This past weekend was a big one for women’s NCAA basketball fans as March Madness got started. And while the first rounds for the Division I Championships are still a couple of weeks away, there was plenty excitement for fans with the start of the DIII championships on Friday and Saturday.
In an effort to draw attention to the lack of, well — attention — paid to women’s college basketball in March, we’ll be posting results here throughout the championships, starting with the first and second round games played by Division III teams this week.
Highlights from the weekend include:
— Christopher Newport University’s Chelsie Schweers became the only women’s basketball player in NCAA history to hit 400 3-pointers in her career. During CNU’s win over Johns Hopkins, the senior made five 3-pointers.
— Thomas Moore College center Nicole Dickman scored a team-high 18 points to lead the Saints to a 76-63 win over University of Mount Union in a second round game. The Saints are now 30-0.
— Also unbeaten this season: Babson College (29-0). They were led by Nicki Wurdeman and Kathleen King to a 65-53 win over SUNY Geneseo.
— Greensboro College is advancing into the sectional round of the tournament for the first time in program history, thanks to a 3-pointer from Nikki Wilborn with 2.7 seconds left in the game. The Pride won 57-55 over Juniata College.
— Lebanon Valley’s Suzie Noyes scored a season-high 23 points during a 73-56 victory over Randolph-Macon.
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