2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Nikki McCray-Penson, and played their home games at Chartway Arena[a] in Norfolk, Virginia as a member of Conference USA. The Monarchs finished second overall in their conference but could not compete in the 2020 C-USA women's basketball tournament due to its cancellation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record24–6 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Freeman (2nd season)
  • Scepter Brownlee (2nd season)
  • Brittany Young (3rd season)
Home arenaChartway Arena[a]
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rice162 .889218 .724
Old Dominion144 .778246 .800
Western Kentucky144 .778227 .759
Middle Tennessee135 .722219 .700
UAB126 .6672010 .667
Charlotte117 .611209 .690
UTEP810 .4441514 .517
Southern Miss711 .3891515 .500
Florida Atlantic711 .3891316 .448
Marshall711 .3891317 .433
Louisiana Tech612 .3331415 .483
North Texas612 .3331218 .400
FIU315 .167623 .207
UTSA216 .111623 .207
2020 C-USA Tournament winner
As of June 20, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Vanessa Blagmon5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoNorcrossAtlanta, GA
G1Mariah Adams6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoeStemLittle Rock, AR
G/F3Ajah Wayne5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoRamsayBirmingham, AL
G4Aziah Hudson5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoBaldwinBaldwin, NY
G5Victoria Morris5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrNorth College HillCincinnati, OH
G11Taylor Edwards5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrWoodrow WilsonPortsmouth, VA
G12Amaya Register5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)SoWesleyanConyers, GA
F14Dejah Carter6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrCosbyChesterfield, VA
F20Maggie Robinson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrW. P. Davidson
Shelton State CC
Mobile, AL
F23Amari Young5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoNorth AugustaNorth Augusta, SC
G24Mackenzie Smith5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrWest GeneseeSyracuse, NY
C25Ashley Scott6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrUMS-Wright Preparatory
Shelton State CC
Mobile, AL
F31Marie Reichert6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Fr Kassel, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
6:30 p.m.
CampbellW 59–44 1–0
 16  Tied  8  Tied  2  Young Chartway Arena (1,915)
Norfolk, VA
November 14, 2019*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at AuburnW 89–77 2–0
 35  Wayne  10  Wayne  6  Adams Auburn Arena (1,635)
Auburn, AL
November 20, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
WinthropW 68–44 3–0
 16  Register  13  Wayne  4  Edwards Chartway Arena (5,935)
Norfolk, VA
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at VirginiaL 53-56 OT3-1
 26  Morris  8  Young  2  Tied John Paul Jones Arena (2,522)
Charlottesville, VA
November 29, 2019*
12:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly
ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic
W 61–55 4–1
 11  Tied  6  Tied  5  Tied Mott Athletics Center (615)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 30, 2019*
3:00 p.m.
at Idaho
ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic
W 67-55 5-1
 17  Young  6  Tied  4  Adams Mott Athletics Center (39)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at William & Mary
Rivalry
W 69-58 6-1
 13  Tied  9  Young  5  Adams Kaplan Arena (684)
Williamsburg, VA
December 8, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
UMESW 48-39 7-1
 12  Reichert  9  Young  3  Adams Chartway Arena (2,369)
Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCUL 49-62 7-2
 10  Tied  10  Young  2  Register Siegel Center (1,018)
Richmond, VA
December 19, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
Richmond
Anne Donovan Classic
W 73-51 8-2
 13  Hudson  8  Tied  5  Edwards Chartway Arena (1,795)
Norfolk, VA
December 20, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
Hampton
Anne Donovan Classic
W 75-38 9-2
 14  Young  6  Tied  4  Adams Chartway Arena (1,923)
Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's
Anne Donovan Classic
W 85-34 10-2
 19  Morris  8  Young  7  Edwards Chartway Arena (1,885)
Norfolk, VA
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2020
7:30 p.m.
at Middle TennesseeW 67–56 11–2
(1–0)
 16  Young  10  Young  2  Tied Murphy Center (2,782)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 4, 2020
3:00 p.m.
at UABL 65–76 11–3
(1–1)
 12  Tied  8  Wayne  3  Edwards Bartow Arena (495)
Birmingham, AL
January 11, 2020
2:00 p.m.
CharlotteW 54–51 12–3
(2–1)
 15  Edwards  10  Scott  3  Edwards Chartway Arena (1,818)
Norfolk, VA
January 16, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Western KentuckyW 76–65 13–3
(3–1)
 23  Wayne  10  Tied  5  Edwards Chartway Arena (1,485)
Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2020
2:00 p.m.
MarshallW 57–46 14–3
(4–1)
 19  Wayne  14  Young  3  Tied Chartway Arena (1,979)
Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIUW 66–39 15–3
(5–1)
 14  Wayne  9  Carter  2  Adams Ocean Bank Convocation Center (229)
Miami, FL
January 25, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida AtlanticW 75–63 16–3
(6–1)
 23  Edwards  11  Wayne  4  Edwards FAU Arena (493)
Boca Raton, FL
January 30, 2020
6:30 p.m.
Southern MissW 67–50 17–3
(7–1)
 15  Hudson  10  Edwards  8  Edwards Chartway Arena (1,539)
Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana TechW 77–61 18–3
(8–1)
 21  Young  16  Young  8  Edwards Chartway Arena (2,396)
Norfolk, VA
February 6, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSAW 62–43 19–3
(9–1)
 14  Tied  17  Young  3  Tied Convocation Center (UTSA) (483)
San Antonio, TX
February 8, 2020
3:00 p.m.
at UTEPW 77–69 20–3
(10–1)
 23  Tied  11  Scott  6  Edwards Don Haskins Center (1,172)
El Paso, TX
February 13, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
RiceW 66–59 OT21–3
(11–1)
 21  Wayne  11  Young  3  Tied Chartway Arena (2,732)
Norfolk, VA
February 15, 2020
2:00 p.m.
North TexasW 71–66 22–3
(12–1)
 17  Morris  11  Wayne  3  Edwards Chartway Arena (2,222)
Norfolk, VA
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at CharlotteL 59–63 22–4
(12–2)
 29  Edwards  7  Young  4  Edwards Dale F. Halton Arena (732)
Charlotte, NC
February 22, 2020
3:00 p.m.
at MarshallW 64–54 23–4
(13–2)
 18  Morris  10  Wayne  4  Edwards Cam Henderson Center (602)
Huntington, WV
February 26, 2020
6:30 p.m.
Florida AtlanticW 60–49 24–4
(14–2)
 16  Morris  9  Young  6  Edwards Chartway Arena (1,949)
Norfolk, VA
March 5, 2020
6:30 p.m.
UABL 61–64 OT24–5
(14–3)
 15  Wayne  7  Tied  6  Morris Chartway Arena (2,069)
Norfolk, VA
March 7, 2020
4:30 p.m.
at RiceL 70–73 24–6
(14–4)
 29  Morris  8  Wayne  2  Tied Tudor Fieldhouse (1,830)
Houston, TX
C-USA Tournament
March 12, 2020
2:30 p.m.
(2) vs. (7) UTEP
Quarterfinals
Canceled [b][1]Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
  • Source: Old Dominion Athletics[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Ted Constant Convocation Center's interior was renamed Chartway Arena on June 20, 2019.[3]
  2. ^ Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

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  1. ^ "Conference USA, ACC and CAA cancel basketball tournaments over coronavirus concerns". The Virginian-Pilot. March 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "ODU Names Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center". Old Dominion University. Retrieved July 18, 2022.