La Salle Explorers women's basketball

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La Salle Explorers women's basketball
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University La Salle University
Head coachMountain MacGillivray (4th season)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena Tom Gola Arena
(Capacity: 3,400)
Nickname Explorers
ColorsBlue 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]

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History

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]

SeasonCoachRecordPostseason Finish
1972–73Mary O'Connor11–4n/a
1973–74Mary O'Connor7–6n/a
1974–75Mary O'Connor5–7n/a
1975–76Angie Scarengelli13–5n/a
1976–77Angie Scarengelli14–8n/a
1977–78Angie Scarengell15–10n/a
1978–79Linda Lastowka14–12n/a
1979–80Linda Lastowka17–11n/a
1980–81Kevin Gallagher17–11n/a
1981–82Kevin Gallagher17–12n/a
1982–83Kevin Gallagher16–13NCAA First Round
1983–84Kevin Gallagher11–18n/a
1984–85Bill Morris22–8n/a
1985–86Bill Morris21–9NCAA First Round
1986–87John Miller21–7NCAA First Round
1987–88John Miller25–5NCAA First Round
1988–89John Miller28–3NCAA Second Round
1989–90John Miller15–14n/a
1990–91John Miller16–12n/a
1991–92John Miller25–8WNIT
1992–93John Miller16–11n/a
1993–94John Miller19–9n/a
1994–95John Miller20–10n/a
1995–96John Miller19–10n/a
1996–97John Miller21–7n/a
1997–98John Miller15–13n/a
1998–99John Miller14–14n/a
1999-00John Miller12–17n/a
2000–01John Miller15–14n/a
2001–02John Miller6–22n/a
2002–03John Miller15–14n/a
2003–04John Miller15–13n/a
2004–05Tom Lochner12–16n/a
2005–06Tom Lochner11–17n/a
2006–07Tom Lochner19–11n/a
2007–08Tom Lochner12–17n/a
2008–09Tom Lochner10–19n/a
2009–10Tom Lochner7–22n/a
2010–11Jeff Williams10–20n/a
2011–12Jeff Williams14–17n/a
2012–13Jeff Williams8–21n/a
2013–14Jeff Williams15–15n/a
2014–15Jeff Williams15–16n/a
2015–16Jeff Williams5–25n/a
2016–17Jeff Williams17–13n/a
2017–18Jeff Williams8–22 [5] n/a
2018–19Mountain MacGillivray6–25n/a
2019–20Mountain MacGillivray13–17n/a
2020–21Mountain MacGillivray12–14n/a

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1983 #8Play-in Game#9 South Carolina StateL 67–85
1986 #10First Round#7 VillanovaL 55–60
1988 #8First Round#9 Penn StateL 85–86
1989 #9First Round
Second Round
#8 Connecticut
#1 Tennessee
W 72–63
L 61–91

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References

  1. La Salle Brand Standards Manual (PDF). July 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. "Official Site of La Salle University Athletics". www.goexplorers.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. "Women's Basketball".
  4. "Media Guide" (PDF).
  5. "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Explorers Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.