https://www.d3hoops.com en-us https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/03/womens-all-americans Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. Washington and Lee phenom Mary Schleusner is our Player of the Year, while Wartburg guard Katie Boulanger is our Rookie of the Year. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/03/womens-all-americans https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2025-26/region-8-women Goodness Gricius! Carroll's star forward is our Player of the Year while Illinois Wesleyan's Caitlin Leyden is our Rookie of the Year. Staying in the Land of Lincoln, Chicago's Michelle Gardner-Bilek is Coach of the Year. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2025-26/region-8-women https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260307dm00vk WAUKESHA, Wis. -  The Carroll women's basketball team saw its historic season come to an end Saturday night, falling 80-60 to Wisconsin–La Crosse in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at the Van Male Fieldhouse. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260307dm00vk https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/first-round-recap Natalie Gricius' big night lifted Carroll past DePauw while Caydee Kirkham carried 11-seed Coe to victory on a night dominated by the higher seeds. Elsewhere, OAC reps Baldwin Wallace and Otterbein dominated their first-round foes and Whitman took West Coast bragging rights in the first round of the Division III women’s basketball tournament. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/first-round-recap https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603075rcoy0 WAUKESHA, Wis. – Behind a dominant performance from Natalie Gricius and a strong fourth-quarter surge, Carroll women's basketball rallied past DePauw, 74–67, Friday night at Van Male Fieldhouse in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/202603075rcoy0 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260228enottv WAUKESHA, Wis. - Carroll women's basketball advanced in the CCIW Tournament on Thursday night with a commanding 78–65 victory over Wheaton at Van Male Fieldhouse, earning a spot in Friday's semifinal against second-seeded Illinois Wesleyan. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2025-26/contrib/20260228enottv https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/01/recap-0124-women Ohio Wesleyan dealt Denison its first loss of the season in an NCAC first place showdown, while No. 9 Hope continued its dominance of archrival Calvin and No. 20 Carroll shut down No. 13 Illinois Wesleyan in Saturday’s Division III women’s basketball. Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2026/01/recap-0124-women https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2025-26/week7 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2025-26/week7 https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2025-26/dec8 The DIII hoops season has suddenly entered December. After getting into the routine of the season, exams, the holidays, and more have caused plenty of changes. On Hoopsville, how teams are tackling the adjustments. Plus '2 Cents' on possible "forced breaks" in the future. Watch/Listen On Demand or podcast right here! Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2025-26/dec8 https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2025-26/week3 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2025-26/week3 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/12/top25-women-week2 Ohio Wesleyan enters the rankings, as does the only team to beat the Battling Bishops so far this year, while Carroll makes a big jump and Emory enters the Top 10. Get the latest women's rankings here. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2025/12/top25-women-week2 https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2024-25/region-8-women Oliva Rangel is our Region 8 Player of the Year. Aurora first-year guard Krystyna Manzanarez is Rookie of the Year, and Illinois Wesleyan's Mia Smith is Coach of the Year. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2024-25/region-8-women https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314cvglj7 SALEM, Va. - Carroll University Senior Olivia Rangel has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, as announced Friday by the Rotary Club of Salem, Va. Each year, the Jostens Trophy honors one male and one female from a list of 10 finalists from each gender, which recognizes the most outstanding men's and women's Division-III basketball players of the year. Rangel is the fifth Pioneer since 2010 to be named a Jostens Trophy finalist, joining John Hoch (2010), Lyndsey Seewald (2011), Emily DeNoyer (2014), and Malory Christenson (2016). Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250314cvglj7 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250228skioso BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Carroll's women's basketball team returned to the scene of their first-ever CCIW Tournament Championship Friday afternoon, as the Pios began their quest for a repeat with a convincing 89-54 victory against Wheaton (Ill.) in the semifinals of the 2025 CCIW Tournament at Shirk Center in Bloomington, Ill. Carroll led for all but four minutes in the game, scorching the nets to the tune of 57 percent (34-60) from the field and 50 percent (8-16) from 3-point range. That advances the Pioneers to Saturday night's CCIW Championship Game at 7 p.m. against the winner of the Illinois Wesleyan vs. Millikin semifinal. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250228skioso https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202502245hex6b NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Carroll Senior Guard Olivia Rangel has been named the 2025 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Lori Kerans Most Outstanding Student-Athlete. That comes as part of Monday's CCIW All-Conference release, which also saw Rangel earn her fourth consecutive First Team honor, including two consecutive unanimous selections. This marks just the second time a Carroll women's basketball player has received the CCIW's Most Outstanding Student-Athlete award, and first since the inaugural year it was given in 1987. It is the seventh Player of the Year award in program history, and first since 2012, when Carroll was a member of the Midwest Conference. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/202502245hex6b https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250224n0q03y NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Carroll University women's basketball team received three All-Conference selections Monday afternoon, with the release of the 2025 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference awards. Senior Guard Olivia Rangel and Junior Forward Natalie Gricius each earned unanimous First Team Selections, while Junior Guard Emilie Wizner received Second Team honors. This marks the fourth consecutive season that the Pioneers have had three players named to the All-Conference team. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250224n0q03y https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250215avhjdk WAUKESHA, Wis. - It's rare to see one record broken during a game, but when someone establishes a new career record in two different statistical categories, fans know they are witnessing something special. That's exactly what happened for the Carroll University Women's Basketball team Saturday afternoon, as Olivia Rangel celebrated her Senior Day by eclipsing the program's career records for both assists (377) and steals (260), helping the Pios earn a dominating 103-63 victory against Augustana (IL). That marks the second time in this calendar year that Carroll has scored in triple digits. Sat, 15 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2024-25/contrib/20250215avhjdk https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2024-25/week10 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 28, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2024-25/week10 https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2024-25/week2 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 28, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2024-25/week2 https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2023-24/feb8 The regular season will be over before we know it! Join us on a super-sized, midday edition of Hoopsville Thursday as we try and catch up with everything going on in DIII. Plus we talk to teams looking to stay atop their conferences. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here! Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2023-24/feb8 https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2023-24/week11 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2023-24/week11 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2024/01/top25-women-week8 Gettysburg enters our Top 25 ahead of Wednesday night's battle with No. 9 Johns Hopkins. Plus find out how our voters made sense of the IWU-Millikin-Carroll results in this week's poll. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2024/01/top25-women-week8 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2024/01/top25-women-week6 Carroll cracks our Top 25 for the first time since December 2007 while Loras returns, Catholic rises, and the ASC teams basically trade places. Get the full list here. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2024/01/top25-women-week6 https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2023-24/week5 D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2023-24/week5 https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2023/12/wrapup-1209-women Carroll entered the holiday break in conference play with a thrilling victory over No. 9 Millikin while No. 1 New York University surged past No. 16 Tufts and No. 19 Hope continued its dominance over Calvin. Read about it here. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2023/12/wrapup-1209-women https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230215tsxvzf Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230215tsxvzf https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230211x9ws5h Sat, 11 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230211x9ws5h https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/202302086yxadv Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/202302086yxadv https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/202302088iqso4 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/202302088iqso4 https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230208wy7c1t Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/contrib/20230208wy7c1t