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1922 Last game of season 3/21 W 25-15 at 20th Street Episcopal Church Girls' Club 1930 (5-4) First Basketball Game at New School of Education Building 2/25 W 25-17 Scudder School Home and Home Series 2/7 W 32-24 Adelphi College, at Judson Memorial Church Gymnasium Helen Koteen 19 pts. 3/31 W 27-25 at Adelphi College Helen Koteen 18 pts. 1932 (5-4) N.Y.U. Women beats Connecticut, at N.Y.U. School of Education Gym 2/20 W 31-23 Connectcut Aggies Gladys Lutenberg 17 pts., Marjorie Blick 16 pts; Mary Raley 14 for Connecticut.
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| N.Y.U. 22-18 Connecticut | (New York Times, Februaary 11, 1936) |
1962 (6-4) Last game of season 3/15 W 65-30 C.C.N.Y. Dolores Kallek, 41 points. N.Y.U. record
See more on the early golden era of N.Y.U. girls basketball.
NYU Lady Violets NCAA Division III post-season tournament records
Modern N.C.A.A. Division III era
1982-1984 No invitations
1985
New York State AIAW Division III Tournament
First Round:
2/22 W 70-63 Hartwick
Semi-Final:
2/23 L 58-64 New Rochelle College
3rd Place Consolation Game:
2/24 W 82-78 Stony Brook
ECAC Division III Metro Tournament at Stockton State
First Round
2/28 W 63-62 College of the City of New York (City College)
Championship
3/2 W 75-65 Stockton State
E.C.A.C. Metro Champions!
1986
New York State AIAW Tournament, at Cole Sports Center
First Round:
2/21 W 70-68 Nazareth College
Semi-Final:
2/22 L 70-76 (O.T.) New Rochelle College
Consolation Game:
2/23 W 73-64 Rochester
NCAA Division III tournament
Regional First Round at Cole Sports Center:
2/28 W 70-65 Buffalo State
Regional Championship at Cole Sports Center:
3/1 L 66-68 Albany
1987
New York State Division III Playoffs, at Rochester
First Round:
2/27 W 93-71 City College
Semi-Final:
2/28 L 85-91 Stony Brook
3rd Place Consolation Game:
3/1 W 72-65 Rochester
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
3/6 L 59-69 St. John Fisher
Regional 3rd place consolation game:
3/7 L 62-76 Rochester
1988 (21-6)
New York State Tournament
First Round
2/26 W 71-56 City College
Semi Final
2/27 L 68-70 Clarkson [checking about 2/28 consolation game v. Nazareth]
ECAC Division III NY-NJ Metro Tournament
First Round
3/5 W 82-73 Hunter College
Championship
3/6 W 71-66 City College
E.C.A.C. Metro Champions!
1989 (18-9)
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
3/3 W 72-60 Stony Brook
Regional Championship:
3/4 L 66-77 Clarkson
1990 (17-11)
New York State A.A. Championships
First Round:
2/23 L 66-67 Clarkson [consolation game 2/24 v. Stony Brook?] L 65-81?
E.C.A.C. Metro N.Y.-N.J. Tournament
First Round:
3/3 W 57-55 Hunter
Championship Game:
3/4 L 70-76 (OT) William Paterson
1991 (19-8)
New York State A.A. Championships
First Round:
2/22 L 57-60 Hamilton
NCAA Division III tournament
Regional (First Round):
3/1 L 54-55 (OT) Hartwick
1992 (15-12)
New York State A.A. Championships
First Round:
2/28 L 52-65 William Smith
Metro N.Y.-N.J. E.C.A.C. Tournament
First Round, at Montclair State
3/6 L 64-66 (OT) Rutgers (Camden)
1993 (20-6)
NCAA Division III tournament
Regional (First Round):
3/5 W 64-57 (OT) St. John Fisher
Sectional Semi-Final:
3/12 L 54-82 Scranton
1994 (22-4)
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
bye
Second Round:
3/5 W 86-64 Buffalo State
Sectional Semi-Final:
3/11 L 51-74 Capital College
1995 (23-5)
NCAA Division III tournament
Play-In game:
3/1 W 67-61 Brockport State
Second Round:
3/4 W 70-62 (OT) St. John Fisher
Sectional Semi-Final:
3/10 L 79-81 Salem State
1996 (27-4)
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
2/29 W 96-43 C.C.N.Y.
