Providence Friars women's basketball

Providence Friars women's basketball
Providence Friars women's basketball
	2024–25 Providence Friars women's basketball team
University	Providence College
Head coach	Erin Batth (2nd season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Arena	Alumni Hall ; (capacity: 1,854)
Nickname	Friars
Colors	Black, white, and silver;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1990
NCAA tournament second round
	1990, 1991
NCAA tournament appearances
	1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1980
AIAW tournament appearances
	1980
Conference tournament champions
	1990
Conference regular season champions
	1983, 1986, 1990

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The Providence Friars women's basketball team represents Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The school's team competes in the Big East where it has competed since the 1982–83 season.^[2] Under coach Kay McDonald, the women’s basketball team began competing in the EAIAW in 1974-75, obtaining a 9-4 record and its first winning season.^[2]

Yearly record

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kay McDonald (1974–1976)
1974–75	Kay McDonald	9–4
1975–76	Kay McDonald	16–3
Kay McDonald:		25–7 (.781)
Tim Gilbride (1976–1980)
1976–77	Tim Gilbride	18–6
1977–78	Tim Gilbride	21–5
1978–79	Tim Gilbride	21–9
1979–80	Tim Gilbride	22–7			AIAW second round
Tim Gilbride:		82–27 (.752)
Joe Mullaney, Jr (1980–1983)
1980–81	Joe Mullaney, Jr.	17–12
1981–82	Joe Mullaney, Jr.	25–9
Big East Conference (1982–present)
1982–83	Joe Mullaney, Jr.	24–6	7–1	T-1st
Joe Mullaney, Jr.:		66–27 (.710)	7–1 (.875)
Lynn Sheedy (1983–1985)
1983–84	Lynn Sheedy	19–7	5–3	T-3rd
1984–85	Lynn Sheedy	14–14	9–7	6th
Lynn Sheedy:		33–21 (.611)	14–10 (.583)
Bob Foley (1985–1996)
1985–86	Bob Foley	24–6	14–2	1st	NCAA Round of 40
1986–87	Bob Foley	23–9	12–4	2nd	NWIT 4th Place
1987–88	Bob Foley	13–15	7–9	6th
1988–89	Bob Foley	22–11	10–6	3rd	NCAA Round of 48
1989–90	Bob Foley	27–5	14–2	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1990–91	Bob Foley	26–6	13–3	2nd	NCAA Round of 32
1991–92	Bob Foley	21–9	13–5	T-3rd	NCAA Round of 48
1992–93	Bob Foley	15–15	7–11	7th
1993–94	Bob Foley	10–21	10–8	4th
1994–95	Bob Foley	13–15	5–13	T-8th
1995–96	Bob Foley	12–15	9–9	T-4th (T-1st BE7)
Bob Foley:		206–127 (.619)	114–72 (.613)
Jim Jabir (1996–2002)
1996–97	Jim Jabir	13–14	8–10	T-6th (T-2nd BE7)
1997–98	Jim Jabir	10–17	6–12	T-9th (T-4th BE7)
1998–99	Jim Jabir	5–22	4–14	11th
1999–00	Jim Jabir	10–17	5–11	T-9th
2000–01	Jim Jabir	10–17	4–12	11th
2001–02	Jim Jabir	13–15	7–9	8th
Jim Jabir:		62–102 (.378)	34–68 (.333)
Susan Yow (2002–2005)
2002–03	Susan Yow	9–18	3–13	13th
2003–04	Susan Yow	4–23	0–16	14th
2004–05	Susan Yow	1–27	0–16	12th
Susan Yow:		14–68 (.171)	3–45 (.063)
Phil Seymore (2005–2012)
2005–06	Phil Seymore	8–19	3–13	T-13th
2006–07	Phil Seymore	13–16	3–13	T-13th
2007–08	Phil Seymore	12–17	2–14	16th
2008–09	Phil Seymore	10–20	4–12	T-13th
2009–10	Phil Seymore	19–15	7–9	T-8th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2010–11	Phil Seymore	13–16	6–10	11th
2011–12	Phil Seymore	13–17	5–11	13th
Phil Seymore:		88–120 (.423)	30–82 (.268)
Susan Robinson Fruchtl (2012–2016)
2012–13	Susan Robinson Fruchtl	7–23	2–14	14th
2013–14	Susan Robinson Fruchtl	7–23	2–16	10th
2014–15	Susan Robinson Fruchtl	6–24	3–15	9th
2015–16	Susan Robinson Fruchtl	5–24	1–17	10th
Susan Robinson Fruchtl:		25–94 (.210)	8–62 (.114)
Jim Crowley (2017–2023)
2016–17	Jim Crowley	12–18	4–14	T-7th
2017–18	Jim Crowley	10–21	3–15	T-9th
2018–19	Jim Crowley	19–16	8–10	T–6th	WNIT Third Round
2019–20	Jim Crowley	13–19	3–15	8th
2020–21	Jim Crowley	7–14	4–10	7th
2021–22	Jim Crowley	11–19	6–14	8th
2022–23	Jim Crowley	13–18	4–16	10th
Jim Crowley:		85–125 (.405)	32–94 (.254)
Erin Batth (2023–present)
2023–24	Erin Batth	0–0	0–0
Total:		686–718 (.489)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	#9	First Round	#8 James Madison	L 53-55
1989	#11	First Round	#6 James Madison	L 74-94
1990	#3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Maryland #2 Virginia	W 77-75 L 71-77
1991	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Fairfield #4 Clemson	W 88-87 L 91-103
1992	#7	First Round	#10 Toledo	L 64-74

AIAW Division I

The Friars made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	Second Round	Rutgers	L, 54–70

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References

↑ "Providence College Unveils New Athletic Logos". Friars.com. September 12, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
1 2 Providence Women's Basketball All-Time Results, retrieved 2013-Aug-14.

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[1] "Providence College Unveils New Athletic Logos". Friars.com. September 12, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[All-Time_Results-2] 1 2 Providence Women's Basketball All-Time Results, retrieved 2013-Aug-14.

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v t e Providence Friars women's basketball
Venues	Alumni Hall (1974–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Big East Conference women's basketball
Teams	Butler Bulldogs Creighton Bluejays DePaul Blue Demons Georgetown Hoyas Marquette Golden Eagles Providence Friars St. John's Red Storm Seton Hall Pirates UConn Huskies Villanova Wildcats Xavier Musketeers
Championships & awards	Big East women's basketball tournament Player of the Year Freshman of the Year
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25