2018-19 USciences Women's Basketball News
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Academics Outside the Classroom: Women’s Basketball’s Brigit Coleman
June 11, 2019Here is what women’s basketball redshirt-sophomore Brigit Coleman had to say: -
USciences Student-Athletes Achieve 3.42 GPA in Spring 2019 Semester; All 12 Teams Surpass 3.1 GPA
June 04, 2019More than 61 percent of the department earned Dean’s List Honors, with 18 of those 89 honorees achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA.
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Athletics Department Announces 2018-19 End-of-Year Awards
May 28, 2019PHILADELPHIA – The University of the Sciences athletics department is pleased to announce its end-of-year awards for the 2018-19 athletic calendar.
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USciences Women Capture CACC Sportsmanship Title; Men Finish Second
May 23, 2019Boosted by CACC Sportsmanship Awards from both softball and track and field in the spring, USciences overcame Nyack (15.71) to win the overall title with an average of 19.67 points.
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Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at 198th Commencement; Softball’s Rickard Speaks as Valedictorian
May 21, 2019PHILADELPHIA – Several student-athletes received their degree at University of the Sciences’ 198th Commencement held at the Liacouras Center on Wednesday afternoon, highlighted by softball’s Brittany Rickard speaking as the class valedictorian.
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Student-Athletes Receive Bachelor’s Degrees at Conferment Ceremony
May 15, 2019As a PharmD, DPT or DrOT student who entered the University as a first-year student before earning a bachelor's degree, one is eligible to earn a bachelor's degree as outlined by their program even as they continue their matriculation toward their professional degree.
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USciences Basketball Leads Philadelphia-Area Institutions with Three Honorees as Fox, Thomas and Ye All Voted Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area
April 18, 2019University of the Sciences’ three overall honorees were the most amongst the 30 schools in the Philadelphia Area, and USciences was one of just two schools (Haverford) to have student-athletes on both the men’s and women’s teams.
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Men’s and Women’s Basketball Lead CACC in All-Academic Honorees for Second Year in a Row
March 28, 2019The men had three honorees, tied atop the conference, while the women’s nine were five more than the next-highest program. The women have now led the league for three straight years.
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Hartzell Named WBCA East Region Coach of the Year; Thomas and Ye Voted WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
March 27, 2019University of the Sciences was one of just four programs in all of Division II to have multiple WBCA All-Americans.
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Ye and Thomas Voted All-Region; USciences Only Team in Region with Two Honorees
March 19, 2019PHILADELPHIA – University of the Sciences women's basketball was the only team amongst the 39 in the East Region to have two student-athletes voted on to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) East Region Team, as sophomore Irisa Ye earned a spot on the First Team and Alex Thomas landed on the Second Team.
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No. 6 Women’s Basketball Pulls Away from NYIT in Fourth Quarter; Devils Beat Bears 46-41 to Win NCAA Tournament Game for Third Straight Year
March 15, 2019University of the Sciences will play fourth-seeded Le Moyne (25-5) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night in the East Region Semifinal, with the winner advancing to Monday’s 7 p.m. East Region Final and Sweet 16.
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USciences women's hoops ready for D2 NCAA Tournament (Courtesy of KYW NewsRadio's Matt Leon)
March 14, 2019The following release is courtesy of KYW NewsRadio's Matt Leon.
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DETAILS: No. 6 Women’s Basketball to Host NCAA Division II East Regional March 15-18; Devils Open Play Against NYIT on Friday at 5 p.m.
March 11, 2019This will be the first time in USciences history that the University has hosted an NCAA Regional.
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball Denied Three-Peat; Devils Fall 74-73 to No. 13 Jefferson in Overtime of CACC Championship Game
March 10, 2019The Devils now await their NCAA Tournament destination, which will be revealed during tonight’s selection show airing at 10 p.m. on NCAA.com.
