D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team continued its near-half decade run Tuesday night as they clinched at least a share of the 2022 Midwest Conference Championship with an 80-55 win against Lake Forest College. That marks the Red Hawks' fourth consecutive conference title, which is second only to St. Norbert, who won six from 1984-89. The victory also clinched a berth in the conference tournament for the sixth consecutive season.
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, with some key performances by teams who had great weeks.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball tipped off their 2021-22 season Friday night with a 76-72 win against UW-River Falls at a tournament hosted by UW-Eau Claire. That marks the third consecutive season in which Ripon has won their season opener, while also marking their first-ever win against UW-River Falls in what was just their second meeting on the hardwood.
Wheaton's Hannah Frazier repeats as the Central Region Player of the Year while Edgewood's Chaia Huff earns Coach of the Year and Ripon's Alison Leslie is our Rookie of the Year.
Three freshmen have inhabited the starting lineup for the Ripon women's basketball team for most of the season, with two more getting significant minutes off the bench. Brian Lester has more in a D3hoops.com feature.
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.
Ripon College Senior Maggie Oimoen has been named to the All-Conference First Team, as released by the Midwest Conference office on Tuesday. That makes Oimoen just the fourth player in program history and first in 16 years to earn First Team honors in three consecutive seasons.
Ripon College Head Coach Lauren Busalacchi has been named Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year, as announced Tuesday by the conference office. This marks the first such award for Busalacchi, who led the Red Hawks to their second consecutive conference championship this season, and first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 10 years.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team defeated Monmouth College 55-48 in Saturday's Midwest Conference Tournament Championship Game to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division-III Tournament for the first time in 10 years. The victory improves the Red Hawks' home record to 12-1 this season, while extending their current winning streak to nine games. They enter next weekend's NCAA Tournament having won 16 of their last 17 games, as they have lost just once since December 11.
RIPON, Wis. - Trailing by seven points to St. Norbert with five minutes remaining in Friday's Midwest Conference semifinal game, the Ripon College women's basketball team didn't panic, erasing that deficit by scoring the game's final 11 points, en route to a 44-40 victory. That win advances the top-seeded Red Hawks to Saturday's MWC Tournament Championship Game where they will battle number two seeded Monmouth College. It also gives Ripon their eighth consecutive victory, which is tied for fourth in program history, while also giving them their most victories since the 2009-10 season, which was the last time the team advanced to the MWC Tournament Championship Game.
GALESBURG, Ill. - For just the second time in program history, the Ripon College women's basketball team has recorded three consecutive 17-win seasons. The Red Hawks accomplished that feat Saturday afternoon with a 60-57 overtime victory at Knox College, tying the seventh-highest single season win total in program history. Ripon also improves their conference record during that three-year run to an incredible 45-7.
GALESBURG, Ill. - For just the second time in program history, the Ripon College women's basketball team has recorded three consecutive 17-win seasons. The Red Hawks accomplished that feat Saturday afternoon with a 60-57 overtime victory at Knox College, tying the seventh-highest single season win total in program history. Ripon also improves their conference record during that three-year run to an incredible 45-7.
GALESBURG, Ill. - For just the second time in program history, the Ripon College women's basketball team has recorded three consecutive 17-win seasons. The Red Hawks accomplished that feat Saturday afternoon with a 60-57 overtime victory at Knox College, tying the seventh-highest single season win total in program history. Ripon also improves their conference record during that three-year run to an incredible 45-7.
RIPON, Wis. - The Ripon College women's basketball team is champions once again. The Red Hawks defeated Monmouth College 69-47 Saturday afternoon to claim at least a share of the Midwest Conference championship for the second consecutive season. That marks the second time in program history that they have won back-to-back conference titles.
