2009 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | DeVos Fieldhouse Holland, Michigan | ||||
| Champions | George Fox Bruins (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | WashU Bears (7th title game) | ||||
| Third place | TCNJ Lions (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | Amherst Lord Jeffs (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Scott Rueck (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Kristen Shielee (George Fox) | ||||
| Attendance | 27,616 | ||||
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The 2009 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 28th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
George Fox University defeated Washington University in St. Louis in the championship game, 60–53, to claim the Bruins' first Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Michigan.
Bracket
Final Four
| Final Four | National championship | ||||||||
| George Fox | 67 | ||||||||
| TCNJ | 52 | ||||||||
| George Fox | 60 | ||||||||
| WashU | 53 | ||||||||
| WashU | 65 | ||||||||
| Amherst | 49 | Third place | |||||||
| TCNJ | 82 | ||||||||
| Amherst | 74 | ||||||||
All-tournament team
- Kristen Shielee, George Fox
- Sage Indendi, George Fox
- Janice Evans, Washington University in St. Louis
- Jaimie McFarlin, Washington University in St. Louis
- Hillary Klimowicz, TCNJ
See also
- 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2009 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2009 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2009 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2009 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
References
- ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 9, 2022.