Radford Highlanders women's basketball

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Radford Highlanders
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University Radford University
Head coach Mike McGuire (11th season)
Conference Big South
Location Radford, Virginia
Arena Dedmon Center
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameHighlanders
Student sectionRadford Rowdies
ColorsRed, gray, and white [1]
     
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 1996, 2019
Conference tournament champions
1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2019
Conference regular season champions
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2017, 2019

The Radford Highlanders women's basketball team represents Radford University in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's basketball competition. They are a member of the Big South Conference.

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History

Radford began play in 1971. [2] As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Highlanders have an all-time record of 707–868–5. They have won six regular season titles and nine conference titles. They have appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times (1994, 1995, 1996, 2019) and the WNIT four times (1989, 2008, 2015, 2017). [3] [4] [5] [6]

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1994 #16First Round#1 Purdue L 56−103
1995 #11First Round#6 Florida L 49−89
1996 #16First Round#1 Tennessee L 56−97
2019 #14First Round#3 Maryland L 51−73

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References

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