2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport = Women's Basketball
|year = 2019–20
|team = Virginia Cavaliers
|image = Virginia Athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size = 250
|conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
|short_conf = ACC
|APRank =
|CoachRank =
|record = 13–17
|conf_record = 8–10
|head_coach = Tina Thompson
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1 = Karleen Thompson
|asst_coach2 = Walter Pitts
|asst_coach3 = Monica Wright
|stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
|champion =
|tourney =
|tourney_result =
}}
{{2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by second year head coach Tina Thompson, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers finished the season 13–17 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships|title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312202043/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships |archive-date=2020-03-12 |access-date=}}
Previous season
The 2018–19 Cavaliers finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in a twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse. They did not qualify for post season play.
=Recruiting Class=
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2018}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Shemera Williams
| position = PG
| hometown = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| highschool = University School of Milwaukee
| feet = 5
| inches = 7
| weight =
| commitdate =
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 95
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Kylie Kornegay-Lucas
| position = G
| hometown = Camden, Delaware
| highschool = New Hope Academy
| feet = 5
| inches = 10
| weight =
| commitdate =
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 90
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Carole Miller
| position = G
| hometown = Alexandria, Virginia
| highschool = Thomas Edison High School
| feet = 5
| inches = 11
| weight =
| commitdate =
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 90
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Meg Jefferson
| position = F
| hometown = Sydney, Australia
| highschool = Saint Colubma's Catholic College
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| weight =
| commitdate =
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 88
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Dylan|last=Horton|link=n|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=Redondo Union}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Carole|last=Miller|link=n|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Alexandira, VA|high_school=Thomas Edison}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Dominique|last=Toussaint|link=n|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Staten Island, NY|high_school=Christ the King}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shemera|last=Williams|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Milwaukee, WI|high_school=Milwaukee Academy of Science}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Meg|last=Jefferson|link=n|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Sydney, Australia|high_school=St Columba's Catholic College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jocelyn|last=Willoughby|link=y|num=13|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Woodbridge, VA|high_school=Newark Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lisa|last=Jablonowski|link=n|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=SR|rs=|home=Ernster, Luxembourg|high_school=Lycée de garçons}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kylie|last=Kornegay-Lucas|link=n|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Camden, DE|high_school=New Hope Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Dani|last=Lawson|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|class=SO|rs=|home=Cleveland, OH|high_school=Hathaway Brown
Purdue}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amandine|last=Toi|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=y|home=Paris, France|high_school=INSEP Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Felicia|last=Aiyeotan|link=n|num=30|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Lagos, Nigeria|high_school=Blair Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tina Thompson ({{college|USC}})
|asst_coach=
- Karleen Thompson ({{college|USC}})
- Walter Pitts ({{college|Alabama}})
- Monica Wright ({{college|Virginia}})
|roster_url=https://virginiasports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2019-20
|accessdate=December 4, 2019
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|ranklink=2019-20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2019|rank=YES|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 5, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/5/womens-basketball-virginia-opens-the-2019-20-season-with-an-84-60-victory.aspx 84–60]
| record = 1–0
| attend = 2,505
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9, 2019
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| tv = USC Live Stream
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/9/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-59-49-to-usc.aspx 49–59]
| record = 1–1
| attend = 1,362
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = CSUN
| site_stadium = Matadome
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/12/womens-basketball-virginia-closes-california-road-trip-with-a-72-47-win-at-csun.aspx 74–47]
| record = 2–1
| attend = 327
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2019
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/16/womens-basketball-virginia-edged-50-47-by-no-13-kentucky.aspx 47–50]
| record = 2–2
| attend = 2,507
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = UConn
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| tv = CBSSN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/19/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-83-44-at-no-4-uconn.aspx 44–83]
| record = 2–3
| attend = 7,728
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2019
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/24/womens-basketball-virginia-tops-old-dominion-in-overtime-56-53.aspx 56–53]
| overtime = OT
| record = 3–3
| attend = 2,522
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2019
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename = Cavalier Classic
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/30/womens-basketball-virginia-downs-jmu-55-49.aspx 55–49]
