2024-25 Division III women's basketball headlines
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Thomason to Lead Randolph Women’s Basketball Program
August 28, 2025LYNCHBURG, Va.- Randolph director of athletics Tom Galbraith announced Thursday the hiring of Polly Thomason as the next head coach of the WildCats women's basketball program. She replaces Steve Lanpher who left for an assistant position with Division I Cleveland State. Thomason will assume her duties at the start of September. -
Julia Duggan Named LVC Women’s Basketball Head Coach
July 03, 2025ANNVILLE, Pa. – Pat Ratke, Director of Athletics, has announced Julia Duggan as Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball program.
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Herons tap UConn hoops staff for new assistant
June 05, 2025William Smith Head Basketball Coach Seraphine Hamilton '06 recently announced that she has hired UConn Women's Basketball Graduate Assistant Coach Jake Gallo to serve as her top assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. Gallo joins the Herons following the Huskies' 2025 National Championship run.
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Titans’ Historic Postseason Trek Concludes Against Pioneers
March 20, 2025The UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball team made its return to the NCAA Division III Championship semifinal round on Thursday, facing Smith College at the Cregger Center in Salem, Va. The Titans led as late as midway through the fourth quarter before the Pioneers etched out a 49-47 win to reach the national championship game.
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Wick named D3hoops.com First-Team All-Region 10
March 18, 2025
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Hoopsville: Final Fours
March 17, 2025And then there were four. In what seems like the blink of an eye, four rounds are done and four men's and four women's teams are left to battle for two national championships. On Monday's Hoopsville, we take a look back at the Sectionals weekend and ahead to the final fours. Catch up On Demand or podcast - right here!
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William Paterson Women's Basketball Falls Short in ECAC Tournament Title Game to Allegheny
March 15, 2025The William Paterson women's basketball team (21-9, 14-4 NJAC) fell short in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament title game, losing to Allegheny (21-8, 17-3 PAC), 56-52, March 15 at the Sports and Recreation Center.
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Titans Lead Entire Quarterfinal Win Over Yellow Jackets; Advance To First Semifinal Since 1996
March 15, 2025The UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team used a 21-9 first quarter to defeat Baldwin Wallace University in its return to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III Championship on Saturday. The Titans have now advanced the furthest in the national tournament under head coach Brad Fischer and the deepest since winning the 1996 national championship.
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Women’s Basketball’s Historic Run Comes to an End in NCAA Elite Eight
March 15, 2025The most successful women's basketball team in Gustavus history saw its season come to an end Saturday night in Maine, falling to Smith (Mass.), 60-51, in the NCAA Sectional Finals on March 15.
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Carroll's Olivia Rangel Named As Finalist For 2025 Jostens Trophy
March 14, 2025SALEM, Va. - Carroll University Senior Olivia Rangel has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, as announced Friday by the Rotary Club of Salem, Va. Each year, the Jostens Trophy honors one male and one female from a list of 10 finalists from each gender, which recognizes the most outstanding men's and women's Division-III basketball players of the year. Rangel is the fifth Pioneer since 2010 to be named a Jostens Trophy finalist, joining John Hoch (2010), Lyndsey Seewald (2011), Emily DeNoyer (2014), and Malory Christenson (2016).
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NYU marches on
March 14, 2025The New York University women's basketball team was severely tested for the first time all season, but used a second-half run to continue its undefeated season with a 74-53 win over SUNY Geneseo in an NCAA Division III Tournament Sweet 16 match-up on Friday, March 14, in Gettysburg, PA.
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Gettysburg downs Randolph-Macon to advance to quarterfinals
March 14, 2025Gettysburg opened up an eight-point lead in the second quarter and kept Randolph-Macon at arm’s length the rest of the way to pick up a 56-49 win in the third round of 2025 NCAA Div. III women’s basketball championship tournament.
