# 2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 43rd season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 19–9, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in the regular season. In the 2020 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut they reached the semi-final where they were ousted by the Cincinnati Bearcats 57-51.

## Media

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/06/2019* 11:00 am | | Pittsburgh | W 74–58 | 1–0 | Addition Financial Arena (6,973) Orlando, FL |
| 11/09/2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 37–72 | 1–1 | Curb Event Center (878) Nashville, TN |
| 11/13/2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 50–72 | 1–2 | Alico Arena (3,077) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/16/2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 63–57 | 2–2 | Johnson Coliseum (2,147) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 11/24/2019* 2:00 pm | | Delaware | W 75–49 | 3–2 | Addition Financial Arena (3,434) Orlando, FL |
| 11/27/2019* 1:00 pm | | Stetson | W 66–40 | 4–2 | Additional Financial Arena (3,256) Orlando, FL |
| 11/30/2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. No. 11 UCLA Cavalier Classic | L 56–61 | 4–3 | Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/01/2019* 1:00 pm | | vs. James Madison Cavalier Classic | L 43–46 | 4–4 | Jones Arena (277) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/17/2019* 6:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 80–58 | 5–4 | Additional Financial Arena (3,213) Orlando, FL |
| 12/20/2019* 2:30 pm | | Saint Mary's UCF Holiday Tournament | W 67–58 | 6–4 | Additional Financial Arena (3,165) Orlando, FL |
| 12/21/2019* 1:30 pm | | Wright State UCF Holiday Tournament | W 69–53 | 7–4 | Addition Financial Arena (3,377) Orlando, FL |
| 12/30/2019* 6:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 64–58 | 8–4 | Addition Financial Arena (3,438) Orlando, FL |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | East Carolina | W 91–55 | 9–4 (1–0) | Addition Financial Arena (3,329) Orlando, FL |
| 01/12/2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Cincinnati | L 64–81 | 9–5 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena (1,258) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/16/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 4 Connecticut | L 52–59 | 9–6 (1–2) | Addition Financial Arena (5,175) Orlando, FL |
| 01/19/2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at South Florida War on I-4 | W 64–57 | 10–6 (2–2) | Yuengling Center (3,017) Tampa, FL |
| 01/22/2020 8:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 59–60 | 10–7 (2–3) | Devlin Fieldhouse (588) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/25/2020 2:00 pm | | Memphis | W 82–66 | 11–7 (3–3) | Addition Financial Arena (3,423) Orlando, FL |
| 01/29/2020 7:00 pm | | at Temple | L 65–67 | 11–8 (3–4) | McGonigle Hall (1,277) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2020 2:00 pm | | SMU | W 67–57 | 12–8 (4–4) | Additional Financial Arena (3,505) Orlando, FL |
| 02/05/2020 8:00 pm | | at Tulsa | W 62–49 | 13–8 (5–4) | Reynolds Center (755) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/12/2020 8:00 pm | | at Houston | W 67–49 | 14–8 (6–4) | Fertitta Center (674) Houston, TX |
| 02/15/2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cincinnati | W 49–42 | 15–8 (7–4) | Additional Financial Arena (3,483) Orlando, FL |
| 02/19/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Florida War on I-4 | W 56–48 | 16–8 (8–4) | Additional Financial Arena (3,992) Orlando, FL |
| 02/22/2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 6 Connecticut | L 53–66 | 16–9 (8–5) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 02/26/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Temple | W 67–64 | 17–9 (9–5) | Addition Financial Arena (3,385) Orlando, FL |
| 02/29/2020 3:00 pm | | at Memphis | W 67–59 | 18–9 (10–5) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (511) Memphis, TN |
| 03/02/2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Wichita State | W 95–50 | 19–9 (11–5) | Addition Financial Arena (3,491) Orlando, FL |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Wichita State Quarterfinals | W 65–32 | 20–9 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 03/08/2020 6:30 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (3) Cincinnati Semifinals | L 51–57 | 20–10 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |