La Salle Explorers women's basketball | ||||
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University | La Salle University | |||
Head coach | Mountain MacGillivray (4th season) | |||
Conference | Atlantic 10 | |||
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
Arena | Tom Gola Arena (Capacity: 3,400) | |||
Nickname | Explorers | |||
Colors | Blue and gold [1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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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]
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 |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
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