# 2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Mary Evans, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They sought to reach their first NCAA Tournament since 2004. Their season ended when the MVC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2019* 1:00 pm | vs. Ohio State | W 89–38 | 0–1 | Pam Evans Smith Arena (1,857) Springfield, OH |
| Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, Midco Sports Network | at North Dakota State | W 66–54 | 1–1 | Scheels Center (766) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, Fox Sports North | at North Dakota | W 65–63 | 1–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,582) Grand Forks, ND |
| Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | at Northwestern | W 69–48 | 1–3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (678) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 24, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bowling Green | W 95–90 | 2–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center (382) Valparaiso, IN |
| Nov 27, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Toledo | W 61–54 | 3–3 | Savage Arena (3,319) Toledo, OH |
| Dec 5, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit Mercy | W 77–58 | 4–3 | Calihan Hall (4,574) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 15, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | W 63–37 | 5–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center (302) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | W 55–53 | 6–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center (274) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chicago State | W 95–49 | 7–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center (273) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 30, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | W 78–66 | 8–3 | Lantz Arena (451) Charleston, IL |
| MVC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | W 67–51 | 8–4 (0–1) | Athletics–Recreation Center (406) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 21 Missouri State | W 81–68 | 8–5 (0–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (431) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 10, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Indiana State | W 75–56 | 9–5 (1–2) | Hulman Center (1,334) Terre Haute, IN |
| Jan 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Evansville | W 88–66 | 10–5 (2–2) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (286) Evansville, IN |
| Jan 17, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Illinois State | W 72–60 | 10–6 (2–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (412) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 19, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bradley | W 75–61 | 10–7 (2–4) | Athletics–Recreation Center (444) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 24, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | W 66–64 | 11–7 (3–4) | Athletics–Recreation Center (461) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 31, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Drake | W 87–66 | 11–8 (3–5) | Knapp Center (2,789) Des Moines, IA |
| Feb 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Iowa | W 77–70 | 11–9 (3–6) | McLeod Center (1,538) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Feb 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Evansville | W 72–54 | 12–9 (4–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center (347) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 61–45 | 13–9 (5–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center (554) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bradley | W 90–69 | 13–10 (5–7) | Renaissance Coliseum (767) Peoria, IL |
| Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Illinois State | W 78–70 | 14–10 (6–7) | Redbird Arena (1,668) Normal, IL |
| Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 70–57 | 15–10 (7–7) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (638) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 28, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Iowa | W 72–69 | 16–10 (8–7) | Athletics–Recreation Center (612) Valparaiso, IN |
| Mar 1, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Drake | W 83–79 | 16–11 (8–8) | Athletics–Recreation Center (479) Valparaiso, IN |
| Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 23 Missouri State | W 85–70 | 16–12 (8–9) | JQH Arena (2,861) Springfield, MO |
| Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | W 69–58 | 17–12 (9–9) | Banterra Center (520) Carbondale, IL |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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