2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by seventh year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and are members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–21, 4–16 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament, but the tournament would later be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–21 (4–16 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Becca Allison
  • Amber Moore
  • Anna Strickland
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
Seasons
2020–21 →
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M-CC 17 3   .850 23 7   .767
Abilene Christian 16 4   .800 24 5   .828
Stephen F. Austin 16 4   .800 23 6   .793
Sam Houston State 14 6   .700 19 10   .655
New Orleans 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
Incarnate Word 10 10   .500 14 15   .483
Nicholls 10 10   .500 13 16   .448
Central Arkansas 9 11   .450 13 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 9 11   .450 12 17   .414
Lamar 6 14   .300 10 19   .345
Houston Baptist 4 16   .200 8 21   .276
Northwestern State 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
McNeese State 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
2020 Southland tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season edit

The Huskies finished the season 8–20, 3–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

Roster edit

Sources:[1]

2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Takara Wade 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Desert Vista HS/Mesa CC Goodyear, AZ
G 3 Shannon Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Crosby HS Crosby, TX
G 5 Kennedy Wilson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 10 Timia Jefferson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX
F 11 Patience Idoko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Kilgore College Makurdi Benue State, Nigeria
G 13 Megan Valdez-Crader 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Johnson HS San Antonio, TX
F 14 N'Denasija Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 15 Julija Vujakovic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lycee des Garcons du Luxembourg Bereldange, Luxembourg
F 21 Ásta Júlía Grímsdóttir 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Menntaskólinn HS Reykjavík, Iceland
G 22 Sydney Carr 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Crosby HS Crosby, TX
F 23 Lauren Calver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Heathcote HS Helensburgh, Australia
F 24 Taylor Kollmorgan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Second Baptist HS Houston, TX
C 25 Abbey Sutherland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Monivae College Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
C 33 Marilyn Nzoiwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cedar Ridge HS Round Rock, TX
G   Anna Maguire 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Saint Peters HS Belfast, Northern Ireland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2019

Schedule and results edit

Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Schedule
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
LSU–Shreveport W 67–44  1–0
Sharp Gymnasium (184)
Houston, TX
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm
Paul Quinn W 63–34  2–0
Sharp Gymnasium (118)
Houston, TX
Nov 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 2 Baylor L 42–114  2–1
Ferrell Center (7,539)
Waco, TX
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Houston L 60–82  2–2
Fertitta Center (667)
Houston, TX
Nov 23, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Oral Roberts W 74–73  3–2
Mabee Center (1,339)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 42–59  3–3
Charles Koch Arena (1,406)
Wichita, KS
Dec 1, 2019*
2:00 pm
Northern Arizona L 62–79  3–4
Sharp Gymnasium (94)
Houston, TX
Dec 7, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–65  4–4
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (681)
Monroe, LA
Dec 15, 2019*
12:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 44–77  4–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,557)
Stillwater, OK
Southland Conference Schedule
Dec 18, 2019
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 42–59  4–6
(0–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (113)
Houston, TX
Dec 21, 2019
2:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 59–69  4–7
(0–2)
Sharp Gymnasium (87)
Houston, TX
Jan 1, 2020
1:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 39–63  4–8
(0–3)
Farris Center (102)
Conway, AR
Jan 5, 2020
2:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 60–69  4–9
(0–4)
Prather Coliseum (545)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 53–60  4–10
(0–5)
Montagne Center (912)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 69–97  4–11
(0–6)
Sharp Gymnasium (434)
Houston, TX
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm
Nicholls L 78–84  4–12
(0–7)
Sharp Gymnasium (119)
Houston, TX
Jan 25, 2020
1:00 pm
at McNeese State L 72–88  4–13
(0–8)
H&HP Complex (3,041)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 29, 2020
1:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 60–55  5–13
(1–8)
McDermott Center (337)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 65–75  5–14
(1–9)
Sharp Gymnasium (205)
Houston, TX
Feb 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 84–88 OT 5–15
(1–10)
Lakefront Arena (352)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm
Northwestern State L 46–54  5–16
(1–11)
Sharp Gymnasium (374)
Houston, TX
Feb 12, 2020
5:30 pm
at Abilene Christian L 54–71  5–17
(1–12)
Moody Coliseum (649)
Abilene, TX
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm
Lamar W 72–59  6–17
(2–12)
Sharp Gymnasium (412)
Houston, TX
Feb 19, 2020
5:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 79–84  6–18
(2–13)
Sharp Gymnasium (159)
Houston, TX
Feb 22, 2020
3:00 pm
at Sam Houston State L 60–75  6–19
(2–14)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Feb 26, 2020
6:00 pm
at Nicholls L 53–57  6–20
(2–15)
Stopher Gymnasium (112)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm
McNeese State W 56–54  7–20
(3–15)
Sharp Gymnasium (583)
Houston, TX
Mar 4, 2020
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 66–49  8–20
(4–15)
Sharp Gymnasium (212)
Houston, TX
Mar 7, 2020
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 47–58  8–21
(4–16)
American Bank Center (1,040)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also edit

2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

References edit

  1. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster". HBU The Official Site of HBU Athletics. Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Houston Baptist Huskies Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2019.