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.
By the end of Friday night, only the elite of Division III will remain all hoping to be one of the final four remaining in their brackets. Thursday on Hoopsville, we talk to a number of programs looking to keep their championship goals in place. Tune in LIVE starting at 12:00 PM ET - right here!
UW-Stout came into January on a high note. But after starting off 11-1, the Blue Devils lost five in a row. Brian Lester dives into how Stout got those losses out of their system and rolled into the Sweet 16. More in a Road to Columbus feature.
The regular season and conference playoffs are complete, so this is our final Top 25 ranking until after the national title game. Who made the biggest jump in our poll ahead of the Big Dance? Find out here.
We won't have our Final Four teams in Division III women's basketball for a couple weeks, but we have our first four teams in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. New Jersey City, Brooklyn and UW-Stout joined top-ranked New York University in the Big Dance by winning their conference tournaments on Friday night.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
Upset birds flocked together on Wednesday night as the Elizabethtown Blue Jays and North Central (Ill.) Cardinals knocked off ranked foes. Elsewhere, UW-Stout dominated its Top 25 showdown, Smith bounced back in a big way, and Occidental continued its post-Christmas surge.
No. 20 Illinois Wesleyan and No. 24 UW-Stout will head into the holiday break with big wins under their belts, while the six ranked men’s teams playing Division III foes cruised to victory. Read about it here.
It's mid-December and exams, holidays, and breaks are all combining as always into an interesting time of the season. Plus, we take some time to tip our hat to Salem. Tune in to Hoopsville tonight starting at 7:00 PM ET - LIVE - right here!
Albion emphatically ended a five-season drought against No. 5 Hope and UW-Stout stopped an eight-game skid against No 13 UW-Whitewater on Saturday afternoon. Elsewhere, Ramapo continued its surprising run atop the NJAC and Haverford kept the Centennial Conference race interesting.
Both ranked OAC teams narrowly avoided upsets but newly-ranked Loras could not in Wednesday night's Division III women's basketball action. Plus, Bethel pushed past Gustavus Adolphus in the MIAC and UW-Stout found its footing in conference play. Read about it in our recap.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 25th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, including game-winning shots and big days against Top 10 teams.
When we decided to change the timing of our All-Decade teams, we knew we were leaving some talented and decorated Division III student-athletes out. But we do not forget, even 12-13 years later, the best of the seniors who graduated in 2008 and 2009. It's our All-Gap team.
Amber Fabeck stepped outside and scored a career-high 24 points to lead UW-Stout to a 78-68 win over UW-Whitewater, Wednesday, on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. Fabeck, a Blue Devils 6-3 post player, drained three consecutive 3-point attempts in the first half to help Stout to a 39-35 halftime lead with 15 first half points. Fabeck hit another trey in the second half, knocking down 4 of 6 attempts from beyond the arc.
Several streaks ended, but a most important streak began - a winning streak - as UW-Stout defeated UW-La Crosse, 73-65, in a WIAC opener Wednesday at Johnson Fieldhouse. Bailey Diersen scored 21 and Kyncaide Diedrich 20. Shannan Watkins and Liz Oswald each scored seven points in the decisive fourth quarter.
Several streaks ended, but a most important streak began - a winning streak - as UW-Stout defeated UW-La Crosse, 73-65, in a WIAC opener Wednesday at Johnson Fieldhouse. Bailey Diersen scored 21 and Kyncaide Diedrich 20. Shannan Watkins and Liz Oswald each scored seven points in the decisive fourth quarter.
UW-Stout's winning streak came to an end after 10 games as UW-Superior defeated the Blue Devils, 86-80, in overtime in the final game of the UW-Superior Holiday Classic Sunday..
UW-Stout extended their season-opening winning streak to 10 games with a 78-66 win over the College of St. Scholastica in the first game of the UW-Superior Holiday Shootout Classic Saturday.
For only the second time this season, UW-Stout trailed at halftime, but the Blue Devils exploded out of the locker room and went on to a 66-55 win over Ripon College Tuesday on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. The Blue Devils outscored the Red Hawks, 23-9, in the third period, and took their first lead of the game with about two minutes remaining in the third period and built as much as a 20 point lead late in the game. Stout moves to 9-0 for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 22nd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
UW-Stout overcame a slow start and went on to win their sixth straight contest to open the season with a 64-59 victory over Berea College in the championship game of the North Park University Tournament Sunday. Kyncaide Diedrich was named the tournament MVP and Amber Fabeck joined Diedrich on the all-tournament team.
Amber Fabeck scored a double-double, Kyncaide Diedrich scored a team-high 21 points and UW-Stout fought off a second half rally by Albion College to take a 70-62 win Saturday to run their season record to 5-0 at the North Park University Tournament.
Hannah Quilling-Iverson, who has been director of player development and director of basketball operations at two stops over the past three seasons, is the new head women's basketball coach at UW-Stout.
UW-Stout made a run at UW-Whitewater, taking a two-point lead in the fourth quarter against the 19th-ranked Warhawks, but Whitewater regained control to hand the Blue Devils a 76-67 defeat Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse.
UW-Stout struck first, but 14th-ranked UW-Oshkosh quickly answered with a strong first quarter and went on to a 67-57 win over the Blue Devils Wednesday at Johnson Fieldhouse. Bailey Diersen led Stout with 10 points. The Titans Eliza Campbell scored her 1000th career point.
UW-Platteville's 6-4 center Allison Prestegaard scored 27 points and had 13 rebounds, while UW-Stout's 5-5 guard Kyncaide Diedrich scored a career-best 23 points and had eight rebounds. But the Pioneers outscored the Blue Devils 28-18 in the fourth quarter to take an 83-75 conference-opening win Wednesday in Platteville.
UW-Stout trailed after the first period, turned up the defensive pressure in the second and third periods to take the lead, then had to hold off Occidental College in the final minutes in a 60-54 win Saturday at South Point Arena in the D3Hoops.com Classic. Bailey Diersen led all scorers with 14 points. Kyncaide Diedrich contributed 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and six steals.
UW-Stout took a brief lead over sixth-ranked Trine University to start the fourth quarter, but the Thunder recaptured the lead and went on to a 52-46 win at the D3Hoops.com Classic at South Point Arena Thursday. The Blue Devils rebounded from a five point, 23-18, halftime deficit to outscore Trine 13-9 in the third stanza and trailed 32-31 heading into the final period. Amber Fabeck hit a 3-pointer to give Stout a 34-32 lead. Trine outscored Stout 20-15 in the final quarter and held as much as a 12 point lead.
Preseason women's Top 25: NYU, then who?
October 27, 2024Defending 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.
