Towson Tigers women's basketball

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Towson Tigers
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University Towson University
Head coach Laura Harper (3rd season)
Conference Coastal Athletic Association
Location Towson, Maryland
Arena TU Arena
(capacity: 5,200)
Nickname Tigers
ColorsBlack and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
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Alternate
NCAA tournament appearances
2019
Conference tournament champions
2019
Conference regular-season champions
2023

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 TU Arena.

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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

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Margo VerKruzen (Independent)(1967–1969)
1967–68Margo VerKruzen 5–2
1968–69Margo VerKruzen 10–1NWIT
Margo VerKruzen:15–3
Darlene Kelly (Independent)(1969–1972)
1969–70Darlene Kelly 9–3
1970–71Darlene Kelly 14–2
1971–72Darlene Kelly 9–5
Darlene Kelly:32–10
Ellen Eason (Independent)(1972–1975)
1972–73Ellen Eason 11–4
1973–74Ellen Eason 10–5
1974–75Ellen Eason 8–10
Ellen Eason:29–19
Rita Yerkes (Independent)(1975–1979)
1975–76Rita Yerkes 5–11
1976–77Rita Yerkes 11–11MAIAW Champions
1977–78Rita Yerkes 15–7EAIAW Regional Champions
1978–79Rita Yerkes 17–11EAIAW Regional Champions
Rita Yerkes:48–40
Breezy Bishop (Independent, ECC)(1979–1983)
1979–80Breezy Bishop 16–8EAIAW Regional Bid
1980–81Breezy Bishop 6–18
1981–82Breezy Bishop 15–8
1982–83Breezy Bishop 15–95–43rd
Breezy Bishop:52–43
Sheilah Collins (ECC)(1983–1988)
1983–84Sheilah Collins 19–86–22nd
1984–85Sheilah Collins 17–1210–44th
1985–86Sheilah Collins 14–146–85th
1986–87Sheilah Collins 13–137–75th
1987–88Sheilah Collins 12–153–117th
Sheilah Collins:54–62
Ellen Fitzkee (ECC, Big South, America East)(1988–2001)
1988–89Ellen Fitzkee 13–127–73rd
1989–90Ellen Fitzkee 11–166–85th
1990–91Ellen Fitzkee 8–194–85th
1991–92Ellen Fitzkee 11–183–97th
1992–93Ellen Fitzkee 12–168–64th
1993–94Ellen Fitzkee 17–1111–73rd
1994–95Ellen Fitzkee 15–1313–32nd
1995–96Ellen Fitzkee 8–195–139th
1996–97Ellen Fitzkee 11–176–127th
1997–98Ellen Fitzkee 15–1310–84th
1998–99Ellen Fitzkee 12–166–126th
1999–2000Ellen Fitzkee 9–197–117th
2000–01Ellen Fitzkee 3–252–1610th
Ellen Fitzkee:155–214
Joe Matthews (CAA)(2001–2013)
2001–02Joe Matthews 2–261–1710th
2002–03Joe Matthews 3–252–1610th
2003–04Joe Matthews 9–191–1710th
2004–05Joe Matthews 16–149–95th
2005–06Joe Matthews 9–194–1410th
2006–07Joe Matthews 17–128–107th
2007–08Joe Matthews 22–1012–65th
2008–09Joe Matthews 17–138–108th
2009–10Joe Matthews 15–169–97th WBI First Round
2010–11Joe Matthews 9–213–1511th
2011–12Joe Matthews 16–147–119th
2012–13Joe Matthews 12–186–127th
Joe Matthews:147–207
Niki Reid Geckeler (CAA)(2013–2017)
2013–14Niki Reid Geckeler 13–177–96th
2014–15Niki Reid Geckeler 11–216–128th
2015–16Niki Reid Geckeler 7–243–1510th
2016–17Niki Reid Geckeler 12–185–139th
Niki Reid Geckeler:43–80
Diane Richardson (CAA)(2017–2022)
2017–18Diane Richardson 9–214–149th
2018–19Diane Richardson 20–1311–7T–3rd NCAA First Round
2019–20Diane Richardson 14–159–94th
2020–21Diane Richardson 13–98–6T–3rd
2021–22Diane Richardson 24–1814–43rd WNIT First Round
Diane Richardson:80–76
Laura Harper (CAA)(2022–present)
2022–23Laura Harper 21–1213–5T–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

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2019 #15First Round#2 UConnL 61−110

WNIT results

YearRoundOpponentResult
2022 First RoundOld DominionL 66-72
2023 First RoundHarvardL 63-103

WBI results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2010 #4First Round#5 FairfieldL 55-69

References

  1. "ColorTU Brand Toolkit". Towson.edu. Retrieved August 23, 2020.