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - Ripon became the first team to clinch a spot in the 2019 Midwest Conference Tournament Tuesday night, as they edged Cornell College 51-47 to remain in first place in the MWC standings with three games to play. This marks the Red Hawks' fourth consecutive trip to the four-team conference tournament, and improves Ripon's conference record to 42-7 during the past three seasons.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team defeated Lawrence 63-51 Saturday afternoon, marking their 24th consecutive victory over the Vikings. More importantly, the win, coupled with Monmouth's loss at Grinnell puts Ripon in sole possession of first place in the Midwest Conference standings with four games remaining in the regular season.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team held Cornell to just 26 percent (14-54) shooting, including 19 percent (4-21) from 3-point range, en route to a 59-36 victory over the Rams. Cornell had just 14 points at halftime, and never scored more than 11 in a quarter against the Midwest Conference's number one ranked scoring defense. Ripon meanwhile shot 43 percent (24-56) from the field and 39 percent (5-13) from 3-point range.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team turned in a dominating performance Saturday afternoon, defeating Grinnell College 73-47, which keeps the Red Hawks tied for second place in the Midwest Conference standings.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team never trailed Friday night, while leading by as many as 21 points, en route to a 56-48 victory against UW-Stevens Point. That snaps an 11-game losing streak against the Pointers, and is Ripon's first win against UW-Stevens Point since the 1995-96 season.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team won their second conference game in as many days Saturday afternoon, defeating Illinois College 61-52. The Red Hawks dominated the paint, outscoring IC 42-16 in the lane, while out-rebounding the Lady Blues 43-34, with 17 of their 43 rebounds coming on the offensive end of the floor. That moves Ripon to 2-0 in the conference standings, and improves their conference record during the last two-plus seasons to 31-5 (.861 winning pct.).
RIPON, Wis. - Entering this season, the Ripon College women's basketball team had seen just eight 1,000 point scorers in the 43-year history of the program. Saturday, they made room for a ninth member of that club as Senior Maggie Oimoen scored her 1,000th point during a 61-52 win over Illinois College.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team defeated Knox College 67-42 Friday night in what was the conference opener for both teams. The Red Hawks finished the game shooting 48 percent (23-48) from the field and 47 percent (8-17) from 3-point range, while also dominating the boards by out-rebounding the Prairie Fire 43-19.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team lost to Lake Forest 78-75 Friday in the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Tournament. The Red Hawks shot 53 percent (30-57) from the field, including 62 percent (16-26) in the first half, but converted just 48 percent (12-25) of their free throws in the contest. Lake Forest finished the game shooting 49 percent (26-53) from the field and 77 percent (23-30) from the free throw line.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team clinched their first Midwest Conference Championship since 2009 on Saturday, defeating Knox College 66-40 to finish tied atop the MWC standings and earn a share of the title with Cornell College. After a coin flip by the conference commissioner to break the tie, it was also decided that Ripon will be the host for next weekend's MWC Tournament.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team scored the first four points of Tuesday's game against Lawrence University and never looked back. The Red Hawks shot 43 percent (26-61) from the field on the day, while holding Lawrence to just 31 percent (15-49) shooting. Ripon also out-scored Lawrence in the paint by a 34-10 margin.
RIPON, Wis. - The Ripon women's basketball team shot 58 percent (21-36) in the first half on Saturday, as they were more than halfway to 100 points at halftime, leading 51-21 at the break, which helped them coast to a 76-49 win against Illinois College. The top rebounding team in the Midwest Conference, Ripon held a 56-39 advantage on the boards, while also outscoring the Lady Blues in the paint by a 48-18 margin.
RIPON, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team led for more than 32 minutes Tuesday night, but saw that lead slip away late against St. Norbert, falling by a score of 60-57 to end the Red Hawks' eight-game winning streak. The game was classified as a non-conference game due to St. Norbert being ineligible for the 2018 Midwest Conference Tournament.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. - Ripon's women's basketball team won their eighth consecutive game Saturday afternoon, defeating Illinois College 74-49, behind a career-high 22 points from senior Emma McDonald, who made 6-of-7 shots from 3-point range. The Red Hawks shot 50 percent (28-56) as a team and 54 percent (7-13) behind the arc, while holding Illinois College to just 29 percent (12-42) shooting, including 17 percent (4-24) in the second half.
BELOIT, Wis. - Ripon's women's basketball team extended their conference-best winning streak to seven games Wednesday night with a 47-30 victory at Beloit College, holding the Buccaneers to just 26 percent (10-38) shooting, while allowing less than 10 points in three of the game's four quarters. Ripon's swarming defense also forced 28 turnovers, which the Red Hawks turned into 29 points, while recording 16 steals and eight blocked shots in the contest.
Team of the Week
December 04, 2023D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
