2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	8–21 (4–14 NEC)
Head coach	Linda Cimino (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Jennifer Leedham (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jessica Coscia (2nd season); Alyssa Ewing James (1st season);
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Robert Morris	17	–	1	.944	22	–	7	.759
Mount St. Mary's	14	–	4	.778	19	–	11	.633
Merrimack*	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9	.500	12	–	17	.414
Sacred Heart	9	–	9	.500	12	–	17	.414
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	9	.500	11	–	18	.379
Wagner	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Bryant	7	–	11	.389	9	–	20	.310
LIU	7	–	11	.389	8	–	21	.276
St. Francis Brooklyn	4	–	14	.222	8	–	21	.276
Central Connecticut	3	–	15	.167	4	–	25	.138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)

† 2020 NEC tournament winner As of December 29, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1988. St. Francis Brooklyn was coached by Linda Cimino, who was in her second year at the helm of the Terriers.

The Terriers finished the season at 8–21 overall, and 4–14 in conference play. They finished in 10th place and failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2018–19 season 18–13, 12–6 in NEC play.^[1] The Terriers proceeded to lose in the first round of the NEC tournament to Mount St. Mary's.^[2] Their 12 conference victories are the most in program history.^[1]

Roster

2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	23	Jade Johnson (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Adelaide, Australia
F	31	Ally Lassen (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Point Pleasant, New Jersey
F	22	Abby Anderson (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Scranton, Pennsylvania
G	20	Melody Van Ness	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Somerville, New Jersey
G	14	Marta Zori	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Badalona, Spain
F	12	Danae Barkley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Newtown, Pennsylvania
G	3	Alyssa Fisher	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	33	Jenna Jordan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Valley Cottage, New York
G	13	Jada McMillan	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Concord, North Carolina
G	10	Cayln Richardson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Orlando, Florida
G	1	Nevena Dimitrijevic	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Kragujevac, Serbia

Head coach

Linda Cimino (Adelphi '01)

Assistant coach(es)

Jennifer Leedham (Franklin Pierce '09)
Jessica Coscia (Caldwell '15)
Alyssa Ewing James (Binghamton '17)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2019

