2019–20 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by thirteenth-year head coach Beryl Piper, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 4–25 overall, 3–15 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Women's Tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that all tournaments were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
2019–20 record	4–25 (3–15 NEC)
Head coach	Beryl Piper (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Kerri Reaves Jason Marshall Andrew Stephens
Home arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium

2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris	17	–	1		.944			22	–	7		.759
Mount St. Mary's	14	–	4		.778			19	–	11		.633
Merrimack*	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Sacred Heart	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	9		.500			11	–	18		.379
Wagner	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Bryant	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
LIU	7	–	11		.389			8	–	21		.276
St. Francis Brooklyn	4	–	14		.222			8	–	21		.276
Central Connecticut	3	–	15		.167			4	–	25		.138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2019–20 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Forever Toppin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sinai Christian Academy Paterson, NJ G 2 Taylor Goode 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr St. Anthony's Holbrook, NY G 5 Bruna Vila Artigues 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr INS Tres Turons Arenys de Munt, Catalunya G 11 Dejah Jenkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cathedral High School Dorchester, MA F 12 Jewel Porter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Harford Community College Baltimore, MD G/F 14 Ashley Forker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Faith Christian Academy Telford, PA G 15 Emma McCamus 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bill Crothers Secondary Cavan, ON F 20 Jamey Napoleon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mount Lebanon High School Pittsburgh, PA F 21 Claire Sutherland Case 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Westdale Secondary Hamilton, ON F 22 Ashley Chin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dunarton Pickering, ON G/F 23 Danielle Delano 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Enfield Enfield, CT G/F 24 Angelique Rodriguez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Capital Prep New Britain, CT C 30 Carly Reynolds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Clarence Williamsville, NY F 32 Tiffany Slicklein 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Kings Park Kings Park, NY C 33 Ashley Berube 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Tilton Londonderry, NH	Head coach Beryl Piper (Central Connecticut State) Assistant coach(es) Kerri Reaves (Marquette) Jason Marshall (Ramapo College) Andrew Stephens Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 56–61	0–1	Alumni Arena  Buffalo, NY
Nov 11, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Pittsburgh	L 73–81	0–2	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 pm		Brown	L 73–83	0–3	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Nov 18, 2019* 5:30 pm		at Lehigh	L 51–70	0–4	Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, PA
Nov 26, 2019* 7:00pm		at Duquesne	L 33–72	0–5	A. J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 1, 2019* 3:00pm		Albany	L 63–73	0–6	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Dec 5, 2019* 7:00pm		UMass Lowell	W 56–54	0–7	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Dec 8, 2019* 1:00pm		at New Hampshire	L 59–70	0–8	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
Dec 15, 2019* 2:00pm		at Florida Atlantic	L 54–72	0–9	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
Dec 17, 2019* 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 60–94	0–10	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
Dec 21, 2019* 2:00pm, ESPN+		at Hartford Rivalry	W 61–54	1–10	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
NEC regular season
Jan 2, 2020 5:00pm		Robert Morris	W 86–56	1–11	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Jan 4, 2020 1:00pm		Saint Francis	L 52–64	1–12	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Jan 8, 2020 1:00pm		at Sacred Heart	L 58–66	1–13	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
Jan 11, 2020 1:00pm		Merrimack	L 56–65	1–14	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Jan 13, 2020 7:00pm		at LIU	L 61–63	1–15	Steinberg Wellness Center  Brooklyn, NY
Jan 18, 2020 1:00pm		at Mount St. Mary's	L 64–72	1–16	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 20, 2020 1:00pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 47–66	1–17	Rothman Center  Hackensack, NJ
Jan 25, 2020 1:00pm		Wagner	W 66–63	2–17	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Jan 27, 2020 7:00pm		Sacred Heart	L 52–54	2–18	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Feb 1, 2020 4:00pm		at Robert Morris	L 42–80	2–19	UPMC Events Center  Moon Township, PA
Feb 3, 2020 7:00pm		at Saint Francis	L 68–72	2–20	DeGol Arena  Loretto, PA
Feb 8, 2020 1:00pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	W 59–47	2–21	Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
Feb 15, 2020 1:00pm		Bryant	L 51–62	2–22	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Feb 17, 2020 7:00pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 55–63	2–23	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Feb 21, 2020 7:00pm		at Wagner	L 56–63	2–24	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
Feb 29, 2020 1:00pm		at Merrimack	L 46–56	2–25	Merrimack Athletics Complex  North Andover, MA
Mar 2, 2020 7:00pm		LIU	W 71–57	3–25	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Mar 5, 2020 7:00pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 75–54	4–25	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Central Connecticut Blue Devils Athletics- 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". ccsubluedevils.com.