https://www.d3hoops.com en-us https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/04/obrien-departs-scranton 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. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/04/obrien-departs-scranton https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/03/womens-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. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/03/womens-all-americans https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/championship-game-preview 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. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/championship-game-preview https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/semifinals-recap 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. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/semifinals-recap https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/number-1-nyu-vs-number-2-scranton 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. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/number-1-nyu-vs-number-2-scranton https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2025-26/region-5-women 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. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2025-26/region-5-women https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2025-26/mar16 2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Those who play DIII basketball. This weekend those numbers will be key as the tourneys play down from quarterfinals and semifinals to national title competitors and champion. Who survives the spotlight in Fort Wayne & Salem? Watch/listen a super-sized edition of Hoopsville via archive or podcast! Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2025-26/mar16 https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/elite-eight-recap No. 1 NYU, No. 2 Scranton, and No. 4 UW-Oshkosh sent their fans home happy after rolling to victory in Saturday night's sectional semifinals, while No. 8 Denison kept its dream season going with an upset victory at No. 3 Washington and Lee in the 2026 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/elite-eight-recap https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260315blepeo SCRANTON, Pa. — The University of Scranton women's basketball team delivered another dominant defensive performance Saturday night, defeating Concordia-Moorhead 67-42 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at the John Long Center to advance to the Final Four. With the win, the Lady Royals improved to 31-0 on the season, tying a program record for victories, marking the fourth time in program history a team has reached 31 wins, and advancing to the Final Four for the 10th time. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260315blepeo https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260315mvr6z9 SCRANTON, Pa. — The University of Scranton women's basketball team delivered another dominant defensive performance Saturday night, defeating Concordia-Moorhead 67-42 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at the John Long Center to advance to the Final Four. With the win, the Lady Royals improved to 31-0 on the season, tying a program record for victories, marking the fourth time in program history a team has reached 31 wins, and advancing to the Final Four for the 10th time. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260315mvr6z9 https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/sweet-sixteen-recap Chicago and Concordia-Moorhead rallied past their Sweet 16 foes and into the Elite 8, while the top three teams in the country stayed undefeated by winning at home in Friday night's NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. Read the full recap here. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/sweet-sixteen-recap https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260313hmo7rb SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's basketball team advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament with a 76-59 victory over Bates College Friday night at the John Long Center. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260313hmo7rb https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603073ykos2 SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team posted a 82-43 victory over Otterbein University in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at the John Long Center Saturday night. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603073ykos2 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260307r731bj SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team posted a 82-43 victory over Otterbein University in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at the John Long Center Saturday night. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260307r731bj https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603060btah3 SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team defeated Framingham State 104-39 in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at the John Long Center Friday night.  Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603060btah3 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603065qikpk SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team defeated Framingham State 104-39 in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at the John Long Center Friday night.  Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603065qikpk https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260306w6nf37 SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team defeated Framingham State 104-39 in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at the John Long Center Friday night.  Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260306w6nf37 https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/tournament-preview NYU enters the 2026 NCAA Tournament on an 87-game win streak, including the last two national titles. Can any team stop NYU from winning a third? Will Scranton break through to win it all? Will one of the best D-III players ever author a storybook ending at Washington and Lee? Gordon Mann highlights those storylines and more. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/tournament-preview https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/recap-0228-women Otterbein and DePauw guaranteed that their conferences will receive an extra bid to the NCAA Tournament while New York University and Scranton completed perfect runs to the Big Dance. Elsewhere, SUNY New Paltz and St. Mary’s (Md.) healed last year’s heartbreak with conference titles and Fred Richter earned his 700th win in style. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/recap-0228-women https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260228mk4vd5 SCRANTON, Pa. – The No. 2 ranked University of Scranton women's basketball team defeated Elizabethtown College in the Landmark Conference Championship by a score of 82-42 Saturday afternoon at the John Long Center. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260228mk4vd5 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260226qhkkg9 SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team delivered a dominant performance Thursday night, defeating Catholic University 74-36 in the Landmark Conference semifinals at the John Long Center. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260226qhkkg9 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260221ximipl WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team capped off an unbeaten regular season with a 78-40 road win at Catholic University on Saturday afternoon. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260221ximipl https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260218rv5ukv SCRANTON, Pa. – The No. 2 ranked University of Scranton women's basketball team used another dominant defensive effort to roll past Wilkes University, 93–42, on Wednesday night at the John Long Center. The Lady Royals move to 24–0 after leading and controlling every phase of the game. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260218rv5ukv https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202602145vzmdb SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's basketball team turned in another dominant, wire-to-wire performance on Saturday afternoon, rolling past Susquehanna University 94–53 at the John Long Center to extend its unbeaten streak to 23–0. Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202602145vzmdb https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260211g0qju2 SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's basketball team remained unbeaten on Wednesday with a dominant 104-29 victory over Lycoming College at the John Long Center. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260211g0qju2 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/recap-0207-women Every active ranked team outside the WIAC won on Saturday, as No. 2 Scranton rolled over Elizabethtown and No. 6 Smith continued its NEWMAC dominance. Meanwhile, it was opposite day in the ASC and Whitman tightened the race atop the NWC with an overtime win over Linfield. Read about that and more in our recap. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/recap-0207-women https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260208p484s9 SCRANTON, Pa. – The No. 2 ranked University of Scranton women's basketball team remained unbeaten on Saturday, rolling past Elizabethtown College, 88-48, to improve to 21-0 on the season. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260208p484s9 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260204587qox BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's basketball team improved to 20-0 with a Landmark Conference road victory against Moravian University on Wednesday night. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260204587qox https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260131auzk0k SCRANTON, Pa. – The No. 2 ranked University of Scranton women's basketball team used another dominant defensive effort to defeat Juniata College 87–38 on Saturday at the John Long Center. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260131auzk0k https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260129nw19bi SCRANTON, Pa. - The No. 2 ranked University of Scranton women's basketball team extended its unbeaten streak with a 76-35 victory over Drew University in Landmark Conference action at the John Long Center on Wednesday evening. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260129nw19bi