2020–21 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

2020–21 FIU Panthers women's basketball
2020–21 FIU Panthers women's basketball
WBI, 5th Place
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	15–13 (8–8 CUSA)
Head coach	Jesyka Burks-Wiley (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Robyn Scherr-Wells; Dan Wendt; Tim Sylver;
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee †	12	–	4	.750	17	–	8	.680
Charlotte	9	–	5	.643	10	–	12	.455
FIU	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Florida Atlantic	8	–	8	.500	11	–	11	.500
Old Dominion	7	–	9	.438	13	–	11	.542
Marshall	7	–	9	.438	8	–	11	.421
Western Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	7	–	16	.304
West
Rice	12	–	2	.857	23	–	4	.852
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	17	–	8	.680
North Texas	10	–	4	.714	13	–	7	.650
Louisiana Tech	8	–	8	.500	14	–	10	.583
Southern Miss	5	–	11	.313	7	–	12	.368
UAB	3	–	11	.214	10	–	13	.435
UTSA	0	–	14	.000	2	–	18	.100


† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 13, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Robyn Scherr-Wells, and played their home games at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, FL as a member of Conference USA.^[1]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Stetson	Postponed ^[a]		Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 3, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at North Florida	L 66–84	0–1	UNF Arena (227) Jacksonville, FL
December 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at Jacksonville	W 64–59	1–1	Swisher Gymnasium (107) Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		Florida Memorial	W 96–57	2–1	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		Flagler	W 97–64	3–1	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (15) Miami, FL
December 20, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		Florida Gulf Coast	L 68–86	3–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (57) Miami, FL
December 21, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		Florida Gulf Coast	L 66–80	3–3	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (48) Miami, FL
January 1, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	W 92–85	4–3 (1–0)	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	W 81–80	5–3 (2–0)	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Middle Tennessee	L 65–69	5–4 (2–1)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (115) Miami, FL
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Middle Tennessee	L 89–99	5–5 (2–2)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (101) Miami, FL
January 15, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	L 69–73	5–6 (2–3)	FAU Arena (253) Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 65–62	6–6 (3–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (105) Miami, FL
January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Marshall	W 75–60	7–6 (4–3)	Cam Henderson Center (407) Huntington, WV
January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Marshall	L 56–65	7–7 (4–4)	Cam Henderson Center (404) Huntington, WV
January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Charlotte	Canceled ^[b]^[2]		Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Charlotte	Canceled ^[b]^[2]		Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at UTSA	W 72–60	8–7 (5–4)	Convocation Center (137) San Antonio, TX
February 6, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at UTSA	W 107–103 ^3OT	9–7 (6–4)	Convocation Center (179) San Antonio, TX
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m.		UTEP	L 64–76	9–8 (6–5)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (71) Miami, FL
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m.		UTEP	L 57–73	9–9 (6–6)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	W 59–58 ^OT	10–9 (7–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
February 20, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 60–76	10–10 (7–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	L 56–66	10–11 (7–8)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (202) Miami, FL
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	W 82–79	11–11 (8–8)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
March 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Florida Memorial	W 101–74	12–11	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
CUSA Tournament
March 10, 2021 12:00 p.m.	(4E)	vs. (5W) Southern Miss Second Round	W 85–75	13–11	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
March 11, 2021 12:00 p.m.	(4E)	vs. (1W) Rice Quarterfinals	L 60–77	13–12	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
WBI
March 19, 2021 7:30 p.m.		vs. Northern Arizona Quarterfinals	L 69–82	13–13	William Exum Center Frankfort, KY
March 20, 2021 5:00 p.m.		vs. Abilene Christian Consolation 2nd Round	W 78–61	14–13	William Exum Center Frankfort, KY
March 21, 2021 2:30 p.m.		vs. Manhattan 5th Place Game	W 59–58	14–13	William Exum Center Frankfort, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Notes[edit]

^ Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
^ ^a ^b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References[edit]

^ "Women's Basketball Announces C-USA Schedule". Florida International University Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Davidson basketball team puts season on pause due to positive COVID-19 test". The Charlotte Observer. January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[postponed-2] Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[canceled-3] Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[fiuwb-1] "Women's Basketball Announces C-USA Schedule". Florida International University Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[charlotte-4] "Davidson basketball team puts season on pause due to positive COVID-19 test". The Charlotte Observer. January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

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v t e FIU Panthers women's basketball
Venues	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1986–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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