2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Nikki McCray-Penson, and played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). The Monarchs finished second overall in their conference but could not compete in the 2020 C-USA women's basketball tournament due to its cancellation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	24–6 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Nikki McCray-Penson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Keith Freeman (2nd season) Scepter Brownlee (2nd season) Brittany Young (3rd season)
Home arena	Chartway Arena

2019–20 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rice	16	–	2		.889			21	–	8		.724
Old Dominion	14	–	4		.778			24	–	6		.800
Western Kentucky	14	–	4		.778			22	–	7		.759
Middle Tennessee	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
UAB	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Charlotte	11	–	7		.611			20	–	9		.690
UTEP	8	–	10		.444			15	–	14		.517
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Florida Atlantic	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Marshall	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
Louisiana Tech	6	–	12		.333			14	–	15		.483
North Texas	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
FIU	3	–	15		.167			6	–	23		.207
UTSA	2	–	16		.111			6	–	23		.207
† 2020 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Vanessa Blagmon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Norcross Atlanta, GA G 1 Mariah Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So eStem Little Rock, AR G/F 3 Ajah Wayne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Ramsay Birmingham, AL G 4 Aziah Hudson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Baldwin Baldwin, NY G 5 Victoria Morris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr North College Hill Cincinnati, OH G 11 Taylor Edwards 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Woodrow Wilson Portsmouth, VA G 12 Amaya Register 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Wesleyan Conyers, GA F 14 Dejah Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Cosby Chesterfield, VA F 20 Maggie Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr W. P. Davidson Shelton State CC Mobile, AL F 23 Amari Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So North Augusta North Augusta, SC G 24 Mackenzie Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr West Genesee Syracuse, NY C 25 Ashley Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr UMS-Wright Preparatory Shelton State CC Mobile, AL F 31 Marie Reichert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr   Kassel, Germany	Head coach Nikki McCray-Penson (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Keith Freeman (Huntington) Scepter Brownlee (San Francisco) Brittany Young (Francis Marion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019* 6:30 p.m.		Campbell	W 59–44	1–0	16 – tied	8 – tied	2 – Young	Chartway Arena (1,915) Norfolk, VA
November 14, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn	W 89–77	2–0	35 – Wayne	10 – Wayne	6 – Adams	Auburn Arena (1,635) Auburn, AL
November 20, 2019* 11:00 a.m.		Winthrop	W 68–44	3–0	16 – Register	13 – Wayne	4 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (5,935) Norfolk, VA
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia	L 53–56 OT	3–1	26 – Morris	8 – Young	2 – tied	John Paul Jones Arena (2,522) Charlottesville, VA
November 29, 2019* 12:00 p.m.		at Cal Poly ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic	W 61–55	4–1	11 – tied	6 – tied	5 – tied	Mott Athletics Center (615) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 30, 2019* 3:00 p.m.		at Idaho ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic	W 67–55	5–1	17 – Young	6 – tied	4 – Adams	Mott Athletics Center (39) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 69–58	6–1	13 – tied	9 – Young	5 – Adams	Kaplan Arena (684) Williamsburg, VA
December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		UMES	W 48–39	7–1	12 – Reichert	9 – Young	3 – Adams	Chartway Arena (2,369) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	L 49-62	7-2	10 – tied	10 – Young	2 – Register	Siegel Center (1,018) Richmond, VA
December 19, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		Richmond Anne Donovan Classic	W 73–51	8-2	13 – Hudson	8 – tied	5 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (1,795) Norfolk, VA
December 20, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		Hampton Anne Donovan Classic	W 75–38	9–2	14 – Young	6 – tied	4 – Adams	Chartway Arena (1,923) Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		Mount St. Mary's Anne Donovan Classic	W 85–34	10–2	19 – Morris	8 – Young	7 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (1,885) Norfolk, VA
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2020 7:30 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	W 67–56	11–2 (1–0)	16 – Young	10 – Young	2 – tied	Murphy Center (2,782) Murfreesboro, TN
January 4, 2020 3:00 p.m.		at UAB	L 65–76	11–3 (1–1)	12 – tied	8 – Wayne	3 – Edwards	Bartow Arena (495) Birmingham, AL
January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 54–51	12–3 (2–1)	15 – Edwards	10 – Scott	3 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (1,818) Norfolk, VA
January 16, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 76–65	13–3 (3–1)	23 – Wayne	10 – tied	5 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (1,485) Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Marshall	W 57–46	14–3 (4–1)	19 – Wayne	14 – Young	3 – tied	Chartway Arena (1,979) Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 66–39	15–3 (5–1)	14 – Wayne	9 – Carter	2 – Adams	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (229) Miami, FL
January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 75–63	16–3 (6–1)	23 – Edwards	11 – Wayne	4 – Edwards	FAU Arena (493) Boca Raton, FL
January 30, 2020 6:30 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 67–50	17–3 (7–1)	15 – Hudson	10 – Edwards	8 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (1,539) Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	W 77–61	18–3 (8–1)	21 – Young	16 – Young	8 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (2,396) Norfolk, VA
February 6, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	W 62–43	19–3 (9–1)	14 – tied	17 – Young	3 – tied	Convocation Center (UTSA) (483) San Antonio, TX
February 8, 2020 3:00 p.m.		at UTEP	W 77–69	20–3 (10–1)	23 – tied	11 – Scott	6 – Edwards	Don Haskins Center (1,172) El Paso, TX
February 13, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	W 66–59 OT	21–3 (11–1)	21 – Wayne	11 – Young	3 – tied	Chartway Arena (2,732) Norfolk, VA
February 15, 2020 2:00 p.m.		North Texas	W 71–66	22–3 (12–1)	17 – Morris	11 – Wayne	3 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (2,222) Norfolk, VA
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 59–63	22–4 (12–2)	29 – Edwards	7 – Young	4 – Edwards	Dale F. Halton Arena (732) Charlotte, NC
February 22, 2020 3:00 p.m.		at Marshall	W 64–54	23–4 (13–2)	18 – Morris	10 – Wayne	4 – Edwards	Cam Henderson Center (602) Huntington, WV
February 26, 2020 6:30 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 60–49	24–4 (14–2)	16 – Morris	9 – Young	6 – Edwards	Chartway Arena (1,949) Norfolk, VA
March 5, 2020 6:30 p.m.		UAB	L 61–64 OT	24–5 (14–3)	15 – Wayne	7 – tied	6 – Morris	Chartway Arena (2,069) Norfolk, VA
March 7, 2020 4:30 p.m.		at Rice	L 70–73	24–6 (14–4)	29 – Morris	8 – Wayne	2 – tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,830) Houston, TX
C-USA tournament
March 12, 2020 2:30 p.m.	(2)	vs. (7) UTEP Quarterfinals	Canceled					Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team