The UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA Division I. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference.[2]
| UNC Greensboro Spartans | |||
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| University | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | ||
| Head coach | Trina Patterson (9th season) | ||
| Conference | Southern | ||
| Location | Greensboro, North Carolina | ||
| Arena | Fleming Gymnasium (capacity: 7,617/23,000) | ||
| Nickname | Spartans | ||
| Colors | Navy, white, and gold[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| Division III 1982 | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| Division III 1982, 1988 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| Division III 1982, 1988 | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| Division III 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| Division III 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Division II Division I 1998 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 (DIAC) 1998 (SoCon) | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1986 (DIAC) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (Big South) 2002, 2020 (SoCon) | |||
History
editThey played in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. They made the Final Four in 1982 and 1988, losing to Elizabethtown College in the title game of the former and Concordia (Minnesota) in the Final Four in the latter.
They were champions of the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (DIAC) in regular season and tournament in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, and 1988, with a tournament title also occurring in 1984 and a regular season title in 1986. They played in the Division II Tournament in 1991. They won the Big South Conference regular season title in five consecutive seasons from 1993 to 1997, but they failed to win the conference tournament, finishing as runner-up four times.
They won the Southern Conference conference tournament in 1998 after beating Georgia Southern 75-68. In their first ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, they lost 94-46 to Alabama in the First Round. They lost in the SoCon tournament championship game in 2000 (68-49 to Furman), 2001 (64-63 to Chattanooga), 2002 (77-69 to Chattanooga), and 2006 (91-79 to Chattanooga).[3]
Postseason
editNCAA Division I tournament results
editThe Spartans have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | First Round | Alabama | L 46–94 |
NCAA Division II tournament results
editThe Spartans made one appearance in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Regional Finals | Norfolk State | L 62–72 |
NCAA Division III tournament results
editThe Spartans made seven appearances in the NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 9–6.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | First Round Elite Eight Final Four Championship Game |
St. Andrews Susquehanna Pomona-Pitzer Elizabethtown |
W 71-63 W 74-66 W 77-66 L 67-66 (OT) |
| 1983 | First Round | Knoxville | L 74-71 |
| 1984 | First Round | Knoxville | L 74-82 |
| 1985 | First Round Regional Final |
LeMoyne-Owen Rust |
W 84-77 (OT) L 66-70 |
| 1986 | First Round Regional Finals |
Virginia Wesleyan Rust |
W 84-75 L 61-99 |
| 1987 | First Round | Centre | L 69-79 |
| 1988 | First Round Sweet Sixeen Elite Eight Final Four Regional Third Place |
Centre Rust Luther Concordia-Moorhead Southern Maine |
W 81-77 W 66-64 W 55-52 L 66-103 W 68-66 |
References
edit- ^ "Brand Guide – University of North Carolina at Greensboro". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Women's Basketball - Home - UNCG Athletics". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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