2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shereka Wright (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Gerald Ewing; Rosalyn Tindel; Sean Ehlbeck;
Home arena	College Park Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Troy †	15	–	2	.882	22	–	6	.786
Georgia State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	11	.542
Appalachian State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
South Alabama	9	–	9	.500	13	–	13	.500
Georgia Southern	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Coastal Carolina	0	–	13	.000	3	–	15	.167
West
Louisiana	13	–	1	.929	16	–	7	.696
UT Arlington	11	–	4	.733	13	–	7	.650
Little Rock	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
Texas State	7	–	8	.467	11	–	11	.500
Arkansas State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	12	.429
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	15	.063	2	–	20	.091

† 2021 Sun Belt tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Shereka Wright, play all home games at the College Park Center along with the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Mavericks, led by Krista Gerlich, finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the First Round before losing to South Alabama in the Quarterfinals. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] This would also be Gerlich's last season at the helm of the program as she would take on the position of head coach at Texas Tech following the season. Gerlich left the program as the winningest-coach in women's basketball program history.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Katie Mayhue	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Albany, Oregon	Retired
Marie Benson	12	F	6'1"	Senior	Waco, Texas	Graduated
Aysia Evans	24	G	5'6"	Senior	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Graduated

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Shyia Smith	34	F	5'11"	Junior	Idabel, Oklahoma	Wichita State

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Michala Pullen-Monroe Guard	Waco, TX	Crowley HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Michala Pullen-Monroe Guard	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UT Arlington 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

Roster

2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Michala Pullen-Monroe	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Crowley HS	Waco, TX
C	3	Misty Dossey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Comanche HS	Comanche, OK
G	5	Jordynn Hernandez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	McKinney Boyd HS Collin College	McKinney, TX
G	20	Claire Chastain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Dale HS	Shawnee, OK
G	21	Terryn Hilton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Owasso HS	Owasso, OK
G	23	Camryn Hawkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Rio Rancho HS	Albuquerque, NM
F	31	Bre Wickware	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Guyer HS Indiana	Denton, TX
G	33	Barbara Benson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Midway HS UTSA	Waco, TX
F	34	Shyia Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Idabel HS Wichita State	Idabel, OK
C	40	Michaela Wright	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Father Tolton Catholic HS	Columbia, MO
G	41	Katie Ferrell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Plano HS	Plano, TX
F	45	Emma Halverson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Plano HS	Plano, TX

Head coach

Shereka Wright (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Gerald Ewing (CSU Dominguez Hill)
Rosalyn Tindel (UT Tyler)
Sean Ehlbeck (Maryland)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/25/2020* 11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	W 74–45	1–0	21 – Wickware	11 – Ferrell	6 – Ferrell	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
12/08/2020* 6:30 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	W 79–57	1–1	19 – Smith	8 – TEAM	3 – Hernandez	William R. Johnson Coliseum (464) Nacogdoches, TX
12/13/2020* 2:00 p.m.	St. Edward's						College Park Center Arlington, TX
12/18/2020* 4:00 p.m.	vs. North Texas South Padre Island Classic						South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX
12/19/2020* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley						South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock						College Park Center Arlington, TX
01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock						College Park Center Arlington, TX
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						College Park Center Arlington, TX
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						College Park Center Arlington, TX
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
01/16/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
01/22/2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Little Rock						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Little Rock						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						College Park Center Arlington, TX
01/30/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						College Park Center Arlington, TX
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/11/2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
02/13/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						College Park Center Arlington, TX
02/19/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						College Park Center Arlington, TX
02/20/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						College Park Center Arlington, TX
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

^[2]

References

^ "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTA Athletics. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

[1] "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[2] "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTA Athletics. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

[1]

[2]

v t e UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
Venues	Texas Hall (1972–2012) College Park Center (2012–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25