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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Team of the Week
January 31, 2022D3hoops.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.
