Women's Basketball Headlines

May 3, 2012
Fontbonne's Boxdorfer, Westminster's Backes Named SLIAC Scholar Athletes of the Year
Fontbonne University senior William Boxdorfer and Westminster College senior Rachel Backes will be presented the 2011-12 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Male & Female Scholar Athlete of the Year award.

March 12, 2012
Eureka's Eeten Picked For D3Hoops.com All-Region Second Team
Eureka College sophomore guard Caty Eeten (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) has been chosen for the D3Hoops.com All-Central Region Second Team, according to an announcement from the website Monday afternoon.

March 4, 2012
45 Student-Athletes Named to Winter All-Academic Team
Forty-five student-athletes have been named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team.

March 2, 2012
Blue Jay Women Bow in First-Ever NCAA Game
Westminster College entered its first NCAA Division III women's national tournament as an underdog, but the Blue Jays battled #4 DePauw University to the end Friday before closing out the best season in school history with a 66-46 loss.

February 27, 2012
Westminster Men Off to Michigan, Women to Indiana for NCAA Play
For the first time in Westminster College history, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing in the NCAA Division III national tournaments in the same season.

February 26, 2012
Blue Jays Find NCAA Tournament Destinations Monday
Saturday, February 25, will go down in Westminster College history as A GREAT TO BE A BLUE JAY. Joe James made a buzzer beater to lift the Blue Jay men past MacMurray College 58-56 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) men’s basketball tournament final in St. Louis. And, then the Blue Jay women toppled Eureka College 60-54 in Fulton to claim the women’s title.

February 25, 2012
Westminster Women's Basketball Win First-Ever SLIAC Tournament, NCAA Berth
The Westminster College women’s basketball team earned its first-ever bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament by defeating Eureka College 60-54 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) tournament championship game Saturday evening.

February 24, 2012
SLIAC Honors Continue for Eureka's Caty Eeten; Women's Basketball Award Winners Announced
Eureka College's Caty Eeten was named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year to go along with her four Player of the Week awards she earned throughout the 2011-12 season.

February 24, 2012
Top Two Seeds Westminster, Eureka Advance to Women's Basketball Tournament Final
Westminster College and Eureka College, the top two seeds in the 2012 SLIAC Women's Basketball Tournament advance to the championship game tomorrow at 7:00pm after winning their respective semifinal games.

February 22, 2012
2012 Women's Basketball Tournament Preview
Westminster College's women's basketball team claimed their second consecutive regular season conference championship to earn the #1 seed in the 2012 SLIAC Tournament. The remainder of the field is set with Eureka College, Fontbonne University and Webster University joining Westminster in the battle for this year's tournament crown. Semifinal action begins Friday, February 24, and the championship will be played on Saturday, February 25.

February 21, 2012
SLIAC To Hold Online Chat With Tournament Coaches
The four coaches leading their teams into the SLIAC men's and women's basketball Tournaments will answer your questions in a pre-tournament online chat. The chat schedule is below along with a link to the chat where you can set a reminder and submit your questions. The chat will be archived upon its conclusion.

February 20, 2012
Sydness Repeats, Whittingham Three-peats as Player of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for February 13-19.

February 13, 2012
Sydness Posts Triple-Double to Earn First Player of the Week Honors
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for February 6-12.

February 6, 2012
Eureka's Brown Claims Third Player of the Week Honor
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for January 30-February 5.

February 3, 2012
Backes Named to Academic All-District First Team
Westminster College senior Rachel Backes (Tipton, Mo./Tipton) has been named to the 2012 Capital One First-Team Academic All-District Five Women’s Basketball team, as announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

January 30, 2012
Kindred, Guy Grab SLIAC Player of the Week Honors
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for January 23-29.

January 27, 2012
Letourneau Steals a Spot in the Blue Jays' Record Book
The Westminster College women’s basketball squad has been forcing turnovers at such a high rate that it has been hard to track steals. And, that is a disservice to senior Heather Letourneau.

January 23, 2012
Eureka Sweeps Basketball Player of the Week Honors for Third Time this Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for January 16-22.

