2019-20 SMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (SMU/AAC) – The SMU women's basketball team starts the 2020 American Athletic Conference Schedule against Connecticut in Moody Coliseum Jan. 5 at 3 p.m. on ESPN3/SNY. The contest is the first of eight home conference games and 16 overall, ending March 2 at home for Senior Day against Memphis.
Memphis is one of five home-and-home opponents during the conference slate. The Mustangs also play multiple games against ECU, Tulsa, Wichita State and Houston. SMU hosts Tulane and Cincinnati for single games, with road trips to Temple, UCF and USF.
The non-conference schedule features 10 home games, starting Nov. 5.The 11:30 a.m. contest for SMU is the annual Education Day game. The Tuesday opener is the first of five straight home games, including contests against in-state rivals Rice and TCU. SMU then travels to Pacific University in Stockton, Calif., for a Thanksgiving Classic. The tournament also includes Indiana State and California State Northridge.
"We are excited to be able to play so many games in front of our home fans," Mays stated. "Moody Coliseum is one of the best basketball arenas in the country. We relish the opportunity to run out of our own lockerroom and into an atmosphere of 'Moody Magic'."
The Mustangs return four starters and seven letterwinners after playing the 2018-19 season with one of the youngest teams in the country, which featured seven freshmen. Juniors
Ariana Whitfield and
Johnasia Cash return as two-year starters. Whitfield led the team in assists last season after earning conference all-freshman team accolades in her first season on the Hilltop. Cash was second on the team in rebounding last season, averaging 6.7 with 6.5 points in just under 20 minutes per game. Arkansas Player of the Year and state champion
Reagan Bradley, and Waco star
Desirae Mathis join the squad as highly-touted freshmen.
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2019-20 SMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TV TIME
Nov. 5 McNeese State Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 11:30 a.m.
Nov. 13 Rice Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 16 Northern Colorado Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 2 p.m.
Nov. 20 TCU Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 26 Xavier Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 29-30 Thanksgiving Classic Stockton, Calif. TBA
Dec. 6 Wright State Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Dec. 9 North Dakota Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Dec. 19 UTEP Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 at UT-Arlington Arlington, Texas 2 p.m.
Dec. 29 UC Irvine Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 2 p.m.
Dec. 31 George Mason Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 2 p.m.
Jan. 5 Connecticut Moody Coliseum ESPN3/SNY 3 p.m.
Jan. 8 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. 6 p.m.
Jan. 11 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. American Digital 2 p.m.
Jan. 15 Tulane Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Jan. 21 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m.
Jan. 25 Tulsa Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 2 p.m.
Jan. 29 Wichita State Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Feb. 1 at UCF Orlando, Fla. American Digital 1 p.m.
Feb. 5 at Houston Houston, Texas 7 p.m.
Feb. 8 Cincinnati Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 2 p.m.
Feb. 11 East Carolina Moody Coliseum ESPN3 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 2 p.m.
Feb. 19 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 Houston Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 2 p.m.
Feb. 29 at USF Tampa, Fla. 6 p.m.
March 2 Memphis Moody Coliseum PonyUp TV 7 p.m.
Home games
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