UMass Minutewomen basketball

UMass Minutewomen basketball
UMass Minutewomen basketball
	2020–21 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
University	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coach	Tory Verdi (6th season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center ; (Capacity: 9,493)
Nickname	Minutewomen
Colors	Maroon and white[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1996, 1998, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	2022
Conference division season champions
	1998

The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the UMass Minutewomen, represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutewomen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[2]

History

UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the NCAA Tournament three times, in 1996, 1998 and 2022. In the former, they lost 60-57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In 1998, they lost 77-59 to Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80-59 to Texas A&M and 90-72 to Notre Dame. They won their first conference tournament in 2022, having previously captured the East Division in 1998. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707. [3][4]

Postseason

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	#8	First Round	(9) Michigan State	L 57–60
1998	#13	First Round	(4) Iowa	L 59–77
2022	#12	First Round	(5) Notre Dame	L 78-89

References

"University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
"UMass Athletics". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
"UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
"UMASS Women's Basketball 2016-7 Prospectus" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

External links

Official website

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[1] "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[2] "UMass Athletics". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[3] "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[4] "UMASS Women's Basketball 2016-7 Prospectus" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

UMass Minutewomen basketball
Venues	Curry Hicks Cage (1968–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Boston College
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Colonials La Salle Explorers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutewomen VCU Rams
Future teams	Loyola Chicago Ramblers (joining in 2022)
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22