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Nationally-Ranked CNU Women's Basketball Falls to Montclair State, 67-64, in NCAA Tournament Opening Round
March 07, 2025WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team nearly erased a double-digit fourth quarter deficit but came up just short as the Captains (26-2) closed their season with a loss in the NCAA Tournament Opening Round against Montclair State, 67-64. CNU trailed by 11 with seven minutes to play before catching fire with 21 points in the final stretch but the Red Hawks did just enough to hold off the Captains comeback and advanced to Saturday's second round. -
Hot Start Leads No. 3 CNU Women's Basketball to C2C Semifinal Win Over UC Santa Cruz, 76-50
February 28, 2025MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Earning a trip back to the conference championship game for the eighth consecutive season, the third-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team used a hot start and strong shooting performance to take down #4-seeded UC Santa Cruz (8-17) in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals, 76-50.
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No. 4 Captains Keep Winning Streak Alive With 65-44 Win at Mary Washington on Saturday
February 15, 2025NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- With another suffocating defensive performance, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team improved to 23-1 overall after polishing off a 16th straight win on Saturday afternoon. The Captains dropped Mary Washington, 65-44, on the road and were led by fifth-year seniors Gabbi San Diego (13 pts) and Camille Malagar (12 pts) in the game.
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Hoopsville: Position Push
February 10, 2025Three weeks! That's what is left of the hoops season. Teams are still pushing for position in conference races with a keen eye on how their results (and others) are impacting their NCAA position. Hear their takes on Hoopsville On Demand - right here!
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Seniors Shine as Nationally-Ranked Captains Close Out Perfect Regular Season at Home with 78-44 Win Over Penn State Harrisburg
February 08, 2025NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- An accomplished assortment of seniors took the floor at the Freeman Center for the final time in the regular season on Saturday and entertained the home crowd with an astonishing runaway victory. The nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team capped an undefeated run at home and improved to 22-1 overall this season wih a 78-44 victory against Penn State Harrisburg (15-8) on Saturday afternoon.
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Freshman Class Scores 64 as No. 5 Captains Roll to 92-39 Win Over Regent on Saturday
February 01, 2025NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The first career double-double from rookie Emma O'Connor highlighted a dominant performance by the underclassmen on Saturday afternoon as the fifth-ranked Captains improved to 21-1 behind a 92-39 victory against Regent University (1-12). With 64 points from first-year players and all but five points in the game scored by underclassmen, the CNU women's basketball team captured the 14th straight win while maintaining a perfect record at the Freeman Center in 2024-25.
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Wednesday women: Chalk stars
January 29, 2025There have been few changes in the women’s Top 25 rankings, especially near the top of the poll, as the highest ranked teams roll through the regular season. That trend continued Wednesday night, despite road scares for No. 13 Trine, No. 16 Hope and No. 22 Johns Hopkins. Read about it here.
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No. 10 CNU Women's Basketball Holds Off Guilford on the Road, 75-68, to Capture 20-Win Season
January 29, 2025GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A career-high 16 points from senior Alexia Lindsey included six points in a pivotal fourth-quarter run that saw the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team come from behind to hold off a gritty Guilford College (11-8) squad on Wednesday evening. Lindsey helped power a 17-4 fourth quarter run that turned a late deficit into a tough road victory for the Captains, who improve to 20-1 on the season.
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Nationally-Ranked Captains Continue Winning Ways After Dropping Mary Washington, 73-49
January 25, 2025NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Despite a slow start that saw the Captains score just five points in the opening quarter, a second-quarter spark turned things around and the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team rolled to a 73-49 win over Mary Washington (7-13) on Saturday afternoon. Playing in front of a raucous crowd of over 700 in the Freeman Center, CNU outscored the Eagles, 31-13, in the second quarter to open up a big halftime lead and never looked back.
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No. 6/10 Captains Dominate Defensively in 300th Career Win for Head Coach Bill Broderick
January 22, 2025NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team put together a trademark victory on Wednesday night, locking down defensively and holding Virginia Wesleyan to single digits in three of the four quarters on route to a milestone win for head coach Bill Broderick. Earning his 300th career win at Christopher Newport, Broderick led the Captains to a 76-31 triumph against the cross-water rivals in the Freeman Center.
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Hoopsville: Top 16 Seeds
February 15, 2024In 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!
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Wednesday women: BW seizes control
February 07, 2024Baldwin Wallace won a back-and-forth battle with Ohio Northern and took a commanding lead in the OAC. Elsewhere, Concordia-Moorhead snapped No. 4 Gustavus Adolphus’ long winning streak while No. 5 Christopher Newport extended its even longer road winning streak.
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10th Annual Marathon
February 02, 2024The Hoopsville Marathon is back! For the 10th year, we are on air for many hours celebrating everything that is Division III basketball. Tune in as we talk to plenty of programs, coaches, administrators, and even pundits. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast(s) here!
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Transy starts back on top
November 02, 2023Which 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.
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CNU Women's Basketball Claims National Runner-Up Finish After 57-52 Loss to No. 2 Transylvania in NCAA Division III Title Game
April 01, 2023DALLAS, Texas -- The 2022-23 Christopher Newport women's basketball season came to an epic conclusion on Saturday afternoon, as the Captains ended an historic season with a hard-fought 57-52 loss to second-ranked Transylvania University (33-0) in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game. After erasing a 13-point second-half deficit, the top-ranked CNU squad suffered its first loss of the season and wrapped up the year at the American Airlines Center in Dallas with a 31-1 overall record.
