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NAIA National Women's Basketball Championship
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball national championship has been held annually since 1981. The NAIA Women's Tournament was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. From 1992 to 2020, the NAIA sponsored a women's division II championship tournament. The entire tournament is played in Sioux City, Iowa. Prior to the merger of D-I and D-II, a separate Division I tournament was held in Billings, Montana, while the Division II tournament was in Sioux City. Contracts for host cities for both divisions initially expired in 2017. Following renewals, the 2018 and 2019 tournaments were held in the same cities, but in 2020, the tournaments were called off due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Results Single division (1981–1991) For the first eleven years that the NAIA sponsored women's basketball, it held a single national championship for all ...
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Rimrock Auto Arena At MetraPark
First Interstate Arena (colloquially known as The Metra) is a multi-purpose arena located at MetraPark, the fairgrounds of Billings, Montana. The arena has a capacity of 8,700 for ice hockey and indoor football games, 10,500 for basketball, and up to 12,000 for concerts. The arena hosts a variety of local sporting, musical, and other events. It has also hosted professional sporting competitions. In 2005, MetraPark Arena marked its 30th anniversary. The arena was renovated in 2010 and 2011 at a cost of $27 million. History The arena was completed in 1975 and named the METRA, an acronym that stood for Montana Entertainment Trade and Recreation Arena. It was built at the Midland Empire Fairgrounds, which later was renamed MetraPark, at which time the arena became MetraPark Arena. The naming rights were sold to Billings-based Rimrock Auto Group in 2007 and the arena went by the name Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. It is owned by Yellowstone County. On June 20, 2010, the Father's Da ...
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Azusa Pacific Cougars Women's Basketball
The Azusa Pacific Cougars are the athletic teams that represent Azusa Pacific University, located in Azusa, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) for most of its sports since the 2012–13 academic year; while its women's swimming & diving team competes in the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference (PCSC) and its women's water polo team competes in the Golden Coast Conference (GCC). The Cougars previously competed in the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its stu ... (NAIA) from 1986–87 to 2011–12. On July 11, 2011 Azusa P ...
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Dillard Lady Bleu Devils Basketball
The Dillard Bleu Devils and Lady Bleu Devils are the athletic teams that represent Dillard University, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Division I level of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), competing in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) since the 1981–82 academic year. Varsity teams Dillard competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance. Men's basketball The Dillard Bleu Devils men's basketball team represents Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team plays its home games at 1,500-s ...
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UNC Asheville Bulldogs Women's Basketball
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. History UNC Asheville began play in 1975. Prior to their competition in NCAA, they won the NAIA Women's Basketball Championships in 1984, 72–70 over Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas .... As of the end of the 2016–17 season, they have an all-time record of 432–709. They have won the Big South title once in the regular season (2016), finished as tournament runner up in 1998 and 2005 but also have won three tournament titles (2007, 2016, 2017), making the NCAA Tournament in those three years. Postseason ...
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. It is a part of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City region of Eastern Iowa, which includes Linn County, Iowa, Linn, Benton County, Iowa, Benton, Cedar County, Iowa, Cedar, Iowa County, Iowa, Iowa, Jones County, Iowa, Jones, Johnson County, Iowa, Johnson, and Washington County, Iowa, Washington counties. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 137,710. The estimated population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the nearby cities of Marion, Iowa, Marion and Hiawatha, Iowa, Hiawatha, was 255,452 in 2008. Cedar Rapids is an economic hub of the state, located at the core of the Interstate 380 (Io ...
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1984 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1984 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the fourth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada. UNC Asheville defeated Portland in the championship game, 72–70 after one overtime period, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title. The tournament was played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Qualification The tournament field expanded for the first time since its establishment, increasing from eight to sixteen teams. The top eight teams were seeded. The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals. Bracket See also * 1984 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * 1984 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament * 1984 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament * 1984 NAIA men's basketball tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:1984 Naia Women's Division I Ba ...
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Portland Pilots Women's Basketball
The Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland, located in Portland, Oregon, United States, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Chiles Center and are members of the West Coast Conference. History Portland began play in 1977. They played in the NAIA Tournament from 1983 to 1985, finishing 3rd in 1983 and losing to UNC Asheville in the 1984 final and losing in the Quarterfinals in 1985. They joined Division I in 1986 and played in the West Coast Conference beginning in 1988. They made the NCAA tournament four straight years from 1994 to 1997, winning the WCC conference title in 1994 while getting at-large bids in the next three years, going 23–7, 23–7, and 27–3 with a perfect regular season conference record in 1997, losing in the conference tournament to San Francisco each time. In 2020, they won their second conference title, which qualified them for the cancelled 2020 NCAA Tournament. They have made ...
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Kansas City Roos Women's Basketball
The Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in the Summit League. History UMKC began play in 1980. They competed in the NAIA from 1980 to 1987, going 159–48 while finishing 3rd in 1983 and 5th in 1985. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League from 1994 to 2013 before joining the WAC in 2013. They have never played in the Division I NCAA Tournament, but they have played in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010 and the WNIT in 2012. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 336–488. Season by season Source: Postseason NAIA The Kangaroos appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 3–2. WBI The Kangaroos appeared in one Women's Basketball Invitational The Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) is a women's college basketball tournam ...
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Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
The Alabama–Huntsville Chargers (also UAH Chargers) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Alabama in Huntsville, located in Huntsville, Alabama, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Chargers have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 1993–94 academic year. Alabama–Huntsville competes in fifteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. UAH was the host institution for the 2012 Frozen Four at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. History Student athletic clubs for crew, soccer, and basketball had formed when UAH became an independent institution in 1969. The original team mascot, selected through student contest, ...
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1983 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the third annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada. Defending champions Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Alabama–Huntsville in the championship game, 80–68, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title. The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri. Qualification The tournament field was again set at eight teams. All teams were seeded. The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the losers of the two semifinals. Bracket See also * 1983 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament * 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament * 1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:1983 Naia Women's Division I Basketball Tournament NAIA NAIA Women's Basketball Champ ...
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Berry Vikings
Berry College is a private liberal arts college in the Mount Berry community adjacent to Rome, Georgia. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Berry College was founded on values based on Christian principles in 1902 by Martha Berry. History In 1902 Martha Berry, daughter of a prominent local business owner, founded the Boys Industrial School on 83 acres of land inherited from her father. In exchange or an education, male students of the school would work to help build, run, and maintain the new school. In 1909, the Martha Berry School for Girls was added, and collectively with the boys school became known as the Berry Schools. The free labor provided by the students helped to keep construction and operating costs for the schools low. In 1926 the school became a junior college and several years later a senior college, graduating its first class in 1932. During the 1930s the school campus grew to 30,000 acres, helped by a large donation fro ...
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Saginaw Valley Cardinals Women's Basketball
The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (SVSU Cardinals) are the athletic teams that represent Saginaw Valley State University, located in University Center, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Cardinals compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a competitive List of NCAA conferences, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division II, Division II level. ... for all 16 varsity sports. The Cardinals have been members of the GLIAC since it was founded in 1972. Varsity teams Championships National championships * 1982 – Men's Indoor Track and Field – NAIA * 1983 – Men's Indoor Track and Field – NAIA * 1989 – Softball – NAIA * 1991 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate * 1997 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate * 2006 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate * 2007 – ...
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