The Scarlet Knights, led by 26th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

They received a double-bye into the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament when they lost to Iowa.

As the six seed in the Mercado Regional they lost to BYU in the First Round to end their season.

They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Indiana.

They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.