2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team
The 2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball team represented University of North Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Missy Tiber in her seventh season at North Alabama. The Lions played their home games at the Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
2019–20 North Alabama Lions women's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
2019–20 record | 17–7 (8-4 ASUN) |
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Home arena | Flowers Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 28 | – | 3 | .903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama* | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
This season is North Alabama's second of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play but can participate in the ASUN Tournament.[1]
Previous season
The Lions finished the 2019–20 season 21-9, 10-6 to finish tied in third place in ASUN play. They received an invitation to play in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI), where they advanced to the semifinals before losing to North Texas.[2] The season marked the first of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I.
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/07/2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Virginia University - Lynchburg | W 128-26 | 1–0 |
22 – Panetti | 8 – Eubank | 11 – I. Wallen | Flowers Hall (761) Florence, AL | ||||
11/9/2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Mississippi Valley State | W 86-60 | 2–0 |
18 – I. Wallen | 6 – Tied | 11 – I. Wallen | Flowers Hall (503) Florence, AL | ||||
11/14/2019* 6:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Iowa | L 81-86 | 2-1 |
19 – E. Wallen | 7 – Eubank | 8 – Tied | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (5446) Iowa City, IA | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- "ASUN CONFERENCE INTRODUCES NORTH ALABAMA AS NEWEST LEAGUE MEMBER" ASUN Conference. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "Tiber finds sweet home in Alabama" The Times Leader. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- "North Alabama Lions Schedule - 2019-20" ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-24.