2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2020–21
Prev Year:	2019–20
Next Year:	2021–22
Team:	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Conference:	Colonial Athletic Association
Short Conf:	CAA
Record:	24-5
Conf Record:	16–2
Head Coach:	Natasha Adair
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Bob Carpenter Center

The 2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fourth year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the regular season 19–3, 16–2 in CAA play to win their first conference regular season championship since 2013. They lost in the finals of the CAA women's tournament to Drexel. The team was given an automatic qualifier to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won the Charlotte Regional Championship by defeating Villanova.^{[1] [2]} The team lost to eventual WNIT Champion Rice in the semifinals, marking Delaware's furthest advance in the tournament.^[3] The team received Top 25 votes in the Coaches Poll of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings in weeks 8, 9, 16, and 17.^[4]

Schedule

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Awards and honors

• Jasmine Dickey received WNIT Charlotte All-Region Team and WNIT All-Tournament Team.^[6]
• Jasmine Dickey received CAA Player of the Year, First team All-CAA selection, CAA All-Defensive team, and CAA All-Tournament Team.^[7]
• Ty Battle received First team All-CAA selection, CAA All-Defensive team, and CAA All-Tournament Team.
• Natasha Adair received CAA Coach of the Year.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koso . Kyle . Delaware tops Villanova for Charlotte Regional title . WNIT Pre and Post Tournament . 2019-11-16 . 2021-03-30.
2. Web site: Greene . Sean . Delaware rallies past Villanova to claim WNIT Charlotte Regional . WDEL 101.7FM . 1970-01-01 . 2021-03-30.
3. Web site: Early misses costly as Delaware falls short in WNIT Final Four . delawareonline . 2021-03-26 . 2021-03-30.
4. Web site: 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Week 8. ESPN.
5. Web site: Women's Basketball - Schedule - Delaware . Bluehens.com . 2021-03-30 .
6. Web site: Catonsville High graduate Jasmine Dickey leads Delaware to WNIT final four after earning regional tournament MVP.
7. Web site: Jasmine Dickey - Women's Basketball. University of Delaware Athletics.
8. Web site: Delaware's Dickey Headlines 2020-21 CAA Women's Basketball Postseason Award Winners. caasports.com.