# 2019–20 Adelaide Lightning season

The 2019–20 Adelaide Lightning season is the 28th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

## Standings

| # | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder | WNBL Championship ladder |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 17 | 4 | 80.9 | 21 |
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 |
| 3 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 |
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 |
| 5 | Perth Lynx | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 |
| 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 |
| 7 | Bendigo Spirit | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 |
| 8 | Townsville Fire | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 |

## Results
### Pre-season

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
| 1 | September 20 | @ Perth | 64–54 | Edwards (19) | Brook (10) | Elsworthy, Porter (3) | Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre | 1–0 |
| 2 | September 21 | @ Perth | 77–80 | Porter (17) | Edwards (12) | Rintala (5) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 1–1 |

### Regular season

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
| 1 | October 11 | Sydney | 89–79 | Langhorne (20) | Langhorne (13) | Seekamp (8) | Titanium Security Arena | 1–0 |
| 2 | October 13 | @ Canberra | 83–90 | Nicholson (32) | Seekamp, Talbot (7) | Seekamp (8) | AIS Arena | 1–1 |
| 3 | October 18 | @ Townsville | 86–68 | Turner (19) | Turner (9) | Seekamp (7) | Townsville Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | October 26 | @ Perth | 90–86 (OT) | Turner (26) | Turner (17) | Seekamp (12) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 3–1 |
| 5 | November 1 | @ Bendigo | 54–67 | Turner (21) | Turner (12) | Seekamp (7) | Bendigo Stadium | 3–2 |
| 6 | November 9 | Bendigo | 105–77 | Turner (22) | Turner (8) | Seekamp (9) | Titanium Security Arena | 4–2 |
| 7 | November 22 | Melbourne | 57–71 | Seekamp (15) | Turner (14) | Nicholson (5) | Titanium Security Arena | 4–3 |
| 8 | December 1 | Southside | 85–91 | Talbot (25) | Talbot, Turner (8) | Seekamp (6) | Titanium Security Arena | 4–4 |
| 9 | December 6 | Perth | 79–69 | Turner (24) | Turner (13) | Seekamp (8) | Titanium Security Arena | 5–4 |
| 10 | December 8 | @ Sydney | 69–81 | Turner (19) | Seekamp, Talbot, Turner (7) | Seekamp (7) | Brydens Stadium | 5–5 |
| 11 | December 15 | Bendigo | 91–75 | Turner (23) | Turner (13) | Talbot (9) | Titanium Security Arena | 6–5 |
| 12 | December 22 | @ Melbourne | 57–66 | Turner (19) | Turner (11) | Seekamp (5) | State Basketball Centre | 6–6 |
| 13 | December 27 | Canberra | 78–68 (OT) | Talbot (21) | Talbot (16) | Seekamp (9) | Titanium Security Arena | 7–6 |
| 14 | December 29 | @ Sydney | 80–72 | Westbeld (17) | Talbot (9) | Talbot (9) | Brydens Stadium | 8–6 |
| 15 | January 3 | @ Townsville | 87–61 | Turner (17) | Seekamp, Talbot, Turner (7) | Seekamp (8) | Townsville Stadium | 9–6 |
| 16 | January 5 | Southside | 104–93 | Turner (25) | Turner (9) | Seekamp (20) | Titanium Security Arena | 10–6 |
| 17 | January 10 | Melbourne | 69–74 | Turner (23) | Turner (11) | Seekamp (11) | Titanium Security Arena | 10–7 |
| 18 | January 17 | Townsville | 77–60 | Talbot (16) | Talbot (10) | Seekamp (9) | Titanium Security Arena | 11–7 |
| 19 | January 25 | @ Southside | 69–81 | Turner (20) | Talbot (10) | Talbot (6) | Dandenong Stadium | 11–8 |
| 20 | January 30 | Perth | 75–74 | Seekamp (17) | Turner (24) | Seekamp (8) | Titanium Security Arena | 12–8 |
| 21 | February 1 | @ Canberra | 71–73 | Nicholson (16) | Talbot, Turner (12) | Talbot (9) | National Convention Centre | 12–9 |

### Finals
#### Semi-finals

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Series |
| 1 | February 18 | @ Southside | 65–68 | Nicholson (14) | Talbot, Turner (9) | Talbot (6) | Dandenong Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | February 22 | Southside | 79–82 | Turner (25) | Turner (18) | Seekamp (11) | Titanium Security Arena | 0–2 |

## Awards
### In-season

| Award | Recipient | Round(s) |
| Player of the Week | Brianna Turner | Rounds 3 & 9 |
| Player of the Week | Stephanie Talbot | Round 11 |
| Player of the Week | Nicole Seekamp | Round 12 |
| Team of the Week | Brianna Turner | Rounds 3, 8, 9, 12 & 16 |
| Team of the Week | Stephanie Talbot | Rounds 5, 9, 11 & 14 |
| Team of the Week | Nicole Seekamp | Rounds 5 & 12 |

### Post-season

| Award | Recipient | Date | Ref. |
| All-WNBL First Team | Brianna Turner | 17 February 2020 | |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Stephanie Talbot | 17 February 2020 | |

### Club Awards

| Award | Recipient | Date |
| Most Valuable Player | Brianna Turner | 2 March 2020 |
| Best Defensive Player | Lauren Nicholson | 2 March 2020 |
| Players Player | Natalie Hurst | 2 March 2020 |
| Coaches Award | Chelsea Brook | 2 March 2020 |
| Rachael Sporn Award | Jasmin Fejo | 2 March 2020 |