Scranton Royals

Schedule

All times Eastern
Overall: 29-2 - Conference: 17-1
11/11 vs. Cortland • Final W, 69-48 BX
11/16 vs. New Jersey City • Final W, 76-40 BX
11/20 vs. Wilkes * • Final W, 100-30 BX
11/23 vs. Juniata * • Final W, 84-38 BX
11/26 at Tufts • Final W, 60-57 BX
12/2 at Stevens • Final W, 73-30 BX
12/4 vs. Drew * • Final W, 74-49 BX
12/7 at Goucher * • Final W, 100-41 BX
12/17 vs. DeSales • Final W, 59-37 BX
12/29 vs. Bethel • Final W, 84-42 BX
@ Ocean Center/Daytona Beach, Fla.
12/30 at Colby • Final W, 77-48 BX
@ Ocean Center/Daytona Beach, Fla.
1/8 vs. Elizabethtown * • Final W, 82-57 BX
1/11 at Susquehanna * • Final W, 72-45 BX
1/15 vs. Moravian * • Final W, 90-46 BX
1/18 vs. Catholic * • Final W, 77-55 BX
1/22 at Lycoming * • Final W, 94-43 BX
1/25 at Juniata * • Final W, 85-58 BX
1/29 at Drew * • Final W, 78-39 BX
2/1 vs. Goucher * • Final W, 106-53 BX
2/5 at Wilkes * • Final W, 86-26 BX
2/8 at Catholic * • Final W, 62-53 BX
2/12 at Moravian * • Final W, 82-40 BX PH
2/15 vs. Susquehanna * • Final W, 74-51 BX
2/19 vs. Lycoming * • Final W, 85-38 BX
2/22 at Elizabethtown * • Final L, 70-64 BX RC
2/27 vs. Drew • Final W, 68-36 BX
3/1 vs. Catholic • Final W, 85-62 BX
3/7 vs. Mount St. Mary Final W, 93-35 BX RC
3/8 vs. Bates Final W, 70-49 BX RC
3/14 vs. Johns Hopkins Final W, 52-46
3/15 vs. UW-Stout Final L, 81-77

(* Conference; • Region)
All times Eastern
Overall: 29-2 - Conference: 17-1
11/20 vs. Wilkes * • W, 100-30 BX
11/23 vs. Juniata * • W, 84-38 BX
12/4 vs. Drew * • W, 74-49 BX
12/7 at Goucher * • W, 100-41 BX
1/8 vs. Elizabethtown * • W, 82-57 BX
1/11 at Susquehanna * • W, 72-45 BX
1/15 vs. Moravian * • W, 90-46 BX
1/18 vs. Catholic * • W, 77-55 BX
1/22 at Lycoming * • W, 94-43 BX
1/25 at Juniata * • W, 85-58 BX
1/29 at Drew * • W, 78-39 BX
2/1 vs. Goucher * • W, 106-53 BX
2/5 at Wilkes * • W, 86-26 BX
2/8 at Catholic * • W, 62-53 BX
2/12 at Moravian * • W, 82-40 BX PH
2/15 vs. Susquehanna * • W, 74-51 BX
2/19 vs. Lycoming * • W, 85-38 BX
2/22 at Elizabethtown * • L, 70-64 BX RC

(* Conference; • Region)
/conf/LAND/Women/2024-25/standings-div1 : /conf/LAND/Women/2024-25/standings-div2 : /conf/LAND/Women/2024-25/standings

2024-25

Scranton 17-1 29-2
Elizabethtown 16-2 23-5
Catholic 15-3 24-5
Susquehanna 12-6 15-11
Drew 9-9 14-12
Goucher 7-11 14-13
Juniata 7-11 10-15
Moravian 4-14 6-19
Lycoming 3-15 4-21
Wilkes 0-18 0-25

Past Records

2025-26 (32-1, 18-0 LAND)
2024-25 (29-2, 17-1 LAND)
2023-24 (28-3, 16-2 LAND)
2022-23 (28-1, 14-0 LAND)
2021-22 (27-3, 14-0 LAND)
2020-21 (7-1, 6-1 LAND)
2019-20 (24-4, 12-2 LAND)
2018-19 (29-3, 12-2 LAND)
2017-18 (28-2, 13-1 LAND)
2016-17 (26-4, 11-3 LAND)
2015-16 (30-1, 16-0 LAND)
2014-15 (24-4, 15-1 LAND)
2013-14 (26-4, 13-1 LAND)
2012-13 (19-9, 10-4 LAND)
2011-12 (16-10, 11-3 LAND)
2010-11 (19-7, 12-2 LAND)
2009-10 (22-6, 12-2 LAND)
2008-09 (26-5, 13-1 LAND)
2007-08 (21-6, 13-1 LAND)
2006-07 (27-3, 14-0 MACF)

Team Info

Coach: Ben O'Brien (Penn State)
Conference: LAND

Scranton

Enrollment (FT undergrads): 3506
Location: Scranton, PA
Colors: Purple, White
Region: 5
Arena: John J. Long, S.J., Center (2800)
Official Website: Men | Women
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News Releases

April 22, 2026 O'Brien departs Scranton for Division I Ben O'Brien, who led the Scranton women's basketball program tantalizingly close to a national title, is leaving to become the new head coach at Lafayette.
March 21, 2026 2026 D3hoops.com All-Americans Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. Washington and Lee phenom Mary Schleusner is our Player of the Year, while Wartburg guard Katie Boulanger is our Rookie of the Year.
March 20, 2026 Royal coronation or Big Red's biggest win? Saturday's national championship game pits Tournament veterans Scranton against upstart Denison at 4 pm ET. Will the Lady Royals complete their undefeated run to a national title? Or will the Big Red get their biggest win yet? Riley Zayas gets you ready for the final game of the season.
March 19, 2026 Semifinals: Royal uprising dethrones NYU No. 2 Scranton's balance and tenacious defense lifted the Royals to a 60-52 victory over No. 1 NYU, ending the Violets' 91-game winning streak and landing the Royals in Saturday's national championship game. They will face No. 8 Denison since the Big Red toppled No. 4 UW-Oshkosh in Friday's first national semifinal.
March 18, 2026 Stakes are high in Scranton-NYU rematch Scranton remembers its last meeting with NYU well, and so do the Violets. As the top two teams in the nation get ready for their national semifinal matchup, Riley Zayas checks in with both to get the pulse and find out what takeaways are still relevant from 2024. More in a Road to Salem feature.
March 16, 2026 D3hoops.com 2026 women's All-Region 5 team Undefeated Scranton sweeps our major awards with Kaci Kranson repeating as Player of the Year, Ben O'Brien receiving Coach of the Year, and Sophia Talutto taking home Rookie of the Year honors.
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