1997 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

none January 2025 March 2026 Women's 1997 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 64 New York (state) New York, New York Coles Sports Center NYU Violets 1stRestivo Liam https://nyunews.com/sports/2024/03/17/womens-basketball-ncaa-champions/ NYU women’s basketball wins national championship undefeated March 17, 2024 Washington Square NewsDeAngelis Jenna https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyu-wins-ncaa-d-iii-womens-basketball-championship-2024/ NYU women beat Smith to win program's 2nd NCAA D-III basketball championship March 17, 2024 CBS News Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds 1st Capital Crusaders 5th Scranton Royals 4th Janice Quinn 1st Marsha Harris NYU 50604 The 1997 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 16th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/D3champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 21 March 2024 NYU Violets defeated Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds in the championship game, 72–70, to claim the Violets' first Division III national title. Marsha Harris went coast-to-coast and made a game winning layup with 1.5 seconds remaining in the game to seal the victory.Ryu Kevin https://nyunews.com/sports/2020/09/14/nyu-womens-basketball-first-championship/ The ‘96-’97 NYU Women’s Basketball Team Was Impossibly Good September 14, 2020 Washington Square NewsOtis John https://archive.nytimes.com/thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/n-y-u-s-1997-national-title-team-is-still-doing-well/ N.Y.U.’s 1997 National Title Team Is Still Doing Well March 23, 2012 New York Times The championship rounds were hosted by New York University at the Coles Sports Center in New York City from March 21–22, 1994. Bracket An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period East sectional Play-in roundMarch 5, 1997Campus sites Second roundMarch 8, 1997Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 1997New York, NY Sectional finalsMarch 15, 1997New York, NY no 160 30 high East Region Atlantic Region East Region Atlantic Region NYU* 66 Nazareth 50 St. John Fisher 75 Hartwick* 62** Rowan* 77 Frostburg State 47 Gallaudet 69 William Paterson* 81 Binghamton* 73 Ithaca 66 Geneseo State 62 William Smith* 84 Colby–Sawyer* 71 TCNJ 80 Staten Island 58 Marymount (VA)* 79 NYU* 75 St. John Fisher 46 Rowan* 58 William Paterson 60 Ithaca 57 William Smith* 81 TCNJ 52 Marymount (VA) 64* NYU 84 St. John Fisher 74 William Smith 80 Marymount (VA) 75 NYU 75 William Smith 53 Mid-Atlantic sectional Play-in roundMarch 5, 1997Campus sites Second roundMarch 8, 1997Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 1997Scranton, PA Sectional finalsMarch 15, 1997Scranton, PA no 160 30 high Northeast Region Mid-Atlantic Region Northeast Region Mid-Atlantic Region Clark (MA)* 81 Emmanuel (MA) 88 Western Connecticut* 86 Bates 65 Elizabethtown* 69 Allentown 61 Cabrini 45 Johns Hopkins* 66 Salem State* 66 Williams 80 Trinity (CT) 51 Southern Maine* 53 Alvernia* 63 Lycoming 45 Muhlenberg 54 Scranton* 83 Emmanuel 52 Western Connecticut* 76 Elizabethtown* 57 Johns Hopkins 64 Williams 61 Southern Maine* 68 Alvernia 63 Scranton 66* Western Connecticut 66 Johns Hopkins 76 Southern Maine 61 Scranton 70 Johns Hopkins 54 Scranton 65 Great Lakes sectional Play-in roundMarch 5, 1997Campus sites Second roundMarch 8, 1997Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 1997Defiance, OH Sectional finalsMarch 15, 1997Defiance, OH no 160 30 high Great Lakes Region West Region Great Lakes Region West Region Defiance* 92 Hanover 51 Kenyon 59 Alma* 66 Buena Vista* 88* Bethel (MN) 77 Pomona-Pitzer 50 UC San Diego* 74 Baldwin Wallace* 55 Calvin 58 Bethany (WV) 46 Capital* 80 St. Benedict* 97 Chapman 59 Luther 47 St. Thomas (MN)* 89 Defiance* 85 Alma 72 Buena Vista* 80 UC San Diego 77 Calvin 44 Capital* 66 St. Benedict 67 St. Thomas (MN)* 95 Defiance 90 Buena Vista 80 Capital 70 St. Thomas (MN) 64 Defiance 62 Capital 79 Central sectional Play-in roundMarch 5, 1997Campus sites Second roundMarch 8, 1997Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 1997Decatur, IL Sectional finalsMarch 15, 1997Decatur, IL no 160 30 high Central Region South Region Central Region South Region Millikin* 61 Washington St. Louis 53 Wheaton (IL) 60 Wisconsin–Stout* 65 Emory* 70 Greensboro 51 SCAD 54 Hendrix* 76 Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 89 Blackburn 52 Beloit 57 Wisconsin–Eau Claire* 78 Bridgewater (VA)* 82 Christopher Newport 72 Thomas More 80 Roanoke* 76 Millikin* 81 Wisconsin–Stout 77 Emory* 40 Hendrix 36 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 56 Wisconsin–Eau Claire* 63 Bridgewater (VA)* 81 Thomas More 83 Millikin 51 Emory 43 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 90 Thomas More 55 Millikin 63 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 67 Final Four Final FourMarch 21, 1997New York, NY National championshipMarch 22, 1997New York, NY Third place no 160 30 high NYU 84 Scranton 72 Capital 63 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 77 NYU 72 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 70 Scranton 48 Capital 70 All-tournament team Marsha Harris, NYU Jennifer Krowlikowski, NYU Allison Berg, Wisconsin–Eau Claire Erika Schmidt, Wisconsin–Eau Claire Kristin Long, Capital See also 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament