https://www.d3hoops.com en-us https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025082894xae9 LYNCHBURG, 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. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025082894xae9 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250703h8jwr1 ANNVILLE, Pa. – Pat Ratke, Director of Athletics, has announced Julia Duggan as Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball program. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250703h8jwr1 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250605opalip William 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. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250605opalip https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250327ytvn5y Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250327ytvn5y https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503200ny7xg Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503200ny7xg https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503201klxuo The 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. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503201klxuo https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250318zudw9m Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250318zudw9m https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2024-25/mar17 And 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! Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2024-25/mar17 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025031562jzvi Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025031562jzvi https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250315qv9qr2 The 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. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250315qv9qr2 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250316mdxmo2 The 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. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250316mdxmo2 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250317nj1jfg The 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. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250317nj1jfg https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314cvglj7 SALEM, 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). Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314cvglj7 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314ocna1w Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314ocna1w https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314rls1f8 The 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. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314rls1f8 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314xdzued Gettysburg 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. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314xdzued https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250315ymclt8 The 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. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250315ymclt8 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503170nhgze The 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.). Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503170nhgze https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2024-25/mar13 The 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! Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2024-25/mar13 https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2024-25/mar10 We 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! Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2024-25/mar10 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025030974mov3 ERIE, 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. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025030974mov3 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250309c2cmrv Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250309c2cmrv https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250309rtu8o3 The 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. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250309rtu8o3 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503082ijpsp Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503082ijpsp https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025030880m7rc OSHKOSH, 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. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/2025030880m7rc https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503088fupzh The 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. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202503088fupzh https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308amcwa2 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308amcwa2 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308biei1o BEREA, 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. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308biei1o https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308jjj74j Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308jjj74j https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308ovjrh6 DELAWARE, 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. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250308ovjrh6