New Haven Chargers women's basketball

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New Haven Chargers
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University University of New Haven
First season1975–76 (49 years ago)
Conference NEC
Location West Haven, Connecticut
ArenaThe Jeffrey P. Hazell Center
Nickname Chargers
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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Away
NCAA tournament champions
Division II: 1987
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II: 1987
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1987, 1988, 2015
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II: 1987, 1988, 1989 2015
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
NECC: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
East Coast: 2006, 2007

The New Haven Chargers women's basketball program is the women's college basketball team of University of New Haven. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Northeast Conference since July 1, 2025. They will become full members in the 2028-29 season after finishing the four-year NCAA Division I reclassification period. [2] Previously, they competed in NCAA Division II. They won the 1987 women's basketball tournament for the first national championship in program history. [3]

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Postseason

Division II

New Haven competed in the Division II tournament nine times. They had a record of 10-8.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1986 Round of 24QuinnipiacL 60–62
1987 Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship Game		#13 Stonehill
#4 Hampton
#7 Northern Kentucky
#2 Cal-Poly Pomona		W 72–64
W 65-63
W 77–74
W 77–75
1988 Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Stonehill
Bentley
Delta State		W 85–69
W 50–49
L 70–97
1989 Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		Bryant
Bentley		W 94–71
L 71–76
2003 Round of 64BentleyL 65–92
2006 Round of 64StonehillL 70–77
2007 Round of 64#7 Southern ConnecticutL 45–68
2014 Round of 64AdelphiL 86–92
2015 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Philadelphia
Franklin Pierce
#13 Stonehill
Cal Baptist		W 69–55
W 69–59
W 58–57
L 77–86

References

  1. ↑ "University of New Haven Branding Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Charging Ahead: University of New Haven accepts Northeast Conference membership invite". newhavenchagers.com. New Haven Chargers. May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/NEW-HAVEN-200-Chargers-couldn-t-be-denied-in-run-11472275.php

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