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.
The No. 9 Messiah women's basketball team passed their first test of the NCAA Tournament with a 47-43 victory over the visiting Bridgewater State Bears on Friday night. The Falcons held a six-point, 23-17 lead at the break after a low-scoring opening half and held off an aggressive Bears team late for the four-point victory.
Time is running out on the regular season. Conference Tournaments are in full swing and in a matter of days only 128 teams will remain for a chance at two national championships. And we cover it all. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we talked to those battling to still be playing next week and talk of Hall of Fame. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast.
Messiah's Leah Springer joins a short list of players to be named Regional Player of the Year three times. She headlines the team along with Rookie of the Year Chandler Eddleton of Marymount and Coach of the Year Veronica Nolt of Elizabethtown.
Wednesday night was full of upsets, streaks ended, and great games that we have plenty to talk about on Hoopsville. Plus hear from programs who are having great seasons as January wraps up. And we take a Deep Dive on the women's Top 25. Tune in LIVE starting at 1:00 PM ET today.
Messiah head coach Mike Miller, who is eighth all-time in Division III women's basketball history for wins, added another on Wednesday night. He now has 700 after the Falcons defeated Hood.
No. 1 Hope and No. 13 Bowdoin won their Top 25 showdowns on Saturday afternoon while No. 7 Tufts rallied past Brandeis, No. 5 Messiah edged No. 9 DeSales and the Maine event was a triple-overtime game in Bangor. Get the full recap here.
After leading their teams through flawless seasons, Averi Jordan of DeSales and Leah Springer of Messiah share Player of the Year honors. New Jersey City takes home Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year awards following its run to the NJAC title.
The WIAC basketball seasons ended with UW-Oshkosh celebrating another women's title and UW-Platteville cruising to the men's crown. Elsewhere the Messiah women stayed perfect and the NJAC and SAA women's tournaments tipped off.
Messiah started its season later than everyone else in the poll, but the Falcons have reached our rankings ahead of the weekend battle with Widener. Get the full list here.
After missing all of last season due to injury, Messiah's Leah Springer bounced back to become the Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year. Coach of the Year honors go to Mike Miller of Messiah and Rookie of the Year is CNU's Anaya Simmons.
Tune in for the most extensive tournaments preview in Division III. Hoopsville will not only take a final look at the 2020 Division III Men's and Women's Tournaments, but we will also chat with a few coaches preparing for the games. Catch-up On Demand or listen to the podcast here.
No. 2 Hope finished a perfect regular season with a win at No. 23 Trine and the rest of the Top 25 had a perfect record on Saturday. Elsewhere the top four seeds advanced in the NESCAC and New Jersey City won its first NJAC tourney game ever.
After losing two of its first four games Trine dropped out of the rankings. Now the Thunder are back, just in time for their showdown with No. 2 Hope on Saturday. Plus Messiah returns to the rankings in a fairly stable week for our Top 25.
No. 1 Tufts knocked No. 4 Amherst a step back in the three-way race for first in the NESCAC, and Messiah knocked No. 24 Albright off the list of unbeaten teams. Elsewhere No. 8 Whitman rallied past No. 16 George Fox and No. 6 UW-Whitewater stayed hot.
All-American Madison Temple put her full range of skills on display as No. 4 Thomas More shut down No. 17 UW-Whitewater. Elsewhere No. 14 Messiah won at No. 11 CNU and W&L hung an L on E&H.
Before you stuff yourself full of turkey and food this week, stuff yourself full of DIII basketball chat. The Hoopsville special on Tuesday is available On Demand. Dave and guests recap a pretty interesting opening two weeks of the season. Upsets, close finishes, and plenty of other intriguing things were discussed including a terrific slate of games ahead of Thanksgiving.
Tuesday night was a good night for the Ducks (Stevens), Cardinals (Plattsburgh State), Eagles (Eastern) and Falcons (Messiah). Meanwhile UW-Stevens Point beat St. Olaf in a defensive struggle.
When Messiah lost starting forward Alecia Rohrer to injury early in the season, Leah Springer stepped in and led the team to a 9-0 start. Now Rohrer is back and Springer comes off the bench to give the Falcons a potent low-post scoring punch.
The voters took notice of big wins by Bowdoin, which moves into the national rankings, and Rochester, which moves up in them. Plus Marietta makes its Top 25 debut, as we release our first women's Top 25 poll of the regular season.
Messiah College head women's basketball coach Mike Miller picked up his 600th career victory when his Falcons defeated Eastern 76-62 on Tuesday night. Read more about his accomplishment here.
The 2017 Division III women's basketball tournament will have lots of familiar names. Wash U? Check. Scranton? Check. DePauw? Check. Messiah? Check. Thomas More? Check. That still leaves some room for surprises, like the SUNYAC champ. Get the recap here.
In every season there are teams who rise to the top making everyone take a second look at what is going on. On Thursday's Hoopsville, Dave chatted with some teams who are not just flashes-in-the-pan this season. How they are shaking up conferences races. Watch or listen to Hoopsville On Demand!
Big wins by St. Thomas and Wash U. over holiday break helped those teams pass the defending national champs near the top of the poll while DePauw and Messiah entered in the back half of the poll. Get the full set of new rankings here.
Nearly three weeks into the college basketball season and there is plenty to talk about. On the women's side, not a lot of upsets; on the men's side, no one seems safe to an unforeseen loss. On Hoopsville, Dave talked to several teams who are still working off last season's success and battling expectations this season. Watch or listen to Hoopsville On Demand!
The Green Knights upset one group of Titans while the green-clad Illinois Wesleyan Titans knocked off DePauw. Plus the Hanover men surprise Wooster and Gwynedd-Mercy pushes a D1 opponent to double overtime.
Messiah College fell just short of handing No. 5 Farleigh Dickinson-Florham their first loss of the season as they were eliminated from the NCAA Championships Tournament, 79-66. Shalette Brown led the Red Devils to their first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance with a career-high 29 points and 16 rebounds.
Get ready for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament by watching Hoopsville. Dave McHugh talked to Messiah, Roger Williams, and Salem women along with Chapman and MIT men as they prepare for their opening round games. Catch up On Demand!
The Messiah College women's basketball team upset No. 1 Lebanon Valley College 53-47 Saturday to claim their ninth Commonwealth Conference title in 13 appearances.
First round: Late surges lift winners
March 03, 2023Baldwin 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.
