The 1987 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the sixth annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate basketball in the

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. Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Concordia Moorhead in the championship game, 81–74, to claim the Pointers' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were held in

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Bracket

First round

* St. John Fisher 69, NYU 59 * Stony Brook 77, Rochester (NY) 72 * Scranton 62, Marywood 57 * Elizabethtown 71, Spring Garden 56 * Wis.-Stevens Point 75, St. Norbert 58 * Alma 67, Wis.-Whitewater 48 * Rockford 69, St. Thomas (MN) 65 * William Penn 55, Augustana (IL) 53 * Southern Me. 79, Clark (MA) 70 * Emmanuel (MA) 62, Salem St. 58 * Kean 87, Allegheny 68 * Ohio Northern 68, Capital 64 * Rust 79, Buffalo St. 60 * Centre 79, UNC Greensboro 69 * Concordia-M’head 77, Stanislaus St. 64 * Pomona-Pitzer 74, Bishop 50

Regional finals

* St. John Fisher 63, Stony Brook 54 * Scranton 66, Elizabethtown 59 * Wis.-Stevens Point 67, Alma 55 * William Penn 67, Rockford 64 * Southern Me. 70, Emmanuel (MA) 53 * Kean 69, Ohio Northern 58 * Rust 76, Centre 50 * Concordia-M’head 68, Pomona-Pitzer 46

National finals

All-tournament team

* Jessica Beachy, Concordia Moorhead * Una Espenkotter, Scranton * Wendy Norris, Kean * Donna Pivonka, Wisconsin–Stevens Point * Karla Miller, Wisconsin–Stevens Point

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