New York University, Transylvania, Rhode Island College, and Webster completed perfect runs to the NCAA Tournament, while Widener and Trine busted someone's bubble by winning their conference tournament title games. Settle in for our longest recap of the season.
No, 1 Christopher Newport topped No. 16 Randolph-Macon in a battle of recent national champions while Christian Parker rescued No. 5 Mount Union from an upset loss at Scranton. In women's action, No. 17 Trine and No. 11 Gustavus Adolphus opened with impressive wins, and Natalie Bartle made big news for the Roos.
It is a gut-wrenching time of March. Teams who have battled to the 3rd round can see the semifinals tantalizingly close. On Hoopsville, we chat with some of the programs still battling with hopes of playing for national titles. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
The Thunder women's basketball team at Trine has faced its share of tough road games, and they are ready to once again embrace the challenge. Riley Zayas has more in a Road to Dallas feature.
In a game that was as close as the preseason poll suggested it would be, Trine played stellar defense and outlasted Gustavus Adolphus, 61-58, in double overtime, ousting the fifth-ranked Gusties from the Tournament.
The first two bids to the NCAA Tournament were clinched within a few miles of each other when New York University and Brooklyn wrapped up the UAA and CUNYAC titles. Elsewhere, Pacific popped someone’s bubble, UW-Eau Claire rallied past UW-Stout and the ASC had two buzzer beaters
For the second season in a row, Trine went into DeVos Fieldhouse and beat No. 1 Hope. Plus, Ripon edged the UW-Oshkosh men and No. 9 John Carroll handled Marietta. Read about it in our recap.
Late in the third quarter, the Flying Dutch were up by 18 and seemed to have the game in the bag. But Trine had beaten Hope before and nearly did again before Hope secured its slot in the national championship game. Gordon Mann has more from Pittsburgh.
After high school, sisters Kaylee and Alyssa Argyle and teammate Natalee Kunse were facing the prospect of having to break up a trio that had played AAU ball together since middle school. Instead, they all headed to Trine, which is now two wins from a national title.
Hope's Kenedy Schoonveld who won the MIAA Player of the Year award three times in a row also wins the Region Player of the Year award three times in a row. Rookie of the Year honors are split between fabulous first years Lindsey Garrison of Bethany and Catherine Orr of Carnegie Mellon, while Hope's Brian Morehouse and Trine's Andy Rang split Coach of the Year honors.
The Sectional Champions have cut down the nets, but there is still one net everyone wants to actually cut down. Tune in to Hoopsville LIVE tonight starting a 7:00 PM ET as we recap an exciting weekend and look ahead a the Championship Weekends.
No. 5 Trine will make its first trip to the national semifinals after knocking off previously unbeaten Transylvania in the 2022 NCAA Tournament sectional finals. The Thunder will be joined by No. 2 Hope, No. 8 Amherst and No. 12 UW-Whitewater in Pittsburgh next weekend. Get the recap of tonight's Round of 8 action.
Nine teams that had their last Tournament run cut short by COVID-19 returned to the Round of 16 with wins on Saturday night. That includes UW-Oshosh after its upset win at No. 4 Simpson, No. 5 Trine which rolled past No. 12 John Carroll and a familiar pair of NESCAC pachyderms.
It'll be so nice to crown a champion through a national tournament, and that's what we have this year, thanks to the selection committee's bracket. This is our annual preview where we highlight great first round games, pick the most likely to surprise or disappoint in each bracket, and predict the final four teams headed to Pittsburgh.
Hope may be eternal but its winning streak is not. No. 4 Trine rode a strong start and clutch free throw shooting to a 70-62 win over the Flying Dutch, ending their 61-game winning streak.
The OAC title chase looks like a three-way race while the second place teams in the MIAA and ARC knocked their closest pursuers back a step on Wednesday night. Read about it here.
For some programs, the start to the 2021-22 season has been better than expected. For others, it has been recording breaking. On Sunday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with Heidelberg and RPI men's basketball programs along with York (Pa.) and No. 7 Trine women's basketball teams. Watch the show On Demand!
UW-La Crosse and Stockton beat the clocks and their opponents on Wednesday night while Rowan and Marymount didn't use their shot clocks much at all. On the women's side, the Bombers dropped No. 12 Scranton and No. 3 Trine rallied past Benedictine.
We're a couple weeks away from a new Division III women's basketball season, which we hope will end in a national champion. Our voters' pick for that champion is also Hope since the Flying Dutch return two All-Americans. Get the full list here!
Trine, which gets another shot at top-ranked Hope on Wednesday night, reaches its highest ranking ever. Plus Maryville (Tenn.) enters the top 10 in our latest poll. Get the full list here.
For the second season in a row, Hope and Trine were preparing for a big game when the NCAA Tournament was canceled. This time the teams took the court against each other, and No. 1 Hope topped No. 5 Trine, 61-52. We spoke with Hope afterwards on an emotional evening.
At a time when most headlines describe what has been lost, we could all use something to celebrate. Here's our second ever All-Decade team honoring the greatest Division III women's basketball players over the past 10 years. Men will follow later in the year.
Upsets, close games, and closed gyms. We seemed to have it all in the opening weekend of the NCAA DIII tournaments. Sunday night on Hoopsville, we take a look back at a wild weekend, but we also look at how next weekend is already causing problems. Tune in starting at 7:00 pm ET here.
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.
Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. Thomas More's Madison Temple was selected Player of the Year and Gabby Timmer of Calvin Rookie of the Year.
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.
Yes, fifth-ranked Trine is paired up to potentially top-ranked Thomas More in the second round on Saturday, but the Thunder are doing their best not to get ahead of themselves. More in a Road to Salem feature by Nathan Ford.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 22nd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
The Great Lakes Region hosted three thrilling title games with each one finishing more dramatically than the last. Upsets on each coast burst someone's bubble somewhere and six programs punched their first ever ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Get the full recap from our fullest day of the year.
After falling behind by 16, the Polar Bears roared past Amherst to stay unbeaten in conference and overall. Meanwhile Elizabethtown stunned Scranton, Trine swept Hope, and Thomas More returned to the court with a predictable result.
Saturday women: Fantastic four
February 23, 2024New York University, Transylvania, Rhode Island College, and Webster completed perfect runs to the NCAA Tournament, while Widener and Trine busted someone's bubble by winning their conference tournament title games. Settle in for our longest recap of the season.
