2020–21 VCU Rams women's basketball team

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2020–21 VCU Rams women's basketball
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Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2020–21 record16–11 (10–5 A-10)
Head coach
  • (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kirk Crawford
  • Terry Zeh
  • Morgan Williams
Home arenaSiegel Center
Seasons
← 2019–20
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
12 – 1   .923 14 – 3   .824
Fordham 8 – 2   .800 12 – 4   .750
9 – 3   .750 12 – 4   .750
11 – 4   .733 11 – 8   .579
VCU † 10 – 5   .667 16 – 10   .615
Richmond 9 – 6   .600 13 – 9   .591
7 – 5   .583 14 – 7   .667
7 – 10   .412 12 – 14   .462
4 – 7   .364 5 – 11   .313
5 – 9   .357 7 – 10   .412
5 – 9   .357 9 – 14   .391
5 – 10   .333 9 – 14   .391
5 – 12   .294 6 – 15   .286
0 – 14   .000 3 – 19   .136
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 VCU Rams women's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It is the program's 47th season of existence, and their eighth season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams are led by seventh year head coach and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2019–20 VCU Rams women's basketball team

VCU finished the 2019–20 season with an 20–12 record and a 13–3 record in Atlantic 10 play, finishing second in the Atlantic 10. VCU were seeded second in the 2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament, where they defeated Davidson and Fordham en route to the Atlantic 10 Championship. There, they lost to Dayton in the final.[1] VCU was considered a potential at-large bid for the 2020 Women's National Invitation Tournament, but all postseason tournaments were cancelled by the NCAA due to rising concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
K.K. Tassin 0 G 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Senior Byram, Mississippi Graduated
Danielle Hammond 30 C 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduated
Nyra Williams 34 G 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Senior Hampton, Virginia Graduated

Transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Janika Griffith-Wallace 2 G 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS-Junior Brampton, Ontario, Canada Transferred from Murray State
Chloe Bloom 13 F 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sophomore Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia Transferred from Oklahoma
Samantha Robinson 35 F 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS-Sophomore Bradford, Ontario, Canada Transferred from Central Michigan

2020 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Camila Contreras
C 		Socorro, TX San Elizario High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Sep 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Rain Green
PG 		Baltimore, MD Roland Park Country School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A Apr 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Elze Motekaityte
PF 		Klaipėda, LTU New Hope Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Nov 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sarah Te-Biasu
PG 		Montreal, QC Niagara Prep 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A Nov 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dasia Townes
SG 		Baltimore, MD Baltimore Polytechnic Institute 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Nov 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "VCU 2020 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

Preseason[]

A10 media poll[]

The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll was released on November 9, 2020. VCU was picked to win the regular season.[3]

A10 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll[4]
Predicted finish Team Points 1st Votes
1 VCU 185 10
2 176 2
3 171 1
4 140 0
140 1
Fordham 140 0
7 118 0
8 Richmond 81 0
9 78 0
10 70 0
11 65 0
12 42 0
13 41 0
14 23 0

Preseason honors[]

Recipient Award Ref.
Tera Reed Atlantic 10 Preseason First-Team [4]
Taya Robinson Atlantic 10 Preseason Second-Team [4]
Taya Robinson Atlantic 10 Preseason Defensive Team [4]

Roster[]

2020–21 VCU Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sarah Te-Biasu 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Niagara Prep Montreal, Quebec
G 1 Taya Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Huguenot Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Janika Griffith-Wallace 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Murray State Brampton, Ontario
G 3 Madison Hattix-Covington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Ellison Killeen, Texas
G 5 Olga Petrova 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dynamo Moscow Rostov, Russia
G 12 Dasia Townes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Baltimore Poly Baltimore, Maryland
C 13 Chloe Bloom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Oklahoma Wedderburn, Australia
C 15 Sofya Pashigoreva 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr   Moscow, Russia
G 20 Sofya Nelson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So King's Christian Blackwood, New Jersey
F 22 Sydnei Archie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Catherine's (VA) Richmond, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2020

