2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 25th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–9 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (25th season)
Assistant coaches	Timothy Eatman Nadine Domond Michelle Edwards
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
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 December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 22–8, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Indiana. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Roster

2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Zipporah Boughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Robert E. Lee Wetumpka, AL G 5 Danielle Migliore 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Frankfort-Schuyler Frankfort, NY G 11 Stephanie Guihon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Largo Largo, MD G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Bishop McNamara Virginia Beach, IL F 13 Mael Gilles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Montmorency Montréal-Nord, Quebec C 15 Maori Davenport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Charles Henderson Troy, AL G 20 Joiya Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hoover Hoover, AL F 22 Tyia Singleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL G 24 Arella Guirantes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Bellport Texas Tech Bellport, NY G/F 31 Tekia Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Marshall Chicago, IL C 44 Jordan Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Sterling Somerdale, NJ	Head coach C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock) Assistant coach(es) Tim Eatman (Talladega) Nadine Domond (Iowa) Michelle Edwards (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 6, 2020

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 77–56	1–0	Mitchell Center (773) Mobile, AL
November 9, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC		Coppin State	W 107–33	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,536) Piscataway, NJ
November 13, 2019* 6:00 p.m., WCTC		Niagara	W 87–37	3–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,017) Piscataway, NJ
November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC		Harvard	W 74–46	4–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,710) Piscataway, NJ
November 24, 2019* 8:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 58–64	4–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,309) Baton Rouge, LA
November 28, 2019* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Vanderbilt Junkanoo Jam	W 62–56	5–1	Gateway Sporting Arena  Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam	W 46–43	6–1	Gateway Sporting Arena (150) Bimini, Bahamas
December 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m., BTN		Virginia ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 73–63	7–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,597) Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC		Towson	W 67–53	8–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,292) Piscataway, NJ
December 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., WCTC		Southern	W 78–58	9–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,095) Piscataway, NJ
December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC		Marshall	W 66–41	10–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,337) Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Regular Season
December 28, 2019 3:00 p.m., WCTC		at Wisconsin	W 64–61	11–1 (1–0)	Kohl Center (4,320) Madison, WI
December 31, 2019 3:00 p.m., BTN		No. 14 Indiana	L 56–66	11–2 (1–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,324) Piscataway, NJ
January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN		at Purdue	W 59–53	12–2 (2–1)	Mackey Arena (7,441) West Lafayette, IN
January 9, 2020 8:00 p.m.		at Illinois	W 75–51	13–2 (3–1)	State Farm Center (997) Champaign, IL
January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., WCTC		Nebraska	W 69–65	14–2 (4–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,023) Piscataway, NJ
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC		at Penn State	W 62–57	15–2 (5–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,685) University Park, PA
January 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan State	L 55–66	15–3 (5–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,084) Piscataway, NJ
January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., WCTC		at Michigan	L 57–71	15–4 (5–3)	Crisler Center (3,676) Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC		Illinois	W 72–41	16–4 (6–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,359) Piscataway, NJ
February 2, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Minnesota	L 71–73 ^2OT	16–5 (6–4)	Williams Arena (4,319) Minneapolis, MN
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC		Penn State	W 72–39	17–5 (7–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,658) Piscataway, NJ
February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 13 Maryland	L 50–79	17–6 (7–5)	Xfinity Center (9,239) College Park, MD
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., WRSU		at Michigan State	L 53–57	17–7 (7–6)	Breslin Center (3,878) East Lansing, MI
February 16, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan	W 62–41	18–7 (8–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,571) Piscataway, NJ
February 19, 2020 8:00 p.m.		at No. 18 Northwestern	L 65–82	18–8 (8–7)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,142) Evanston, IL
February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN		Ohio State	W 59–57	19–8 (9–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,281) Piscataway, NJ
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC		Wisconsin	W 63–43	20–8 (10–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,471) Piscataway, NJ
March 1, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN		No. 18 Iowa	W 78–74 ^OT	21–8 (11–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,680) Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020 2:30 p.m., BTN	(5)	vs. (12) Wisconsin Second Round	W 63–55	22–8	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,158) Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2020 2:30 p.m., BTN	(5)	vs. (4) No. 20 Indiana Quarterfinals	L 60–78	22–9	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,711) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[2]

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		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV					RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV			RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV						RV	RV		N/A

Legend

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

See also

2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

References

1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.