2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Brooks Donald Williams, play all home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum along with the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2020–21 record	2–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Brooks Donald Williams (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Christie Sides Jessica Barber Amber Donnes
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Troy	7	–	1		.875			11	–	4		.733
South Alabama	6	–	4		.600			9	–	7		.563
Georgia State	3	–	3		.500			7	–	6		.538
Appalachian State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	8		.500
Georgia Southern	3	–	5		.375			7	–	8		.467
Coastal Carolina	0	–	6		.000			3	–	7		.300
West
Louisiana	6	–	1		.857			7	–	5		.583
UT Arlington	6	–	2		.750			8	–	4		.667
Little Rock	4	–	3		.571			8	–	6		.571
Arkansas State	4	–	4		.500			9	–	5		.643
Texas State	3	–	5		.375			6	–	7		.462
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	8		.000			2	–	12		.143
† Sun Belt Tournament winner As of January 31, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2019–20 season 3–26, 1–17 in Sun Belt play to finish eleventh in the conference. They failed to make it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amber Thompson	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Dyersburg, Tennessee	Graduated
Destini Lunsford	13	G	5'7"	Senior	Corsicana, Texas	Graduated
Lauren Fitch	22	G	5'6"	Senior	Decauter, Alabama	Graduated
Jamie Means	35	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Little Elm, Texas	Retired

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Kierra Brimzly	25	G	5'9"	Redshirt Junior	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Tyler JC

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Morgan Hill Forward	Houston, TX	Cypress Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 19, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gracen Williams Guard	McKinney, TX	Homeschool of Dallas	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A	Jul 15, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kyren Whittington Guard	Folsom, LA	Northlake Christian	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Sep 1, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tequaza "Qua" Chambers Guard	Plain Dealing, LA	Benton HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Apr 15, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tasionna McDowell Guard/Forward	Delhi, LA	Delhi HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sadie Williams Guard	Gonzales, LA	East Ascension HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Aug 31, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Hannah Edwards Center	Birmingham, AL	Oak Mountain HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Sep 30, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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: "Louisiana–Monroe 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Gara Beth Self 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Ingomar HS New Albany, MS G 3 Linda Van Schaik 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Orange Angels Academy South Holland, Netherlands F 4 Kierra Crockett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr North Farmington Hill HS Independence CC Farmington Hills, MI G 10 Maddi Gatte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Iota HS Southwest CC Egan, LA G/F 11 Whitney Goins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Anacoco HS Anacoco, LA F 12 Morgan Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Cypress Creek HS Houston, TX G 13 Gracen Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Homeschool of Dallas McKinney, TX G 21 Kyren Whittington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Northlake Christian Folsom, LA G 22 Qua Chambers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Benton HS Plain Dealing, LA G/F 23 Tasionna McDowell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Delhi HS Delhi, LA C 24 Diamond Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Jewel M. Sumner HS Kentwood, LA G 25 Kierra Brimzy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Natchitoches Central HS Tyler JC Natchitoches, LA G 32 Sadie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr East Ascension HS Gonzales, LA C 40 Hannah Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Oak Mountain HS Birmingham, AL	Head coach Brooks Donald Williams (Mississippi State) Assistant coach(es) Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech) Jessica Barber (Mobile) Amber Donnes (McNeese State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 12 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
12/03/2020* 5:30 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	L 50–103	0–1	11 – Goins	11 – Crockett	3 – Williams	Bud Walton Arena (1,366) Fayetteville, AR
12/06/2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana College	W 96–48	1–1	15 – Brimzy	12 – McDowell	5 – Williams	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (797) Monroe, LA
12/10/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grambling State	L 42–66	1–2	11 – Brimzy	9 – Crockett	2 – Self	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (738) Monroe, LA
12/12/2020* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Northwestern State	W 68–55	2–2	24 – Brimzy	13 – Crockett	5 – Self	Prather Coliseum (419) Natchitoches, LA
12/15/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
12/17/2020* 6:30 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
12/21/2020* 6:00 p.m.		McNeese State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
01/02/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington						College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
01/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
01/22/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State						Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State						Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
01/29/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock						Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
01/30/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock						Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/06/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/11/2021 TBD, ESPN+		at Louisiana						Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
02/13/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/19/2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/20/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

[2]

See also

• 2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

References

1. "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". ULM Athletics. Retrieved 12 December 2020.