Mass-Boston women's basketball news

  • Team of the Week
    January 31, 2022
    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 big performances in big upsets.
  • Baugh named Division II head coach
    June 29, 2020
    Mass-Boston women's basketball coach Kristina Baugh – who led the Beacons to their best five-year run in program history – was named head coach at Division II Barry.
  • Sunday: Fly, Eagles, fly
    December 29, 2019
    Two sets of Eagles improved to 10-0 as No. 2 Emory topped UW-Oshkosh and No. 15 UW-La Crosse held off Augustana. On the women's side, No. 7 Wartburg blitzed No. 14 Baldwin Wallace and Mass-Boston upset No. 12 Messiah.
  • Hoopsville: Final Weeks
    February 10, 2019
    The regular season is nearly over! Teams are either playing their final games, hoping to play a little while longer, or have plans to play into March. What teams may or may not accomplish their goals. Watch Sunday's Hoopsville as Dave and guests give unique insight into the final weeks.
  • Saturday women: Polar Bears pull away
    January 05, 2019
    After a close first half, No. 1 Bowdoin pulled away from No. 4 Tufts for a convincing road victory on Saturday afternoon, while No. 2 Thomas More rallied to win at No. 23 UT-Dallas. Plus Gettysburg tightened its grip on the Centennial and Mass-Boston snapped a small losing skid in style.
  • Jackson's Game-Winning Three Lifts UMass Boston Past Corsairs
    January 05, 2019
    DARTMOUTH, Mass. – A cold-blooded three-pointer by UMass Boston sophomore Jalani Jackson(Brockton, Mass.) with 3.9 seconds remaining in regulation sealed the Beacons' 75-72 victory over the Corsairs at the Tripp Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. Four visitors registered double-figure scoring performances to help UMass Boston put an end to UMass Dartmouth's string of 19 straight regular season Little East Conference triumphs. 
  • D3hoops.com 2018 women's All-Northeast Region team
    March 12, 2018
    Bowdoin guard Kate Kerrigan was the best player in the best conference, so she's our Northeast Region Player of the Year. Adrienne Shibles who took Bowdoin from unranked to the final four is the Coach of the Year and two Little East players split Rookie of the Year honors.
  • Saturday women: Worth the wait
    February 24, 2018
    The third time was the charm for Marietta against Ohio Northern in the OAC title game, while Chapman, Scranton and Hope won their tourneys in overtime. Plus East Texas Baptist, Mass-Boston and Oberlin are going to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever.
  • #2 UMass Boston Upsets #1 UMass Dartmouth To Earn First-Ever NCAA Trip
    February 24, 2018
    DARTMOUTH, Mass.—Trailing by four points with 6:10 to play in the fourth quarter, #2 UMass Boston women’s basketball closed the game on a 15-2 run, to earn their first-ever Little East Conference Tournament Championship. 
  • UMass Boston Earns First-Ever Home Win Against Southern Maine
    January 24, 2018
    The Beacons finished the game on a 9-0 run to snap an 0-32 streak
  • Youth movement fills Beacons with hope
    January 17, 2018
    Thirteen of the 18 players on Mass-Boston's roster are in their first year of college. Despite that youth -- or maybe because of it-- the Beacons are sitting atop the Little East Conference. Matt Noonan has their story in Around the Northeast.
  • UMass Boston Moves to 4-0 IN LEC Play For First Time
    January 10, 2018
    PLYMOUTH, N.H.—Behind a record-tying 13-made 3-pointers, UMass Boston women's basketball improved to 4-0 in Little East Conference play for the first time in program history on Wednesday night.
  • UMass Boston Stretches Winning Streak To Ten-Straight
    January 06, 2018
    BOSTON, Mass.—UMass Boston women's basketball snapped a 10-game losing streak against three-time defending Little East Conference Champion Eastern Connecticut State University with a 79-72 win Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.
  • UMass Boston Ties Program Record For Threes, In Win over Framingham State
    December 05, 2017
    BOSTON, Mass.—UMass Boston matched the program record for longest winning streak, thanks a 76-63 win over Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Favorite Framingham State University Tuesday evening.
  • UMass Boston Sets Program-Record By Placing Two On LEC First Team
    March 01, 2016
    PAWTUCKET, R.I.—For the first time in program history, UMass Boston women’s basketball placed multiple players on the First Team All-Conference Team, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
  • Second-Half Comeback Sparks #6 UMass Boston Into LEC Title Game
    February 26, 2016
    WILLIMANTIC, Conn.—UMass Boston women's basketball outscored second-seeded Keene State College 34-14 in the second half, to earn their second-consecutive trip to the Little East Conference Championship Game.
  • Massive Second-Half Comeback Lifts #6 Women's Basketball Past #3 Western Conn. St.
