Women's Basketball Headlines
Women's Basketball to Particpate In WBCA Pink Zone Initiative on February 13
02/08/2010
Springfield, Mass. - February 8, 2010 - The Springfield College women’s basketball team will be hosting Clark on Saturday, February 13th on James Naismith Court in Blake Arena where they will be supporting the “Pink Zone” initiative of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Read More.
Biondolillo's Buzzer-Beater Lifts Women's Basketball Past Wheaton, 59-56
Norton, Mass. - February 6, 2010 - Meghan Biondolillo buried a three-pointer from the left wing as time expired to lift the Springfield College women's basketball team to a thrilling 59-56 victory over Wheaton College on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Springfield improves to 12-9, 10-4 and moves into a tie with Wheaton for second place in the league standings. Click here to see the game-winning shot. Read More.
Women's Basketball Shuts Down WPI, 53-37
Springfield, Mass. - February 3, 2010 - Behind a complete team effort, the Springfield College women's basketball team shut down rival WPI, 53-37, in a critical New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest on Wednesday evening. The 37 points by WPI was the lowest point total the Pride allowed all season. Read More.
Women's Basketball Uses Big First-Half Run To Down MIT, 72-54
Springfield, Mass. - January 30, 2010 - Kelly Slattery scored 21 points and her Springfield College women's basketball team used an 19-2 run over the final 5:51 of the first half to take control of the game as it defeated MIT, 72-54, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference contest on Saturday afternoon at Blake Arena. With the win, SC is now 10-9 overall, 8-4 in the NEWMAC, and has won six of its last seven games. Read More.
More Headlines
- Murphy Leads Women's Basketball Past Mount Holyoke, 48-39, In NEWMAC Battle
- First-Place Babson Rolls Past Women's Basketball, 74-54
- Slattery Propels Women's Basketball Past Smith, 73-62
- Late Flurry Gives Women's Basketball a 57-48 Victory at Clark
- Co-Captains Connors and Murphy Lead Women's Basketball Past Coast Guard, 53-38
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
- 2009-2010 Statistics
- 2009-2010 Coaching Staff
- 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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