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D3hoops.com 2025 women's All-Region 8 team

March 18, 2025

Oliva Rangel is our Region 8 Player of the Year. Aurora first-year guard Krystyna Manzanarez is Rookie of the Year, and Illinois Wesleyan's Mia Smith is Coach of the Year.

Carroll's Olivia Rangel Named As Finalist For 2025 Jostens Trophy

March 14, 2025

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).

Carroll Advances To CCIW Championship Game For Second Consecutive Season

February 28, 2025

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Carroll's women's basketball team returned to the scene of their first-ever CCIW Tournament Championship Friday afternoon, as the Pios began their quest for a repeat with a convincing 89-54 victory against Wheaton (Ill.) in the semifinals of the 2025 CCIW Tournament at Shirk Center in Bloomington, Ill. Carroll led for all but four minutes in the game, scorching the nets to the tune of 57 percent (34-60) from the field and 50 percent (8-16) from 3-point range. That advances the Pioneers to Saturday night's CCIW Championship Game at 7 p.m. against the winner of the Illinois Wesleyan vs. Millikin semifinal.

Carroll's Olivia Rangel Eanrs CCIW Lori Kerans Most Outstanding Student-Athlete Award

February 24, 2025

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Carroll Senior Guard Olivia Rangel has been named the 2025 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Lori Kerans Most Outstanding Student-Athlete. That comes as part of Monday's CCIW All-Conference release, which also saw Rangel earn her fourth consecutive First Team honor, including two consecutive unanimous selections. This marks just the second time a Carroll women's basketball player has received the CCIW's Most Outstanding Student-Athlete award, and first since the inaugural year it was given in 1987. It is the seventh Player of the Year award in program history, and first since 2012, when Carroll was a member of the Midwest Conference.

Carroll Lands Three Players On CCIW All-Conference Team

February 24, 2025

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Carroll University women's basketball team received three All-Conference selections Monday afternoon, with the release of the 2025 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference awards. Senior Guard Olivia Rangel and Junior Forward Natalie Gricius each earned unanimous First Team Selections, while Junior Guard Emilie Wizner received Second Team honors. This marks the fourth consecutive season that the Pioneers have had three players named to the All-Conference team.

Rangel's Record-Breaking Afternoon Highlights Carroll's Blowout Win On Senior Day

February 15, 2025

WAUKESHA, Wis. - It's rare to see one record broken during a game, but when someone establishes a new career record in two different statistical categories, fans know they are witnessing something special. That's exactly what happened for the Carroll University Women's Basketball team Saturday afternoon, as Olivia Rangel celebrated her Senior Day by eclipsing the program's career records for both assists (377) and steals (260), helping the Pios earn a dominating 103-63 victory against Augustana (IL). That marks the second time in this calendar year that Carroll has scored in triple digits.

Team of the Week

February 03, 2025

D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 28, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.

Team of the Week

November 25, 2024

D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 28, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.

Hoopsville: Super Sized

February 08, 2024

The regular season will be over before we know it! Join us on a super-sized, midday edition of Hoopsville Thursday as we try and catch up with everything going on in DIII. Plus we talk to teams looking to stay atop their conferences. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here!

Team of the Week

January 29, 2024

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.

Updated women's Top 25

January 29, 2024

Gettysburg enters our Top 25 ahead of Wednesday night's battle with No. 9 Johns Hopkins. Plus find out how our voters made sense of the IWU-Millikin-Carroll results in this week's poll.

New women's rankings released

January 15, 2024

Carroll cracks our Top 25 for the first time since December 2007 while Loras returns, Catholic rises, and the ASC teams basically trade places. Get the full list here.

Team of the Week

December 11, 2023

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.

Saturday: Pre-Christmas Carroll

December 09, 2023

Carroll entered the holiday break in conference play with a thrilling victory over No. 9 Millikin while No. 1 New York University surged past No. 16 Tufts and No. 19 Hope continued its dominance over Calvin. Read about it here.

Pioneers Clinch Bye with Win over Wheaton

February 15, 2023

Pioneers Find a Way in a Gritty Win over Augustana

February 11, 2023

Pios Get Back into Win Column Against Elmhurst

February 08, 2023

Pios Get Back into Win Column Against Elmhurst

February 08, 2023

Pios Get Back into Win Column Against Elmhurst

February 08, 2023

Pioneers Complete Season Sweep of Cardinals

February 01, 2023

Team of the Week

January 30, 2023

D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.