College basketball team
The Towson Tigers women's basketball team represents Towson University in Towson , Maryland in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team currently competes in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) and play their home games at SECU Arena .
Towson began play in 1967. They played in MAIAW Division II from 1967 to 1982 before joining the East Coast Conference in 1982. They played in the Big South Conference from 1992 to 1995 and the America East Conference from 1995 to 2001 before joining the CAA in 2001. They made the WBI in 2010, their first ever postseason appearance. As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the Tigers have an all-time record of 631–709.
Year by year results [ edit ] Conference tournament winners noted
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll Margo VerKruzen (Independent) (1967–1969) 1967–68 Margo VerKruzen 5–2 – 1968–69 Margo VerKruzen 10–1 – NWIT Margo VerKruzen: 15–3 – Darlene Kelly (Independent) (1969–1972) 1969–70 Darlene Kelly 9–3 – 1970–71 Darlene Kelly 14–2 – 1971–72 Darlene Kelly 9–5 – Darlene Kelly: 32–10 – Ellen Eason (Independent) (1972–1975) 1972–73 Ellen Eason 11–4 – 1973–74 Ellen Eason 10–5 – 1974–75 Ellen Eason 8–10 – Ellen Eason: 29–19 – Rita Yerkes (Independent) (1975–1979) 1975–76 Rita Yerkes 5–11 – 1976–77 Rita Yerkes 11–11 – MAIAW Champions 1977–78 Rita Yerkes 15–7 – EAIAW Regional Champions 1978–79 Rita Yerkes 17–11 – EAIAW Regional Champions Rita Yerkes: 48–40 – Breezy Bishop (Independent, ECC) (1979–1983) 1979–80 Breezy Bishop 16–8 – EAIAW Regional Bid 1980–81 Breezy Bishop 6–18 – 1981–82 Breezy Bishop 15–8 – 1982–83 Breezy Bishop 15–9 5–4 3rd Breezy Bishop: 52–43 – Sheilah Collins (ECC) (1983–1988) 1983–84 Sheilah Collins 19–8 6–2 2nd 1984–85 Sheilah Collins 17–12 10–4 4th 1985–86 Sheilah Collins 14–14 6–8 5th 1986–87 Sheilah Collins 13–13 7–7 5th 1987–88 Sheilah Collins 12–15 3–11 7th Sheilah Collins: 54–62 – Ellen Fitzkee (ECC, Big South, America East) (1988–2001) 1988–89 Ellen Fitzkee 13–12 7–7 3rd 1989–90 Ellen Fitzkee 11–16 6–8 5th 1990–91 Ellen Fitzkee 8–19 4–8 5th 1991–92 Ellen Fitzkee 11–18 3–9 7th 1992–93 Ellen Fitzkee 12–16 8–6 4th 1993–94 Ellen Fitzkee 17–11 11–7 3rd 1994–95 Ellen Fitzkee 15–13 13–3 2nd 1995–96 Ellen Fitzkee 8–19 5–13 9th 1996–97 Ellen Fitzkee 11–17 6–12 7th 1997–98 Ellen Fitzkee 15–13 10–8 4th 1998–99 Ellen Fitzkee 12–16 6–12 6th 1999–2000 Ellen Fitzkee 9–19 7–11 7th 2000–01 Ellen Fitzkee 3–25 2–16 10th Ellen Fitzkee: 155–214 – Joe Matthews (CAA) (2001–2013) 2001–02 Joe Matthews 2–26 1–17 10th 2002–03 Joe Matthews 3–25 2–16 10th 2003–04 Joe Matthews 9–19 1–17 10th 2004–05 Joe Matthews 16–14 9–9 5th 2005–06 Joe Matthews 9–19 4–14 10th 2006–07 Joe Matthews 17–12 8–10 7th 2007–08 Joe Matthews 22–10 12–6 5th 2008–09 Joe Matthews 17–13 8–10 8th 2009–10 Joe Matthews 15–16 9–9 7th WBI First Round 2010–11 Joe Matthews 9–21 3–15 11th 2011–12 Joe Matthews 16–14 7–11 9th 2012–13 Joe Matthews 12–18 6–12 7th Joe Matthews: 147–207 – Niki Reid Geckeler (CAA) (2013–2017) 2013–14 Niki Reid Geckeler 13–17 7–9 6th 2014–15 Niki Reid Geckeler 11–21 6–12 8th 2015–16 Niki Reid Geckeler 7–24 3–15 10th 2016–17 Niki Reid Geckeler 12–18 5–13 9th Niki Reid Geckeler: 43–80 – Diane Richardson (CAA) (2017–2022) 2017–18 Diane Richardson 9–21 4–14 9th 2018–19 Diane Richardson 20–13 11–7 T–3rd NCAA First Round 2019–20 Diane Richardson 14–15 9–9 4th 2020–21 Diane Richardson 13–9 8–6 T–3rd 2021–22 Diane Richardson 24–18 14–4 3rd WNIT First Round Diane Richardson: 80–76 – Laura Harper (CAA) (2022–present) 2022–23 Laura Harper 21–12 13–5 T–1st WNIT First Round Total: 676–766 (.469) National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament results [ edit ] Year Seed Round Opponent Result 2019 #15 First Round #2 UConn L 61−110
Year Round Opponent Result 2022 First Round Old Dominion L 66-72 2023 First Round Harvard L 63-103
Year Seed Round Opponent Result 2010 #4 First Round #5 Fairfield L 55-69
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