New York University Woman's Basketball

1935 New York University Girls Basketball Team picture from New York Times, March 16, 1935: N.Y.U. BASKETBALL TEAM WHICH CONQUERED HUNTER. • Misses Georgine Collier, Helen Locus, Erma Stroh, Doris Palmer, Edith Puggelli, captain, and Margaret Schlichting just before the game yesterday.
 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.
“Action in N.Y.U.-Connecticut State Game Yesterday,” from New York Times, January 11, 1936.
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.

NCAA Division III tournament records

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!

 •See N.Y.U. Mens Basketball Post-Season Records

 

Some Lady Violet Basketball Records
  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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