January 23, 2012
Blackburn Basketball Celebrating Basketball Centennial
The Blackburn College Basketball Programs are celebrating 100 years of basketball at the college.

January 19, 2012
Eeten Ties Assist Record in Eureka's 88-66 Win at Blackburn
Eureka College sophomore guard Caty Eeten (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) distributed 14 assists to match a 21-year-old program record, as the visiting Red Devils used an excellent first half and accurate shooting to coast to an 88-66 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over winless Blackburn, Wednesday night in Carlinville, Ill.

January 16, 2012
Eeten Grabs Fourth, Whittingham Takes Second Player of the Week Honor
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for January 9-15.

January 9, 2012
Backes, Brasher Tabbed SLIAC Players of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for January 2-8.

January 5, 2012
Westminster's Backes Surpasses 1,000-Point Plateau in Win
Senior Rachel Backes (Tipton, Mo./Tipton) scored a game-high 24 points and surpassed the 1,00-point barrier in her career in leading the Westminster College women’s basketball squad to an 88-60 home victory over Fontbonne University in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) play Wednesday.

January 3, 2012
Eeten Earns Third Player of the Week Honor
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for December 19-January 1.

December 19, 2011
Eureka Sweeps Basketball Player of the Week Honors for Second Time in 2011-12
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of December 12-18.

December 12, 2011
Webster’s Robinson, Spalding’s Guy Named Players of the Week
St. Louis, Mo. - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of December 5-11, 2011.

December 5, 2011
Corbitt, Whittingham Tally Double-Doubles to Earn Player of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of November 28-December 4.

December 1, 2011
Eeten Claims Another Record; Eureka Women's Basketball Downs Greenville
Eureka College sophomore guard Caty Eeten (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) went a perfect 20-for-20 from the free throw line during Wednesday’s St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener against Greenville, breaking the single-season Eureka and Conference record for free throws made in a game and lifting the Red Devils to an 83-73 league win over the Panthers at the Reagan Center.

November 30, 2011
D3Hoops.com Tabs Eureka's Caty Eeten for Team of the Week
The accolades continue to pile up for Eureka College sophomore guard Caty Eeten (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.), who has been selected for the D3Hoops.com national Team of the Week for the second time in as many weeks, the website announced Tuesday.

November 28, 2011
Eeten Repeats as Women's Basketball Player of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of November 21-27.

November 28, 2011
Webster to Induct Three into Gorloks' Hall of Fame
The Webster Athletics Hall of Fame will add three new members to its ranks as Ashley (Everett) Zeier, Laura (Stuhlman) Peiter, and Jeanne (Zes) Gilbert have been voted in for 2012.

November 23, 2011
Eureka's Caty Eeten Named to D3Hoops.com Team of the Week
Less than 48 hours after being chosen as the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week, Eureka College sophomore guard Caty Eeten (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) has been named to the D3Hoops.com national Team of the Week.

November 21, 2011
SLIAC Announces First Athletes of the Week for 2011-12 Basketball Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the first Athletes of the Week for the 2011-12 basketball season.

November 18, 2011
Eeten Breaks Eureka Scoring Record in 117-98 Win Over Knox
Eureka College sophomore guard Caty Eeten (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) scored 49 points to break the single-game Eureka scoring record and lead the Red Devils to a 117-98 non-conference victory over Knox, Thursday night at the Reagan Center.

November 16, 2011
Westminster Women Chosen as Pre-Season Favorite in SLIAC
Westminster College's women's basketball squad has been chosen as the pre-season favorite by the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) coaches.

September 28, 2011
Blue Jay Women Reach Out By Offering Free Basketball Clinics
The Westminster College women’s basketball team completed two free clinics this past Monday at Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD). The clinics were held on consecutive Mondays and were for students from the MSD middle school and high school.

July 27, 2011
Eureka Women's Basketball Nears 600 Community Service Hours
The Eureka College women’s basketball team is nearing the 600-hour mark for community service. Within the last 12 months, the women’s basketball student-athletes have donated their time to nearly a dozen different events in Eureka and surrounding communities.

June 6, 2011
Webster's Meyer Named First Team Jewish Sports Review All-American
Katy Meyer, a senior women's basketball player for Webster University, has been named a Women's College Basketball 2010-11 First Team All-American by the Jewish Sports Review.

