	11	.542
Appalachian State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
South Alabama	9	–	9	.500	13	–	13	.500
Georgia Southern	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Coastal Carolina	0	–	13	.000	3	–	15	.167
West
Louisiana	13	–	1	.929	16	–	7	.696
UT Arlington	11	–	4	.733	13	–	7	.650
Little Rock	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
Texas State	7	–	8	.467	11	–	11	.500
Arkansas State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	12	.429
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	15	.063	2	–	20	.091

† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Brooks Donald Williams, played all home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum along with the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2019–20 season 3–26, 1–17 in Sun Belt play to finish eleventh in the conference. They failed to make it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amber Thompson	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Dyersburg, Tennessee	Graduated
Destini Lunsford	13	G	5'7"	Senior	Corsicana, Texas	Graduated
Lauren Fitch	22	G	5'6"	Senior	Decauter, Alabama	Graduated
Jamie Means	35	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Little Elm, Texas	Retired

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Kierra Brimzly	25	G	5'9"	Redshirt Junior	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Tyler JC

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Morgan Hill Forward	Houston, TX	Cypress Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 19, 2019
Morgan Hill Forward	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Gracen Williams Guard	McKinney, TX	Homeschool of Dallas	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A	Jul 15, 2019
Gracen Williams Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kyren Whittington Guard	Folsom, LA	Northlake Christian	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Sep 1, 2019
Kyren Whittington Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tequaza "Qua" Chambers Guard	Plain Dealing, LA	Benton HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Apr 15, 2020
Tequaza "Qua" Chambers Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tasionna McDowell Guard/forward	Delhi, LA	Delhi HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2019
Tasionna McDowell Guard/forward	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sadie Williams Guard	Gonzales, LA	East Ascension HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Aug 31, 2019
Sadie Williams Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Hannah Edwards Center	Birmingham, AL	Oak Mountain HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Sep 30, 2019
Hannah Edwards Center	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "Louisiana–Monroe 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Gara Beth Self	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Ingomar HS	New Albany, MS
G	3	Linda van Schaik	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Orange Angels Academy	South Holland, Netherlands
F	4	Kierra Crockett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	North Farmington Hills High School Independence CC	Farmington Hills, MI
G	10	Maddi Gatte	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Iota HS Southwest CC	Egan, LA
G/F	11	Whitney Goins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Anacoco HS	Anacoco, LA
F	12	Morgan Hill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Cypress Creek HS	Houston, TX
G	13	Gracen Williams	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Homeschool of Dallas	McKinney, TX
G	21	Kyren Whittington	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Northlake Christian	Folsom, LA
G	22	Qua Chambers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Benton HS	Plain Dealing, LA
G/F	23	Tasionna McDowell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Delhi HS	Delhi, LA
C	24	Diamond Brooks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Jewel M. Sumner HS	Kentwood, LA
G	25	Kierra Brimzy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Natchitoches Central HS Tyler JC	Natchitoches, LA
G	32	Sadie Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	East Ascension HS	Gonzales, LA
C	40	Hannah Edwards	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Fr	Oak Mountain HS	Birmingham, AL

Head coach

Brooks Donald-Williams (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Jessica Barber (Mobile)
Amber Donnes (McNeese State)

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
12/03/2020* 5:30 p.m., SECN		at No. 16 Arkansas	L 50–103	0–1	11 – Goins	11 – Crockett	3 – G. Williams	Bud Walton Arena (1,366) Fayetteville, AR
12/06/2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana College	W 96–48	1–1	15 – Brimzy	12 – McDowell	5 – G. Williams	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (797) Monroe, LA
12/10/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grambling State	L 42–66	1–2	11 – Brimzy	9 – Crockett	2 – Self	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (738) Monroe, LA
12/12/2020* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Northwestern State	W 68–55	2–2	24 – Brimzy	13 – Crockett	5 – Self	Prather Coliseum (419) Natchitoches, LA
12/15/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	L 51–53	2–3	16 – van Schaik	9 – Brooks	4 – Self	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (716) Monroe, LA
12/17/2020* 6:30 p.m., CUSA.TV		at Louisiana Tech	L 45–63	2–4	16 – Brimzy	7 – Crockett	2 – Self	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
Conference Regular Season
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 37–82	2–5 (0–1)	16 – Brimzy	8 – Crockett	2 – Self	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 37–61	2–6 (0–2)	10 – Brooks	15 – Crockett	4 – Self	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 50–64	2–7 (0–3)	13 – Brimzy	4 – Crockett	5 – G. Williams	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (665) Monroe, LA
01/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 44–59	2–8 (0–4)	10 – Goins	14 – Crockett	4 – G. Williams	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (718) Monroe, LA
01/22/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 52–74	2–9 (0–5)	16 – Brimzy	8 – Crockett	2 – van Schaik	Strahan Arena (559) San Marcos, TX
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 50–64	2–10 (0–6)	24 – Brimzy	8 – Crockett	3 – Goins	Strahan Arena (532) San Marcos, TX
01/29/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 36–71	2–11 (0–7)	12 – Goins	8 – Crockett	2 – Crockett	Jack Stephens Center (226) Little Rock, AR
01/30/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 42–67	2–12 (0–8)	17 – Goins	5 – Brooks	2 – Self	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 60–72	2–13 (0–9)	22 – Brimzy	8 – Crockett	5 – Self	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (652) Monroe, LA
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 39–64	2–14 (0–10)	15 – van Schaik	10 – Crockett	3 – Self	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (637) Monroe, LA
02/11/2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 51–65	2–15 (0–11)	11 – Hill	10 – Crockett	5 – G. Williams	Cajundome (183) Lafayette, LA
02/13/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 59–64	2–16 (0–12)	23 – Brimzy	10 – Hill	6 – van Schaik	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	Cancelled due to weather concerns					First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
02/21/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	L 46–66	2–17 (0–13)	16 – Brimzy	6 – Crockett	3 – G. Williams	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/22/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	W 66–42	3–17 (1–13)	19 – van Schaik	8 – van Schaik	8 – G. Williams	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 62–85	3–18 (1–14)	16 – Self	6 – TEAM	4 – Brimzy	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Texas State	L 56–68	3–19 (1–15)	15 – Brimzy	7 – Goins	7 – Brimzy	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (654) Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/05/2021 11:00 am, ESPN+	(W6)	vs. (E3) Appalachian State First Round	L 60–70	3–20	22 – Brimzy	8 – Brooks	3 – Goins	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.