2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UNC Greensboro women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 5th-year head coach Trina Patterson, play their home games at Fleming Gymnasium. They are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon)

2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball
Southern Conference regular season co-champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–8 (10–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cait Wetmore
  • Cetera DeGraffenreid
  • Ido Singer
Home arenaFleming Gymnasium
Seasons
2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Samford† 10 4   .714 15 14   .517
Chattanooga 10 4   .714 11 17   .393
Furman 8 6   .571 12 11   .522
Wofford 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
East Tennessee State 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Mercer 4 10   .286 7 22   .241
Western Carolina 2 12   .143 5 24   .172
2020 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 21, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season edit

The Spartans finished the 2018-2019 season 11-19, 5-9 in conference play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament to Chattanooga. Nadine Soliman was named to the All-Southern Conference first-team, and Te'ja Twitty was named to the All-Southern Conference second-team.

Roster edit

2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Jayla Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cocoa, Florida
G 1 Tori Powell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Durham, North Carolina
G 2 Alexus Willey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Waldorf, Maryland
G 3 Alexis Pitchford 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 4 Jordan Releford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Decatur, Georgia
G 5 Brandi Fier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Loves Park, Illinois
G 10 Rhianna Council 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Durham, North Carolina
G 11 Excellanxt Greer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 12 Cece Crudup 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Richmond, Virginia
F 14 Aja Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Petersburg, Virginia
G 20 Amber Redmond 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Asheville, North Carolina
C 22 Lilian Izundu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Onitsha, Nigeria
G/F 23 Te'ja Twitty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rutherfordton, North Carolina
G/F 33 Pernilla Sorenson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Taby, Sweden
G 35 Nadine Soliman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Cairo, Egypt
Head coach

Trina Patterson (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)
  • Cait Wetmore (Adelphi)
  • Cetera DeGraffenreid (North Carolina)
  • Ido Singer (Capella)

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

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2020

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
5:30 pm
Richmond L 62–70  0-1
Fleming Gymnasium (221)
Greensboro, NC
November 10, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Wake Forest W 67–65  1-1
LJVM Coliseum (725)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 13, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 54–63  1-2
HTC Center (225)
Conway, SC
November 17, 2019*
2:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 86–48  2-2
Fleming Gymnasium (304)
Greensboro, NC
November 21, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Liberty W 58–53  3-2
Vines Center (1,841)
Lynchburg, VA
November 26, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Erskine College W 106-44  4-2
Fleming Gymnasium (1,370)
Greensboro, NC
November 29, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 67-40  5-2
Kimmel Arena (1,285)
Asheville, NC
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Campbell L 64-72  5-3
Gore Arena (816)
Buies Creek, NC
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 64-49  6-3
Fleming Gymnasium (205)
Greensboro, NC
December 12, 2019*
5:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 48-57  6-4
Corbett Sports Center (328)
Greensboro, NC
December 16, 2019*
6:30 pm
at College of Charleston W 69-56  7-4
TD Arena (302)
Charleston, SC
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
High Point W 82-70  8-4
Fleming Gymnasium (342)
Greensboro, NC
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 54-47  9-4
Fleming Gymnasium (314)
Greensboro, NC
January 1, 2020*
4:00 pm
Lenoir-Rhyne W 84-59  10-4
Fleming Gymnasium (195)
Greensboro, NC
January 4, 2020*
4:00 pm
Concord W 80-45  11-4
Fleming Gymnasium (215)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon regular season
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State W 63-47  12-4
(1–0)
Fleming Gymnasium (219)
Greensboro, NC
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 49-41  13-4
(2–0)
Fleming Gymnasium (217)
Greensboro, NC
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm
Western Carolina W 54-43  14-4
(3–0)
Fleming Gymnasium (404)
Greensboro, NC
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman W 59-53  15-4
(4–0)
Timmons Arena (411)
Greenville, SC
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 61-66  15-5
(4–1)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,178)
Spartanburg, SC
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 67-51  16-5
(5–1)
Fleming Gymnasium (475)
Greensboro, NC
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford L 42-56  16-6
(5–2)
Fleming Gymnasium 
Greensboro, NC
February 6, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 59-74  16-7
(5–3)
McKenzie Arena (1,383)
Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State W 65-45  17-7
(6–3)
Brooks Gymnasium (727)
Johnson City, TN
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina W 72-61  18-7
(7–3)
Ramsey Center (348)
Cullowhee, NC
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wofford W 49-45  19-7
(8–3)
Fleming Gymnasium (463)
Greensboro, NC
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 61-53  20-7
(9–3)
Fleming Gymnasium (1,026)
Greensboro, NC
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Samford L 57-69  20-8
(9–4)
Pete Hanna Center (398)
Homewood, AL
February 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 60-50  21-8
(10–4)
Hawkins Arena (2,197)
Macon, GA
SoCon Tournament
Mar. 5, 2020
5:45 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) East Tennessee State
Quarterfinals
W 57–47  22–8
Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,254)
Asheville, NC
Mar. 6, 2020
1:15 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (7) Mercer
Semifinals
W 75–73 OT 23–8
Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,612)
Asheville, NC
Mar. 8, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (1) Samford
Final
L 54–59  23–9
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.