2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 13–7 (11–4 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | College Park Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Shereka Wright, played all home games at the College Park Center along with the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
The Mavericks, led by Krista Gerlich, finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they defeated Texas State in the First Round before losing to South Alabama in the Quarterfinals. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This would also be Gerlich's last season at the helm of the program as she would take on the position of head coach at Texas Tech following the season. Gerlich left the program as the winningest-coach in women's basketball program history.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Katie Mayhue | 1 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Albany, Oregon | Retired |
Marie Benson | 12 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Waco, Texas | Graduated |
Aysia Evans | 24 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Graduated |
Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
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Shyia Smith | 34 | F | 5'11" | Junior | Idabel, Oklahoma | Wichita State |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Michala Pullen-Monroe Guard | Waco, TX | Crowley HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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Non-conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/25/2020* 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 74–45 | 1–0 | 21 – Wickware | 11 – Ferrell | 6 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
12/08/2020* 6:30 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | L 57–79 | 1–1 | 19 – Smith | 8 – TEAM | 3 – Hernandez | William R. Johnson Coliseum (464) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
12/13/2020* 2:00 p.m. | St. Edward's | W 78–64 | 2–1 | 15 – Smith | 8 – Smith | 10 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
12/19/2020* 5:30 p.m. | vs. North Texas South Padre Island Classic | L 56–74 | 2–2 | 14 – Hawkins | 8 – Halverson | 4 – Hernandez | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | ||||
Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
01/01/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 56–57 | 2–3 (0–1) | 21 – Smith | 5 – Hernandez | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Little Rock | W 59–54 | 3–3 (1–1) | 15 – Wickware | 6 – Smith | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana–Monroe | W 82–37 | 4–3 (2–1) | 24 – Milton | 8 – Dossey | 7 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana–Monroe | W 61–37 | 5–3 (3–1) | 25 – Wickware | 11 – Wickware | 6 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
01/22/2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Little Rock | W 55–50 | 6–3 (4–1) | 13 – Milton | 7 – Halverson | 5 – Milton | Jack Stephens Center (376) Little Rock, AR | ||||
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 40–47 | 6–4 (4–2) | 14 – Hernandez | 7 – Milton | 2 – Milton | Jack Stephens Center (331) Little Rock, AR | ||||
01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Arkansas State | W 62–43 | 7–4 (5–2) | 12 – Milton | 7 – Smith | 8 – Milton | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
01/30/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Arkansas State | W 80–71 | 8–4 (6–2) | 20 – Wickware | 7 – Smith | 9 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–60 | 9–4 (7–2) | 16 – Smtih | 5 – Ferrell | 5 – Ferrell | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (652) Monroe, LA | ||||
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 64–39 | 10–4 (8–2) | 18 – Wickware | 10 – Smith | 7 – Ferrell | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (637) Monroe, LA | ||||
02/08/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Louisiana | L 48–57 | 10–5 (8–3) | 16 – Smith | 9 – Smith | 6 – Ferrell | Cajundome (192) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/12/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas State | L 45–66 | 10–6 (8–4) | 11 – Wickware | 5 – Milton | 4 – Ferrell | Strahan Arena (502) San Marcos, TX | ||||
02/13/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas State | W 51–43 | 11–6 (9–4) | 12 – Wickware | 8 – Wickware | 5 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX | ||||
02/19/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | College Park Center Arlington, TX | ||||||||
02/20/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | College Park Center Arlington, TX | ||||||||
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Arkansas State | W 60–40 | 12–6 (10–4) | 17 – Hawkins | 8 – Wickware | 4 – Milton | First National Bank Arena (342) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Arkansas State | W 75–64 | 13–6 (11–4) | 18 – Milton | 7 – Wright | 6 – Milton | First National Bank Arena (367) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2021 11:30 am, ESPN+ | (W2) | vs. (E3) Appalachian State Quarterfinals | L 46–54 | 13–7 | 13 – Milton | 7 – Benson | 3 – Milton | Hartsell Arena Pensacola, FL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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