Towson Tigers women's basketball

Towson Tigers
Towson Tigers
	2024–25 Towson Tigers women's basketball team
University	Towson University
Head coach	Laura Harper (3rd season)
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Location	Towson, Maryland
Arena	SECU Arena ; (capacity: 5,200)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and gold;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament appearances
	2019
Conference tournament champions
	2019
Conference regular season champions
	2023

Last updated October 18, 2024

The Towson Tigers women's basketball team represents Towson University in Towson, Maryland in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team currently competes in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) and play their home games at SECU Arena.

History

Towson began play in 1967. They played in MAIAW Division II from 1967 to 1982 before joining the East Coast Conference in 1982. They played in the Big South Conference from 1992 to 1995 and the America East Conference from 1995 to 2001 before joining the CAA in 2001. They made the WBI in 2010, their first ever postseason appearance. As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the Tigers have an all-time record of 631–709.

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Margo VerKruzen (Independent)(1967–1969)
1967–68	Margo VerKruzen	5–2	–
1968–69	Margo VerKruzen	10–1	–		NWIT
Margo VerKruzen:		15–3	–
Darlene Kelly (Independent)(1969–1972)
1969–70	Darlene Kelly	9–3	–
1970–71	Darlene Kelly	14–2	–
1971–72	Darlene Kelly	9–5	–
Darlene Kelly:		32–10	–
Ellen Eason (Independent)(1972–1975)
1972–73	Ellen Eason	11–4	–
1973–74	Ellen Eason	10–5	–
1974–75	Ellen Eason	8–10	–
Ellen Eason:		29–19	–
Rita Yerkes (Independent)(1975–1979)
1975–76	Rita Yerkes	5–11	–
1976–77	Rita Yerkes	11–11	–		MAIAW Champions
1977–78	Rita Yerkes	15–7	–		EAIAW Regional Champions
1978–79	Rita Yerkes	17–11	–		EAIAW Regional Champions
Rita Yerkes:		48–40	–
Breezy Bishop (Independent, ECC)(1979–1983)
1979–80	Breezy Bishop	16–8	–		EAIAW Regional Bid
1980–81	Breezy Bishop	6–18	–
1981–82	Breezy Bishop	15–8	–
1982–83	Breezy Bishop	15–9	5–4	3rd
Breezy Bishop:		52–43	–
Sheilah Collins (ECC)(1983–1988)
1983–84	Sheilah Collins	19–8	6–2	2nd
1984–85	Sheilah Collins	17–12	10–4	4th
1985–86	Sheilah Collins	14–14	6–8	5th
1986–87	Sheilah Collins	13–13	7–7	5th
1987–88	Sheilah Collins	12–15	3–11	7th
Sheilah Collins:		54–62	–
Ellen Fitzkee (ECC, Big South, America East)(1988–2001)
1988–89	Ellen Fitzkee	13–12	7–7	3rd
1989–90	Ellen Fitzkee	11–16	6–8	5th
1990–91	Ellen Fitzkee	8–19	4–8	5th
1991–92	Ellen Fitzkee	11–18	3–9	7th
1992–93	Ellen Fitzkee	12–16	8–6	4th
1993–94	Ellen Fitzkee	17–11	11–7	3rd
1994–95	Ellen Fitzkee	15–13	13–3	2nd
1995–96	Ellen Fitzkee	8–19	5–13	9th
1996–97	Ellen Fitzkee	11–17	6–12	7th
1997–98	Ellen Fitzkee	15–13	10–8	4th
1998–99	Ellen Fitzkee	12–16	6–12	6th
1999–2000	Ellen Fitzkee	9–19	7–11	7th
2000–01	Ellen Fitzkee	3–25	2–16	10th
Ellen Fitzkee:		155–214	–
Joe Matthews (CAA)(2001–2013)
2001–02	Joe Matthews	2–26	1–17	10th
2002–03	Joe Matthews	3–25	2–16	10th
2003–04	Joe Matthews	9–19	1–17	10th
2004–05	Joe Matthews	16–14	9–9	5th
2005–06	Joe Matthews	9–19	4–14	10th
2006–07	Joe Matthews	17–12	8–10	7th
2007–08	Joe Matthews	22–10	12–6	5th
2008–09	Joe Matthews	17–13	8–10	8th
2009–10	Joe Matthews	15–16	9–9	7th	WBI First Round
2010–11	Joe Matthews	9–21	3–15	11th
2011–12	Joe Matthews	16–14	7–11	9th
2012–13	Joe Matthews	12–18	6–12	7th
Joe Matthews:		147–207	–
Niki Reid Geckeler (CAA)(2013–2017)
2013–14	Niki Reid Geckeler	13–17	7–9	6th
2014–15	Niki Reid Geckeler	11–21	6–12	8th
2015–16	Niki Reid Geckeler	7–24	3–15	10th
2016–17	Niki Reid Geckeler	12–18	5–13	9th
Niki Reid Geckeler:		43–80	–
Diane Richardson (CAA)(2017–2022)
2017–18	Diane Richardson	9–21	4–14	9th
2018–19	Diane Richardson	20–13	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA First Round
2019–20	Diane Richardson	14–15	9–9	4th
2020–21	Diane Richardson	13–9	8–6	T–3rd
2021–22	Diane Richardson	24–18	14–4	3rd	WNIT First Round
Diane Richardson:		80–76	–
Laura Harper (CAA)(2022–present)
2022–23	Laura Harper	21–12	13–5	T–1st	WNIT First Round
Total:		676–766 (.469)
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

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	#15	First Round	#2 UConn	L 61−110

WNIT results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First Round	Old Dominion	L 66-72
2023	First Round	Harvard	L 63-103

WBI results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	#4	First Round	#5 Fairfield	L 55-69

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References

↑ "Color–TU Brand Toolkit". Towson.edu. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

External links

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[1] "Color–TU Brand Toolkit". Towson.edu. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

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