


Springfield, Mass. -- November 16, 2009 -- Led by head coach Naomi Graves, the Springfield College women's basketball team will open its 2009-2010 season by traveling to Worcester State Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:00 pm. The Pride finished 16-11 last season, 10-3 in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference, reaching the semifinals of the NEWMAC Tourney before bowing. Read More
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.
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.
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.
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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