# 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by second year head coach Tina Thompson, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers finished the season 13–17 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Previous season

The 2018–19 Cavaliers finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in a twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse. They did not qualify for post season play.

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Shemera Williams PG | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | University School of Milwaukee | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Kylie Kornegay-Lucas G | Camden, Delaware | New Hope Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Carole Miller G | Alexandria, Virginia | Thomas Edison High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Meg Jefferson F | Sydney, Australia | Saint Colubma's Catholic College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Bucknell | W 84–60 | 1–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,505) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 9, 2019* 5:00 p.m., USC Live Stream | | at USC | L 49–59 | 1–1 | Galen Center (1,362) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at CSUN | W 74–47 | 2–1 | Matadome (327) Northridge, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 13 Kentucky | L 47–50 | 2–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,507) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 4 UConn | L 44–83 | 2–3 | XL Center (7,728) Hartford, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Old Dominion | W 56–53 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,522) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | James Madison Cavalier Classic | W 55–49 | 4–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,913) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 1, 2019* 3:30 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 11 UCLA Cavalier Classic | L 62–73 | 4–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,621) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 63–73 | 4–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,597) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 20, 2019* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at UNLV Duel in the Desert | W 63–55 | 5–5 | Cox Pavilion (655) Paradise, NV |
| December 21, 2019* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 15 Mississippi State Duel in the Desert | L 59–72 | 5–6 | Cox Pavilion (850) Paradise, NV |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 51–61 | 5–7 (0–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,422) Atlanta, GA |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Carolina | L 47–65 | 5–8 (0–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,757) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., RSN | | at No. 9 NC State | L 60–80 | 5–9 (0–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,487) Raleigh, NC |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Duke | W 66–63 | 6–9 (1–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,206) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | W 69–52 | 7–9 (2–3) | Conte Forum (2,357) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | L 56–62 | 7–10 (2–4) | LJVM Coliseum (776) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 19, 2020 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech | L 61–69 | 7–11 (2–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,313) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 23, 2020 8:30 p.m., RSN | | at No. 5 Louisville | L 56–71 | 7–12 (2–6) | KFC Yum! Center (7,776) Louisville, KY |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Notre Dame | W 90–60 | 8–12 (3–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (5,117) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at North Carolina | L 68–78 | 8–13 (3–7) | Carmichael Arena (1,967) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | W 57–41 | 9–13 (4–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,649) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | W 70–54 | 10–13 (5–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,229) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 17 Florida State | L 55–63 | 10–14 (5–8) | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,221) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | W 69–64 | 11–14 (6–8) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,351) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Duke | L 47–62 | 11–15 (6–9) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,154) Durham, NC |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | W 86–76 | 12–15 (7–9) | Cassell Coliseum (2,597) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 66–55 | 13–15 (8–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,211) Charlottesville, VA |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN | | No. 8 NC State | L 64–75 | 13–16 (8–10) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN | (9) | vs. (8) Syracuse Second round | L 50–67 | 2,781 | Greensboro Coliseum (13–17) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |