2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by seventh-year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play, to finish third. They were invited to the Sun Belt tournament as the fourth seed and beat Texas State 74–50 in the first round^[1] before losing to South Alabama 5–47 in the quarterfinals.^[2] Shortly after being eliminated, the conference canceled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic followed after with the NCAA canceling all postseason play.

2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–11 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Talby Justus Ashley Crawford Jordan Vessels
Home arena	College Park Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy*	16	–	2		.889			25	–	4		.862
Coastal Carolina	15	–	3		.833			25	–	4		.862
UT Arlington	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Little Rock	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Arkansas State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Georgia Southern	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
Texas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			3	–	26		.103
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mavericks predicted to finish in third place in the conference.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Little Rock	127 (6)
2	Troy	123 (4)
3	UT Arlington	120 (1)
4	South Alabama	119 (1)
5	Appalachian State	100
6	Georgia State	73
7	Coastal Carolina	66
8	Louisiana	64
9	Texas State	59
10	Arkansas State	44
11	Georgia Southern	26
12	Louisiana–Monroe	15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

2nd team Claire Chastain – SO, Guard

3rd team Katie Ferrell – SO, Forward

Roster

2019–20 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Katie Mayhue 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So South Albany HS Montana Albany, OR C 3 Misty Dossey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Comanche Comanche, OK G 5 Jordynn Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr McKinney Boyd HS Collin College McKinney, TX F 12 Marie Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Midway HS UTSA Waco, TX G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dale Shawnee, OK G 21 Terryn Milton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Owasso High School Owasso, OK G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Rio Rancho Albuquerque, NM G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Broken Arrow Tulsa, OK F 31 Bre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Guyer Indiana Denton, TX G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Midway HS UTSA Waco, TX C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Father Tolton Catholic Columbia, MO G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Plano Plano, TX F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Plano Plano, TX	Head coach Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Talby Justus (Tabor) Ashley Crawford (Lamar) Jordan Vessels (West Texas A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 19, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Midwestern State	W 63–42		11 – Evans	8 – Chastain	5 – Milton	College Park Center (401) Arlington, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019* 2:30 p.m.		Chicago State	W 84–53	1–0	24 – Dossey	10 – Ferrell	9 – Ferrell	College Park Center (1,715) Arlington, TX
November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at North Texas	W 68–49	2–0	17 – M. Benson	12 – M. Benson	4 – Chastain	UNT Coliseum (643) Denton, TX
November 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at Grambling State	W 88–54	3–0	27 – M. Benson	13 – Ferrell	6 – Ferrell	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150) Grambling, LA
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at No. RV Kansas State	W 57–53	4–0	18 – Milton	7 – Ferrell	7 – Ferrell	Bramlage Coliseum (2,890) Manhattan, KS
November 28, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		vs. No. 8 Louisville Paradise Jam Island Tournament	L 67–76	4–1	22 – Chastain	8 – M. Benson	4 – Milton	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2019* 6:10 p.m.		vs. No. 1 Oregon Paradise Jam Island Tournament	L 54–91	4–2	15 – M. Benson	5 – Ferrell	2 – Mayhue	Sports and Fitness Center (771) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		vs. No. RV Oklahoma State Paradise Jam Island Tournament	L 47–60	4–3	19 – Evans	7 – TEAM	4 – Milton	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Wright State Frozen Night	W 68–62	5–3	26 – M. Benson	7 – M. Benson	4 – Milton	College Park Center (882) Arlington, TX
December 16, 2019* 11:00 a.m.		at Northwestern	L 47–74	5–4	16 – M. Benson	8 – M. Benson	3 – Ferrell	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,432) Evanston, IL
December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Marist Holiday Hoops	L 57–73	5–5	18 – M. Benson	9 – M. Benson	6 – Milton	College Park Center (921) Arlington, TX
December 22, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		SMU Holiday Hoops/Blaze's Kids Club Day	W 51–46	6–5	12 – M. Benson	8 – Ferrell	6 – Dossey	College Park Center (1,182) Arlington, TX
December 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Texas Southern Holiday Hoops	L 63–74	6–6	28 – M. Benson	10 – M. Benson	3 – Chastain	College Park Center (915) Arlington, TX
Sun Belt regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Arkansas State Holiday Hoops	W 71–44	7–6 (1–0)	18 – Chastain	8 – Ferrell	9 – Ferrell	College Park Center (1,072) Arlington, TX
January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Little Rock	W 65–58	8–6 (2–0)	25 – M. Benson	7 – M. Benson	7 – Ferrell	College Park Center (1,079) Arlington, TX
January 9, 2020 6:30 p.m.		at Appalachian State	W 82–60	9–6 (3–0)	21 – Chastain	5 – Halverston	10 – Milton	Holmes Convocation Center (436) Boone, NC
January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at Coastal Carolina	L 56–62	9–7 (3–1)	12 – M. Benson	7 – M. Benson	4 – Chastain	HTC Center (297) Conway, SC
January 16, 2020 11:30 a.m.		Louisiana	W 79–52	10–7 (4–1)	30 – M. Benson	9 – Dossey	5 – Milton	College Park Center (5,714) Arlington, TX
January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Monroe Dallas Wings Day/Nat'l Girls and Women in Sports Day	W 72–34	11–7 (5–1)	20 – Evans	10 – M. Benson	5 – Milton	College Park Center (1,002) Arlington, TX
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., 5		at South Alabama	W 68–45	12–7 (6–1)	14 – Dossey	16 – M. Benson	3 – Milton	Mitchell Center (395) Mobile, AL
January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at Troy	L 69–85	12–8 (6–2)	21 – Chastain	5 – Wickware	3 – Milton	Trojan Arena (1,899) Troy, AL
February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at Texas State	L 55–72	12–9 (6–3)	19 – M. Benson	11 – M. Benson	3 – Milton	Strahan Arena (2,703) San Marcos, TX
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Appalachian State FSL Night/School Staff Appreciation Night	W 63–44	13–9 (7–3)	16 – M. Benson	9 – Ferrell	7 – Ferrell	College Park Center (988) Arlington, TX
February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	L 62–80	13–10 (7–4)	24 – Evans	6 – Chastain	4 – Chastain	College Park Center (1,104) Arlington, TX
February 13, 2020 6:30 p.m.		at Arkansas State	W 89–62	14–10 (8–4)	20 – M. Benson	10 – M. Benson	8 – Milton	First National Bank Arena (679) Jonesboro, AR
February 15, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at Little Rock	W 62–46	15–10 (9–4)	17 – M. Benson	14 – M. Benson	3 – Evans	Jack Stephens Center (925) Little Rock, AR
February 22, 2020 5:00 p.m.		Texas State Military/1st Responder Appreciation Day	W 69–49	16–10 (10–4)	20 – M. Benson	14 – M. Benson	5 – Milton	College Park Center (1,751) Arlington, TX
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Georgia State	W 58–32	17–10 (11–4)	15 – M. Benson	10 – Ferrell	6 – Milton	College Park Center (1,120) Arlington, TX
February 29, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Georgia Southern Senior Day	W 101–73	18–10 (12–4)	22 – Chastain	9 – Ferrell	12 – Milton	College Park Center (1,108) Arlington, TX
March 5, 2020 6:00 p.m.		at Louisiana	W 73–66	19–10 (13–4)	19 – M. Benson	8 – Ferrell	7 – Milton	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (843) Lafayette, LA
March 7, 2020 12:00 p.m.		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 74–67	20–10 (14–4)	29 – M. Benson	14 – M. Benson	5 – Milton	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (990) Monroe, LA
Sun Belt women's tournament
March 10, 2020 6:00 p.m.	(3)	(10) Texas State First round	W 74–50	21–10	15 – M. Benson	9 – Dossey	6 – Milton	College Park Center (1,002) Arlington, TX
March 11, 2020 7:00 p.m.	(3)	(6) South Alabama Quarterfinals	L 47–55	21–11	12 – Chastain	15 – Ferrell	5 – Ferrell	College Park Center (848) Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[4]

See also

• 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team