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
9:30 p.m., FBL 		vs. 
Arizona State MTE 		W 87–79  1–0
  22 – Reed   7 – T. Robinson   5 – Te-Biasu  Desert Financial Arena (199)
Tempe, AZ
November 27, 2020*
6:30 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona State
Arizona State MTE 		L 40–49  1–1
  16 – Hattix-Covington   8 – Te-Biasu   4 – Te-Biasu  Desert Financial Arena (68)
Tempe, AZ
November 28, 2020*
3:00 p.m., FBL 		vs. 
Arizona State MTE 		L 66–71  1–2
  19 – Griffith-Wallace   5 – Tied   2 – Hattix-Covington  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 61–55  2–2
  20 – T. Robinson   10 – Archie   4 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (72)
Richmond, VA
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., CUSATV 		at Old Dominion
Rivalry 		L 76–81  2–3
  18 – Te-Biasu   8 – Archie   4 – Tied  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
December 9, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  L 55–58  2–4
  13 – Tied   6 – Tied   6 – T. Robinson  Minges Coliseum (0)
Greenville, NC
December 17, 2020*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 80–91  2–5
  21 – Reed   10 – T. Robinson   4 – Reed  Memorial Gymnasium (46)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond
Capital City Classic 		W 73–49  3–5
(1–0) 		 15 – T. Robinson   12 – Archie   4 – Reed  Robins Center (0)
Richmond, VA
January 8, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  W 68–63 OT 4–5
(2–0) 		 16 – Tied   9 – Tied   5 – Reed  Palumbo Center (0)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  W 69–67 OT 5–5
(3–0) 		 17 – Archie   10 – Archie   2 – Tied  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
January 13, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mason rivalry 		W 60–41  6–5
(4–0) 		 11 – Reed   7 – Te-Biasu   2 – Archie  Siegel Center (50)
Richmond, VA
January 15, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		L 49–55  6–6
(4–1) 		 14 – T. Robinson     –       –    Siegel Center (111)
Richmond, VA
January 24, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Richmond
Capital City Classic 		L 64–69  6–7
(4–2) 		 16 – T. Robinson   6 – T. Robinson   5 – Reed  Siegel Center (123)
Richmond, VA
January 27, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 67–60  7–7
(5–2) 		   –       –       –    Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
January 29, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		at George Mason
Mason rivalry 		W 64–56  8–7
(6–2) 		   –       –       –    EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		at George Washington W 64–50  9–7
(7–2) 		   –       –       –    Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, DC
February 5, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 7, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 12, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  L 50–66  9–8
(7–3) 		   –       –       –    Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
February 14, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at  L 62–67  9–9
(7–4) 		 18 – T. Robinson   7 – Pashigoreva   4 – Reed  UD Arena (0)
Dayton, OH
February 18, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 63–62  10–9
(8–4) 		 13 – Te-Biasu   9 – Reed   5 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (63)
Richmond, VA
February 20, 2021
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 64–49  11–9
(9–4) 		 16 – T. Robinson   6 – S. Robinson   3 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (163)
Richmond, VA
February 26, 2021
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass W 72–69  12���9
(10–4) 		 17 – T. Robinson   8 – T. Robinson   6 – Tied  Mullins Center (0)
Amherst, MA
February 28, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 68–87  12–10
(10–5) 		 18 – Robinson   4 – Tied   8 – Reed  Ryan Center (0)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 11, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) (12) Davidson
Second round 		W 69–52  13–10
  20 – Reed   16 – Bloom   3 – Te-Biasu  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 12, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) (4) Rhode Island
Quarterfinals 		W 64–57  14–10
  24 – T. Robinson   10 – Bloom   3 – Griffith-Wallace  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 13, 2021
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(5) (1) Dayton
Semifinals 		W 56–50  15–10
  18 – T. Robinson   9 – S. Robinson   3 – Reed  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 14, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(5) (7) UMass
Championship 		W 81–69  16–10
  19 – Tied   5 – Tied   3 – Reed  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(13) vs. (4) No. 12 Indiana
First round 		L 32–63  16–11
  8 – Tied   9 – Reed   4 – Te-Biasu  UTSA Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rams Fall to Dayton in A-10 Championship Battle, 52-48". VCUAthletics.com. Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. March 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Postseason WNIT Cancelled". Women's National Invitation Tournament. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "A-10 Releases Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". University of Rhode Island Athletics. November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "VCU Picked to Win Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball; 23 Student-Athletes Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

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