Two of the best bigs in Division III women's basketball had big performances in victories for Hope and Oglethorpe on Saturday afternoon, while the CCIW got started and a new Coach Djurickovic got a career-opening win.
The top star in the South Region is a Comet. Raenett Hughes is the South Player of the Year. Alex Richey of Oglethorpe is Coach of the Year and Aaliyah Hampton of Berea is Rookie of the Year.
“This has been – and I’ve said it a bunch of times – the most fun with basketball that I have had in my entire life.” That's how Savannah LeGate, who grew up in a basketball family, describes her junior season with Oglethorpe. Nathan Ford has more.
Time for the annual Hoopsville Marathon! For over TEN hours on Thursday, coaches, administrators, fans and others from around Division III basketball joined Dave on the show. Even the Division III VP and both national committee chairs. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcasts here.
Three new teams enter our rankings, including Oglethorpe which makes its first appearance since the end of the 2008-09 season. Plus undefeated Albright joins our Top 25 and Bethel gets a boost coming off its big week. Get the full list here.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team saw their season come to a close Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky, as the No. 18 Transylvania Pioneers had an outstanding shooting night en route to a 76-56 victory in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. The Stormy Petrels finished their season 23-7, marking the best record by an Oglethorpe women's basketball team since 2009.
Three nationally ranked teams from the Central Region fell in the first round with Wisconsin Lutheran slogging past No. 17 Illinois Wesleyan, Oglethorpe ousting No. 23 Chicago and No. 10 Hope topping No. 21 Wheaton. Plus Baldwin Wallace won in dramatic fashion and No. 5 Trine held off Emory.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team won a tight, back-and-forth contest in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship Friday evening, advancing to the second round for the first time since 2019. The Stormy Petrels knocked off the No. 23 Chicago Maroons 57-51 at the Clive M. Beck Center in Lexington, Kentucky, improving to 23-6 on the season.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team saw three players earn spots on the All-SAA teams released Monday by the league office and voted by the SAA coaches. Senior forward Lauren Ransom won the SAA Player of the Year award for her efforts and earned a spot on the All-SAA first team. Sophomore center Savannah LeGate took All-SAA second team honors while senior guard Bailey Charles garnered All-SAA honorable mention.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team received an at-large bid from the selection committee for the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship Monday afternoon. The Stormy Petrels will play in the 64-team event for the second consecutive season.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team fell victim to a tough shooting day Sunday in the SAA Tournament championship game at the Hangar Dome in Jackson, Mississippi. They shot just 24.2 percent from the field and were 2-of-25 from 3-point range en route to a 56-41 defeat to the fourth-seeded Rhodes Lynx. The loss dropped the second-seeded Stormy Petrels to 22-6 on the season and put them in danger of missing the NCAA tournament.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team advanced to their second straight SAA championship game Saturday night with a comprehensive 54-35 victory over the sixth-seeded Centre Colonels at the Hangar Dome in Jackson, Mississippi. The win means that the second-seeded Stormy Petrels will play for their second straight SAA championship on Sunday. It also secured their 22nd win of the season, marking the most for the program since 2008-09.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team got their SAA Tournament started Friday and the Stormy Petrels got out of the gate in a positive fashion, controlling the proceedings throughout in a 61-56 victory over No. 7 seed Sewanee in the first-round matchup between the two teams in Jackson, Mississippi. The Petrels advanced to Saturday's semifinal round with the victory.
Senior forward Lauren Ransom of the Oglethorpe women's basketball team won the final SAA Women's Basketball Player of the Week award of the season Monday, marking her second consecutive win and the third of her career. As the regular season comes to a close, the Stormy Petrels took the SAA weekly award for women's basketball five times over the course of the 2018-19 campaign, with sophomore center Savannah LeGate taking the other three.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team played a solid all-around game Saturday night to pick up their 20th victory of the season and defeat in-state opponent Berry 62-41 at Dorough Field House. It marked the second straight season in which the Stormy Petrels attained 20 wins, and the victory came on Senior Night. It also secured second place in the SAA for the Petrels with an 11-3 league mark.