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Strong Defense Leads Titans To Sweet 16 Win Over Illinois Wesleyan; To Play Baldwin Wallace In Quarterfinal
March 14, 2025The Illinois Wesleyan University women's basketball team entered Friday night's NCAA Division III Championship Third Round matchup with UW-Oshkosh averaging 79.8 points per game. Oshkosh held IWU to a season-low 43 points while scoring 63 of its own to reach the national quarterfinal round for the fourth time in program history and the second time under head coach Brad Fischer.
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No. 5 Women’s Hoops Makes History, Advances to NCAA Elite Eight with 71-58 Victory Over McMurry
March 14, 2025The dance goes on for No. 5 Gustavus women's basketball, which advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in program history Friday evening, defeating McMurry (Texas) 71-58 on the campus of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The Gusties (29-1, 17-1 MIAC) will face No. 8 Smith (Mass.).
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Hoopsville: Hoops Hopes
March 13, 2025The Sectionals are here. There will be some great hoops to watch this weekend. What challenges are ahead for teams to clinch their trips to Ft. Wayne and Salem? We talk about their hopes ahead on Thursday's Hoopsville, LIVE, at 7:00 PM ET - right here!
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Hoopsville: Suddenly Sixteen
March 10, 2025We know it's going to happen every year, but the suddenness of getting down to 16 teams in both NCAA Tournaments is still sudden. And this past weekend also had some stunning results. Tune in to a matinee edition of Hoopsville as we talk to several teams still making headlines. Tune in LIVE at 11:30 AM ET - right here!
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Allegheny Defeats McDaniel, Punches Ticket to ECAC Championship Game
March 09, 2025ERIE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's basketball team punched its ticket to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championship title game with a 52-40 victory over McDaniel College on Sunday afternoon.
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William Paterson Women's Basketball Advances to ECAC Tournament Title Game Following 88-36 Win Over Hunter
March 09, 2025The William Paterson women's basketball team (21-8, 14-4 NJAC) coasted to an 88-36 win over Hunter (21-7, 13-1 CUNYAC) in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament Semifinals March 9 at the Sports and Recreation Center.
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#13 Thunder Bow Out of NCAA Tournament
March 08, 2025
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Calvin Toppled by Titans in Division III NCAA Tournament First Round
March 08, 2025OSHKOSH, Wisc. – Calvin’s trip through its first NCAA III Tournament since 2017 came to an end in the first round Friday night, but not without sending an upset scare against another nationally-ranked foe.
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William Paterson Women's Basketball Secures 81-63 Win Over Baruch in ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals
March 08, 2025The William Paterson women's basketball team (20-8, 14-4 NJAC) secured an 81-63 win against Baruch (14-12, 11-3 CUNYAC) in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament Quarterfinals March 8 at the Sports and Recreation Center.
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No. 19 W&L falls in NCAA Tournament second round against No. 7 Baldwin Wallace
March 08, 2025BEREA, Ohio – Despite a late rally and getting as close as two points down, a 25-2 run by No. 7 Baldwin Wallace from the second to third quarter proved to be the difference, as the No. 19 Washington and Lee women's basketball team saw its 2024-25 season come to an end, 75-71, on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship.
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Historic Season Ends for W&J with Loss to 18th ranked Ohio Wesleyan in NCAA Tournament's Second Round
March 08, 2025DELAWARE, Ohio – A historic season for the Washington & Jefferson College women's basketball team came to a close with a 78-65 loss to 18th ranked Ohio Wesleyan University Saturday evening in the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament at OWU's Branch Rickey Arena. The Presidents finishes the season with a 24-5 overall record. The loss concludes a fantastic four-year run for the Presidents' senior class. The group wraps up as W&J's all-time winningest class with 94 wins. The group helped W&J achieve history on Friday evening when the Red and Black downed 23rd ranked Messiah University by a 76-72 score in overtime. The victory was the first for the program in the NCAA Tournament. The 24 wins also equals the single-season high for the program.
