2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament

College basketball postseason tournament WNIT Women's 2005 32 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Missouri State 1st West Virginia 1st Iowa Kentucky Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 1st Jenny Lingor Missouri State 8,871 (championship game) Jenny Lingor Missouri State 116 The 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2005 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the eighth edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament. The final four of the tournament paired Missouri State against Iowa and West Virginia against Kentucky. Missouri State upended Iowa 89–80. Meanwhile, West Virginia and Kentucky played a double overtime thriller, which ended up with West Virginia winning 80–75. The final pitted Missouri State and West Virginia against each other in Springfield, Missouri, as the Lady Bears hosted at the Hammons Student Center. The game was another close one for both teams, with Missouri State ultimately pulling out the victory for their 1st WNIT Championship, 78–70.MISSOURI STATE TAKES 2005 WNIT CROWN IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL http://mvc-sports.com/news/2005/3/31/IMPORTED_STORY_1375_131414145538708028.aspx?path=wbball mvc-sports.com March 21, 2021 enMissouri State outlasts West Virginia in Postseason WNIT championship https://womensnit.com/news/2019/2/18/missouri-state-outlasts-west-virginia-in-postseason-wnit-championship.aspx wnit.com March 21, 2021 en Bracket Region 1 *Host • Source2005 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//05_post_bracket.pdf?id=31 womensnit.com March 21, 2021 en 1 y March 16–17 March 19–21 March 22–24 Tulsa 62 Texas A&M 73 Fresno State 52 Texas A&M Corpus Christi* 56 SMU 56 Missouri State* 83 BYU 57 Gonzaga 71 Texas A&M 65 Texas A&M-CC 59 Missouri State 85 Gonzaga 66 Texas A&M 60 Missouri State* 62 Region 2 *Host • Source2005 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//05_post_bracket.pdf?id=31 womensnit.com March 21, 2021 en 1 y March 16–17 March 19–21 March 22–24 UNLV 48 Arkansas 61 Mississippi State 61 Arkansas State* 78 Nebraska 66 Marquette 57 Creighton 52 Iowa 67 Arkansas 84 Arkansas State 98 Nebraska 67 Iowa 71 Arkansas State 52 Iowa 66 Region 3 *Host • Source2005 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//05_post_bracket.pdf?id=31 womensnit.com March 21, 2021 en 1 y March 16–17 March 19–21 March 22–24 Illinois 60 Indiana State 72 Xavier 87 Western Kentucky 85 Eastern Michigan 68 Kentucky 79 Villanova 40 Chattanooga 50 Indiana State 70 Xavier 79 Kentucky 91 Chattanooga 54 Xavier 62 Kentucky 67 Region 4 *Host • Source2005 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//05_post_bracket.pdf?id=31 womensnit.com March 21, 2021 en 1 y March 16–17 March 19–21 March 22–24 Charlotte 75 Wake Forest 100 Florida 56 South Florida 61 St. John's 56 Delaware 42 Maine 59 West Virginia 74 Wake Forest 78 South Florida 63 St. John's 63 West Virginia 68 Wake Forest 52 West Virginia 65 Semifinals and championship game WNIT Semifinals March 26–28 WNIT Championship GameMarch 31, 2005 Missouri State 89 Iowa 80 Kentucky 75 West Virginia 80 2OT Missouri State 78 West Virginia 70 All-tournament team Jenny Lingor, Missouri State (MVP) Kari Koch, Missouri State Yolanda Paige, West Virginia Meg Bulger, West Virginia Crystal Smith, Iowa Sara Potts, Kentucky Source:https://womensnit.com/news/2019/2/18/missouri-state-outlasts-west-virginia-in-postseason-wnit-championship.aspx Missouri State outlasts West Virginia in Postseason WNIT championship March 31, 2005 March 28, 2022 See also 2005 National Invitation Tournament References Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:Women's sports in Missouri