Second Round:
3/2 W 82-41 St. John Fisher
Regional Finals (Sectional Semi), at Cole Sports Center, Greenwich Village:
3/8 W 77-48 Scranton
Sectional Championship:
3/9 W 68-63 Rowan 1,011
Final Four, at Oshkosh:
3/15 L 37-62 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3,512
Consolation game:
3/16 L 51-75 St. Thomas (Minn.)
1997 (29-1)
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
3/5 W 66-50 Nazareth
Second Round:
3/8 W 75-46 St. John Fisher
Regional Final Four/Sectional Semi-Final:, at Cole Sports Center
3/14 W 84- 74 William Paterson
Sectional Championship:
3/15 W 75-53 William Smith
Final Four:, at Cole Sports Center
3/21 W 84-72 Scranton
Championship:
3/22 W 72-70 Wisconsin-Eau Claire
N.C.A.A. Division III Champions!
1998 (22-5)
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
bye
Second Round:, at Cole Sports and Recreation Center, NYU
3/7 W 70-54 William Smith
Sectional Semi-Final:, at Glassboro, N.J.
3/13 L 52-57 Rowan
1999 (24-4)
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
bye
Second Round, at N.Y.U.:
3/6 W 59-48 St. Lawrence
Sectional Semi-Final:, at University of Scranton
3/12 W 87-70 Elizabethtown
Sectional Championship:
3/13 L 60-81 Scranton (70-87?)
2000 (22-5)
ECAC Division III Metro Tournament
First Round:
bye
Semi-Final:
3/4 W 85-62 Fairleigh Dickinson-Madison
Championship:
3/5 W 79-43 Vassar College
E.C.A.C. Metro Champions!
2001 (26-2)
NCAA Division III tournament
East Sectional (Regional) Play-offs, at Cole Center, N.Y.U.:
First Round:
bye
Second Round:
3/3 W 89-47 Mt. St. Mary's
Sectional Semi-Final (East Regional):
3/9 W 64-60 Bowdoin
Sectional Championship:
3/10 L 70-74 (OT) Emmanuel
2002 (21-7)
ECAC Division III Metro Tournament
First Round, at Coles Center:
2/27 W 118-37 SUNY-Old Westbury
Semi-Final:
3/2 W 77-65 Ramapo
Championship:
3/3 W 78-66 Rutgers-Camden
E.C.A.C. Metro Champions!
2003 (22-6)
ECAC Division III Metro Tournament
First Round:
3/5 W 76-50 C.C.N.Y.
Semi-Final:
3/8 W 62-56 Richard Stockton Colege. (N.J.)
Championship:
3/9 W 79-51 College of Staten Island
E.C.A.C. Metro Champions!
2004 (23-4)
NCAA Division III tournament
First Round:
bye
Second Round, at Coles Sports Center, Greenwich Village:
3/6 W 69-50 Union College
Sectional Semi-Final, at Arlington, Va.:
3/12 L 68-77 Rochester (2nd g.: Marymount (Va.) 68 - 64 McDaniel)
2005 (23-5)
ECAC Metro Tournament
First Round (Quarter-Finals), at Coles Sports Center:
3/2 W 71-47 Drew University
Semi-Final, at Cole Sports Center:
3/4 W 80-70 Farmingdale State
Championship, at Cole Sports Center:
3/5 W 98-71 Fairleigh Dickenson- Florham
E.C.A.C. Metro Champions!
