Hope's Kenedy Schoonveld who won the MIAA Player of the Year award three times in a row also wins the Region Player of the Year award three times in a row. Rookie of the Year honors are split between fabulous first years Lindsey Garrison of Bethany and Catherine Orr of Carnegie Mellon, while Hope's Brian Morehouse and Trine's Andy Rang split Coach of the Year honors.
Freshman Lindsey Garrison set a new program record for made three-pointers in a single-season with 66, in Bethany’s 66-51 win over Franciscan Thursday evening inside Hummel Field House. The record was previously held by Hayley Holenka in the 2015-16 season.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 20th season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
Bethany chose former Montclair State assistant coach Brian Sansom as its next women's basketball head coach. Sansom also coached at Pitt-Bradford and Division I FDU-Teaneck.
Feb. 22 – LATROBE, Pa. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team ended the 2015-16 campaign with a 67-52 defeat to fifth-seeded Saint Vincent in the opening round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament on Monday. Junior Hayley Holenka led the Bison with 22 points as she set the single-season school record for made three-point field goals (64).
Jan. 30 – GREENVILLE, Pa. – Despite seeing four players score in double figures, the Bethany College women’s basketball team dropped a 80-69 decision to Thiel College on Saturday. The loss dropped the Bison to 8-11 overall and 6-6 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play.
Jan. 24 – BETHANY, W. Va. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team rolled to a 61-50 victory over Saint Vincent College on Sunday afternoon. The Bison completed their first sweep over the Bearcats since the 2007-08 season, winning the previous contest this year, 73-56.
Jan. 20 – BETHANY, W. Va. - The Bethany College women’s basketball team used a late second-half surge to defeat Grove City, 64-55, in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night. The Bison outscored the Wolverines 46-22 in the second half, erasing a 15-point halftime deficit in the process.
Jan. 13 – BETHANY, W. Va. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team cruised to a 76-52 win over Westminster College in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. The Bison used a balanced scoring attack and an aggressive defense to wear down the Titans.
Jan. 9 - BETHANY, W. Va. - Despite four players in double figures and a 19-point performance from senior Gabrielle Naples (Salem, Ohio/South Range), the Bethany women's basketball team dropped a tough decision against Waynesburg University, 82-75, on Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 2 – PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team got their offense rolling early and often as the Bison outlasted Chatham University, 88-80, on Saturday afternoon in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action. The 88 points scored marked the most by the Green & White so far in the 2015-16 season.
Dec. 30 – BETHANY, W. Va. – Despite a career-high 21 points from senior forward Sami Schott, the Bethany College women’s basketball team could not shake a slow start, eventually falling to Muskingum University, 82-68, on Wednesday evening in Bethany.
Dec. 12 – BETHANY, W. Va. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team fell, 75-69, to Geneva in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action on Saturday evening.
Dec. 5 – BETHANY, W. Va. - The Bethany College women’s basketball team earned another Presidents’ Athletic Conference victory by defeating Thiel, 77-60, on Saturday afternoon.
Dec. 2 – LATROBE, Pa. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team opened their conference schedule firing on all cylinders as the Bison defeated Saint Vincent College 73-56 on Wednesday evening. The Bison led wire-to-wire in the game, upending the Bearcats for the first time since the 2009 season.
Nov. 24 – GAMBIER, Ohio – The Bethany College women’s basketball team lost just one quarter in Tuesday night’s matchup with the Ladies of Kenyon College, but that was just enough to swing momentum as the Bison dropped a 70-64 decision in non-conference action.
Nov. 21 – HOLLAND, Mich, - The Bethany College women’s basketball team fell, 102-44, to #11 Hope College at the Hope College Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Flying Dutch came into the game ranked 11th in the top 25 by D3hoops.com.
Nov. 18 – BETHANY, W. Va. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team rolled to an 83-60 win over Franciscan University on Wednesday evening. Six different Bison scored at least seven points.
Feb. 7 – PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team (11-10, 7-7 PAC) used a 50-point first half and a career-high 28 points from freshman Kelsea Daugherty (Newport, Ohio/Frontier) to defeat Chatham University, 83-65, on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
Jan. 31 – BETHANY, W. Va. – Led by a fourth straight 20-point performance from freshman Kelsea Daugherty (Newport, Ohio/Frontier) as well as a career night from sophomore point guard Alexis Naples (Salem, Ohio/South Ranger), the Bethany College women’s basketball team pushed their Presidents’ Athletic Conference record to 6-6 (10-9 overall) as they defeated the Tomcats of Thiel College by a score of 70-66 on Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 28 – BETHANY, W. Va. – Behind another career-best performance from freshman Kelsea Daugherty (Newport, Ohio/Frontier), the Bethany College women’s basketball team completed a season sweep of Geneva College, defeating the Golden Tornadoes by a score of 85-61 on Wednesday evening.
Jan. 24 – LATROBE, Pa. – Despite receiving 24 points from freshman Kelsea Daugherty (Newport, Ohio/Frontier), the Bethany College women’s basketball program dropped a 90-72 decision to Saint Vincent College on Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 17 – BETHANY, W. Va. – The Bethany College women’s basketball team dropped a 90-72 decision to visiting Washington & Jefferson College on Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 14 – BETHANY, W. Va. – Despite a third-straight double-double performance from freshman Kelsea Daugherty (Newport, Ohio/Frontier), the Bethany College women’s basketball team (7-7, 3-4 PAC) dropped a 62-53 decision to Westminster College on Wednesday.