Nazareth women's basketball news
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Hoopsville: End is Nigh
February 19, 2026Time is running out. Some conference tourneys begin this weekend, other regular season schedules will come to a close, and some races will come down to the final game. On Thursday's first Hoopsville show, we look at conference showdowns and importance of finishing strong. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here! -
Women's Hoops Secures E8 Regular Season Title With Victory Over Elmira
February 14, 2026ROCHESTER, NY (nazathletics.com) – The Nazareth women's basketball squad (20-4 overall, 14-1 Empire 8) trounced Elmira (11-13, 6-9), 84-56 on Saturday, securing the Empire 8 regular season title and the top seed for next week's Empire 8 Championships. Nazareth has now won 12-straight games and secured its third-straight 20-win season with the regular season finale coming on Tuesday at St. John Fisher.
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Women’s Basketball Dominates Keuka, 76-54
February 13, 2026KEUKA, NY - The Golden Flyers set the tone early and carried that momentum throughout, cruising to a 76-54 victory over Keuka on Friday night. Nazareth moves to 18-4 overall and 13-1 in Empire 8 play to retain the conference's No. 1 overall seed.
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Women's Basketball Downs Geneseo, 68-56
February 07, 2026Nazareth Women's Basketball (18-4, 12-1) picked up a win over SUNY Geneseo (15-7, 9-4), 68-56, Saturday afternoon inside Kidera Gymnasium. The win extends the Golden Flyers streak to ten and continues their Empire 8 lead with only three games left in the regular season.
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Women’s Basketball Takes Down Brockport, 81-65
February 06, 2026Nazareth Women's Basketball (17-4, 11-1) took down SUNY Brockport (14-7, 10-2), 81-65, Friday night inside Kidera Gymnasium. The victory moves the Golden Flyers into sole possession of the Empire 8 lead with four games left in the regular season.
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Women’s Basketball Picks Up Senior Day Win over SUNY Poly, 66-41
January 31, 2026ROCHESTER, NY (nazathletics.com) - Nazareth Women's Basketball (16-4, 11-1) picked up a senior-day win over SUNY Poly (5-14, 2-9), 66-41, Saturday afternoon inside Kidera Gymnasium. The victory extends the Golden Flyers win streak to eight and gives Nazareth its 10th win in Empire 8 action.
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Women's Hoops Win Streak to 7 After 53-37 Win Over Utica
January 30, 2026Rochester, NY. The Nazareth women's basketball team hosted Utica on Friday night, pushing their win streak to seven games by defeating Utica, 53-37. The Golden Flyers flyers are now 15-4 overall and 9-1 in league play, while Utica drops to 6-13 and 2-8, respectively.
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Nazareth Runs past Fisher, 70-52
January 28, 2026ROCHESTER, NY – Nazareth senior Katie MacLachlan had a team-high 16 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career, as Nazareth routed St. John Fisher 70-52. Nazareth, winners of six straight, is now 14-4 overall and 8-1 in Empire 8 play, while St. John Fisher drops to 8-10 and 5-4, respectively.
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Women’s Basketball Sweeps the Weekend with a win over Hartwick
January 24, 2026Oneonta, NY - The Nazareth Women's Basketball (13-4 overall, 7-1 Empire 8) team finished their weekend on the road with a 76-56 win over the Hartwick College Hawks (4-13, 1-7) in an Empire 8 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon. The Golden Flyers have won 6 out of their last 8 meetings since returning from the holiday break.
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Women's Basketball Handles Sage
January 23, 2026Albany, NY- The Nazareth Women's Basketball team (12-4 overall, 6-1 Empire 8) downed the Russell Sage Gators (10-7, 5-3) 80-45 on Friday evening on the road in an Empire 8 Conference matchup.
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Nazareth Rolls Past Keuka 70-51
January 17, 2026ROCHESTER, NY - Nazareth Women's Basketball (11-4, 5-1) earned its second conference win on the weekend with a 70-51 victory over Keuka College (6-8, 1-5), on Saturday afternoon inside Kidera Gymnasium.
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Nazareth Tops Elmira 46–31
January 16, 2026ROCHESTER, NY - Nazareth Women's Basketball (10-4, 4-1) picked up an Empire 8 victory against Elmira College (7-7, 2-3), Friday night inside Kidera Gymnasium.
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Women's Hoops Rolls Past Brockport, 75-65
January 10, 2026BROCKPORT, NY – Molly Benetti and Sarina McDowell each chipped in 16 points as the Nazareth women's basketball team knocked off Brockport 75-65 on Saturday to finish the weekend 1-1. The Golden Flyers are now 9-4 overall and 3-1 in league play, while the Golden Eagles are 6-6 and 2-1, respectively.