March 30, 2011
Fontbonne Names Matt Wickenhauser as Head Women's Basketball Coach
The Fontbonne University athletic department is pleased to announce the hiring of Matt Wickenhauser as its new head women’s basketball coach. Coach Wickenhauser replaces Keith Quigley, who resigned earlier this month after 15 seasons as the head coach.

March 24, 2011
Westminster's Backes Earns All-American Honors
The honors continue to come in for Westminster College’s Rachel Backes. A junior guard from Tipton, Missouri (Tipton High School), Backes has received All-American Honorable Mention honors from DIII News.

March 24, 2011
Quigley Stepping Down from Fontbonne Women's Basketball Post
Fontbonne University head women’s basketball coach Keith Quigley has stepped down after a 15-year run of success at the helm of the Griffin program. Coach Quigley stepped down to pursue other professional opportunities.

March 15, 2011
Eureka's Eeten Tabbed Central Region Rookie of the Year by D3Hoops.com
Eureka College freshman guard Caty Eeten (Eureka, Ill./Eureka H.S.) has been named the Central Region Rookie of the Year by D3hoops.com, according to an announcement by the website Tuesday morning.

March 5, 2011
Titans Topple Gorloks in NCAA Women's Opener, 82-70
The Webster University women’s basketball team saw its 2010-11 season come to an end with a first round loss in the NCAA III tournament, 82-70, to host Illinois Wesleyan University on March 4.

March 1, 2011
Webster's Meyer Chosen as 2011 Josten's Trophy Finalist
Webster University women's basketball player, Katy Meyer, has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 Josten's Trophy.

February 28, 2011
Webster Men & Women Illinois-Bound for First Round NCAA Tourney Action
The brackets are set! As announced on live webcasts by the NCAA, the Webster University men will travel to Augustana College and the women to Illinois Wesleyan University.

February 27, 2011
2011 NCAA DIII Tournament Bracket Selection
The 2011 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament brackets will be announced Monday, February 28.

February 26, 2011
Webster Women Claim SLIAC Tourney Crown
Dominating from start to finish, the Webster University women’s basketball team bulled its way to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship, defeating host Westminster College, 74-58.

February 24, 2011
SLIAC Announces 2011 Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams and Award Winners
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the 2011 Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams and award winners.

February 21, 2011
46 Student-Athletes Named to Winter All-Academic Team
Forty-six student-athletes have been named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team.

February 21, 2011
Final Basketball Players of the Week Selected for 2010-11 Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of February 14-20.

February 14, 2011
MacMurray's McClellan Three-Peats as Player of the Week; Blackburn's Shipley Earns Second Honor
St. Louis, Mo. - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of February 7-13.

February 12, 2011
Westminster Women Capture First-Ever SLIAC Crown
Westminster College captured its first-ever St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball title with an 81-63 victory over Blackburn College Saturday in Carlinville, Illinois.

February 8, 2011
Halley (Spann) Barke Officially Inducted into SLIAC Hall of Fame
Halley Spann Barke, who rewrote the Webster University women's basketball record books, was inducted into the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hall of Fame on February 5.

February 8, 2011
Webster Women's Basketball "Going Pink"
The Webster University women’s basketball team will once again turn Grant Gymnasium into 'The Pink Zone,' on Friday, February 11, when its faces Spalding University (KY).

February 7, 2011
Eureka's Wagner, Principia's Sydness Earn First Player of the Week Honors
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of January 31-February 6.

February 4, 2011
Blackburn's Shipley Reaches 1,000 Career Points
Blackburn College senior forward Sierra Shipley of Waukegan, Illinois, scored 12 points Thursday, February 3, to surpass the 1,000 career point total as a member of the Beavers women's basketball program.

February 3, 2011
Westminster's Backes Named Capital One Academic All-District
Westminster College junior guard Rachel Backes (Tipton, Mo./Tipton) has been named a second team selection on the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District 7 Women’s Basketball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

February 1, 2011
Fontbonne Raises Awareness, Money for American Cancer Society
Members of the Fontbonne University men's and women's basketball coaching staffs participated the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend this past Saturday (Jan. 29) during their games against Principia College.