| record = 4–3
| attend = 2,913
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1, 2019
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename = Cavalier Classic
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/12/1/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-73-62-to-no-11-ucla.aspx 62–73]
| record = 4–4
| attend = 2,621
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2019
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| tv = BTN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/12/5/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-73-63-at-rutgers.aspx 63–73]
| record = 4–5
| attend = 1,597
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2019
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Cox Pavilion
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Duel in the Desert
| tv = FloHoops
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/12/20/womens-basketball-virginia-advances-to-the-championship-game-at-the-duel-in-the-desert.aspx 63–55]
| record = 5–5
| attend = 655
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2019
| time = 5:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Cox Pavilion
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Duel in the Desert
| tv = FloHoops
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/12/21/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-72-59-to-no-15-mississippi-state-in-the-duel-in-the-desert-tournament-final.aspx 59–72]
| record = 5–6
| attend = 850
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"|ACC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2019
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = McCamish Pavilion
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/12/29/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-61-51-at-georgia-tech-in-its-acc-opener.aspx 51–61]
| record = 5–7
| conference = 0–1
| attend = 1,422
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/2/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-65-47-to-north-carolina.aspx 47–65]
| record = 5–8
| conference = 0–2
| attend = 2,757
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2020
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/5/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-80-60-at-no-9-nc-state.aspx 60–80]
| record = 5–9
| conference = 0–3
| attend = 4,487
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2020
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/9/womens-basketball-virginia-tops-duke-66-63.aspx 66–63]
| record = 6–9
| conference = 1–3
| attend = 2,206
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2020
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Conte Forum
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/12/womens-basketball-virginia-picks-up-a-69-52-road-win-at-boston-college.aspx 69–52]
| record = 7–9
| conference = 2–3
| attend = 2,357
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/16/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-62-56-at-wake-forest.aspx 56–62]
| record = 7–10
| conference = 2–4
| attend = 776
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2020
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/19/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-69-61-to-virginia-tech-sunday-in-the-commonwealth-clash.aspx 61–69]
| record = 7–11
| conference = 2–5
| attend = 4,313
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2020
| time = 8:30 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = KFC Yum! Center
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/23/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-71-56-at-no-5-louisville.aspx 56–71]
| record = 7–12
| conference = 2–6
| attend = 7,776
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2020
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/26/womens-basketball-virginia-dominates-notre-dame-90-60.aspx 90–60]
| record = 8–12
| conference = 3–6
| attend = 5,117
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2020
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/30/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-78-68-at-north-carolina.aspx 68–78]
| record = 8–13
| conference = 3–7
| attend = 1,967
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2020
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/2/2/womens-basketball-virginia-defeats-syracuse-57-41.aspx 57–41]
| record = 9–13
| conference = 4–7
| attend = 2,649
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/2/6/womens-basketball-virginia-defeats-clemson-70-54.aspx 70–54]
| record = 10–13
| conference = 5–7
| attend = 2,229
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2020
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/2/9/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-63-55-at-no-17-florida-state.aspx 55–63]
| record = 10–14
| conference = 5–8
| attend = 3,221
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/2/13/womens-basketball-virginia-erases-a-22-point-deficit-to-top-miami-69-64.aspx 69–64]
| record = 11–14
| conference = 6–8
| attend = 2,351
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/2/20/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-62-47-at-duke.aspx 47–62]
| record = 11–15
| conference = 6–9
| attend = 3,154
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23, 2020
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| tv = ACCN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/2/23/womens-basketball-virginia-picks-up-an-86-76-commonwealth-clash-victory-at-virginia-tech.aspx 86–76]
| record = 12–15
| conference = 7–9
| attend = 2,597
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/2/27/womens-basketball-virginia-tops-pitt-66-55.aspx 66–55]
| record = 13–15
| conference = 8–9
| attend = 2,211
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 2020
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/3/1/womens-basketball-virginia-falls-75-64-to-no-8-nc-state-on-senior-day.aspx 64–75]
| record = 13–16
| conference = 8–10
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214E; color:#F56D22;"| ACC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2020
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 9
| opponent = Syracuse
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Second round
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/3/5/womens-basketball-virginias-season-comes-to-an-end-in-the-acc-tournament-second-round.aspx 50–67]
| attend = 13–17
| record = 2,781
}}
Rankings
{{main|2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team}}