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UMass Minutewomen basketball
2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coachTory Verdi (2nd season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
LocationAmherst, Massachusetts
ArenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
(capacity: 9,493)
NicknameMinutewomen
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1996, 1998

The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the UMass Minutewomen, represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutemen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[2]

History

UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the NCAA Tournament twice, in 1996 in 1998. In the former, they lost 60-57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In the latter, they lost 77-59 to Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80-59 to Texas A&M and 90-72 to Notre Dame. They have never won the conference tournament, but they did win the East Division in 1998. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "UMass Athletics". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ^ "UMASS Women's Basketball 2016-7 Prospectus" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.