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.

2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–17 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach	Tina Thompson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Karleen Thompson Walter Pitts Monica Wright
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Louisville	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 8 NC State†	14	–	4		.778			28	–	4		.875
Duke	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
No. 18 Florida State	11	–	7		.611			24	–	8		.750
Virginia Tech	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Miami (FL)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
North Carolina	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Wake Forest	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Clemson	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Pittsburgh	1	–	17		.056			5	–	26		.161
† 2020 ACC tournament winner As of March 5, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

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	Commit date
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:

Roster

2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Dylan Horton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Redondo Union Los Angeles, CA G 1 Carole Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Thomas Edison Alexandira, VA G 4 Dominique Toussaint 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Christ the King Staten Island, NY G 10 Shemera Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, WI F 12 Meg Jefferson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St Columba's Catholic College Sydney, Australia G/F 13 Jocelyn Willoughby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Newark Academy Woodbridge, VA F 14 Lisa Jablonowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Lycée de garçons Ernster, Luxembourg G 15 Kylie Kornegay-Lucas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr New Hope Academy Camden, DE G 21 Dani Lawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hathaway Brown Purdue Cleveland, OH G 23 Amandine Toi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr INSEP Academy Paris, France C 30 Felicia Aiyeotan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Sr Blair Academy Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Tina Thompson (USC) Assistant coach(es) Karleen Thompson (USC) Walter Pitts (Alabama) Monica Wright (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 4, 2019

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

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

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

See also

• 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team