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1994 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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1994 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams40
Finals siteWisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin
ChampionsCapital Crusaders (1st title)
Runner-upWashington University Bears (1st title game)
Third placeWisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds (1st Final Four)
Fourth placeWheaton Lyons (1st Final Four)
Winning coachDixie Jeffers (1st title)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«1993 1995»

The 1994 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 13th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Capital defeated Washington University in St. Louis in the championship game, 82–63, to claim the Crusaders' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Bracket

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  • An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games
  • An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

Mid-Atlantic sectional

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First Round
March 3, 1994
Second Round
March 5, 1994
Sectional semifinals
March 11, 1994
Sectional finals
March 12, 1994
Wheaton (MA)* 75
Salem State 69
Campus sitesWheaton (MA) 82
Upsala 77
Rowan* 65 Scranton, PA
Upsala 81 Upsala 73
Elizabethtown* 70 Wheaton (MA) 81*
Scranton 80
Western Connecticut* 53
Babson 76
Campus sitesBabson 62
Scranton 69
Scranton* 80
William Paterson 63

Atlantic sectional

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First Round
March 2, 1994
Second Round
March 5, 1994
Sectional semifinals
March 11, 1994
Sectional finals
March 12, 1994
St. John Fisher* 68
Geneseo State* 79 Geneseo State 63
William Smith 60 Campus sitesSt. John Fisher 55
Defiance 59
Wittenberg* 62 Columbus, OH
Defiance 65
Defiance 64
Capital 89
NYU* 86
Buffalo State 64
Campus sitesNYU 51
Capital 74
Capital* 96
Penn State Behrend* 92 Penn State Behrend 75
Denison 73

South sectional

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First Round
March 2, 1994
Second Round
March 5, 1994
Sectional semifinals
March 11, 1994
Sectional finals
March 12, 1994
Marymount (VA)* 97
Mary Washington 80
Campus sitesMarymount (VA) 68
Millikin 85
Millikin* 76 Arlington, VA
Central (IA)* 82 Central (IA) 61
Lake Forest 71 Millikin 63
Washington St. Louis 67
Maryville (TN)* 84
Roanoke* 67 NC Wesleyan 65
NC Wesleyan 70 Campus sitesMaryville (TN) 77
Washington St. Louis 94
Washington St. Louis* 77
Aurora (IL)* 61 Aurora 68
Wartburg 57

Great Lakes sectional

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First Round
March 2, 1994
Second Round
March 5, 1994
Sectional semifinals
March 11, 1994
Sectional finals
March 12, 1994
Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 63
Franklin* 59 Alma 59
Alma 74 Campus sitesWisconsin–Oshkosh 70
Bethel (MN) 58
Bethel (MN)* 65 Oshkosh, WI
Concordia Moorhead 61
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 57
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 69
Wisconsin–Stout* 76
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 87
Campus sitesWisconsin–Eau Claire 83
St. Benedict 82
St. Benedict* 83
St. Thomas (MN)* 90 St. Thomas (MN) 78
Pomona–Pitzer 65

Final Four

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Final Four
March 18, 1994
National championship
March 19, 1994
    
Capital 72
Wheaton (MA) 54
Capital 82
Washington St. Louis 63
Washington St. Louis 86*
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 82 Third place
Wheaton (MA) 71
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 107

All-tournament team

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  • Chris Boos, Wisconsin–Eau Claire
  • Carmen Ellis, Capital
  • Sarah Goldman, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Laura Schmelzer, Capital
  • Christine Whelan, Wheaton (MA)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 18, 2024.