2009 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
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The 2009 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 28th annual
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hosted by the
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to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the
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. Minnesota State defeated
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in the championship game, 103–94, to claim the Mavericks' first NCAA Division II national title. The championship rounds were contested at Bill Greehey Arena on the campus of the St. Mary's University in
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Regionals


Atlantic -

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Location: Hamer Hall Host:
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Midwest -

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Location: Regents Hall Host:
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Central -

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Location: Taylor Center Host:
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East -

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Location: Campus Center Gymnasium Host:
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South -

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Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host:
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Southeast -

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Location: Shuford Memorial Gymnasium Host: Lenoir-Rhyne College


South Central -

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Location: First United Bank Center Site:
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West -

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Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host:
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Elite Eight -

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Location: St. Mary's Bill Greehey Arena Host: Saint Mary's University


All-tournament team

* Heather Johnson, Minnesota State * Alex Andrews, Minnesota State * Joanne Noreen, Minnesota State * Jennifer Leedham, Franklin Pierce * Johannah Leedham, Franklin Pierce


See also

*
2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament commenced 21 March 2009 and concluded 7 April 2009 when the University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Louisville Cardinals 76–54. Michigan State's upset over Duke in the second roun ...
* 2009 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament *
2009 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament The 2009 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the NAIA Women's Basketball Championship, tournament held by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball ...
* 2009 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament *
2009 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament The 2009 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2008–09 ba ...


References


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