Schedule

^[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm	Stony Brook	L 73–86	0–1	21 – Johnson	8 – Lassen	7 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (286) Brooklyn, NY
November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Marquette	L 71–92	0–2	24 – Lassen	4 – Fisher, Lassen	9 – Dimitrijevic	Al McGuire Center (782) Milwaukee, WI
November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm	at Boston College	L 69–106	0–3	17 – Johnson	6 – Johnson, Lassen	7 – Dimitrijevic	Conte Forum (622) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm	Army	W 70–64	1–3	21 – Dimitrijevic	9 – Jordan	7 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (327) Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2019* 1:00 pm	Loyola (MD)	W 89–78	2–3	25 – Johnson	13 – Jordan	6 – Richardson	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (307) Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT	L 69–88	2–4	14 – Fisher	8 – Jordan	12 – Dimitrijevic	Fleisher Center (173) Newark, NJ
December 1, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Princeton	L 44–76	2–5	15 – Johnson	8 – Johnson, Anderson	4 – Dimitrijevic	Jadwin Gymnasium (702) Princeton, NJ
December 4, 2019* 6:00 pm	East Stroudsburg	W 84–62	3–5	23 – Dimitrijevic	8 – Jordan	8 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (172) Brooklyn, NY
December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Albany	W 49–41	4–5	16 – Dimitrijevic	11 – Lassen	4 – Johnson	SEFCU Arena (761) Albany, NY
December 19, 2019* 5:00 pm	vs. Pacific Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 62–71	4–6	23 – Johnson	7 – Lassen	9 – Dimitrijevic	South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Las Vegas, NV
December 20, 2019* 2:30 pm	vs. Georgia Southern Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 47–78	4–7	14 – Dimitrijevic	6 – Johnson	2 – Johnson, Fisher	South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa (120) Las Vegas, NV
Northeast Conference Regular Season
January 2, 2020 5:00 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 57–62	4–8 (0–1)	19 – Dimitrijevic	8 – Dimitrijevic, Lassen	2 – 3 tied	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (216) Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY	LIU Battle of Brooklyn	W 88–63	5–8 (1–1)	25 – Johnson	9 – Johnson, Dimitrijevic	15 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (416) Brooklyn, NY
January 11, 2020 4:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 72–82	5–9 (1–2)	24 – Dimitrijevic	4 – Lassen	8 – Dimitrijevic	DeGol Arena (605) Loretto, PA
January 13, 2020 7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	L 44–69	5–10 (1–3)	15 – Lassen	6 – Johnson	5 – Dimitrijevic	UPMC Events Center (323) Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm	at Wagner	L 66–74	5–11 (1–4)	19 – Lassen	6 – Lassen, Jordan	4 – Fisher, Dimitrijevic	Spiro Sports Center (483) Staten Island, NY
January 20, 2020 4:00 pm	at Mount St. Mary's	L 60–69	5–12 (1–5)	27 – Lassen	8 – Lassen	5 – Dimitrijevic	Knott Arena (350) Emmitsburg, MD
January 25, 2020 1:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	L 59–67	5–13 (1–6)	15 – Dimitrijevic	5 – Jordan, Dimitrijevic	6 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (251) Brooklyn, NY
January 27, 2020 7:00 pm	Robert Morris	L 59–70	5–14 (1–7)	16 – Lassen	6 – Dimitrijevic	6 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (205) Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2020 1:00 pm	Sacred Heart	W 71–70	6–14 (2–7)	30 – Lassen	6 – Fisher, Dimitrijevic	9 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (324) Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 2020 7:00 pm	at Merrimack	L 54–80	6–15 (2–8)	25 – Anderson	13 – Anderson	6 – Dimitrijevic	Merrimack Athletics Complex (344) North Andover, MA
February 8, 2020 1:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's	L 62–67	6–16 (2–9)	16 – Jordan	13 – Jordan	4 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (312) Brooklyn, NY
February 10, 2020 7:00 pm	at Bryant	L 59–78	6–17 (2–10)	31 – Dimitrijevic	6 – Anderson	5 – Dimitrijevic	Chace Athletic Center (654) Smithfield, RI
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm	at LIU	W 71–54	7–17 (3–10)	14 – Fisher, Dimitrijevic	13 – Anderson	9 – Dimitrijevic	Steinberg Wellness Center (511) Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2020 5:00 pm	Bryant	W 80–77	8–17 (4–10)	27 – Dimitrijevic	10 – Anderson	9 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (317) Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 2020 1:00 pm	Wagner	L 53–74	8–18 (4–11)	15 – Lassen	8 – Lassen	3 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (241) Brooklyn, NY
February 29, 2020 1:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	L 63–84	8–19 (4–12)	20 – Dimitrijevic	11 – Jordan	4 – Dimitrijevic	William H. Pitt Center (282) Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2020 7:00 pm	Merrimack	L 54–72	8–20 (4–13)	19 – Anderson	12 – Lassen	5 – Dimitrijevic	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (243) Brooklyn, NY
March 5, 2020 7:00 pm	at Central Connecticut	L 54–75	8–21 (4–14)	14 – Lassen	7 – Anderson	3 – Richardson	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (789) New Britain, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

Awards

Nevena Dimitrijevic

1x NEC Player of the Week^[4]

7x NEC Rookie of the Week^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

NEC Rookie of the Year Award^[11]

Selected to All-NEC Rookie Team^[11]

Ally Lassen

Selected to All-NEC Third Team^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "Terriers Welcome Mount to Open NEC Tournament in Brooklyn".
^ "Terriers Fall in NEC Quarters to Mount in Brooklyn".
^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2019-20 Schedule". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (11/25)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (12/9)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (12/16)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (1/15)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (2/12)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
^ "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (2/25)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (3/4)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2019-20 NEC Women's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). northeastconference.org. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[sfcathletics.com-1] "Terriers Welcome Mount to Open NEC Tournament in Brooklyn".

[2] "Terriers Fall in NEC Quarters to Mount in Brooklyn".

[3] "Women's Basketball Releases 2019-20 Schedule". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[northeastconference.org-4] "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (11/25)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[5] "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (12/9)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

[6] "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (12/16)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[7] "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (1/15)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[8] "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (2/12)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

[9] "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (2/25)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

[10] "Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (3/4)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[NECAwards-11] "2019-20 NEC Women's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). northeastconference.org. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

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v t e St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
Venues	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1973–2022) The ARC (2022–2023)
Rivalries	LIU Brooklyn
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 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

v t e Northeast Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Chicago State Cougars Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Mercyhurst Lakers Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	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 2024–25

Previous season

Roster

Schedule

Awards

See also

References