Hundreds of teams. Thousands of games. Thousands of coaches and players. How do you make sense of it all? Here are eight names to know for the upcoming women's basketball season.
Defending champs New York University start the season as the near unanimous preseason favorites. Who follows the Violets in our rankings? How many WIAC teams made the poll? Where does Transylvania land after changing its coach and most of its roster? Find out here.
Juli Fulks, who led Transylvania to the 2023 Division III women's basketball national championship and to the 2024 national semifinals, is taking the head coaching job at Marshall.
Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. NYU's versatile forward Natalie Bruns was selected Player of the Year and Lexy Harris of Washington U. was chosen as Rookie of the Year.
Transylvania’s title defense came to an end thanks to the stellar defense of New York University, as the Violets shut down the Pioneers, 57-42, in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday night.
Millikin guard Elyce Knudsen is once again our Region 8 Player of the Year, joining a very select group of three-time winners. Coach of the Year honors go to Transylvania's Juli Fulks and Rookie of the Year honors to WashU center Lexy Harris.
It's down to the final fours in men's and women's basketball. Hear from the coaches from the only programs remaining for championship glory. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
Transylvania and Smith advanced to their second straight national semifinals with road wins while Wartburg completed an impressive road trip through Rhode Island and New York University rolled at home in Saturday’s sectional finals.
Mary Schleusner dominated once again in Washington and Lee's upset victory over previously unbeaten Rhode Island College at the Providence sectional. Elsewhere, Wartburg won on a near-buzzer beater and a pair of Pioneers pushed into the Elite 8 with late wins. Get the full recap of the Round of 16 here.
People around the Transylvania women's basketball program had a lot to say about the placement of this weekend's games, but the truth is, the Pioneers are just fine playing anywhere. Ryan Scott has more in a Road to Columbus feature.
New York University, Transylvania, Rhode Island College, and Webster completed perfect runs to the NCAA Tournament, while Widener and Trine busted someone's bubble by winning their conference tournament title games. Settle in for our longest recap of the season.
In a Hoopsville exclusive, the D-III national committees reveal the Top 16 Seeds if the tournaments started this week (based on Week 2 rankings). Find out who are the top teams in the rankings and who made the cut. Also hear from the committee chairs and our experts have their thoughts. Watch On Demand here!
No. 11 Wartburg tightened its grip on first place in the ARC by fending off No. 19 Loras while No. 25 Gettysburg grabbed a share of first in the Centennial with a win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins. Plus, No. 23 UW-Oshkosh pulled even with No. 5 UW-Whitewater in the WIAC and No. 2 Transylvania took its winning streak to 53 straight.
Hoopsville is back... again! Join us as we get back on the air for the second try at our 21st season debut. Hear from the preseason #1 teams. Plus we talk about transfers and "COVID year." And a Hall of Famer joins us. Hoopsville hits the air LIVE at 7:00 PM ET right here!
Hoopsville is back! Join us as we hit the air for the first time in the 2023-24 season, our 21st season covering DIII basketball. Hear from the preseason #1 teams and programs already making headlines early this season. Hoopsville hits the air LIVE at 7:00 PM ET right here!
Which do you prefer, a defending national champion that returns all but one of its key players or a star-studded challenger with three All-Americans, including last year's national Player of the Year? Our voters took the former in a split decision. Check out the full women's preseason Top 25 poll here.
Coaching excellence is expressed in many forms, sometimes theatrical and emotive, sometimes stern and stone faced. For Transylvania head coach Juli Fulks, her excellence is expressed with calm poise on the court and by investing in her players off it. Read more in our final feature of the season.
No. 2 Transylvania withstood a fourth-quarter rally from No. 1 Christopher Newport and pulled away from the Captains in the final minute to win the 2023 NCAA Division III women's basketball title. Riley Zayas has the story from Dallas.
For one Captains team, the title has been claimed. For another, a chance exists to claim one as well, but there is a Pioneers squad ready to say otherwise. On a special Tuesday matinee, we recap a terrific weekend of basketball. Watch Hoospville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
No. 2 Transylvania defeated No. 4 Smith 67-56 in the national semifinals and moved one step closer to finishing their dream season with a perfect record. The Pioneers will face fellow unbeaten and top-ranked Christopher Newport in the title game on April 1st. Read more about the Pioneers journey here.
Twice is nice for Millikin's Elyce Knudsen who is our repeat Region 8 Player of the Year and Transylvania's Juli Fulks who is our repeat Region 8 Coach of the Year. You can't have a repeat Rookie of the Year -- it's Mackzenzie Miller of Lakeland this season.
Transylvania senior Madison Kellione sums it up perfectly: “We were there last year, and lost. We weren’t going to do it again.” Riley Zayas has more about the Pioneers' special season in a Road to Dallas, and a Road from Dallas, feature.
80 minutes. 2 games. That's now all that leaves 8 programs from being crowned national champions. Tune in to Hoopsville On Demand as we talk to ALL eight programs competing in the national semifinals. You can also listen to the podcast!
The 2023 NCAA Division III women’s basketball national semifinals will have a Cinderella story, two undefeated teams and the first women-only college to make the final four since 2001.
The top three teams in Division III women's basketball completed perfect runs to the NCAA Tournament by winning their automatic bids on Saturday. Elsewhere, Knox College secured its first ever Tournament bid, Cortland busted a bubble and the ASC tournament had a surprise winner.
In a Hoopsville exclusive, the DIII National Committees reveal the Top 16 Seeds if the tournaments started this week (based on Week 2 rankings). Find out who are the top teams in the rankings and who made the cut. Also hear from the committee chairs and our experts have their thoughts. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here.
Transylvania received the most No. 1 votes, but Christopher Newport had more points overall, so the Captains return to the top spot in our poll. Meanwhile, Washington U. appears in the Top 25 for the 260th time -- but first this season -- and La Verne appears for the first time in any season.
Five weeks. That's all that remains in the 2022-23 regular season. And there is a LOT of basketball still to play. On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat with teams making waves in their conferences or in national conversations. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast.
Elyce Knudsen, who won the CCIW Most Outstanding Player award, receives the top player's honor on our All-Region 8 team. Transylvania's Juil Fulks is our Coach of the Year and Anaya Davis of Rockford our Rookie of the Year.
NCAA Division III women's basketball has one undefeated team after No. 13 Trinity defeated No. 1 Christopher Newport on Friday night. That last unbeaten team is Transylvania which survived a late push at home, and UW-Oshkosh is the last unranked team dancing after its win over No. 10 Baldwin Wallace.
Eight names to know
November 03, 2024Hundreds of teams. Thousands of games. Thousands of coaches and players. How do you make sense of it all? Here are eight names to know for the upcoming women's basketball season.
