2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks were led by fifth year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 23–6, 16–4 in Southland play to finish in second place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record23–6 (16–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rebecca Alvidrez
  • Jessica Grayson
  • Leonard Bishop
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M-CC 17 3   .850 23 7   .767
Abilene Christian 16 4   .800 24 5   .828
Stephen F. Austin 16 4   .800 23 6   .793
Sam Houston State 14 6   .700 19 10   .655
New Orleans 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
Incarnate Word 10 10   .500 14 15   .483
Nicholls 10 10   .500 13 16   .448
Central Arkansas 9 11   .450 13 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 9 11   .450 12 17   .414
Lamar 6 14   .300 10 19   .345
Houston Baptist 4 16   .200 8 21   .276
Northwestern State 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
McNeese State 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
2020 Southland tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Ladyjacks finished the 2018–19 season 25–7, 16–2 in Southland play to finish in second place. They lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the semifinal round of the Southland women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to UT Arlington.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Noelle Yancy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Richardson HS Dallas, TX
G 2 Alyssa Mayfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr John Tyler HS Tyler, TX
G 3 Mikayla Hutchinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mansfield Timberview New Orleans, LA
G 4 Kennedy Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Anderson HS Austin, TX
G 5 Tasharian Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So UTSA Houston, TX
G 10 Brianna Mitchell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Anderson HS Marshall, TX
F 12 Mariia Semenichenko 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Dnipro Ukraine
F 13 Stephanie Visscher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So BG Luleå Luleå Sweden
G 14 Marissa Banfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Westbury Christian HS Friendswood, TX
G 22 Zya Nugent 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Denison HS Denison, TX
F 23 Riley Harvey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Howe HS Howe, TX
C 33 Aaliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lee's Summit North HS Lee's Summit, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2019

Schedule

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Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 am
at Tulsa W 67–63  1–0
Reynolds Center (851)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 9, 2019*
11:00 pm
Alcorn State W 67–62  2–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,288)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 16, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF L 57–63  2–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,147)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 20, 2019*
11:00 am, Fox Sports Go
at Oklahoma L 62–75  2–2
Lloyd Noble Center (6,875)
Norman, OK
Nov 29, 2019*
6:30 pm
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Nugget Tournament
W 67–56  3–2
Lawlor Events Center (1,046)
Reno, NV
Dec 1, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Nevada
Nugget Tournament
W 80–65  4–2
Lawlor Event Center (857)
Reno, NV
Dec 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Christian College W 104–46  5–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (746)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
LSU–Shreveport W 75–32  6–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (623)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 18, 2019
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 59–42  7–2
(1–0)
Sharp Gymnasium (113)
Houston, TX
Dec 21, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese State W 82–51  8–2
(2–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (843)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference non-conference season
Dec 29, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Our Lady of the Lake (San Antonio) W 87–75  9–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (580)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 77–51  10–2
(3–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (634)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 4, 2020
4:00 pm
at New Orleans L 50–53  10–3
(3–1)
Lakefront Arena (407)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 8, 2020
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–44  11–3
(4–1)
Dugan Wellness Center (706)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 15, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 102–41  12–3
(5–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,038)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 67–45  13–3
(6–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,635)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 22, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 89–40  14–3
(7–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,013)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar W 54–53  15–3
(8–1)
Montagne Center (1,058)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 69–59  16–3
(9–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,561)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State L 55–63  16–4
(9–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,286)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 5, 2020
6:00 pm
at Nicholls W 78–61  17–4
(10–2)
Stopher Gymnasium (203)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 59–47  18–4
(11–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,971)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 12, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–49  19–4
(12–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (932)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 58–37  20–4
(13–2)
Farris Center (238)
Conway, AR
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 52–60  20–5
(13–3)
McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Feb 26, 2020
1:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 61–45  21–5
(14–3)
Prather Coliseum (601)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar W 70–50  22–5
(15–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,382)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 3, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 62–88  22–6
(15–4)
Moody Coliseum (903)
Abilene, TX
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State W 64–50  23–6
(16–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,431)
Nacogdoches, TX
2020 Hercules Tire Southland Basketball Tournament
March 14, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Winner of Game 4
Semifinals
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2019.