NCAA Division III Women's Basketball
HistoryIn 1973, the NCAA switched from two divisions to a three-division format. The schools that had previously been in the College Division were moved into Division II or III. The first Division III women's basketball tournament was held in 1982 at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA, and the host school won the championship. There were originally 16 teams in the tournament. That was increased to 32 teams in 1983. |
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| Year | Winner |
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| 1982 | Elizabethtown 67, NC-Greensboro 66 (OT) |
| 1983 | North Central (IL) 83, Elizabethtown 71 |
| 1984 | Rust College 51, Elizabethtown 49 |
| 1985 | Scranton 68, New Rochelle 59 |
| 1986 | Salem St. 89, Bishop (TX) 85 |
| 1987 | WI-Stevens Point 81, Concordia (MN) 74 |
| 1988 | Concordia (MN) 65, St. John Fisher 57 |
| 1989 | Elizabethtown 66, Cal St.-Stanislaus 65 |
| 1990 | Hope (MI) 65, St. John Fisher 63 |
| 1991 | St. Thomas (MN) 73, Muskingum 55 |
| 1992 | Alma (MI) 79, Moravian (PA) 75 |
| 1993 | Central Iowa 71, Capital (OH) 63 |
| 1994 | Capital (OH) 82, Washington (MO) 63 |
| 1995 | Capital (OH) 59, WI-Oshkosh 55 |
| 1996 | WI-Oshkosh 66, Mt. Union 50 |
| 1997 | NYU 72, WI-Eau Claire 70 |
| 1998 | Washington (MO) 77, So. Maine 69 |
| 1999 | Washington (MO) 74, St. Benedict (MN) 65 |
| 2000 | Washington (MO) 79, So. Maine 33 |
| 2001 | Washington (MO) 67, Messiah 45 |
| 2002 | Wis.-Stevens Point 67, St. Lawrence 65 |
| 2003 | Trinity (TX) 60, Eastern Connecticut St. 58 |
| 2004 | Wilmington (OH) 59, Bowdoin 53 |
| 2005 | Millikin 70, Randolph-Macon 50 |
| 2006 | Hope (MI) 69, Southern Maine 56 |
| 2007 | DePauw 55, Washington-St. Louis 52 |
| 2008 | Howard Payne 68, Messiah (PA) 54 |
| NOTE: First player listed was named tournament's outstanding player. | |
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| 1982 | Bev Hall, Elizabethtown; Page Lutz, Elizabethtown; Carol Peschel, UNC-Greensboro; Carol Ferrin, Pomona-Pitzer; Sherry Sydney, UNC Greensboro |
| 1983 | Page Lutz, Elizabethtown; Kim Wallner, North Central; Brenda Sanders, North Central; Judy Hodge, Clark (MA); Jackie Moore, Knoxville |
| 1984 | Page Lutz, Elizabethtown; Shelley Parks, Elizabethtown; Brenda Christian, Rust; Evelyn Oquendo, Salem St.; Cheryl Juris, North Central |
| 1985 | Dawn Cillo, New Rochelle; Lori Kerans, Millikin; Deanna Kyle, Scranton; Shelley Parks, Scranton; Amy Proctor, St. Norbert |
| 1986 | Evelyn Oquendo, Salem St.; Beth Kapnis, Salem St.; Crystal Coleman, Bishop; Batavia Evans, Bishop; Mary Fuhr, Capital |
| 1987 | Jessica Beachy, Concordia-Moorhead; Una Espenkotter, Scranton; Wendy Norris, Kean; Donna Pivonka, Wis.-Stevens Point; Karla Miller, Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 1988 | Jessica Beachy, Concordia-Moorhead; Jillayn Quaschnick, Concordia-Moorhead; Michelle Thykeson, Concordia-Moorhead; Diana Duff, Southern Maine; Shelly Bayhurst, St. John Fisher |
| 1989 | Nancy Keene, Elizabethtown; Kirsten Dumford, Cal St.-Stanislaus; Lisa Minturn, Cal St.-Stanislaus; Amy Huestis, Clarkson; Susan Yates, Centre |
| 1990 | Dina Disney, Hope; Holly VandenBerg, Hope; Susan Heidt, St. John Fisher; Michelle Skovrinski, St. John Fisher; Dortha Ford, Heidelberg |
| 1991 | Tonja Englund, St. Thomas (MN); Laurie Trow, St. Thomas (MN); Michelle Snow, Muskingum; Kate Titus, Muskingum; Bernice Laferriere, Eastern Conn. St. |
