# 2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fourth year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the regular season 19–3, 16–2 in CAA play to win their first conference regular season championship since 2013. They lost in the finals of the CAA women's tournament to Drexel. The team was given an automatic qualifier to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won the Charlotte Regional Championship by defeating Villanova. The team lost to eventual WNIT Champion Rice in the semifinals, marking Delaware's furthest advance in the tournament. The team received Top 25 votes in the Coaches Poll of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings in weeks 8, 9, 16, and 17.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Salem University | W 111-54 | 1-0 | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| December 2, 2020* 1:00 pm | | at Delaware State | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| December 6, 2020* 6:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Pittsburgh | W 85-79 | 2-0 | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 10, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | St. John's | W 93-88 | 3-0 | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| December 20, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 56-61 | 3-1 | Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C. |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at College of Charleston | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at College of Charleston | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | W 86-59 | 4-1 (1-0) | Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA |
| January 5, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | W 68-61 | 5-1 (2-0) | Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA |
| January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | William & Mary | W 79-55 | 6-1 (3-0) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | William & Mary | W 77-64 | 7-1 (4-0) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Hofstra | W 76-55 | 8-1 (5-0) | David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex (0) Hempstead, NY |
| January 17, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Hofstra | W 65-46 | 9-1 (6-0) | David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex (0) Hempstead, NY |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | UNC Wilmington | W 73-66 | 10-1 (7-0) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | UNC Wilmington | W 79-67 | 11-1 (8-0) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Elon | W 74-55 | 12-1 (9-0) | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Elon | L 61-83 | 12-2 (9-1) | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | Northeastern | W 59-47 | 13-2 (10-1) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| February 7, 2021 3:00 pm, FloSports | | Northeastern | W 65-59 | 14-2 (11-1) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, FloSports | | Drexel | W 68-60 | 15-2 (12-1) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, NBC Sports Philadelphia | | at Drexel | W 66-55 | 16-2 (13-1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (0) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 20, 2021 6:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | W 66-55 $^{OT}$ | 17-2 (14-1) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (0) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 21, 2021 6:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | L 62-65 | 17-3 (14-2) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (0) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | Towson | W 80-54 | 18-3 (15-2) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| February 28, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | Towson | W 86-55 | 19-3 (16-2) | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 2:30 pm, FloSports | No. (1) | vs. No. (9) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | W 70-52 | 20-3 | Schar Center (200) Elon, NC |
| March 12, 2021 2:30 pm, FloSports | No. (1) | vs. No. (5) Hofstra Semifinals | W 60-39 | 21-3 | Schar Center (200) Elon, NC |
| March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, FloSports | No. (1) | vs. No. (3) Drexel Championship | L 52-63 | 21-4 | Schar Center (200) Elon, NC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 19, 2021 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Fordham First Round – Charlotte Regional | W 77-49 | 22–4 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 20, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Clemson Second Round – Charlotte Regional | W 87-74 | 23–4 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 22, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Villanova Quarterfinals – Charlotte Regional | W 77-70 | 24–4 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 26, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Rice Semifinals | L 75–85 | 24–5 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse Collierville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Jasmine Dickey received WNIT Charlotte All-Region Team and WNIT All-Tournament Team.
* Jasmine Dickey received CAA Player of the Year, First team All-CAA selection, CAA All-Defensive team, and CAA All-Tournament Team.
* Ty Battle received First team All-CAA selection, CAA All-Defensive team, and CAA All-Tournament Team.
* Natasha Adair received CAA Coach of the Year.