La Salle Explorers women's basketball

La Salle Explorers women's basketball
2024–25 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
University	La Salle University
Head coach	Mountain MacGillivray (7th season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena	John Glaser Arena (capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Explorers
Colors	Blue and gold [1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament second round
1989
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Conference tournament champions
1986

The La Salle Explorers women's basketball team is the women's college basketball program representing La Salle University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^{[2] [3]} The Explorers play in the Atlantic 10 Conference. La Salle has appeared four times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1989.

History

As of the 2015–16 season, La Salle has a 655–553 record. The Explorers joined the A10 in 1996 after leaving the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1992. They were regular season champs of the MAAC in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1992 (with an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in the first three but not the latter, though they did play in the WNIT). They won the tournament in 1986, which remains their only conference championship. ^[4]

Season	Coach	Record	Postseason Finish
1972–73	Mary O'Connor	11–4	n/a
1973–74	Mary O'Connor	7–6	n/a
1974–75	Mary O'Connor	5–7	n/a
1975–76	Angie Scarengelli	13–5	n/a
1976–77	Angie Scarengelli	14–8	n/a
1977–78	Angie Scarengell	15–10	n/a
1978–79	Linda Lastowka	14–12	n/a
1979–80	Linda Lastowka	17–11	n/a
1980–81	Kevin Gallagher	17–11	n/a
1981–82	Kevin Gallagher	17–12	n/a
1982–83	Kevin Gallagher	16–13	NCAA First Round
1983–84	Kevin Gallagher	11–18	n/a
1984–85	Bill Morris	22–8	n/a
1985–86	Bill Morris	21–9	NCAA First Round
1986–87	John Miller	21–7	NCAA First Round
1987–88	John Miller	25–5	NCAA First Round
1988–89	John Miller	28–3	NCAA Second Round
1989–90	John Miller	15–14	n/a
1990–91	John Miller	16–12	n/a
1991–92	John Miller	25–8	WNIT
1992–93	John Miller	16–11	n/a
1993–94	John Miller	19–9	n/a
1994–95	John Miller	20–10	n/a
1995–96	John Miller	19–10	n/a
1996–97	John Miller	21–7	n/a
1997–98	John Miller	15–13	n/a
1998–99	John Miller	14–14	n/a
1999-00	John Miller	12–17	n/a
2000–01	John Miller	15–14	n/a
2001–02	John Miller	6–22	n/a
2002–03	John Miller	15–14	n/a
2003–04	John Miller	15–13	n/a
2004–05	Tom Lochner	12–16	n/a
2005–06	Tom Lochner	11–17	n/a
2006–07	Tom Lochner	19–11	n/a
2007–08	Tom Lochner	12–17	n/a
2008–09	Tom Lochner	10–19	n/a
2009–10	Tom Lochner	7–22	n/a
2010–11	Jeff Williams	10–20	n/a
2011–12	Jeff Williams	14–17	n/a
2012–13	Jeff Williams	8–21	n/a
2013–14	Jeff Williams	15–15	n/a
2014–15	Jeff Williams	15–16	n/a
2015–16	Jeff Williams	5–25	n/a
2016–17	Jeff Williams	17–13	n/a
2017–18	Jeff Williams	8–22 [5]	n/a
2018–19	Mountain MacGillivray	6–25	n/a
2019–20	Mountain MacGillivray	13–17	n/a
2020–21	Mountain MacGillivray	12–14	n/a

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#8	Play-in Game	#9 South Carolina State	L 67–85
1986	#10	First Round	#7 Villanova	L 55–60
1988	#8	First Round	#9 Penn State	L 85–86
1989	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Connecticut #1 Tennessee	W 72–63 L 61–91

References

1. La Salle Brand Standards Manual (PDF). July 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
2. "Official Site of La Salle University Athletics". www.goexplorers.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
3. "Women's Basketball".
4. "Media Guide" (PDF).
5. "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Explorers Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.

External links

• Official website