2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Shereka Wright, played all home games at the College Park Center along with the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	13–7 (11–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shereka Wright (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Gerald Ewing Rosalyn Tindel Sean Ehlbeck
Home arena	College Park Center

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Troy †	15	–	2		.882			22	–	5		.815
Georgia State	9	–	7		.563			13	–	11		.542
Appalachian State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	12		.556
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			13	–	13		.500
Georgia Southern	5	–	9		.357			11	–	13		.458
Coastal Carolina	0	–	13		.000			3	–	15		.167
West
Louisiana	13	–	1		.929			16	–	7		.696
UT Arlington	11	–	4		.733			13	–	7		.650
Little Rock	9	–	7		.563			15	–	11		.577
Texas State	7	–	8		.467			11	–	11		.500
Arkansas State	4	–	10		.286			9	–	12		.429
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	15		.063			3	–	20		.130
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 8, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Mavericks, led by Krista Gerlich, finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they defeated Texas State in the First Round before losing to South Alabama in the Quarterfinals. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This would also be Gerlich's last season at the helm of the program as she would take on the position of head coach at Texas Tech following the season. Gerlich left the program as the winningest-coach in women's basketball program history.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Katie Mayhue	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Albany, Oregon	Retired
Marie Benson	12	F	6'1"	Senior	Waco, Texas	Graduated
Aysia Evans	24	G	5'6"	Senior	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Graduated

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Shyia Smith	34	F	5'11"	Junior	Idabel, Oklahoma	Wichita State

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michala Pullen-Monroe Guard	Waco, TX	Crowley HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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: "UT Arlington 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Michala Pullen-Monroe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Crowley HS Waco, TX C 3 Misty Dossey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Comanche HS Comanche, OK G 5 Jordynn Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr McKinney Boyd HS Collin College McKinney, TX G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dale HS Shawnee, OK G 21 Terryn Hilton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Owasso High School Owasso, OK G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rio Rancho HS Albuquerque, NM F 31 Bre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Guyer HS Indiana Denton, TX G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Midway HS UTSA Waco, TX F 34 Shyia Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Idabel HS Wichita State Idabel, OK C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Father Tolton Catholic HS Columbia, MO G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Plano HS Plano, TX F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Plano HS Plano, TX	Head coach Shereka Wright (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Gerald Ewing (Cal State Dominguez Hills) Rosalyn Tindel (Midwestern State) Sean Ehlbeck (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 12 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/25/2020* 11:00 a.m.		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 74–45	1–0	21 – Wickware	11 – Ferrell	6 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
12/08/2020* 6:30 p.m.		at Stephen F. Austin	L 57–79	1–1	19 – Smith	8 – TEAM	3 – Hernandez	William R. Johnson Coliseum (464) Nacogdoches, TX
12/13/2020* 2:00 p.m.		St. Edward's	W 78–64	2–1	15 – Smith	8 – Smith	10 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
12/19/2020* 5:30 p.m.		vs. North Texas South Padre Island Classic	L 56–74	2–2	14 – Hawkins	8 – Halverson	4 – Hernandez	UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	L 56–57	2–3 (0–1)	21 – Smith	5 – Hernandez	5 – Milton	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	W 59–54	3–3 (1–1)	15 – Wickware	6 – Smith	5 – Milton	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 82–37	4–3 (2–1)	24 – Milton	8 – Dossey	7 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 61–37	5–3 (3–1)	25 – Wickware	11 – Wickware	6 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/22/2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 55–50	6–3 (4–1)	13 – Milton	7 – Halverson	5 – Milton	Jack Stephens Center (376) Little Rock, AR
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 40–47	6–4 (4–2)	14 – Hernandez	7 – Milton	2 – Milton	Jack Stephens Center (331) Little Rock, AR
01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 62–43	7–4 (5–2)	12 – Milton	7 – Smith	8 – Milton	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/30/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 80–71	8–4 (6–2)	20 – Wickware	7 – Smith	9 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–60	9–4 (7–2)	16 – Smtih	5 – Ferrell	5 – Ferrell	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (652) Monroe, LA
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 64–39	10–4 (8–2)	18 – Wickware	10 – Smith	7 – Ferrell	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (637) Monroe, LA
02/08/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 48–57	10–5 (8–3)	16 – Smith	9 – Smith	6 – Ferrell	Cajundome (192) Lafayette, LA
02/12/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 45–66	10–6 (8–4)	11 – Wickware	5 – Milton	4 – Ferrell	Strahan Arena (502) San Marcos, TX
02/13/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 51–43	11–6 (9–4)	12 – Wickware	8 – Wickware	5 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
02/19/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	Cancelled due to weather concerns.					College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/20/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	Cancelled due to weather concerns.					College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 60–40	12–6 (10–4)	17 – Hawkins	8 – Wickware	4 – Milton	First National Bank Arena (342) Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 75–64	13–6 (11–4)	18 – Milton	7 – Wright	6 – Milton	First National Bank Arena (367) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Tournament
03/06/2021 11:30 am, ESPN+	(W2)	vs. (E3) Appalachian State Quarterfinals	L 46–54	13–7	13 – Milton	7 – Benson	3 – Milton	Hartsell Arena  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team