https://www.d3hoops.com en-us https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2025-26/feb26 Don't miss a loaded Thursday edition of Hoopsville. We talk championship DNA with teams around DIII trying to keep rolling through conference tournaments. Plus, Mother Nature continues to play undefeated. Watch the archives or listen to the podcast right here! Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2025-26/feb26 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/recap-0224 The Cardinals of St. Mary's (Minn.) came into the fourth quarter down by 20 and won, while North Park's men outlasted Wheaton (Ill.), Augsburg won on a freshman's pair of free throws in the closing seconds and more as Tuesday night provided some thrills in Division III basketball conference tournament action. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/02/recap-0224 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260224oa0ow7 The No. 4-seeded Saint Mary's (Minn.) women's basketball team (20-7, 13-5) delivered one of the most electrifying comebacks in program history, stunning No. 5 Hamline (19-7, 13-5), 59-52, in the MIAC first round behind the largest reported in-game scoring run in history, a jaw-dropping 27-0 explosion. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260224oa0ow7 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/01/recap-0131-women SUNY New Paltz and Saint Mary’s (Minn.) fared better in their rematches with the ranked teams at the top of their conference while No. 7 Bowdoin took another step toward a second straight sweep through the NESCAC. Read about those games and more from Saturday's Division III women's basketball action. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/01/recap-0131-women https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2025-26/week4 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2025-26/week4 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/wrapup-women-0208 St. Mary's (Minn.) pulled off one of the most unexpected upsets of the season in a wire-to-wire win over unbeaten Bethel. Elsewhere No. 17 Scranton and Haverford pulled themselves into first place ties and No. 14 Trinity took control of the SCAC. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/wrapup-women-0208 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/08/st-marys-hires-centenary-coach David Foley, who was the head coach at Centenary (La.) for two seasons, accepted the same position at St. Mary's (Minn.). Thu, 16 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/08/st-marys-hires-centenary-coach https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/06/st-marys-pollari-leaves-for-d2 After three seasons atop the women's program at St. Mary's (Minn.), Brent Pollari stepped down to take the head coaching job at Wayne State. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/06/st-marys-pollari-leaves-for-d2 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141209n4nski Bethel outscored Saint Mary's 29-21 in the second half, including scoring the game's final five points, in handing the Cardinals a 51-47 setback—and snapping their eight-game season-opening winning streak. Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141209n4nski https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141207sw7vik The Cardinals—ranked No. 14 in the latest USA Today Sports Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the D3hoops.com Top 25—raced out to leads as big as 22 in the first half, but had to survive a 20-0 Augsburg second-half run to dispatch of the Auggies 66-57 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at the Saint Mary's Gym. Sun, 07 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141207sw7vik https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/201412030jxtm6 The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball team opened defense of its MIAC regular-season title with an 80-72 win over Hamline Wednesday Wed, 03 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/201412030jxtm6 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141125xrp7lj The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball team improved to 6-0 Tuesday evening, dropping UW-La Crosse 64-49 in a nonconference game at Mitchell Hall in La Crosse, Wis. Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141125xrp7lj https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141122b89yuo The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball team posted its fifth straight victory Saturday, cruising to a 73-38 nonconference win over Crown Sat, 22 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141122b89yuo https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141122gk13uw The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball team pushed its season-opening winning streak to four with a 68-54 nonconference win over UW-Stout Friday at the Saint Mary's Gym. Sat, 22 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141122gk13uw https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141119xpfz5h The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball team rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit, collecting their third straight win, a 71-62 victory over UW-Eau Claire at Zorn Arena Tue, 18 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141119xpfz5h https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/201411179eousc ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — It was a tale of two halves for the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball team Sunday afternoon against the University of Minnesota-Morris. The Cardinals owned the first half, while the Cougars had the upper hand in the game's final 20 minutes. Fortunately, the Cardinals' dominant first half proved to be enough, as Saint Mary's held off a late UM-Morris rally to post its second win of the season, 68-65 during the second day of the Saint Benedict Quinlivan & Hughes Tip-Off Tournament. Sun, 16 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/201411179eousc https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141117wd6vms ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's basketball coach Mandy Pearson is probably hoping her Cardinals' season-opening 72-62 victory over UW-River Falls at the Saint Benedict Quinlivan & Hughes Tip-Off Tournament is a sign of good things to come. After all, the Cardinals kicked off last year's season with a convincing win over another Wisconsin state school—UW-La Crosse—and went on to win a school school-tying 24 games and earn the program's first NCAA national tournament berth in nearly three decades. Sat, 15 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2014-15/contrib/20141117wd6vms https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2013-14/feb20 Dave McHugh hit teams still in the hunt. Whether sitting pretty as a top seed like the Whitworth and Central men, in the hunt like the St. Mary's (Minn.) and Haverford women, or trying to get a home game, or just qualify. Plus one hardy group of seven players has a 16-hour bus ride ahead of them. Find out who. Thu, 20 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2013-14/feb20 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2014/02/wrapup-feb01-women Christopher Newport ended York's undefeated run and pulled into a virtual tie for first place in the CAC while St. Mary's (Minn.) kept first place to itself in the MIAC. Plus Amherst found enough offense for a key win and DePauw survived a scare from an unlikely foe. Sat, 01 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2014/02/wrapup-feb01-women https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2013/01/wrapup-women-jan23 Elizabethtown pulled a big upset at Messiah while the preseason favorites in the WIAC and MIAC fell. Plus Amherst and Swarthmore stayed a step ahead of their arch rivals. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2013/01/wrapup-women-jan23 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110216eu57qc Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110216eu57qc https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/201102142zyuv5 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/201102142zyuv5 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110213xltcn5 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110213xltcn5 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110129o2ild2 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110129o2ild2 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/201101272ddrx7 Cherie Kulig (Independence, Wis.) scored a game-high 19 points in leading Saint Mary's to a 61-47 win over Bethel Wednesday. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/201101272ddrx7 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110127brl87s Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110127brl87s https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/201101228w1nyr Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/201101228w1nyr https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110119u2306b WINONA, Minn. — Jamie Stefely (Lisle, Ill.) scored a game- and career-high 21 points — and added 10 rebounds for good measure — as the SMU women's basketball team cruised to a 74-62 MIAC victory over Augsburg Wednesday at the SMU Gym. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110119u2306b https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110117a9dkm4 Jess Miller (Carver, Minn.) scored a game-high 21 points, but the SMU women's basketball team could not overcome a 40-16 halftime deficit in falling to league-leading Saint Benedict 73-61 Monday at the SMU Gym. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110117a9dkm4 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110115ua1axj Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2010-11/contrib/20110115ua1axj