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball to Host NCAA East Regional March 15-18
March 10, 2019It is the first time in USciences history that the University will host an NCAA Regional.
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball’s Program-Trying 18th Straight Win, 70-54 Over Georgian Court, Advances Devils to Third Consecutive CACC Championship Game
March 09, 2019University of the Sciences can become the first women’s basketball program in the league’s Division II era to win three consecutive CACC Championships when it takes on either Goldey-Beacom or No. 13/23 Jefferson tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at Caldwell.
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball First in Final NCAA East Region Rankings; Selection Show Sunday at 10 p.m.
March 06, 2019The official NCAA Tournament field will be unveiled this Sunday at 10 p.m. during a Selection Show on ncaa.com, with the top eight teams from each region qualifying.
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Hartzell Repeats as CACC Coach of the Year; Three Devils Voted All-CACC for First Time in Program History
March 05, 2019Alex Thomas and Irisa Ye both earned a spot on the All-CACC First Team, while Jordan Vitelli landed on the Third Team.
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball Advances to Third Straight CACC Semifinals with 71-57 Victory over Felician
March 05, 2019The Devils will take on Georgian Court in the Semifinals this Saturday at 5 p.m. at Caldwell.
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball Clinches Third Straight Outright CACC South Title, One Seed in Upcoming CACC Tournament with 84-54 Win Over Chestnut Hill on Senior Day
March 02, 2019As the CACC South's one seed in the upcoming CACC Tournament, USciences will host Felician – the CACC North's four seed - on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in the Quarterfinals.
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No. 4 Women’s Basketball Remains First in NCAA East Region Rankings
February 27, 2019The Devils were not alone in keeping their position in the rankings, as the entire top 10 remained unchanged.
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No. 5 Women’s Basketball Clinches Third Straight CACC South Title with 70-49 Win at Goldey-Beacom
February 23, 2019WILMINGTON, Del. – The No. 5 University of the Sciences women’s basketball team clinched at least a share of its third consecutive Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) South Division title, the Devils’ fourth title in the last five years, with a 70-49 win at Goldey-Beacom on Saturday afternoon.
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USciences Basketball’s Fox and Ye Named Academic All-District® by CoSIDA
February 21, 2019Fox and Ye were the only representatives from the CACC amongst District 1’s 11 honorees.
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No. 5 Women’s Basketball Atop First NCAA East Region Rankings
February 20, 2019The NCAA Regional Rankings are the rankings that ultimately determine the seeding in the NCAA Tournament, which the top eight teams from each region advance to.
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No. 5 Women’s Basketball Ties Last Season’s Program Record for Regular Seasons Victories with 55-39 Win at Wilmington
February 19, 2019The Devils’ (25-1, 16-1 CACC) 25th victory comes with two regular season games remaining, the first of which takes place this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Goldey-Beacom.
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Giuliani Wins First Career CACC Defensive Player of the Week Award
February 18, 2019It is the second career CACC weekly award for the junior, who was also a Rookie of the Week as a freshman in 2016-17.
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No. 5 Women’s Basketball Dominates Second Quarter en Route to 13th Straight Win, 67-44 Over Nyack
February 16, 2019PHILADELPHIA – The No. 5 University of the Sciences women’s basketball team outscored Nyack 22-5 in the second quarter to pull away for a 67-44 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) win over the Warriors on Saturday afternoon at Bobby Morgan Arena.
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No. 5 Women’s Basketball Extends Win Streak to Season-Long 12 Games with 65-52 Victory at Holy Family
February 13, 2019Senior Alex Thomas turned in a career performance, leading all players with a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds for her third career double-double. She shot 13-of-17 from the field and 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, while also leading USciences with a career-best six assists without a turnover.
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Women’s Basketball into Top-Five of National Rankings for First Time in Program History
February 12, 2019University of the Sciences’ previous highest ranking was No. 7, which came earlier this season. Coming into the campaign, the highest the Devils had been ranked was No. 11.