| 1992 | Lauri LaBeau, Alma; Kathy Beck, Moravian; Pam Porter, Moravian; Trish Harvey, Luther; Wendy Rogers, Eastern Conn. St. |
| 1993 | Sandy Buddelmeyer, Capitol; Katie Geiger, Scranton; Emilie Hanson, Central (IA); Tina Kampa, St. Benedict; Chris Rogers, Central (Iowa) |
| 1994 | Chris Boos, Wis.-Eau Claire; Carmen Ellis, Capital; Sarah Goldman, Washington (MO); Laura Schmelzer, Capital; Christine Whelan, Wheaton (MA) |
| 1995 | Kallie Mang, Capitol; Jill Walker, Capital; Natalie DeMichei, Wis.-Oshkosh; Wendy Wangerin, Wis.-Oshkosh; Laura Witte, St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1996 | Shelley Dietz, Wis.-Oshkosh; Wendy Wangerin, Wis.-Oshkosh; Suzy Venet, Mount Union; Tracy Wilson, Mount Union; Kirsten Vipond, St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1997 | Marsha Harris, New York U.; Jennifer Krowlikowski, New York U.; Allison Berg, Wis.-Eau Claire; Erika Schmidt, Wis.-Eau Claire; Kristin Long, Capitol |
| 1998 | Amy Schweizer, Washington (MO); Alia Fischer, Washington (MO); Joanna Brawn, Southern Maine; Julie Plant, Southern Maine; Suzy Venet, Mount Union |
| 1999 | Tasha Rodgers, Washington (MO); Alia Fischer, Washington (MO); Molly Mark, St. Benedict; Robyn Ruschmeier, St. Benedict; Dee Jackson, Salem St. |
| 2000 | None chosen |
| 2001 | Tasha Rogers, Washington (Mo.); Jennifer Rudis, Washington (Mo.); Katy Sturtz, Ohio Wesleyan; Amy Hitz, Messiah; Brianne Bognanno, Emmanuel |
| 2002 | Carry Boehning, Wis.-Stevens Point; Tara Schmitt, Wis.-Stevens Point; Lindsey Rush, DePauw; Cara Barbierri, St. Lawrence; Megan Dietrichsen, St. Lawrence |
| 2003 | Allison Wooley, Trinity; Megan Selmon, Trinity; Allison Coleman, Eastern Connecticut St.; Kelly Wescott, Rochester; Kristi Channing, Wis.-Eau Claire |
| 2004 | Tara Rausch, Wilmington; Lora Trinkle, Bowdoin; Amy Kincer, Wilmington; Erika Smith, Rochester; Kelly Wescott, Rochester; Amanda Nechuta, Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 2005 | Joanna Conner, Millikin; Audrey Minott, Millikin; Lindsay Ippel, Millikin; Megan Silva, Randolph-Macon; Megan Myles, Southern Maine |
| 2006 | Bria Ebels, Hope; Julie Henderson, Hope; Megan Myles, Southern Maine; Ashley Marble, Southern Maine; Taryn Mellody, Scranton |
| 2007 | Liz Bondi, DePauw; Suzy Doughty, DePauw; Jaimie McFarlin, Washington; Debbie Bruen, Mary Washington; Stephanie Ryba, New York U. |
| 2008 | Meia Daniels, Howard Payne; Kimberly Hoffman, Howard Payne; Nikki Lobach, Messiah; Tiffany Morton, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Tina Grace, Oglethorpe (GA) |
Teams with Multiple Championships | |
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Individual Tournament RecordsMost PointsTournament--162, Crystal Coleman, Bishop, 1986 (5 games, 32.4 average) One Game--50, Crystal Coleman, Bishop vs. Concordia-Moorhead, 1986 Most Field Goals Tournament--68, Crystal Coleman, Bishop, 1986 (5 games) One Game--20, Crystal Coleman, Bishop vs. Concordia-Moorhead, 1986 Most Three Point Field Goals Tournament--22, Stacy Leeds, Washington (MO, 1994 (5 games) One Game--8, Susan Swanson, North Park vs. William Penn, 1988 Most Free Throws Tournament--59, Susan Heidt, St. John Fisher, 1990 (5 games) One Game--16, Karin Povish, Allentown vs. Franklin & Marshall, 1989 Most Rebounds Tournament--76, Kirsten Dumford, Cal St.-Stanislaus, 1989 (5 games) Game--23, Amy Spielbauer, St. Norbert vs. Simpson, 1983; Shelley Parks, Scranton vs. Salem St., 1985 |
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