2006 (18-8)
NCAA Division III Tournament
First Round, at Grantham, Pa.:
3/10 L 56-63 Williams College
2007 (27-4)
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at Cole Sports Center, N.Y.U.:
3/2 W 84-50 Ursinus
Regional, Second Round, at Cole Sports Center, N.Y.U.:
3/3 W 72-60 Gwynedd-Mercy College
Sectional Semifinal, at Coles Sports Center:
3/9 W 76-58 Simpson College 1,681
Sectional Final, at Coles Sports Center:
3/10 W 76-64 Kean University 1,756
Final Four, at Blake Arena, Springfield, Mass.
Semifinal:
3/16 L 53-72 Washington University (St. Louis)
Consolation Game:
3/17 L 63-74 University of Mary Washington
2009 (23-5)
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at Cole Sports Center, N.Y.U.:
3/6 W 80-55 Salve Regina University
Regional Second Round, at Cole Sports Center, N.Y.U.:
3/7 W 71-57 Stevens Institute of Technology
Sectional Semifinal, at LeFrak Gymnasium, Amherst:
3/13 L 51-74 Amherst
2010 (21-7)
ECAC Division III Metro Tournament
First Round, at Hunter Sportsplex:
3/3 W 70-51 Hunter College
Semi-final, at Canavan Arena, Hoboken, New Jersey
3/6 W 64-54 Drew University
Championship Game, at Canavan Arena, Hoboken, New Jersey
3/7 W 54-51 Stevens Institute of Technology
E.C.A.C. Metro Champions!
2014
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at Medford, Massachusetts:
3/7 L 77-80 University of New England
2015
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at Cole Sports Center, N.Y.U.:
3/6 W 51-50 Virginia Wesleyan College
Regional Second Round, at Cole Sports Center, N.Y.U.:
3/7 L 57-70 Amherst
2016
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at Brunswick, Maine:
3/4 W 70-63 Lehman College
Regional Second Round, at Brunswick, Maine:
3/5 L 48-62 Bowdoin College
2017
ECAC Division III Tournament
Region One First Round, at Brooklyn College Athletic Facility:
3/1 W 74-49 Marywood College
Quarterfinal, at Skibo Gym, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, Pa.:
3/3 L 63-64 Springfield College
2018
ECAC Division III Tournament
Region One First Round, at Scranton, Pa.:
2/28 W 100-64 Marywood University
Quarterfinal, at Washington, Pa.:
3/2 W 61-54 Saint Vincent
Semifinal, at Washington, Pa.:
3/3 W 78-68 Misericordia University
Championship Game, at Washington, Pa.:
3/4 L 48-52 William Paterson University
2019
ECAC Division III Tournament
First Round:
bye
Quarterfinal, at Nerney Field House, Cabrini University, Radnor, Pa.:
3/1 W 52-42 Cabrini University
Semifinal, at Nerney Field House, Cabrini University, Radnor, Pa.:
3/2 W 69-59 Misericordia University
Championship Game, at Nerney Field House, Cabrini University, Radnor, Pa.:
3/3 W 82-74 Cabrini University
E.C.A.C. Champions!
