# Towson Tigers women's basketball

The Towson Tigers women's basketball team represents Towson University in Towson, Maryland in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team currently competes in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) and play their home games at TU Arena.

## History

Towson began play in 1967. They played in MAIAW Division II from 1967 to 1982 before joining the East Coast Conference in 1982. They played in the Big South Conference from 1992 to 1995 and the America East Conference from 1995 to 2001 before joining the CAA in 2001. They made the WBI in 2010, their first ever postseason appearance. As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the Tigers have an all-time record of 631–709.

## Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Margo VerKruzen (Independent) (1967–1969) ||||||||
| 1967–68 | Margo VerKruzen | 5–2 | – | | |
| 1968–69 | Margo VerKruzen | 10–1 | – | | NWIT |
| Margo VerKruzen: | Margo VerKruzen: | 15–3 | – | | |
| Darlene Kelly (Independent) (1969–1972) ||||||||
| 1969–70 | Darlene Kelly | 9–3 | – | | |
| 1970–71 | Darlene Kelly | 14–2 | – | | |
| 1971–72 | Darlene Kelly | 9–5 | – | | |
| Darlene Kelly: | Darlene Kelly: | 32–10 | – | | |
| Ellen Eason (Independent) (1972–1975) ||||||||
| 1972–73 | Ellen Eason | 11–4 | – | | |
| 1973–74 | Ellen Eason | 10–5 | – | | |
| 1974–75 | Ellen Eason | 8–10 | – | | |
| Ellen Eason: | Ellen Eason: | 29–19 | – | | |
| Rita Yerkes (Independent) (1975–1979) ||||||||
| 1975–76 | Rita Yerkes | 5–11 | – | | |
| 1976–77 | Rita Yerkes | 11–11 | – | | MAIAW Champions |
| 1977–78 | Rita Yerkes | 15–7 | – | | EAIAW Regional Champions |
| 1978–79 | Rita Yerkes | 17–11 | – | | EAIAW Regional Champions |
| Rita Yerkes: | Rita Yerkes: | 48–40 | – | | |
| Breezy Bishop (Independent, ECC) (1979–1983) ||||||||
| 1979–80 | Breezy Bishop | 16–8 | – | | EAIAW Regional Bid |
| 1980–81 | Breezy Bishop | 6–18 | – | | |
| 1981–82 | Breezy Bishop | 15–8 | – | | |
| 1982–83 | Breezy Bishop | 15–9 | 5–4 | 3rd | |
| Breezy Bishop: | Breezy Bishop: | 52–43 | – | | |
| Sheilah Collins (ECC) (1983–1988) ||||||||
| 1983–84 | Sheilah Collins | 19–8 | 6–2 | 2nd | |
| 1984–85 | Sheilah Collins | 17–12 | 10–4 | 4th | |
| 1985–86 | Sheilah Collins | 14–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |
| 1986–87 | Sheilah Collins | 13–13 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1987–88 | Sheilah Collins | 12–15 | 3–11 | 7th | |
| Sheilah Collins: | Sheilah Collins: | 54–62 | – | | |
| Ellen Fitzkee (ECC, Big South, America East) (1988–2001) ||||||||
| 1988–89 | Ellen Fitzkee | 13–12 | 7–7 | 3rd | |
| 1989–90 | Ellen Fitzkee | 11–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |
| 1990–91 | Ellen Fitzkee | 8–19 | 4–8 | 5th | |
| 1991–92 | Ellen Fitzkee | 11–18 | 3–9 | 7th | |
| 1992–93 | Ellen Fitzkee | 12–16 | 8–6 | 4th | |
| 1993–94 | Ellen Fitzkee | 17–11 | 11–7 | 3rd | |
| 1994–95 | Ellen Fitzkee | 15–13 | 13–3 | 2nd | |
| 1995–96 | Ellen Fitzkee | 8–19 | 5–13 | 9th | |
| 1996–97 | Ellen Fitzkee | 11–17 | 6–12 | 7th | |
| 1997–98 | Ellen Fitzkee | 15–13 | 10–8 | 4th | |
| 1998–99 | Ellen Fitzkee | 12–16 | 6–12 | 6th | |
| 1999–2000 | Ellen Fitzkee | 9–19 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2000–01 | Ellen Fitzkee | 3–25 | 2–16 | 10th | |
| Ellen Fitzkee: | Ellen Fitzkee: | 155–214 | – | | |
| Joe Matthews (CAA) (2001–2013) ||||||||
| 2001–02 | Joe Matthews | 2–26 | 1–17 | 10th | |
| 2002–03 | Joe Matthews | 3–25 | 2–16 | 10th | |
| 2003–04 | Joe Matthews | 9–19 | 1–17 | 10th | |
| 2004–05 | Joe Matthews | 16–14 | 9–9 | 5th | |
| 2005–06 | Joe Matthews | 9–19 | 4–14 | 10th | |
| 2006–07 | Joe Matthews | 17–12 | 8–10 | 7th | |
| 2007–08 | Joe Matthews | 22–10 | 12–6 | 5th | |
| 2008–09 | Joe Matthews | 17–13 | 8–10 | 8th | |
| 2009–10 | Joe Matthews | 15–16 | 9–9 | 7th | WBI First Round |
| 2010–11 | Joe Matthews | 9–21 | 3–15 | 11th | |
| 2011–12 | Joe Matthews | 16–14 | 7–11 | 9th | |
| 2012–13 | Joe Matthews | 12–18 | 6–12 | 7th | |
| Joe Matthews: | Joe Matthews: | 147–207 | – | | |
| Niki Reid Geckeler (CAA) (2013–2017) ||||||||
| 2013–14 | Niki Reid Geckeler | 13–17 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 2014–15 | Niki Reid Geckeler | 11–21 | 6–12 | 8th | |
| 2015–16 | Niki Reid Geckeler | 7–24 | 3–15 | 10th | |
| 2016–17 | Niki Reid Geckeler | 12–18 | 5–13 | 9th | |
| Niki Reid Geckeler: | Niki Reid Geckeler: | 43–80 | – | | |
| Diane Richardson (CAA) (2017–2022) ||||||||
| 2017–18 | Diane Richardson | 9–21 | 4–14 | 9th | |
| 2018–19 | Diane Richardson | 20–13 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round |
| 2019–20 | Diane Richardson | 14–15 | 9–9 | 4th | |
| 2020–21 | Diane Richardson | 13–9 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |
| 2021–22 | Diane Richardson | 24–18 | 14–4 | 3rd | WNIT First Round |
| Diane Richardson: | Diane Richardson: | 80–76 | – | | |
| Laura Harper (CAA) (2022–present) ||||||||
| 2022–23 | Laura Harper | 21–12 | 13–5 | T–1st | WNIT First Round |
| Total: | Total: | 676–766 (.469) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||||

## NCAA tournament results

| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2019 | #15 | First Round | #2 UConn | L 61−110 |

## WNIT results

| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2022 | First Round | Old Dominion | L 66-72 |
| 2023 | First Round | Harvard | L 63-103 |

## WBI results

| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2010 | #4 | First Round | #5 Fairfield | L 55-69 |