2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

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2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
Appalachian State Mountaineers logo.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record15–12 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Angel Elderkin (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Pierce Jr.
  • Kate Dempsey
  • Cristina Centeno
Home arena Holmes Center
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Troy 152 .882225  .815
Georgia State 97 .5631311  .542
Appalachian State 108 .5561512  .556
South Alabama 99 .5001313  .500
Georgia Southern 59 .3571113  .458
Coastal Carolina 013 .000315  .167
West
Louisiana 131 .929167  .696
UT Arlington 114 .733137  .650
Little Rock 97 .5631511  .577
Texas State 78 .4671111  .500
Arkansas State 410 .286912  .429
Louisiana–Monroe 115 .063320  .130
2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by second-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played all home games at the Holmes Center along with the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Contents

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2019–20 season 11–19, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish eighth place in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by Little Rock in the First Round. Shortly after their elimination, the remainder of the tournament as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Nicola Mathews4 G 5'8"Senior Adelaide, Australia Graduated
Armani Hampton14 G/F 5'11"Senior Winston–Salem, North Carolina Graduated
Ashley Polacek23 G 5'5"Redshirt Senior Ottawa, Canada Graduated
Bayley Plummer42 C/F 6'4"Senior Thomasville, North Carolina Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Dane Bertolina
Guard
Charlotte, NC Charlotte Catholic HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)N/AJan 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Faith Alston
Guard
Centerville, VA Paul VI Catholic HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)N/AAug 7, 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:

  • "Appalachian State 2020-21 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  • "2020-21 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PF 1Maya Calder6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)SrNational Christian Landover, MD
F 1A'Lea Gilbert6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)RS Fr South Mecklenburg HS Charlotte, NC
G 3Tierra Wilson5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)RS Jr RJ Reynolds HS Winston–Salem, NC
G 4Dane Bertolina5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Charlotte Catholic HS Charlotte, NC
G 5Pre Stanley5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr Rockledge HS Rockledge, FL
G 10Michaela Porter5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Sr Obama Academy Pittsburgh, PA
G 11Faith Alston5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Fr Paul VI Catholic HS Centerville, VA
F 15Emma Newton5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)RS So Asheville Christian Asheville, NC
G 20Brooke Bigott5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Jr Seven Lakes HS Katy, TX
G 23Zahra Daniel5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr Miami Central HS Miami, FL
G 24Janay Sanders5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)RS So Mallard Creek HS Charlotte, NC
30Lainey Gosnell6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Sr Habersham Central HS Demorest, GA
F 44Haile McDonald6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Jr Millbrook HS Winchester, VA
F 50Jackie Christ6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)So Dominion HS Sterling, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 10 December 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/25/2020*
2:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
Charlotte W 74–68 1–0
 20  Stanley  11  Porter  7  Stanley  Holmes Center  
Boone, NC
11/29/2020*
2:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 70–60 2–0
 25  Stanley  13  Gosnell  2  Porter Holmes Center (25)
Boone, NC
12/04/2020*
4:00 p.m.,  ACC Network
at  Virginia Tech L 59–84 2–1
 17  Stanley  9  TEAM  7  Alston  Cassell Coliseum  (250)
Blacksburg, VA
12/11/2020*
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
Davidson L 64–67 2–2
 26  Stanley  10  Gosnell  3  Bigott Holmes Center (25)
Boone, NC
12/20/2020*
2:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  East Tennessee State W 69–66 3–2
 16  Stanley  7  Porter  3  Stanley J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium 
Johnson City, TN
12/22/2020*
12:00 p.m.,  SECN+
at RV Georgia L 44–107 3–3
 12  Gosnell  5  Gosnell  2  Sanders  Stegeman Coliseum  (625)
Athens, GA
Conference Regular Season
01/01/2021
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  Troy W 78–66 4–3
(1–0)
 24  Stanley  14  Porter  7  Stanley  Trojan Arena  (752)
Troy, AL
01/02/2021
5:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at TroyL 65–85 4–4
(1–1)
 13  Gosnell  7  Porter  5  Alston Trojan Arena (773)
Troy, AL
01/08/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  Georgia Southern L 56–87 4–5
(1–2)
 13  Porter  7  Porter  6  Alston  Hanner Fieldhouse  (231)
Statesboro, GA
01/09/2021
4:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at Georgia SouthernW 70–58 5–5
(2–2)
 17  Bigott  11  Bigott  4  Stanley Hanner Fieldhouse (213)
Statesboro, GA
01/15/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
South Alabama L 63–66 5–6
(2–3)
 18  Stanley  10  Gosnell  3  Stanley Holmes Center (55)
Boone, NC
01/16/2021
4:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
South AlabamaW 71–52 6–6
(3–3)
 16  Porter  9  Porter  4  Stanley Holmes Center (50)
Boone, NC
01/22/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  Georgia State W 71–68 7–6
(4–3)
 26  Stanley  8  Stanley  3  Stanley  GSU Sports Arena  (488)
Atlanta, GA
01/23/2021
2:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at Georgia StateW 66–56 8–6
(5–3)
 29  Stanley  13  Porter  3  Stanley GSU Sports Arena (445)
Atlanta, GA
01/29/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
TroyL 60–80 8–7
(5–4)
 18  Gosnell  7  Porter  5  Bigott Holmes Center (50)
Boone, NC
01/30/2021
2:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
TroyL 52–74 8–8
(5–5)
 15  Sanders  7  Calder  2  Alston Holmes Center (50)
Boone, NC
02/05/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
Georgia StateL 62–72 8–9
(5–6)
 21  Gosnell  8  Gosnell  3  Alston Holmes Center (55)
Boone, NC
02/06/2021
4:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
Georgia StateL 48–50 8–10
(5–7)
 14  Gosnell  10  Gosnell  4  Stanley Holmes Center (55)
Boone, NC
02/10/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  Coastal Carolina W 72–58 9–10
(6–7)
 23  Bigott  9  Porter  5  Sanders  HTC Center  (63)
Conway, SC
02/13/2021
4:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
Coastal CarolinaW 79–65 10–10
(7–7)
 16  Gosnell  8  Stanley  4  Stanley Holmes Center (25)
Boone, NC
02/19/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at South AlabamaL 51–56 10–11
(7–8)
 16  Sanders  12  Gosnell  4  Alston  Mitchell Center  (334)
Mobile, AL
02/20/2021
3:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at South AlabamaW 58–56 11–11
(8–8)
 17  Stanley  8  Stanley  2  Porter Mitchell Center (343)
Mobile, AL
02/26/2021
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
Georgia SouthernW 77–66 12–11
(9–8)
 18  Stanley  10  Gosnell  6  Stanley Holmes Center (47)
Boone, NC
02/27/2021
4:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
Georgia SouthernW 81–78 13–11
(10–8)
 23  Gosnell  9  Gosnell  4  Stanley Holmes Center (86)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt Tournament
03/05/2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(E3) vs. (W6)  Louisiana–Monroe
First Round
W 70–60 14–11
 14  Porter  9  Gosnell  7  Alston  Pensacola Bay Center  
Pensacola, FL
03/06/2021
12:30 pm, ESPN+
(E3) vs. (W2)  UT Arlington
Quarterfinals
W 54–46 15–11
 24  Stanley  9  Bigott  2  Stanley Hartsell Arena (148)
Pensacola, FL
03/07/2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(E3) vs. (E1) Troy
Semifinals
L 63–66 15–12
 29  Stanley  14  Stanley  3  Alston Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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