2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team

2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball
2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	20–10 (11–5 The American)
Head coach	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tahnee Balerio; Nykesha Sales; Isoken Uzamere;
Home arena	CFE Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 UConn	16	–	0	1.000	26	–	3	.897
Cincinnati	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
UCF	11	–	5	.688	19	–	9	.679
South Florida	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Tulane	8	–	8	.500	13	–	16	.448
Temple	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Wichita State	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
SMU	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
East Carolina	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310
Houston	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Memphis	4	–	12	.250	13	–	16	.448
Tulsa	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310

† 2020 AAC tournament winner As of March 4, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 43rd season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 19–9, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in the regular season. In the 2020 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut they reached the semi-final where they were ousted by the Cincinnati Bearcats 57-51.

Media[edit]

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster[edit]

2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sianni Martin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Neumann Goretti HS Towson	Philadelphia, PA
G	1	Georgia Gayle	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Bradfield School Northwest Florida State College	Sheffield, UK
G	2	Korneila Wright	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Jones HS	Orlando, FL
G	3	Diamond Battles	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Winter Haven HS	Winter Haven, FL
F	5	Masseny Kaba	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Cathedral HS	Dorchester, MA
G/F	10	Courtajia Sanders	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Bartow HS	Bartow, FL
G	11	Becca Ripley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	New Hampshire School	Stratham, NH
F	23	Caroline Daniels	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Forest HS	Ocala, FL
F	24	Jnaya Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Bolingbrook HS Trinity Valley Community College	Bolingbrook, IL
G	25	Ahna Burney	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	DME Sports Academy	Vancouver, WA
F	32	Britney Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Boone HS	Orlando, FL
F	33	Destiny Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Forest Park HS	Atlanta, GA
F	45	Grace Stant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Rumson-Fair Haven HS Villanova	Red Bank, NJ
G	55	Breyanna Frazier	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Marist HS	Jersey City, NJ

Head coach

Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Tahnee Balerio (Missouri State)
Nykesha Sales (Connecticut)
Isoken Uzamere (Hofstra)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2019* 11:00 am		Pittsburgh	W 74–58	1–0	Addition Financial Arena (6,973) Orlando, FL
11/09/2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 37–72	1–1	Curb Event Center (878) Nashville, TN
11/13/2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 50–72	1–2	Alico Arena (3,077) Fort Myers, FL
11/16/2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	W 63–57	2–2	Johnson Coliseum (2,147) Nacogdoches, TX
11/24/2019* 2:00 pm		Delaware	W 75–49	3–2	Addition Financial Arena (3,434) Orlando, FL
11/27/2019* 1:00 pm		Stetson	W 66–40	4–2	Additional Financial Arena (3,256) Orlando, FL
11/30/2019* 4:30 pm		vs. No. 11 UCLA Cavalier Classic	L 56–61	4–3	Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
12/01/2019* 1:00 pm		vs. James Madison Cavalier Classic	L 43–46	4–4	Jones Arena (277) Charlottesville, VA
12/17/2019* 6:00 pm		Quinnipiac	W 80–58	5–4	Additional Financial Arena (3,213) Orlando, FL
12/20/2019* 2:30 pm		Saint Mary's UCF Holiday Tournament	W 67–58	6–4	Additional Financial Arena (3,165) Orlando, FL
12/21/2019* 1:30 pm		Wright State UCF Holiday Tournament	W 69–53	7–4	Addition Financial Arena (3,377) Orlando, FL
12/30/2019* 6:00 pm		Central Michigan	W 64–58	8–4	Addition Financial Arena (3,438) Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
01/05/2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		East Carolina	W 91–55	9–4 (1–0)	Addition Financial Arena (3,329) Orlando, FL
01/12/2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Cincinnati	L 64–81	9–5 (1–1)	Fifth Third Arena (1,258) Cincinnati, OH
01/16/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 4 Connecticut	L 52–59	9–6 (1–2)	Addition Financial Arena (5,175) Orlando, FL
01/19/2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at South Florida War on I-4	W 64–57	10–6 (2–2)	Yuengling Center (3,017) Tampa, FL
01/22/2020 8:00 pm		at Tulane	L 59–60	10–7 (2–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (588) New Orleans, LA
01/25/2020 2:00 pm		Memphis	W 82–66	11–7 (3–3)	Addition Financial Arena (3,423) Orlando, FL
01/29/2020 7:00 pm		at Temple	L 65–67	11–8 (3–4)	McGonigle Hall (1,277) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2020 2:00 pm		SMU	W 67–57	12–8 (4–4)	Additional Financial Arena (3,505) Orlando, FL
02/05/2020 8:00 pm		at Tulsa	W 62–49	13–8 (5–4)	Reynolds Center (755) Tulsa, OK
02/12/2020 8:00 pm		at Houston	W 67–49	14–8 (6–4)	Fertitta Center (674) Houston, TX
02/15/2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Cincinnati	W 49–42	15–8 (7–4)	Additional Financial Arena (3,483) Orlando, FL
02/19/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		South Florida War on I-4	W 56–48	16–8 (8–4)	Additional Financial Arena (3,992) Orlando, FL
02/22/2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 6 Connecticut	L 53–66	16–9 (8–5)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/26/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Temple	W 67–64	17–9 (9–5)	Addition Financial Arena (3,385) Orlando, FL
02/29/2020 3:00 pm		at Memphis	W 67–59	18–9 (10–5)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (511) Memphis, TN
03/02/2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Wichita State	W 95–50	19–9 (11–5)	Addition Financial Arena (3,491) Orlando, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Wichita State Quarterfinals	W 65–32	20–9	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
03/08/2020 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (3) Cincinnati Semifinals	L 51–57	20–10	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches	RV

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References[edit]

^ "(W) Basketball". UCFKnights.com.

External links[edit]

Official Team Website

[1] "(W) Basketball". UCFKnights.com.

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v t e UCF Knights women's basketball
Venues	Education Gymnasium (1977–1991) UCF Arena (1991–2007) Addition Financial Arena (2007–present)
Rivalries	South Florida
Culture & lore	History Knightro Marching Knights
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24