2020–21 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

2020–21 FIU Panthers women's basketball
WBI, 5th Place
Conference	Conference USA
Division	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

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

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 Eastern.

See also

• 2020–21 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

Notes

1. Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
2. Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

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