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Women’s Basketball Falls in Overtime to Geneseo, 84-79
January 09, 2026GENESEO, NY –The Golden Flyers found themselves in another tight Empire 8 showdown as they fell 84–79 in overtime at SUNY Geneseo. Nazareth suffers their first conference loss of the season, falling to 2-1 in Empire 8 play and 8-4 overall.
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Women’s Basketball Downs Unbeaten Houghton, 73-68
January 06, 2026ROCHESTER, NY (nazathletics.com) - Nazareth Women's Basketball (8-3, 2-0) handed Houghton (8-1, 0-1) its first loss of the season, 73-68, Tuesday night inside Kidera Gymnasium.
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Women’s Basketball Tops La Verne
December 29, 2025La Verne, CA – Nazareth's women's basketball team finished their road trip to California with a 66-52 win against the University of La Verne Leopards. The Golden Flyers move to 7-3 while La Verne moves to 3-6.
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Women’s Basketball Drops West Coast Opener to Cal Lutheran, 85-57
December 28, 2025THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (nazathletics.com) - Nazareth Women's Basketball (6-3, 1-0) dropped the first game of its West Coast trip at California Lutheran (10-1, 2-0), 85-57, Sunday afternoon inside Gilbert Arena.
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Women’s Basketball Takes McCormack Tournament over Piedmont, 78-65
December 14, 2025Nazareth Women's Basketball (6-2, 1-0) won the Sandy DeWolf McCormack Memorial Holiday Tournament with a 78-65 win over Piedmont (3-6, 1-1) Sunday afternoon inside Kidera Gymnasium.
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Women’s Basketball Wins Big Against Westminster, 66-45
December 13, 2025Nazareth's commanding fourth-quarter performance sealed the win, 66-45. The Golden Flyers build off their strong start and improve to 5–2 on the year. They advance to the championship game, awaiting the winner of Potsdam and Piedmont.
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Nazareth Women’s Basketball Opens Crosstown Challenge with 70-58 Win Over RPI
November 21, 2025PITTSFORD, NY - The Nazareth women's basketball team (3-1) outscored Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (3-2) 70-58 on Friday evening to secure a win on day one of the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Challenge at St. John Fisher University.
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Nazareth Dominates Fisher, 74-53
February 18, 2025ROCHESTER, NY – Junior Kiara Anglin notched a career-highs points (23) and steals (7) and added 10 rebounds as Nazareth throttled East Avenue Rival St. John Fisher on Tuesday night 74-53 in the second go around of the Battle of the Beaks. The 21-point win marks the second highest margin of victory for Nazareth over St. John Fisher in the 101-game series.
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Nazareth Dominates Utica to Earn 16th Win
February 01, 2025Utica, NY - The Nazareth women's basketball team outscored Utica University 73-51 on Saturday afternoon to pull away with another win. Sophomore Sarina McDowell had a game-high 19 points and right behind her was sophomore Madalyn Kelly with a career-high 18 points.
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Nazareth Women's Basketball Cruises to a 84-55 Win Over Keuka
January 25, 2025
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Nazareth Women's Basketball Takes Another Conference W
January 17, 2025
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Golden Flyers Women's Basketball Soars Past SUNY Poly Wildcats 90-38
January 11, 2025ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Nazareth's sharp-shooting led by Chianna Williams helped to take down the SUNY Polytechnic Institute Wildcats on Saturday afternoon in a 90-38 blowout, including 54 points from the Golden Flyers' bench.
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Furious Fourth Lifts Nazareth Women's Hoops Past Pioneers
January 10, 2025ROCHESTER, NY – The Nazareth women's basketball team outscored Utica 24-6 in the fourth quarter to run away with a 65-40 victory on Friday night. After scoring a career-high 22 points in Nazareth's Tuesday win over Houghton, sophomore Sarina McDowellpoured in a game-high 21 points.
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McDowell with a McDouble-Double Leads Nazareth to a Conference Victory
January 07, 2025HOUGHTON, N.Y. - Women's basketball served Houghton its first loss on Tuesday evening with a score of 61-55 in Nazareth's second conference competition of the season. Sarina McDowell led the team in both scoring, and on the boards, earning herself a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
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McDowell's Buzzer-Beater Lifts Women's Hoops Past Hartford in Championship Game of Sandy DeWolf McCormack Memorial Holiday Tournament
December 30, 2024ROCHESTER, NY – With .08 seconds remaining off an inbounds play on the sideline, sophomore Sarina McDowell got behind the defense on a backscreen off a lob from Katie MacLachlan to convert a layup as time expired to lift Nazareth 69-67 over Hartford on Monday in the championship game of the Sandy DeWolf McCormack Memorial Holiday Tournament. Nazareth’s Madalyn Kelly was named the tournament MVP after scoring a game-high 17 points on 7-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-6 from 3-point range.
