# 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by first-year head coach Shereka Wright, played all home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas along with the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team. They were 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. This was also Gerlich's last season at the helm of the program as she took 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, OR | Retired |
| Marie Benson | 12 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Waco, TX | Graduated |
| Aysia Evans | 24 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Tulsa, OK | Graduated |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Shyia Smith | 34 | F | 5'11" | Junior | Idabel, OK | 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 |
| 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 December 12, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 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 |
| December 8, 2020* 6:30 p.m. | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 57–79 | 1–1 | 19 – Smith | 8 – TEAM | 3 – Hernandez | William R. Johnson Coliseum (464) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | St. Edward's | W 78–64 | 2–1 | 15 – Smith | 8 – Smith | 10 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| December 19, 2020* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. North Texas South Padre Island Classic | L 56–74 | 2–2 | 14 – Hawkins | 8 – Halverson | 4 – Hernandez | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 56–57 | 2–3 (0–1) | 21 – Smith | 5 – Hernandez | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 59–54 | 3–3 (1–1) | 15 – Wickware | 6 – Smith | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 82–37 | 4–3 (2–1) | 24 – Milton | 8 – Dossey | 7 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 61–37 | 5–3 (3–1) | 25 – Wickware | 11 – Wickware | 6 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 22, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 55–50 | 6–3 (4–1) | 13 – Milton | 7 – Halverson | 5 – Milton | Jack Stephens Center (376) Little Rock, AR |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 40–47 | 6–4 (4–2) | 14 – Hernandez | 7 – Milton | 2 – Milton | Jack Stephens Center (331) Little Rock, AR |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 62–43 | 7–4 (5–2) | 12 – Milton | 7 – Smith | 8 – Milton | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 80–71 | 8–4 (6–2) | 20 – Wickware | 7 – Smith | 9 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–60 | 9–4 (7–2) | 16 – Smtih | 5 – Ferrell | 5 – Ferrell | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (652) Monroe, LA |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 64–39 | 10–4 (8–2) | 18 – Wickware | 10 – Smith | 7 – Ferrell | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (637) Monroe, LA |
| February 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 48–57 | 10–5 (8–3) | 16 – Smith | 9 – Smith | 6 – Ferrell | Cajundome (192) Lafayette, LA |
| February 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 45–66 | 10–6 (8–4) | 11 – Wickware | 5 – Milton | 4 – Ferrell | Strahan Arena (502) San Marcos, TX |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 51–43 | 11–6 (9–4) | 12 – Wickware | 8 – Wickware | 5 – Ferrell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | Cancelled due to weather concerns | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 60–40 | 12–6 (10–4) | 17 – Hawkins | 8 – Wickware | 4 – Milton | First National Bank Arena (342) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 75–64 | 13–6 (11–4) | 18 – Milton | 7 – Wright | 6 – Milton | First National Bank Arena (367) Jonesboro, AR |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2021 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (W2) | vs. (E3) Appalachian State Quarterfinals | L 46–54 | 13–7 | 13 – Milton | 7 – Benson | 3 – Milton | Hartsell Arena Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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