2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by fourth year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–13 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Amy Williams (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Goehle Chuck Love Tandem Mays
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 12 Northwestern	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
No. 21 Iowa	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
No. 20 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Rutgers	11	–	7		.611			22	–	9		.710
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Michigan	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Purdue	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Nebraska	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Minnesota	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			11	–	19		.367
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2020 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 10, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 17–13, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Mighican. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.^[1]

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the season 14–16, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Purdue. They were not invited to any post season tournaments.

Roster

2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Makenzie Helms 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr East Haven East Haven, CT G 2 Trinity Brady 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Indianapolis IN G 3 Hannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Barneveld Barneveld, WI G 4 Sam Haiby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Moorhead Moorhead, MN G 5 Nicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rampart Colorado Springs, CO G 11 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Clay-Chalkville Florida International Birmingham, AL F 13 Ashtyn Veerbeek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Western Christian Sioux Center, IA G/F 14 Grace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wellington Wellington, KS C 31 Kate Cain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Pine Bush Middletown, NY F 32 Leigha Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So DeKalb Auburn, IN G/F 33 Taylor Kissinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Minden Minden, NE F 34 Isabelle Bourne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Canberra, Australia F 44 Kayla Mershon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Minnetonka Chanhasen, MN	Head coach Amy Williams (Nebraska) Assistant coach(es) Tom Goehle (Augustana (SD)) Chuck Love (Northwestern Oklahoma State) Tandem Mays (Tulsa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 8, 2020

Schedule

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019* 4:00 p.m., HSN		Rogers State	W 97–33	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,289) Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 12:00 p.m., BTN+		Alabama A&M	W 68–46	1–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,250) Lincoln, NE
November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	W 90–85 ^OT	2–0	Mizzou Arena (4,114) Columbia, MO
November 14, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Morgan State	W 78–55	3–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,377) Lincoln, NE
November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		SIUE	W 63–49	4–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,537) Lincoln, NE
November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Southern	W 73–39	5–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,541) Lincoln, NE
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Creighton	L 74–79	5–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,967) Lincoln, NE
November 29, 2019* 7:45 p.m., HSN		vs. USC South Point Shootout	W 67–54	6–1	South Point Arena (300) Enterprise, NV
November 30, 2019* 5:30 p.m., HSN		vs. Sacred Heart South Point Shootout	W 72–49	7–1	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
December 4, 2019* 6:00 p.m., BTN		Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 83–79	8–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,013) Lincoln, NE
December 14, 2019* 1:00 p.m., BTN+		Oral Roberts	W 77–67	9–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,769) Lincoln, NE
December 22, 2019* 12:00 p.m., BTN+		Manhattan	W 71–51	10–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,025) Lincoln, NE
Big Ten conference season
December 28, 2019 1:00 p.m., BTN+		Iowa	W 78–69	11–1 (1–0)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,228) Lincoln, NE
December 31, 2019 12:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan State	L 70–78 ^OT	11–2 (1–1)	Breslin Center (5,121) East Lansing, MI
January 4, 2020 5:00 p.m., BTN		Minnesota	W 72–58	12–2 (2–1)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,940) Lincoln, NE
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Wisconsin	W 65–50	13–2 (3–1)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,954) Lincoln, NE
January 9, 2020 1:00 p.m., BTN+		at Rutgers	L 65–69	13–3 (3–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,023) Piscataway, NJ
January 16, 2020 1:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 20 Maryland	L 69–87	13–4 (3–3)	Xfinity Center (3,839) College Park, MD
January 19, 2020 4:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan	W 74–71	14–4 (4–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,030) Lincoln, NE
January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Purdue	L 68–76	14–5 (4–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,819) Lincoln, NE
January 25, 2020 11:00 a.m., BTN		at Wisconsin	W 72–71	15–5 (5–4)	Kohl Center (3,191) Madison, WI
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Minnesota	L 61–67	15–6 (5–5)	Williams Arena (3,568) Minneapolis, MN
February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN		Ohio State	L 74–80 ^OT	15–7 (5–6)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,189) Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2020 6:30 p.m., BTN+		at No. 20 Iowa	L 60–76	15–8 (5–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,967) Iowa City, IA
February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 18 Indiana	L 53–57	15–9 (5–8)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,160) Lincoln, NE
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Penn State	W 75–58	16–9 (6–8)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,907) Lincoln, NE
February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 19 Northwestern	L 56–60	16–10 (6–9)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,172) Evanston, IL
February 19, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN+		at Ohio State	L 52–65	16–11 (6–10)	Value City Arena (3,896) Columbus, OH
February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Illinois	W 80–58	17–11 (7–10)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,044) Lincoln, NE
February 27, 2020 5:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 22 Indiana	L 53–81	17–12 (7–11)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,583) Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020 5:30 p.m., BTN	(10)	vs. (7) Michigan Second Round	L 75–81	17–13	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,349) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST Time.

Rankings

Main article: 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								RV	RV	RV										N/A
Coaches

Legend

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

See also

2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References

1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". from the original on March 12, 2020.
2. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.