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Big Second Half Leads Women's Basketball Past Skidmore, 73-51, in Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic; Messiah Captures the Crown Over Salve Regina, 63-57
01/03/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- January 3, 2009 --Corey Finch scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Springfield College women's basketball team to a 73-51 victory over Skidmore College this afternoon in the consolation game of the Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic at James Naismith Court in Blake Arena. Finch and freshman Kelly Murphy (see photo) were named to the All-Tourney team for the Pride. In the championship game, Messiah College captured the title with a 63-57 victory over a scrappy Salve Regina team. Read More.
Salve Regina Downs Women's Basketball, 50-46, In 2009 Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic; Messiah Defeats Skidmore, 65-51, in Game #2
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — January 2, 2009 – Led by Allegra Lavoy’s 15 points and 11 rebounds, the Salve Regina University women’s basketball team defeated Springfield College, 50-46, in the opening round of the 2009 Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic earlier this afternoon at Springfield College’s James Naismith Court in Blake Arena. In game #2, Messiah defeated Skidmore, 65-51. Read More
Wesleyan Tops Women's Basketball, 70-66
Wesleyan, Conn. - December 9, 2008 - The Wesleyan Cardinals had five players in double figures and held off a strong second-half comeback from Springfield as it picked up a 70-66 win over the Pride in non-conference action on Tuesday evening. Read More.
Women's Basketball Picks Up 76-55 Win Over Cross-Town Rival WNEC In Pioneer Valley Classic
Springfield, Mass. - December 6, 2008 - Senior forward Corey Finch (Hanover, PA) led four players in double figures with 19 points as Springfield College defeated Western New England College, 76-55, in the final day of action at the seventh annual Pioneer Valley Women’s Hoop Classic Saturday afternoon at WNEC's Alumni Healthful Living Center. Read More.
More Headlines
- Westfield State Holds Off Women's Basketball Rally Enroute To 69-60 Win
- Women's Basketball Falls to Western Conn, 64-53
- Finch Tabbed as NEWMAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
- Women's Basketball Holds Off Williams, 73-68
- Middlebury Rallies Past Women's Basketball, 61-58, In Williams Tip-Off Championship
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 18th season at the helm at SC in 2008-2009.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 eight years. There is little doubt that Springfield has been the dominant team in the conference since the year 2000.
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 (26) 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.
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Head Coach Naomi Graves
Entering her 18th season as head coach in 2008-09, Naomi Graves has directed her squads to an impressive 250-106 record (.702 winning percentage) since joining the Division III ranks in 1995. Graves has led the Pride to eleven post-season bids in the past 13 years, including five berths in the NCAA Division III Tournament in the past eight years.
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