January 31, 2011
Blackburn's Shipley, Spalding's McAfee Tabbed Basketball Players of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of January 24-30.

January 24, 2011
McClellan, Jamison Both Repeat as Players of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of January 17-23.

January 17, 2011
Eureka's Hamilton Earns Second Player of the Week Honor; MacMurray's McClellan Also Chosen
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of January 10-16.

January 13, 2011
Westminster's Backes Named to D3Hoops.com Team of the Week
Rachel Backes, a Westminster College junior guard from Tipton, Missouri (Tipton High School), has been named to the D3Hoops.com Women’s Basketball Team of the Week for January 3-9.

January 13, 2011
Fontbonne's Collier Reaches 1,000-Career Points
Fontbonne University senior guard Calli Collier scored 12 points last Saturday to surpass the 1,000 career point total as a Griffin. Fontbonne lost to Webster 47-45.

January 10, 2011
SLIAC Announces Basketball Players of the Week for January 3-9
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of January 3-9.

January 3, 2011
MacMurray's Burton, Webster's Meyer Named SLIAC Basketball Players of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of December 20-January 2.

December 20, 2010
Webster's Trimble Earns Second Player of the Week Honor this Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of December 13-19.

December 13, 2010
Principia's Corbitt, Westminster's Tolson Named Basketball Players of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of December 6-12.

December 9, 2010
Two Former Student-Athletes, Administrators to be Inducted into SLIAC Hall of Fame
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Commissioner, Will Wolper, has announced the Hall of Fame Class of 2011. Highlighting this year's class are two former student-athletes and two administrators.

December 6, 2010
Principia's Zimmerman Repeats as Men's Basketball Player of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of November 29-December 5.

November 29, 2010
Principia's Corbitt, Zimmerman Tabbed Basketball Players of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of November 22-28.

November 22, 2010
SLIAC Announces First Athletes of the Week for 2010-11 Basketball Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the first Athletes of the Week for the 2010-11 basketball season.

October 28, 2010
Westminster Men, Fontbonne Women Picked as Favorites in Pre-Season Coaches Poll
The Westminster College (Mo.) men and Fontbonne University women have been chosen as the pre-season favorites in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Men's & Women's Basketball Pre-Season Coaches' Poll. The Blue Jays received seven first place votes and had a total of 71 points, while the Griffins also received seven first place votes and had a total of 71 points.

July 24, 2010
Westminster Women's Basketball Earns WBCA Academic Recognition
The 2009-10 Westminster College women's basketball squad has placed 24th nationally in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Role among NCAA Division III programs.

May 18, 2010
Eureka College Names Taren Martin As Women's Basketball Coach
EUREKA, Ill. – Taren Martin, formerly the director of women’s basketball operations at Illinois State University, has been named the new Eureka College women’s basketball head coach, Director of Athletics Paul Bryant announced during a news conference at the Reagan Center on Tuesday.

May 14, 2010
Webster's Meyer Selected as Jewish Sports Review Basketball All-American
ST. LOUIS - Webster University women's basketball player Katy Meyer (JR, Parkway Central HS, STL) was named a Women's College Basketball 2009-10 First Team All-American by the Jewish Sports Review. Meyer, a 5'10" forward for the Gorloks, averaged 10.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in the 2009-10 season.

March 10, 2010
34 Student-Athletes Named to Winter All-Academic Team
ST. LOUIS - Thirty-four student-athletes have been named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team. The recipients were varsity members of their school's men's or women's basketball squad for the Winter 2009-10 season.

February 27, 2010
SLIAC Announces 2009-10 Women's Basketball Award Winners
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the women’s basketball All-Conference Teams and award winners for the 2009-10 season. Highlighting the award winners were Fontbonne University's Kaitlin Bramel and Webster University's Maggie Zehner.

October 25, 2009
Westminster Men, Women Picked As Pre-Season Basketball Favorites
ST. LOUIS - The Westminster College (Mo.) men and women have been chosen as the pre-season favorites in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Men's & Women's Basketball Pre-Season Coaches' Poll.