Whitman earned itself a good night’s rest and a place in NCAA Division III women’s basketball history with an 85-81 triple-overtime victory over UW-Eau Claire in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Read about it in our Game of the Night spotlight coverage.
On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Blues have a lot to be thankful for. The No. 15 Whitman College women’s basketball team capped a four-game road sweep with a 60-38 win at Caltech on Wednesday night at the Braun Athletic Center.
Korin Baker delivered another riveting performance with 26 points and 15 rebounds to highlight an excellent night shooting and the 15th-ranked Whitman College women’s basketball team topped Pomona-Pitzer 68-52 on Tuesday night at Voelkel Gymnasium.
The countdown is on! Ten more days until the regular season comes to a close and we find out who will be playing for the Walnut and Bronze! We learned who are the Top 16 and heard from coaches prepping for important conference tournaments.
Trinity (Conn.) shut down No. 7 Tufts while No. 6 Whitman kept rolling through the NWC and No. 10 New York University avenged its lone loss on Friday night. On the men's side, Linfield upset No. 17 Whitworth after the Wildcats women won at the buzzer.
The Whitman Blues completed an impressive five-day run, the Blugolds won their Top 25 rematch, and Saturday was a red-letter day for blue-clad teams in the NESCAC. Read about it here.
At a time when most headlines describe what has been lost, we could all use something to celebrate. Here's our second ever All-Decade team honoring the greatest Division III women's basketball players over the past 10 years. Men will follow later in the year.
Gutted. That's how many teams, student-athletes, and coaches are feeling. Last Thursday we got a hint that COVID-19 was making an impact on the NCAA Tournaments. Now we won't even crown champions. Catch up on Hoopsville tonight On Demand or listen to the podcast as we try and react to one of the strangest finishes to a season ... ever.
Baldwin Wallace hit two late 3-pointers, Christopher Newport wore down Endicott, Whitman got a late stop and Smith finished on a 10-0 run to advance to the sectional round of the 2020 Tournament. Elsewhere No. 1 Hope saved its season and the NESCAC went 4-0.
UW-Whitewater and Whitman wrapped up home court in their conference playoffs while DeSales and Baldwin Wallace are on the cusp of doing the same after their road wins. Plus New Jersey snapped a very long playoff drought and Concordia-Moorhead won a very long game.
No. 1 Tufts knocked No. 4 Amherst a step back in the three-way race for first in the NESCAC, and Messiah knocked No. 24 Albright off the list of unbeaten teams. Elsewhere No. 8 Whitman rallied past No. 16 George Fox and No. 6 UW-Whitewater stayed hot.