2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

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2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 17
2020–21 record22–7 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bett Shelby
  • Craig Carey
  • Nitra Perry
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
← 2019–20
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor† 17 – 1   .944 28 – 2   .933
No. 17 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 22 – 7   .759
Oklahoma State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 11   .607
Texas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 9   .690
Oklahoma 9 – 9   .500 12 – 12   .500
Texas Tech 5 – 13   .278 10 – 15   .400
TCU 4 – 14   .222 10 – 15   .400
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 9 – 18   .333
Kansas 3 – 15   .167 7 – 18   .280
† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by twentieth-year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference.[1][2]

They finished the season 22–7, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Kansas State and Oklahoma State before losing to Baylor in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the four seed in the HemisFair Regional they defeated Lehigh before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season[]

The Mountaineers finished the season 17–12, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Roster[]

2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Jayla Hemingway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Houston
Mississippi State 		Collierville, TN
G 2 Kysre Gondrezick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Benton Harbor
Michigan 		Benton Harbor, MI
G 3 Kirsten Deans 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Connections Academy Greensboro, NC
G 5 Jasmine Carson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr McEachern
Georgia Tech 		Memphis, TN
F 12 Esmery Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
F 14 Kari Niblack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Wildwood Leesburg, FL
C 22 Blessing Ejiofor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Paterson Eastside
Chipola CC 		Ebonyi, Nigeria
G 30 Madisen Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Greenville Senior Greenville, SC
C 33 Jeanna Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr St. Francis Prep Brentwood, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2021

Schedule[]

Source:[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
1:00 p.m. 		vs. Fresno State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		W 83–62  1–0
 South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa (0)
Enterprise, NV
November 28, 2020*
5:45 p.m. 		vs. LSU
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		W 62–42  2–0
 South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa (0)
Enterprise, NV
December 3, 2020*
7:00 p.m. 		North Alabama W 80–51  3–0
 WVU Coliseum (138)
Morgantown, WV
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		Tennessee
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		W 79–73 OT 4–0
 WVU Coliseum (142)
Morgantown, WV
December 10, 2020
6:00 p.m. 		No. 7 Baylor L 45–65  4–1
(0–1) 		WVU Coliseum (121)
Morgantown, WV
December 13, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		James Madison W 85–54  5–1
 WVU Coliseum (117)
Morgantown, WV
December 18, 2020
6:30 p.m. 		at Oklahoma State L 73–78  5–2
(0–2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (867)
Stillwater, OK
December 21, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		Ohio W 88–79  6–2
 WVU Coliseum (112)
Morgantown, WV
December 22, 2020*
 Coppin State Canceled WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 2, 2021
 at Kansas Postponed Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 3, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		at Oklahoma W 90–72  7–2
(1–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (417)
Norman, OK
January 5, 2021
 at Kansas State Postponed Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 9, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		No. 17 Texas W 92–58  8–2
(2–2) 		WVU Coliseum (131)
Morgantown, WV
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		Texas Tech L 83–87  9–2
(3–2) 		WVU Coliseum (107)
Morgantown, WV
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		Oklahoma State W 67–59  10–2
(4–2) 		WVU Coliseum (109)
Morgantown, WV
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		Kansas State W 65–56  11–2
(5–2) 		WVU Coliseum (113)
Morgantown, WV
January 27, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		No. 24 at Texas Tech W 73–53  12–2
(6–2) 		United Supermarkets Arena (1,989)
Lubbock, TX
January 30, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		No. 24 at TCU W 79–70  13–2
(7–2) 		Schollmaier Arena (904)
Fort Worth, TX
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		No. 21 Iowa State W 65–56  14–2
(8–2) 		WVU Coliseum (514)
Morgantown, WV
February 6, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		No. 21 at Texas W 81–75  15–2
(9–2) 		Frank Erwin Center (997)
Austin, TX
February 10, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		No. 19 Kansas W 69–61  16–2
(10–2) 		WVU Coliseum (648)
Morgantown, WV
February 13, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		No. 19 Oklahoma L 71–72  16–3
(10–3) 		WVU Coliseum (1,112)
Morgantown, WV
February 17, 2021
 No. 19 at No. 7 Baylor Postponed Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		No. 19 TCU W 81–78  17–3
(11–3) 		WVU Coliseum (1,236)
Morgantown, WV
February 24, 2021
6:30 p.m. 		No. 18 at Iowa State L 68–85  18–4
(11–4) 		Hilton Coliseum (822)
Ames, IA
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		No. 18 at Kansas W 72–68  18–4
(12–4) 		Allen Fieldhouse (0)
Lawrence, KS
March 3, 2021
6:30 p.m. 		No. 20 at Kansas State W 72–64  19–4
(13–4) 		Bramlage Coliseum (603)
Manhattan, KS
March 8, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		No. 17 at No. 6 Baylor L 73–96  19–5
(13–5) 		Ferrell Center (2,260)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 12, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) No. 17 vs. (10) Kansas State
Quarterfinals 		W 58–56  20–5
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) No. 17 vs. (3) Oklahoma State
Semifinals 		W 59–50  21–5
 Municipal Auditorium (848)
Kansas City, Missouri
March 14, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(2) No. 17 vs. (1) No. 6 Baylor
Final 		L 50–76  21–6
 Municipal Auditorium (720)
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2021
8:00 p.m. 		(4 H) No. 17 vs. (13 H) Lehigh
First Round 		W 77–53  22–6
 Bill Greehey Arena 
San Antonio, TX
March 23, 2021
5:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(4 H) No. 17 vs. Georgia Tech
Second Round 		L 56–73  22–7
 UTSA Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. H=HemisFair.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP NR NR RV RV NR NR NR RV RV 24 21 19 19т 18 20 17 17 
Coaches NR RV RV RV NR NR RV RV RV 24 21 24 22 23 20 20 24

References[]

  1. ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball - Mountaineers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ West Virginia Mountaineers. "West Virginia Mountaineers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". wvusports.com. University of West Virginia Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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