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2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team

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2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record20–10 (11–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UConn 16 0   1.000 26 3   .897
Cincinnati 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
UCF 11 5   .688 19 9   .679
South Florida 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Tulane 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Temple 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Wichita State 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
SMU 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
East Carolina 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Houston 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Memphis 4 12   .250 13 16   .448
Tulsa 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
2020 AAC tournament winner
As of March 4, 2020
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 43rd season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 19–9, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in the regular season. In the 2020 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut they reached the semi-final where they were ousted by the Cincinnati Bearcats 57-51.

Media

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All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster

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2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sianni Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Neumann Goretti HS
Towson
Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Georgia Gayle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bradfield School
Northwest Florida State College
Sheffield, UK
G 2 Korneila Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Jones HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Diamond Battles 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Winter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL
F 5 Masseny Kaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cathedral HS Dorchester, MA
G/F 10 Courtajia Sanders 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bartow HS Bartow, FL
G 11 Becca Ripley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So New Hampshire School Stratham, NH
F 23 Caroline Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Forest HS Ocala, FL
F 24 Jnaya Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bolingbrook HS
Trinity Valley Community College
Bolingbrook, IL
G 25 Ahna Burney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr DME Sports Academy Vancouver, WA
F 32 Britney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Boone HS Orlando, FL
F 33 Destiny Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Forest Park HS Atlanta, GA
F 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Rumson-Fair Haven HS
Villanova
Red Bank, NJ
G 55 Breyanna Frazier 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Marist HS Jersey City, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2019*
11:00 am
Pittsburgh W 74–58  1–0
Addition Financial Arena (6,973)
Orlando, FL
11/09/2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont L 37–72  1–1
Curb Event Center (878)
Nashville, TN
11/13/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 50–72  1–2
Alico Arena (3,077)
Fort Myers, FL
11/16/2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin W 63–57  2–2
Johnson Coliseum (2,147)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/24/2019*
2:00 pm
Delaware W 75–49  3–2
Addition Financial Arena (3,434)
Orlando, FL
11/27/2019*
1:00 pm
Stetson W 66–40  4–2
Additional Financial Arena (3,256)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2019*
4:30 pm
vs. No. 11 UCLA
Cavalier Classic
L 56–61  4–3
Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
12/01/2019*
1:00 pm
vs. James Madison
Cavalier Classic
L 43–46  4–4
Jones Arena (277)
Charlottesville, VA
12/17/2019*
6:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 80–58  5–4
Additional Financial Arena (3,213)
Orlando, FL
12/20/2019*
2:30 pm
Saint Mary's
UCF Holiday Tournament
W 67–58  6–4
Additional Financial Arena (3,165)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2019*
1:30 pm
Wright State
UCF Holiday Tournament
W 69–53  7–4
Addition Financial Arena (3,377)
Orlando, FL
12/30/2019*
6:00 pm
Central Michigan W 64–58  8–4
Addition Financial Arena (3,438)
Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
01/05/2020
12:00 pm, CBSSN
East Carolina W 91–55  9–4
(1–0)
Addition Financial Arena (3,329)
Orlando, FL
01/12/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Cincinnati L 64–81  9–5
(1–1)
Fifth Third Arena (1,258)
Cincinnati, OH
01/16/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 Connecticut L 52–59  9–6
(1–2)
Addition Financial Arena (5,175)
Orlando, FL
01/19/2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Florida
War on I-4
W 64–57  10–6
(2–2)
Yuengling Center (3,017)
Tampa, FL
01/22/2020
8:00 pm
at Tulane L 59–60  10–7
(2–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (588)
New Orleans, LA
01/25/2020
2:00 pm
Memphis W 82–66  11–7
(3–3)
Addition Financial Arena (3,423)
Orlando, FL
01/29/2020
7:00 pm
at Temple L 65–67  11–8
(3–4)
McGonigle Hall (1,277)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2020
2:00 pm
SMU W 67–57  12–8
(4–4)
Additional Financial Arena (3,505)
Orlando, FL
02/05/2020
8:00 pm
at Tulsa W 62–49  13–8
(5–4)
Reynolds Center (755)
Tulsa, OK
02/12/2020
8:00 pm
at Houston W 67–49  14–8
(6–4)
Fertitta Center (674)
Houston, TX
02/15/2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Cincinnati W 49–42  15–8
(7–4)
Additional Financial Arena (3,483)
Orlando, FL
02/19/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida
War on I-4
W 56–48  16–8
(8–4)
Additional Financial Arena (3,992)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 Connecticut L 53–66  16–9
(8–5)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/26/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Temple W 67–64  17–9
(9–5)
Addition Financial Arena (3,385)
Orlando, FL
02/29/2020
3:00 pm
at Memphis W 67–59  18–9
(10–5)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (511)
Memphis, TN
03/02/2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Wichita State W 95–50  19–9
(11–5)
Addition Financial Arena (3,491)
Orlando, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Wichita State
Quarterfinals
W 65–32  20–9
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
03/08/2020
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (3) Cincinnati
Semifinals
L 51–57  20–10
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "(W) Basketball". UCFKnights.com.
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