# 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by seventh-year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 14–4 in Sun Belt play, to finish third. They were invited to the Sun Belt tournament as the fourth seed and beat Texas State 74–50 in the first round before losing to South Alabama 5–47 in the quarterfinals. Shortly after being eliminated, the conference canceled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic followed after with the NCAA canceling all postseason play.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mavericks predicted to finish in third place in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Little Rock | 127 (6) |
| 2 | Troy | 123 (4) |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 120 (1) |
| 4 | South Alabama | 119 (1) |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 100 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 73 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 66 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 64 |
| 9 | Texas State | 59 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 44 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 26 |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 15 |

### Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team
## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Midwestern State | W 63–42 | | 11 – Evans | 8 – Chastain | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (401) Arlington, TX |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2019* 2:30 p.m. | | Chicago State | W 84–53 | 1–0 | 24 – Dossey | 10 – Ferrell | 9 – Ferrell | College Park Center (1,715) Arlington, TX |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | W 68–49 | 2–0 | 17 – M. Benson | 12 – M. Benson | 4 – Chastain | UNT Coliseum (643) Denton, TX |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Grambling State | W 88–54 | 3–0 | 27 – M. Benson | 13 – Ferrell | 6 – Ferrell | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150) Grambling, LA |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at No. RV Kansas State | W 57–53 | 4–0 | 18 – Milton | 7 – Ferrell | 7 – Ferrell | Bramlage Coliseum (2,890) Manhattan, KS |
| November 28, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. No. 8 Louisville Paradise Jam Island Tournament | L 67–76 | 4–1 | 22 – Chastain | 8 – M. Benson | 4 – Milton | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2019* 6:10 p.m. | | vs. No. 1 Oregon Paradise Jam Island Tournament | L 54–91 | 4–2 | 15 – M. Benson | 5 – Ferrell | 2 – Mayhue | Sports and Fitness Center (771) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. No. RV Oklahoma State Paradise Jam Island Tournament | L 47–60 | 4–3 | 19 – Evans | 7 – TEAM | 4 – Milton | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Wright State Frozen Night | W 68–62 | 5–3 | 26 – M. Benson | 7 – M. Benson | 4 – Milton | College Park Center (882) Arlington, TX |
| December 16, 2019* 11:00 a.m. | | at Northwestern | L 47–74 | 5–4 | 16 – M. Benson | 8 – M. Benson | 3 – Ferrell | Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,432) Evanston, IL |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Marist Holiday Hoops | L 57–73 | 5–5 | 18 – M. Benson | 9 – M. Benson | 6 – Milton | College Park Center (921) Arlington, TX |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | SMU Holiday Hoops/Blaze's Kids Club Day | W 51–46 | 6–5 | 12 – M. Benson | 8 – Ferrell | 6 – Dossey | College Park Center (1,182) Arlington, TX |
| December 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern Holiday Hoops | L 63–74 | 6–6 | 28 – M. Benson | 10 – M. Benson | 3 – Chastain | College Park Center (915) Arlington, TX |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas State Holiday Hoops | W 71–44 | 7–6 (1–0) | 18 – Chastain | 8 – Ferrell | 9 – Ferrell | College Park Center (1,072) Arlington, TX |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Little Rock | W 65–58 | 8–6 (2–0) | 25 – M. Benson | 7 – M. Benson | 7 – Ferrell | College Park Center (1,079) Arlington, TX |
| January 9, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | at Appalachian State | W 82–60 | 9–6 (3–0) | 21 – Chastain | 5 – Halverston | 10 – Milton | Holmes Convocation Center (436) Boone, NC |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina | L 56–62 | 9–7 (3–1) | 12 – M. Benson | 7 – M. Benson | 4 – Chastain | HTC Center (297) Conway, SC |
| January 16, 2020 11:30 a.m. | | Louisiana | W 79–52 | 10–7 (4–1) | 30 – M. Benson | 9 – Dossey | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (5,714) Arlington, TX |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Louisiana–Monroe Dallas Wings Day/Nat'l Girls and Women in Sports Day | W 72–34 | 11–7 (5–1) | 20 – Evans | 10 – M. Benson | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (1,002) Arlington, TX |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., 5 | | at South Alabama | W 68–45 | 12–7 (6–1) | 14 – Dossey | 16 – M. Benson | 3 – Milton | Mitchell Center (395) Mobile, AL |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Troy | L 69–85 | 12–8 (6–2) | 21 – Chastain | 5 – Wickware | 3 – Milton | Trojan Arena (1,899) Troy, AL |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Texas State | L 55–72 | 12–9 (6–3) | 19 – M. Benson | 11 – M. Benson | 3 – Milton | Strahan Arena (2,703) San Marcos, TX |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Appalachian State FSL Night/School Staff Appreciation Night | W 63–44 | 13–9 (7–3) | 16 – M. Benson | 9 – Ferrell | 7 – Ferrell | College Park Center (988) Arlington, TX |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Coastal Carolina | L 62–80 | 13–10 (7–4) | 24 – Evans | 6 – Chastain | 4 – Chastain | College Park Center (1,104) Arlington, TX |
| February 13, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | at Arkansas State | W 89–62 | 14–10 (8–4) | 20 – M. Benson | 10 – M. Benson | 8 – Milton | First National Bank Arena (679) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Little Rock | W 62–46 | 15–10 (9–4) | 17 – M. Benson | 14 – M. Benson | 3 – Evans | Jack Stephens Center (925) Little Rock, AR |
| February 22, 2020 5:00 p.m. | | Texas State Military/1st Responder Appreciation Day | W 69–49 | 16–10 (10–4) | 20 – M. Benson | 14 – M. Benson | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (1,751) Arlington, TX |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Georgia State | W 58–32 | 17–10 (11–4) | 15 – M. Benson | 10 – Ferrell | 6 – Milton | College Park Center (1,120) Arlington, TX |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Georgia Southern Senior Day | W 101–73 | 18–10 (12–4) | 22 – Chastain | 9 – Ferrell | 12 – Milton | College Park Center (1,108) Arlington, TX |
| March 5, 2020 6:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana | W 73–66 | 19–10 (13–4) | 19 – M. Benson | 8 – Ferrell | 7 – Milton | Earl K. Long Gymnasium (843) Lafayette, LA |
| March 7, 2020 12:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 74–67 | 20–10 (14–4) | 29 – M. Benson | 14 – M. Benson | 5 – Milton | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (990) Monroe, LA |
| Sun Belt women's tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2020 6:00 p.m. | (3) | (10) Texas State First round | W 74–50 | 21–10 | 15 – M. Benson | 9 – Dossey | 6 – Milton | College Park Center (1,002) Arlington, TX |
| March 11, 2020 7:00 p.m. | (3) | (6) South Alabama Quarterfinals | L 47–55 | 21–11 | 12 – Chastain | 15 – Ferrell | 5 – Ferrell | College Park Center (848) Arlington, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||