2020
NCAA Division III Tournament
Bowdoin Regional First Round, at Morrell Gymnasium, Brunswick, Maine:
3/6 W 81-62 Emmanuel College
Bowdoin Regional Second Round, at Morrell Gymnasium, Brunswick, Maine:
3/7 L 81-90 Bowdoin College
2021
Exhibition Game v. Division I team:
10/31 L 55-89 at Columbia University
2022
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at St. Francis College, Brooklyn, N.Y.:
3/4 W 71-61 Washington & Lee
Regional Second Round, at St. Francis College, Brooklyn, N.Y.:
3/5 W 76-54 Bates College
Third Round, at Hope College, Hope, Michigan::
3/11 W 73-54 University of Scranton
Quarterfinal, at Hope College, Hope, Michigan::
3/12 L 64-83 Hope College
2023
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at Hitchcock Arena, Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, Pa.:
3/3 W 71-54 GreensboroColleger
Regional Second Round, at Hitchcock Arena, Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, Pa.:
3/4 W 62-41 Messiah University
Third Round • Sweet 16, at Lexington, Ky.::
3/10 W 66-49 Trine University
Quarterfinal • Elite Eight, at Lexington, Ky.::
3/11 L 63-79 Transylvania University
2024 (31-0)
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at Billera Hall, DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.:
3/1 W 78-51 Millsaps College
Regional Second Round, at Billera Hall, DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.:
3/2 W 93-59 DeSales University
Third Round • Sweet 16, at John A. Paulson Center, N.Y.U.::
3/8 W 73-55 Hardin-Simmons University
Quarterfinal • Elite Eight, at John A. Paulson Center, N.Y.U.::
3/9 W 68-46 University of Scranton
Semifinal, at Capital Center Performance Arena, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio::
3/14 W 57-42 Transylvania University
Championship Game, at Capital Center Performance Arena, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio::
3/16 W 51-41 Smith College
N.C.A.A. Division III Champions!
2025 (31-0)
NCAA Division III Tournament
Regional First Round, at John A. Paulson Center, N.Y.U.::
3/7 W 102-62 Gallaudet
Regional Second Round, at John A. Paulson Center, N.Y.U.::
3/8 W 83-45 Trinity College 45
Third Round, at Bream Gymnasium, Gettysburg, Pa.::
3/14 W 74-53 SUNY Geneseo 53
Quarterfinal, at Bream Gymnasium, Gettysburg, Pa.::
3/15 W 76-51 Gettysburg College 51
Final Four, at Salem, Va.::
3/20 W 74-55 University of Wisconsin-Stout 55
Championship, at Salem, Va.::
3/22 W 77=49 Smith Colege
N.C.A.A. Division III Champions!
| •See N.Y.U. Mens Basketball Post-Season Records |
| Some Lady Violet Basketball Records |
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| Single Game Scoring Record: |
| 41 points Dolores Kallek, N.Y.U. (W 65-30) at C.C.N.Y., 3/15/1962 6-on-6 |
| 41 points Marsha Harris, N.Y.U. (W 72-59) Allentown, 2/2/1998 |
| 39 points Janean Cuffee, N.Y.U. (W 82-74) at Cabrini University, 3/3/2019 (E.C.A.C. DIII Tournament Championship Game,at Nerney Field House,Radnor, Pa.) |
| 38 points Annette Herman, N.Y.U. v. Hofstra, 1954-55 (6-on-6) |
| 38 points Jessica McEntee, N.Y.U. (W 87-82) SUNY New Paltz, 12/1/2007 |
| 37 points Marsha Harris, N.Y.U. (W 85-45) Brandeis, 2/15/1998 |
| 37 points Janean Cuffee, N.Y.U. (W 83-72) St. John Fisher, 12/7/2019 at Sportsplex, N.Y.C. |
| 36 points Patti McCrudden, N.Y.U. (W 81-57) Manhattanville, 11/24/1987 |
| 36 points Donna Layne, N.Y.U. (W 86-64) Buffalo State, 3/5/1994 |
| 36 points Dari Magyar, N.Y.U. (W 89-49) Stevens Tech, 1/8/2002 |
| 36 points Jessica McEntee, N.Y.U. (W 69-67) at Emory, 2/18/2007 |
| 34 points Jenny Walker, N.Y.U. (W 76-63) Emory, 1/20/2023 at Brooklyn Athletic Facility, Brooklyn, N.Y, |
| 33 points Joyce Wallach, N.Y.U. (W 53-40) Hofstra, 3/12/1952 (6'1") 6-on-6 |
| 33 points Janean Cuffee, N.Y.U. (W 93-91O.T.) at Wesleyan, 12/1/2019 |
| Consecutive Free Throws Made: |
| 24 straight Jessica McEntee, Feb. 2-9, 2007 |
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