The 1989 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the eighth annual
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
hosted by the
NCAA
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to determine the national champion of
Division III
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Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
women's
collegiate basketball in the
United States
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.
defeated
Stanislaus State in the championship game, 66–56, to claim the Blue Jays' second Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by
Centre College
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in
Danville, Kentucky
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.
Bracket
Regionals
National finals
All-tournament team
* Nancy Keene, Elizabethtown
* Kirsten Dumford, Stanislaus State
* Lisa Minturn, Stanislaus State
* Amy Huestis, Clarkson
* Susan Yates, Centre
See also
*
1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
*
1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
*
1989 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
*
1989 NAIA women's basketball tournament
References
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NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
1989 in sports in Kentucky