2019–20 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:17–12
Conf Record:7–11
Head Coach:Mike Carey
Hc Year:19th
Asst Coach1:Bett Shelby
Asst Coach2:Craig Carey
Asst Coach3:Christal Caldwell
Stadium:WVU Coliseum

The 2019–20 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by nineteenth-year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference.[1] [2]

They finished the season 17–12, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Kansas State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider and Villanova in the first and second rounds before losing to Northwestern in the third round.

Schedule

[4] |-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big 12 regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big 12 Women's Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball - Mountaineers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More . ESPN . November 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: West Virginia Mountaineers . West Virginia Mountaineers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games . Sports.yahoo.com . November 4, 2018.
  3. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns. NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: West Virginia Athletics . Wvusports.com . 2020-04-09.