Massachusetts - Dames

Massachusetts - Dames

Leagues Played
WNCAAB 210 NIT - Dames 2
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WNCAAB 11/25 18:00 1 Liberty - Dames v Massachusetts - Dames W 61-64
WNCAAB 11/24 18:00 1 Massachusetts - Dames v Northeastern - Dames L 54-64
WNCAAB 11/19 20:00 1 Massachusetts - Dames v North Dakota - Dames L 52-82
WNCAAB 11/18 01:00 1 North Dakota State - Dames v Massachusetts - Dames L 82-70
WNCAAB 11/12 19:00 1 Massachusetts - Dames v Towson - Dames W 72-49

The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the UMass Minutewomen, represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutewomen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

History

UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the NCAA Tournament three times, in 1996, 1998 and 2022. In the former, they lost 60-57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In 1998, they lost 77-59 to Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80-59 to Texas A&M and 90-72 to Notre Dame. They won their first conference tournament in 2022, having previously captured the East Division in 1998. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707.

Het Amerikaanse basketbalteam "Massachusetts - Dames" is een van de meest succesvolle vrouwenteams in de geschiedenis van de sport. Ze hebben meerdere nationale kampioenschappen gewonnen, evenals gouden medailles op de Olympische Spelen. Het team staat bekend om zijn snelle tempo, agressieve verdediging en teamwerk. De Dames worden geleid door hun sterspeler, Breanna Stewart, die een van de beste basketbalsters ter wereld is. Met haar aan het roer is het Amerikaanse basketbalteam "Massachusetts - Dames" een geduchte tegenstander voor elk team dat ze tegenkomen.