    February 24, 2016
    DANBURY, Conn.—Facing a 39-22 deficit at halftime, Grace Geary (Falmouth, Mass.) and Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) keyed a massive second-half comeback, to lead sixth-seeded UMass Boston women’s basketball past third-seeded Western Connecticut State University.
  • UMass Boston Blows By Plymouth State In Little East Play
    February 13, 2016
    PLYMOUTH, N.H.—UMass Boston women’s basketball combined to outscore Plymouth State University 29-8 in the second and fourth quarters en-route to a 65-40 blowout win over the Panthers at Foley Gymnasium.
  • Geary's Record-Tying Performance Lifts UMass Boston Past Southern Maine
    February 10, 2016
    GORHAM, Maine—Grace Geary (Falmouth, Mass.) capped off her record-tying performance by hitting one of two free throws with a second to play, to lift UMass Boston women’s basketball past the University of Southern Maine 69-68 Tuesday evening in Little East Conference play.
  • UMass Boston Dominates Rhode Island College 73-47
    February 06, 2016
    BOSTON, Mass.—UMass Boston women’s basketball shot a season-high 48.2 percent and raced out to a 40-19 halftime lead, to cruise to a 73-47 win over Rhode Island College Saturday afternoon at the Beacons Ice Arena.
  • Hot Shooting Leads UMass Boston Past Rival UMass Dartmouth
    January 27, 2016
    NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.—UMass Boston women’s basketball used a 15-0 run to close out the first quarter and never looked back, in a 78-67 Little East Conference win over intra-state rival UMass Dartmouth.
  • Olivia Murphy Reaches 1,000 Career Rebound Mark, in UMass Boston's LEC Win
    January 13, 2016
    BOSTON, Mass.—Olivia Murphy recorded 14 points and 18 rebounds to become the third player in UMass Boston women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 rebounds, as the Beacons slipped past Plymouth State University 57-56.
  • UMass Boston Sets Program-Record For Best Start, With OT Win
    December 03, 2015
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass.—UMass Boston women’s basketball used a 10-0 run in overtime, to secure their program-record sixth-straight win to open the season Thursday night at Geissler Gymnasium.
  • Kristina Baugh Named Interim Head Women’s Basketball Coach
    September 18, 2015
    BOSTON, Mass. – Vice Chancellor for Athletics and Recreation, Special Projects and Programs Charlie Titus has named Kristina Baugh the interim head women's basketball coach at the University of Massachusetts Boston effective immediately.
  • UMass Boston Places Program-Record Three Players on LEC All-Conference Team
    March 03, 2015
    BOSTON, Mass.—After enjoying their best season in the 34-year history of the program, UMass Boston women’s basketball placed a program-record three players on the Little East Conference All-Conference Team, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
  • UMass Boston Advances To First-Ever LEC Title Game Behind Huge Second-Half
    February 28, 2015
    WILLIAMANTIC, Conn.—Four days after earning their first-ever Little East Conference Tournament victory, third-seeded UMass Boston women’s basketball (19-8) outscored second-seeded UMass Dartmouth (19-8) 54-21 over the final 23:44 to earn a 72-49 win in the LEC Semifinals at Geissler Gymnasium.
  • UMass Boston Earns First-Ever LEC Postseason Victory
    February 24, 2015
    BOSTON, Mass.—Behind a huge double-double from senior Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.), third-seeded UMass Boston women’s basketball (18-8) earned the program’s first-ever Little East Conference playoff victory, with a 56-48 win over sixth-seeded Western Connecticut State (16-10) Tuesday night in the Little East Conference Quarterfinals.
  • UMass Boston Earns Best-Ever Finish In The LEC With Senior-Day Win
    February 21, 2015
    BOSTON, Mass.—UMass Boston women’s basketball (17-8, 9-5 Little East) wrapped up their best regular season in program history with a bow, as the Beacons wrapped up the third seed in the upcoming Little East Conference Tournament with a 64-48 win over Western Connecticut State (16-9, 6-8 Little East) on Senior Day at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.
  • UMass Boston Earns Historic First-Ever Win Over Southern Maine 62-60
    February 17, 2015
    GORHAM, Maine—UMass Boston women’s basketball (16-8, 8-5 Little East) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit, to earn the program’s first-ever win over Little East conference foe University of Southern Maine (12-12, 8-5 Little East) Tuesday night by a 62-60 score at the Hill Gymnasium.
  • UMass Boston Ties Single-Season Mark For Wins With 62-48 Victory over Plymouth State
    February 14, 2015
    BOSTON, Mass.—Behind a double-double from Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.), UMass Boston women's basketball (15-8, 7-5 Little East) tied the program-record with their 15th victory, as they Beacons knocked off Plymouth State University (6-17, 0-12 Little East) 62-48 Saturday afternoon.
Load More