2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

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2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
Appalachian State Mountaineers logo.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record11–19 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kate Dempsey
  • Sam Pierce Jr.
  • Cristina Centeno
Home arenaHolmes Center
Seasons
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
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
As of December 22, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by sixth year head coach , played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in eighth place. The Mountaineers were eliminated in the First Round of the Sun Belt tournament to Little Rock by the score of 47–48. Shortly after being eliminated, the Sun Belt canceled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was followed shortly by the NCAA cancelling all post-season play.

Preseason[]

Sun Belt coaches poll[]

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mountaineers predicted to finish in fifth place in the conference. [1]

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[]

Roster[]

2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Maya Calder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Landover, MD
F 2 A'Lea Gilbert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr South Mecklenburg Charlotte, NC
G 3 Tierra Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr RJ Reynolds Winston-Salem, NC
G 4 Nicola Mathews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cabra Dominican
College of Central Florida 		Adelaide, Australia
G 5 Pre Stanley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Rockledge Rockledge, FL
G 10 Michaela Porter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Obama Academy Pittsburgh, PA
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Atkins Winston-Salem, NC
F 15 Emma Newton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Asheville Christian Academy Asheville, NC
G 20 Brooke Bigott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Seven Lakes Katy, TX
G 23 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr
UCF 		Ottawa, ON
G 24 Janay Sanders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mallard Creek HS Charlotte, NC
F 30 Lainey Gosnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Habersham Central Demorest, GA
F/C 42 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr East Davidson Thomasville, NC
F 44 Halie McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Millbrook Winchester, VA
F 50 Jackie Christ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Dominion HS Sterling, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kate Dempsey (Wofford)
  • Sam Pierce Jr. (Slippery Rock)
  • Cristina Centeno (Siena)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 3 August 2020

Schedule[]

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at VCU L 36–66  0–1
  11 – Stanley   8 – Gosnell   4 – Bigott  Siegel Center (894)
Richmond, VA
Nov 13, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 66–67 OT 0–2
  20 – Stanley   23 – Plummer   2 – Plummer  Schar Center (795)
Elon, NC
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 6 South Carolina L 50–92  0–3
  13 – Polacek   10 – TEAM   2 – Bigott  Colonial Life Arena (10,498)
Columbia, SC
Nov 22, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb L 56–67  0–4
  24 – Stanley   11 – Hampton   4 – Polacek  Holmes Center (468)
Boone, NC
Nov 25, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 61–67  0–5
  22 – Stanley   11 – Hampton   4 – Polacek  Holmes Center (253)
Boone, NC
Nov 29, 2019*
6:30 pm 		Mercer W 77–68  1–5
  21 – Stanley   13 – Plummer   5 – Polacek  Holmes Center (236)
Boone, NC
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford W 54–51  2–5
  14 – Gosnell   16 – Plummer   4 – Polacek  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (712)
Spartanburg, SC
Dec 14, 2019*
3:30 pm, BTN+ 		at Michigan L 35–62  2–6
  11 – McDonald   8 – Stanley   2 – Stanley  Crisler Center (2,608)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 19, 2019*
3:00 pm 		vs. Bethune–Cookman
Hatter Classic 		L 44–61  2–7
  21 – Polacek   7 – Gosnell   3 – Stanley  Edmunds Center (57)
DeLand, FL
Dec 20, 2019*
1:00 pm 		vs. Canisius
Hatter Classic 		W 74–57  3–7
  20 – Polacek   9 – Gosnell   6 – Stanley  Edmunds Center (102)
DeLand, FL
Dec 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 47–54  3–8
  12 – Bigott   13 – Plummer   4 – Polacek  Fleming Gymnasium (314)
Greensboro, NC
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 61–88  3–9
(0–1) 		 19 – Stanley   15 – Plummer   3 – Mathews  Mitchell Center (308)
Mobile, AL
Jan 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 55–84  3–10
(0–2) 		 22 – Polacek   11 – Plummer   2 – Stanley  Trojan Arena (1,112)
Troy, AL
Jan 9, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 60–82  3–11
(0–3) 		 14 – Stanley   7 – TEAM   2 – Hampton  Holmes Center (436)
Boone, NC
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm 		Texas State
Mountain Cheer Day 		W 73–65 OT 4–11
(1–3) 		 25 – Stanley   9 – McDonald   6 – Bigott  Holmes Center (489)
Boone, NC
Jan 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 58–76  4–12
(1–4) 		 18 – Mathews   4 – Stanley   6 – Bigott  First National Bank Arena (619)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina
Yosef's Birthday Party 		L 53–80  4–13
(1–5) 		 13 – Polacek   5 – Bigott   4 – Bigott  Holmes Center (723)
Boone, NC
Jan 25, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock L 63–68  4–14
(1–6) 		 21 – Polacek   9 – Plummer   4 – Polacek  Jack Stephens Center (1,009)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 30, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State
Hoops & Scoops 		W 65–37  5–14
(2–6) 		 15 – Stanley   8 – Plummer   7 – Polacek  Holmes Center (406)
Boone, NC
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern
Pink Game 		W 83–75  6–14
(3–6) 		 18 – Stanley   15 – Plummer   7 – Stanley  Holmes Center (576)
Boone, NC
Feb 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 44–63  6–15
(3–7) 		 14 – Stanley   12 – Plummer   4 – Polacek  College Park Center (988)
Arlington, TX
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 59–47  7–15
(4–7) 		 14 – Plummer   14 – Plummer   5 – Polacek  Strahan Coliseum (1,045)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 13, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama
Education Day 		W 71–59  8–15
(5–7) 		 19 – Stanley   15 – Plummer   7 – Polacek  Holmes Center (1,224)
Boone, NC
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy
Singles Day 		L 61–81  8–16
(5–8) 		 13 – Gosnell   16 – Plummer   4 – Bigott  Holmes Center (568)
Boone, NC
Feb 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 64–59 OT 9–16
(6–8) 		 24 – Gosnell   24 – Plummer   6 – Polacek  GSU Sports Arena (416)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern L 70–78  9–17
(6–9) 		 23 – Stanley   9 – Plummer   4 – Bigott  Hanner Fieldhouse (513)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 27, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana
Fan App Day 		L 51–57  9–18
(6–10) 		 14 – Porter   13 – Plummer   4 – Polacek  Holmes Center (803)
Boone, NC
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe
Senior Day 		W 68–49  10–18
(7–10) 		 17 – Porter   11 – Plummer   2 – Mathews  Holmes Center (847)
Boone, NC
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 83–80 2OT 11–18
(8–10) 		 28 – Stanley   21 – Plummer   5 – Polacek  HTC Center (503)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (5) Little Rock
First Round 		L 47–48  11–19
  18 – Gosnell   11 – Gosnell   4 – Polacek  Cajundome (169)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Appalachian State Mountaineers". Appstatesports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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