Women's Basketball Headlines
Graves, Broaca, and Wissel All To Be Inducted Into The New England Basketball Hall of Fame
08/25/2009
Springfield, Mass. – August 25, 2009 – The New England Basketball Hall of Fame has announced its honorees for its upcoming induction and three coaches associated with Springfield College are among those to be inducted. Current head women’s basketball coach Naomi Graves, men’s basketball assistant coach Pete Broaca, and former head men’s basketball coach Dr. Hal Wissel are all being honored for their contributions to the game of basketball. Read More.
Postseason Honors Continue To Roll In As Finch Named ECAC All-Star
Springfield, Mass. - April 3, 2009 - Senior Corey Finch was honored once again for her tremendous final season for the Pride as she was selected to the 2008-09 ECAC Division III New England Women's Basketball All-Star First Team. Read More.
Finch Named To D3Hoops.com All-Region Second Team
Springfield, Mass. - March 19, 2009 - Senior Corey Finch continued to pile up the post-season accolades as she was recently named to the D3Hoops.com New England All-Region Second Team. Read More.
Finch and O'Connor Earn NEWBA Accolades
South Hadley, Mass. - March 12, 2009 - Seniors Corey Finch and Lauren O'Connor were recognized for their outstanding final seasons for the Springfield College women's basketball team by the New England Women's Basketball Assocation (NEWBA). Finch was named to the NEWBA All-Region Second Team, while her and O'Connor were both selected to play in the NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic. Read More.
More Headlines
- Three Members of the Women's Basketball Team Earn NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Honors
- Finch Honored As NEWMAC Player of the Year In Women's Basketball
- Women's Basketball Season Comes To A Close With 72-60 Loss To Babson In NEWMAC Semifinal
- Basketball Heads To WPI For NEWMAC Tournament Semifinals On Saturday
- Women's Basketball Defeats Wellesley, 69-55, in NEWMAC Tourney Quarterfinal; Plays Babson Saturday at WPI
About The Team
The Springfield College women's basketball program has been one of the top programs collegiately in Division III in New England for a good number of years, especially since Naomi Graves took over the head coaching reigns. A model of consistency, Graves will be entering her 19th season at the helm at SC in 2009-2010.The Pride has now earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament and won the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference tournament title in five of the past nine years. There is little doubt that Springfield has been the dominant team in the conference since the year 2000.
In 2008-09, the Pride finished 16-11, led by a pair of seniors in NEWMAC Player of the Year Corey Finch and in 1,000-point career scorer Lauren O'Connor.
In the 2007-08 campaign, Graves led the team comprised of two 1,000-plus career point scorers in seniors Christine Cotter and Tara McCarthy and eight freshmen to the NEWMAC Tournament Championship game. Of those eight freshmen, Rachelle Walker was honored as the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year.
In 2005-06, the Pride achieved a 22-7 overall mark and recorded a 12-1 record in the NEWMAC, winning 12 straight conference games during the season. Forward Courtney Parvin earned NEWMAC Player of the Year honors that campaign.
During the 2004-2005 campaign, SC tied the school record for wins in a single season (25) and made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III 'Elite Eight'. The Pride, which reached the 'Sweet 16' of the 2002 NCAA Division III Tournament, compiled a 25-4 record that year, including a school-record 17 consecutive wins while sweeping the NEWMAC regular-season and tournament titles.
Springfield College was ranked 19th in the final USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division III Poll of the 2002 season. That was the program's highest national ranking as a Division III program, and its best since the 1981-1982 season, when SC was ranked as high as fourth in the Division II national poll.
Team Links
- 2009-2010 Schedule
- 2009-2010 Roster
- 2008-2009 Statistics
- 2009-2010 JV Schedule
- Photo Gallery
- Live Stats
- Alumni Questionnaire
- NEWMACsports.com
- D3hoops.com
- Team Archives
Head Coach Naomi Graves
Entering her 19th season as head coach in 2009-10, Naomi Graves has directed her squads to an impressive 266-117 record (.695 winning percentage) since joining the Division III ranks in 1995. Graves has led the Pride to eleven post-season bids in the past 14 years, including five berths in the NCAA Division III Tournament in the past nine years.
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