Oglethorpe senior forward Lauren Ransom has been named the SAA Women's Basketball Player of the Week by the league office for her outstanding performance in the Stormy Petrels' road sweep of Centre and Sewanee over the weekend. It marked the second weekly award of Ransom's career and the fourth time that a member of the team won the award during the 2018-19 season.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team bounced back from a 13-point deficit late in the first quarter Sunday afternoon in Sewanee, Tennessee, outscoring the homestanding Sewanee Tigers 60-35 over the final three quarters en route to a 69-56 victory. With the win, the Stormy Petrels improved to 19-5 on the year overall and 10-3 in SAA play.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team used an outstanding defensive performance and a solid offensive effort to knock off the Centre Colonels 53-43 Friday evening in Danville, Kentucky. The Stormy Petrels held Centre under 40 percent from the field and under 30 percent from 3-point range while shooting 47.4 percent from the field themselves, improving to 18-5 overall and 9-3 in SAA play as a result. The win also maintained the Petrels alone in second place in the league standings.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team suffered a tough loss Sunday afternoon at Dorough Field House, falling to the visiting Millsaps Majors 56-54 after leading by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter. The defeat dropped the Stormy Petrels to 17-5 on the season overall and 8-3 in SAA play, putting them in second place on the league leaderboard.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team dominated the Birmingham-Southern Panthers on Friday night in Dorough Field House, never trailing and leading by as many as 22 points en route to a 65-48 win that vaulted them into a tie for first place in the SAA. The Stormy Petrels improved to 17-4 overall and 8-2 in league play.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team moved into the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division III top 25 this week, entering the poll tied for 25th. It marked the program's first national ranking since the end of the 2008-09 season, when they finished tied for eighth in the WBCA poll and ninth in the D3hoops.com poll.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team delivered a complete performance Sunday at Dorough Field House, leading wire to wire in a 72-37 win over the visiting Hendrix Warriors. With the win, the Stormy Petrels improved to 16-4 overall and 7-2 in SAA play, maintaining sole possession of second place.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team ran out to a big lead on the visiting Rhodes Lynx Friday night at Dorough Field House and held on during the fourth quarter for a 65-55 win. The victory improved the Stormy Petrels to 15-4 on the season overall and 6-2 in SAA play, putting them in second place in the league standings by themselves.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team led for most of the game Sunday afternoon en route to a 68-47 victory over the Hendrix Warriors in Conway, Arkansas. The win improved the Stormy Petrels to 14-4 on the season overall and 5-2 in SAA play, maintaining a tie for second place in the league.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team fell to the homestanding Rhodes Lynx 56-45 Friday night in Memphis, Tennessee. Rhodes outscored the Stormy Petrels 35-18 over the middle two quarters en route to the 11-point win, which dropped Oglethorpe to 13-4 on the season overall and 4-2 in SAA play and put them back in second place in the league.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team bounced back from their shooting slump in a big way Sunday afternoon at Dorough Field House, sinking over half their shots from the field in the first half en route to a 73-48 victory over the Sewanee Tigers. The win, coupled with a Rhodes victory over Millsaps in Memphis, Tennessee, moved the Stormy Petrels into a first-place tie with the Majors at 4-1 in SAA play. It also improved the Petrels to 13-3 on the season overall.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team used lock-down defense to defeat the visiting Centre Colonels 39-32 Friday night at Dorough Field House. The Stormy Petrels held the visitors to just 22.2 percent shooting from the field overall and 5-of-21 from 3-point range en route to the victory, which improved them to 12-3 overall and 3-1 in SAA play.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team was dealt their first loss of the season Sunday afternoon in Jackson, Mississippi, as they fell 66-57 to the homestanding Millsaps Majors in the Hangar Dome. The defeat dropped the Stormy Petrels to 11-3 overall and 2-1 in SAA play.
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team started off the new year in outstanding fashion Friday night in Birmingham, Alabama. The Stormy Petrels jumped all over the homestanding Birmingham-Southern Panthers in the first half, leading them 37-14 at the break en route to a 65-48 win at Bill Battle Coliseum. The victory improved the Petrels to 11-2 on the year overall and 2-0 in SAA play.
Sophomore Savannah LeGate of the Oglethorpe women's basketball team was named the SAA Player of the Week by the league office Monday for the third time in 2018-19 and the second time in December. The Stormy Petrel center led the team to victories over Calvin and North Park late in the month.
Saturday recap: More teams join the fray
January 23, 2021Two of the best bigs in Division III women's basketball had big performances in victories for Hope and Oglethorpe on Saturday afternoon, while the CCIW got started and a new Coach Djurickovic got a career-opening win.
