2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

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.

2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–7 (11–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gerald Ewing
  • Rosalyn Tindel
  • Sean Ehlbeck
Home arenaCollege Park Center
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Troy †15–2 .88222–5  .815
Georgia State9–7 .56313–11  .542
Appalachian State10–8 .55615–12  .556
South Alabama9–9 .50013–13  .500
Georgia Southern5–9 .35711–13  .458
Coastal Carolina0–13 .0003–15  .167
West
Louisiana13–1 .92916–7  .696
UT Arlington11–4 .73313–7  .650
Little Rock9–7 .56315–11  .577
Texas State7–8 .46711–11  .500
Arkansas State4–10 .2869–12  .429
Louisiana–Monroe1–15 .0633–20  .130
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

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
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Katie Mayhue1G5'10"SophomoreAlbany, OregonRetired
Marie Benson12F6'1"SeniorWaco, TexasGraduated
Aysia Evans24G5'6"SeniorTulsa, OklahomaGraduated

Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownOld School
Shyia Smith34F5'11"JuniorIdabel, OklahomaWichita State

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michala Pullen-Monroe
Guard		 Waco, TX Crowley HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "UT Arlington 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  • "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

Roster
2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Michala Pullen-Monroe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCrowley HS Waco, TX
C 3 Misty Dossey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrComanche HS Comanche, OK
G 5 Jordynn Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrMcKinney Boyd HS
Collin College		 McKinney, TX
G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDale HS Shawnee, OK
G 21 Terryn Hilton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOwasso High School Owasso, OK
G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRio Rancho HS Albuquerque, NM
F 31 Bre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrGuyer HS
Indiana		 Denton, TX
G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMidway HS
UTSA		 Waco, TX
F 34 Shyia Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrIdabel HS
Wichita State		 Idabel, OK
C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrFather Tolton Catholic HS Columbia, MO
G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPlano HS Plano, TX
F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrPlano HS Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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
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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See also

References
  1. "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTA Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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