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Hoopsville: Championships
March 21, 2023For 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!
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TICKET PUNCHED! Top-Ranked Captains Headed to Dallas for National Championship After Gritty 56-51 Win in Semifinals
March 18, 2023HARTFORD, Conn. -- Adding yet another milestone to an already unprecedented season, the top-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team advanced to the programs first ever NCAA Division III National Championship Game with a hard-fought 56-51 win over Rhode Island College (28-4) in the semifinals on Saturday night. The Captains erased a 12-point second-half deficit to capture a 31st consecutive victory and booked their trip to Dallas, Texas in a joint championship event with NCAA Division I and II at the America Airlines Center at Noon on April 1, 2023.
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Playmates before teammates
March 17, 2023After growing up together and playing high school basketball separately, Gabbi San Diego and Camille Malagar have reunited as Christopher Newport's starting backcourt. They're a big part of the new-look Captains who will play in Saturday's national semifinals. Read about it here in a Road to Hartford feature.
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D3hoops.com 2023 women's All-Region 6 team
March 14, 2023The Christopher Newport Captains were at the head of the class in Region 6, so they have Player of the Year in Anaya Simmons and Coach of the Year Bill Broderick. Incredible first year players Shantasia John of Belhaven and Mary Schleusner of Washington and Lee are Co-Rookies of the Year.
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Hoopsville: Final Fours
March 13, 202380 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!
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Final four set for Hartford
March 11, 2023The 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.
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30-0! Top-Ranked Captains Headed to Final Four After Gabbi San Diego Leads CNU Past No. 21 Tufts, 72-56
March 11, 2023MEDFORD, Mass. -- The undefeated and top-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team punched its ticket to the program's third NCAA Division III Final Four on Saturday night as junior point guard Gabbi San Diego put the team on her shoulders in a 72-56 win at No. 21 Tufts University (24-7) in the national quarterfinals.
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ELITE! No. 1 CNU Women's Hoops Advances to National Quarterfinals With 60-51 Win Over No. 24 Wartburg
March 10, 2023MEDFORD, Mass. -- Advancing to the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball National Quarterfinals for the fourth time in program history and the first since 2017, the top-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team pulled away from No. 24 Wartburg College (23-7) early and held the Knights at bay for the Sweet 16 win on Friday evening. Playing in Cousens Gymnasium on the campus of Tufts University, the Captains improved to 29-0 with the win and will take on the host and 21st-ranked Tufts Jumbos (24-6) at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday night.
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Hoopsville: Sweetness!
March 06, 2023In the blink of an eye, we are down to just 16 teams remaining in each of the DIII NCAA Tournaments. Monday we recap a terrific, and wild, tournament weekend. The upsets, the finishes, the battles. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
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No. 1 CNU Women's Basketball Advances to Sectionals With 65-55 Win at Home in NCAA Second Round
March 04, 2023NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Making history as only the fifth NCAA Division III program to ever reach seven consecutive Sweet Sixteens, the top-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team will continue it's undefeated ride into next weekend following a 65-55 win over Elizabethtown (23-5) on Saturday night. The Captains improved to 28-0 with another balanced effort led by graduate guard Sondra Fan with 13 points. Under the direction of head coach Bill Broderick in his tenth season, the Captains have advanced to the Round of 16 in all nine NCAA Tournament appearances including an active streak of seven straight. CNU joins an exclusive group of only five NCAA Division III programs to ever put together a run of seven or more consecutive sectional round appearances -- Southern Maine (1987-93 -- 7 straight), Bowdoin (2001-07 -- 7 straight), Amherst (2008-22 -- 14 straight), and Tufts (2012-present -- 11 straight).
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Balanced Attack for Top-Ranked CNU Leads Captains Past Brooklyn, 89-52, in NCAA Tournament First Round
March 03, 2023NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The top-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team extended it's winning streak to 27 games on Friday night, capturing an 89-52 win over Brooklyn College (19-8) in the opening round of the 2023 NCAA Division III Championship. A balanced effort highlighted the win as all but one CNU player got into the scoring column and all but one played 11 or more minutes in the first round victory.
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Saturday women: Triple As
February 25, 2023The 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.
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C2C CHAMPIONS! Top-Ranked Captains Win Fourth Straight Conference Title as Broderick Collects Win No. 250
February 25, 2023FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- With a 75-56 victory over third-seeded Mary Washington on Saturday night, the top-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team won it's fourth straight conference championship and earned the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. The Captains improved to 26-0 with four players finishing in double figures including a team-high 19 points by Gabbi San Diego.
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Top-Ranked Captains Overwhelm Finlandia, 96-61, in Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Semifinals
February 24, 2023FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The top-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team made quick work of the fourth-seeded Findlandia Lions (12-11) on Friday evening in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Semifinals, picking up a 96-61 win to advance to Saturday's championship game. The Captains improved to 25-0 after racing out to a dominating 25-3 run off the opening tip and never looking back for the team's seventh straight win in the conference tournament.
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Hoopsville: Top 16 Seeds
February 16, 2023In 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.
