With a few games in the books, our voters had second thoughts on who should be ranked No. 1 and elevated New York University to the top spot ahead of defending champs Transylvania. Plus, Emory rises into the top 20, Amherst returns to the rankings, and Mass-Dartmouth makes its third poll appearance ever. Check out the full list here.
Baldwin Wallace, Messiah and Mass-Dartmouth used late bursts to advance through the first round, while three ranked teams were sent packing in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 23rd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Matt Ducharme earned his 100th career victory on the Corsair sidelines with a come-from-behind 64-60 Little East Conference triumph over Eastern Connecticut Wednesday evening at the Tripp Athletic Center
Last season, Mass-Dartmouth found its way into the NCAA Tournament, even without winning the Little East Conference automatic bid. After 14 years in a row without a conference tournament title, the Corsairs are undefeated in conference play.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 21st season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
It is the last week of the regular season. If teams want to keep playing in March, they have to get their business taken care of this week. No more chances. On Sunday's Hoopsville, Dave chatted with a few trying to make their final push - and arguments - to get to the NCAA tournaments. Watch the show On Demand.
The offseason was a bit of a roller coaster for Mass-Dartmouth -- up when the Corsairs were picked as Little East Conference favorites, down when they lost their top returning player to season-ending injury. The Corsairs' 6-0 start puts them back on the rise and in a different role than usual.
Conference play doesn't get into full swing in the Northeast until the new year, but there's plenty to watch before the holidays arrive, including a potential Tufts/Babson battle on Sunday. Matt Noonan helps you set your viewing schedule in this week's Around the Northeast.
The NCAA announced the 142 athletes who have been nominated by their conference for recognition as the Association's Woman of the Year, and they include five Division III basketball players. Find out whom was selected and what happens next inside.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth sophomore Bri Hochwarter (Attleboro, Mass.) scored 14 of her team-high 15 points in the first half to lead the Corsairs to a 49-45 Little East Conference women's basketball victory over Rhode Island College this evening inside The Murray Center.
There are just two weeks left to go in the regular season, so is best positioned and who could make a run? Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talks to Baruch and UMass Dartmouth women's teams along with East Texas Baptist and Buena Vista men's squads. Plus we get a Central Region report from D3hoops.com writer Josh Smith. Watch the show On Demand now!
This year's Mass-Dartmouth senior class has seen the program's first winning season in nearly two decades and its first trip to the Little East title game, but still has one goal ahead of it.
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Senior captain Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, Mass.) became the ninth University of Massachusetts Dartmouth women's basketball player to reach the 1,000-point milestone, leading the Corsairs to an 83-65 Little East Conference victory over visiting Rhode Island College this evening inside the Tripp Athletic Center.
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Senior Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, Mass.) and sophomore Megan Ronaghan (North Attleboro, Mass.) each produced a double-double to lead the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to a 76-41 Little East Conference victory over visiting Plymouth State University this afternoon in a NCAA Division III women's basketball contest inside the Tripp Athletic Center.
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Sophomore Bri Hochwarter (Attleboro, Mass.) and junior Colleen Kane (Arlington, Mass.) combined for 11 three-pointers to power the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to an 86-47 victory over Framingham State University this evening in a NCAA Division III women's basketball contest inside the Tripp Athletic Center.
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Sophomore Megan Ronaghan (North Attleboro, Mass.) and senior Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, Mass.) combined for 43 points to lead the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to an 85-75 Little East Conference women's basketball victory over visiting intrastate rival University of Massachusetts Boston this evening inside the Tripp Athletic Center.
KEENE, N.H. – Junior Beth Castantini (Newburyport, Mass.) scored a career-high 24 points, including five three-pointers, to help the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth outlast Keene State College 74-72 this afternoon in a Little East Conference women's basketball game inside Spaulding Gymnasium.
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth sophomore Megan Ronaghan (North Attleboro, Mass.) was selected as the Little East Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week this afternoon by the conference office.
GORHAM, Maine – Sophomore Bri Hochwarter (Attleboro, Mass.) scored a career-high 24 points, including six three-pointers, off the bench to lead the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to a 77-68 Little East Conference victory over the University of Southern Maine this afternoon in a NCAA Division III women's basketball game.
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth women's basketball team closed with a 15-4 run to rally past Little East Conference leader Rhode Island College, 58-54, this evening at the Tripp Athletic Center. Freshman Megan Ronaghan (North Attleboro, Mass.) posted a double-double with 16 points and a season-high 16 rebounds to pace the Corsairs.