2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team

2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball
2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–12 (4–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Daniel (Resigned);
Assistant coaches	Destinee Rogers; Weston Jameson; Lizzie Nessling;
Home arena	First National Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Troy †	15	–	2	.882	22	–	5	.815
Georgia State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	11	.542
Appalachian State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
South Alabama	9	–	9	.500	13	–	13	.500
Georgia Southern	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Coastal Carolina	0	–	13	.000	3	–	15	.167
West
Louisiana	13	–	1	.929	16	–	7	.696
UT Arlington	11	–	4	.733	13	–	7	.650
Little Rock	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
Texas State	7	–	8	.467	11	–	11	.500
Arkansas State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	12	.429
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	15	.063	3	–	20	.130

† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 8, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team finished the season with interim head coach and former assistant Destinee Rogers after second year head coach Matt Daniel resigned on Dec 13th 2021.The team played all home games at the First National Bank Arena along with the Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Red Wolves finished the 2019–20 season 11–19, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish seventh in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by South Alabama in the First Round. Following the season, all conference tournaments as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jada Ford	0	G	5'9"	Senior	Muskogee, OK	Graduated
Starr Taylor	2	G	5'6"	Senior	Jonesboro, Arkansas	Graduated
Payton Tennison	5	G	5'11"	Senior	Valley Springs, Arkansas	Graduated
Shameka Tubbs	21	F	6'0"	Redshirt Junior	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Transferred to Sam Houston State
Maggie Mahan	22	G	5'9"	Junior	Center Ridge, Arkansas	Retired
Madison Heckert	50	F	6'4"	Senior	Atwood, Tennessee	Graduated

Transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Jordyn Brown	5	G	5'8"	Junior	Clovis, California	Fresno City College
Seynabou Thiam	21	F/C	6'6"	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	McLennan CC
Karolina Szydlowska	24	F	6'0"	Junior	Wroclaw, Poland	Seward County CC

Recruiting[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hilani Cantone Guard	Apopka, FL	Apopka HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Oct 4, 2019
Hilani Cantone Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Victoria Dames Guard/F	Loganville, GA	Grayson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Aug 18, 2019
Victoria Dames Guard/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mattie Hatcher Guard	Little Rock, AR	Pulaski Academy	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A
Mattie Hatcher Guard	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: "Arkansas State 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020. "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jireh Washington	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Central HS	Memphis, TN
G	2	Hilani Cantone	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Apopka HS	Apopka, FL
G	3	Morgan Wallace	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Pulaski Academy	Little Rock, AR
G	4	Mya Love	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Nettleton HS	Jonesboro, AR
G	5	Jordyn Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Clovis North HS Fresno City College	Clovis, CA
G	10	Jada Stinson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Elizabethtown HS Memphis	Elizabethtown, KY
G/F	11	Victoria Dames	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Grayson HS	Loganville, GA
G	12	Mattie Hatcher	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Fr	Pulaski Academy	Little Rock, AR
F	13	Talia Roldan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Andrean HS UAB	Merrillville, IN
G	14	Hailee Erickson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Alton HS Three Rivers College	Alton, MO
F/C	21	Seynabou Thiam	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	So	Galandou Diouf HS McLennan CC	Dakar, Senegal
F	23	Trinitee Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Christian County HS	Hopkinsville, KY
F	24	Karolina Szydlowska	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Seward County CC	Wroclaw, Poland
F	25	Kayla Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Overton HS Wichita State	Memphis, TX
F	35	Peyton Martin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Watson Chapel HS	Pine Bluff, AR

Head coach

Matt Daniel (Harding)

Assistant coach(es)

Destinee Rogers (Arkansas State)
Weston Jameson (Southern Arkansas)
Lizzie Nessling (Saint Mary)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11 December 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/27/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 68–85	0–1	15 – Wallace	8 – Wallace	6 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (422) Jonesboro, AR
12/02/2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		SIU–Edwardsville	W 80–73	1–1	28 – Martin	8 – Martin	8 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena (338) Jonesboro, AR
12/11/2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Williams Baptist	W 96–46	2–1	21 – Stinson	9 – Martin	5 – Washington	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
12/15/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 93–49	3–1	12 – Stinson	18 – Thiam	5 – Cantone	First National Bank Arena (207) Jonesboro, AR
12/17/2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 88–38	4–1	13 – Love	8 – Stinson	6 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (189) Jonesboro, AR
01/04/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Baptist	W 85–39	5–1	19 – Martin	11 – Szydlowska	6 – Washington	First National Bank Arena (172) Jonesboro, AR
Conference Regular Season
01/08/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 54–53	6–1 (1–0)	12 – Wallace	10 – Jackson	3 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena (218) Jonesboro, AR
01/09/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 70–54	7–1 (2–0)	18 – Martin	10 – Wallace	3 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena (303) Jonesboro, AR
01/15/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 64–50	8–1 (3–0)	24 – Washington	10 – Jackson	4 – Stinson	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (665) Monroe, LA
01/16/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 59–44	9–1 (4–0)	17 – Washington	9 – Martin	4 – Wallace	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (718) Monroe, LA
01/22/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 65–67 ^OT	9–2 (4–1)	21 – Love	14 – Wallace	3 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (506) Jonesboro, AR
01/23/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 58–70	9–3 (4–2)	12 – Szydlowska	10 – Wallace	8 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (519) Jonesboro, AR
01/29/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 43–62	9–4 (4–3)	14 – Wallace	9 – Wallace	3 – Stinson	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
01/30/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 71–80	9–5 (4–4)	24 – Stinson	14 – Wallace	5 – Wallace	College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX
02/05/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 49–52	9–6 (4–5)	16 – Stinson	16 – Szydlowska	2 – Wallace	Cajundome (118) Lafayette, LA
02/06/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 61–73	9–7 (4–6)	19 – Martin	6 – Szydlowska	4 – Wallace	Cajundome (279) Lafayette, LA
02/12/2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	L 63–70	9–8 (4–7)	17 – Szydlowska	10 – Wallace	4 – Wallace	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
02/13/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 56–60 ^OT	9–9 (4–8)	13 – Jackson	8 – Wallace	3 – Wallace	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
02/19/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	Cancelled due to weather concerns					Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
02/20/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	Cancelled due to weather concerns					Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
02/26/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 40–60	9–10 (4–9)	13 – Stinson	9 – Martin	3 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (342) Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 64–75	9–11 (4–10)	17 – Jackson	12 – Jackson	3 – Stinson	First National Bank Arena (367) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Tournament
03/05/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(W5)	vs. (E4) South Alabama First Round	L 64–73	9–12	16 – Szydlowska	7 – Szydlowska	5 – Stinson	Hartsell Arena (166) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[edit]

^ "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[1] "Sun Belt cancels remaining Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games". KATC. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[2] "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

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