# Omaha Mavericks women's basketball

The Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks, represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League and play in the new on-campus Baxter Arena, built prior to the 2015–16 season. The Mavericks are now eligible for the NCAA tournament, NIT, or Summit League Tournament, having completed the school's four-year transition from Division II to Division I, which began in the 2011–12 season.
During the 2021 Summit League women's basketball tournament the Mavericks, seeded eighth, beat number one seed and nationally ranked 22nd, South Dakota State Jackrabbits 52–40. In the Semifinals they beat Western Illinois 69–55 to reach the Summit League Championship for the first time in school history. The Mavericks would end up losing to the South Dakota Coyotes and the Coyotes would earn the spot in the NCAA Tournament.

## Postseason
### NCAA Division II

The Mavericks made three appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–3.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1982 | First Round | Fort Valley State | L, 74–75 |
| 1987 | First Round | St. Cloud State | L, 60–68 |
| 1992 | First Round | Augustana (SD) | L, 70–83 |

### AIAW College Division/Division II

The Mavericks made one appearance in the AIAW women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1980 | First Round | Cal Poly Pomona | L, 64–79 |

## Season–by–season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Joyce Morris (1971–1973) ||||||
| 1971–72 | Joyce Morris | 2–6 | — | — | |
| 1972–73 | Joyce Morris | 4–7 | — | — | |
| Joyce Morris: | Joyce Morris: | 6–13 (.316) | – | | |
| Dee Grindle (1973–1976) ||||||
| 1973–74 | Dee Grindle | 8–8 | — | — | |
| 1974–75 | Dee Grindle | 10–10 | — | — | |
| 1975–76 | Dee Grindle | 10–9 | — | — | |
| Dee Grindle: | Dee Grindle: | 28–27 (.509) | – | | |
| Cherri Mankenberg (1976–1980) ||||||
| 1976–77 | Cherri Mankenberg | 17–12 | — | — | |
| 1977–78 | Cherri Mankenberg | 18–10 | — | — | |
| 1978–79 | Cherri Mankenberg | 19–12 | — | — | |
| Cherri Mankenberg (North Central Conference) (1979–1998) ||||||
| 1979–80 | Cherri Mankenberg | 22–13 | 5—1 | — | AIAW Division II First Round |
| 1980–81 | Cherri Mankenberg | 27–7 | 7—1 | — | |
| 1981–82 | Cherri Mankenberg | 22–6 | 8—2 | — | NCAA Division II First Round |
| 1982–83 | Cherri Mankenberg | 13–14 | 5—5 | — | |
| 1983–84 | Cherri Mankenberg | 14–12 | 6—6 | — | |
| 1984–85 | Cherri Mankenberg | 14–14 | 5—9 | — | |
| 1985–86 | Cherri Mankenberg | 14–12 | 7—7 | — | |
| 1986–87 | Cherri Mankenberg | 21–8 | 11—3 | — | NCAA Division II First Round |
| 1987–88 | Cherri Mankenberg | 14–13 | 4—10 | — | |
| 1988–89 | Cherri Mankenberg | 14–14 | 5—9 | — | |
| 1989–90 | Cherri Mankenberg | 12–16 | 6—12 | — | |
| 1990–91 | Cherri Mankenberg | 12–16 | 7—11 | — | |
| 1991–92 | Cherri Mankenberg | 20–9 | 12—6 | — | NCAA Division II First Round |
| 1992–93 | Cherri Mankenberg | 7–19 | 4—14 | — | |
| 1993–94 | Cherri Mankenberg | 12–14 | 6—12 | — | |
| 1994–95 | Cherri Mankenberg | 14–13 | 8—10 | — | |
| 1995–96 | Cherri Mankenberg | 13–14 | 8—10 | — | |
| 1996–97 | Cherri Mankenberg | 16–10 | 9—9 | — | |
| 1997–98 | Cherri Mankenberg | 10–17 | 4—14 | — | |
| Cherri Mankenberg: | Cherri Mankenberg: | 345–275 (.556) | – (–) | | |
| Paula Buscher (North Central Conference) (1998–2000) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Paula Buscher | 11–16 | 6—12 | — | |
| 1999–00 | Paula Buscher | 15–12 | 7—11 | — | |
| Paul Buscher: | Paul Buscher: | 26–28 (.481) | 13–23 (.361) | | |
| Lisa Carlsen (North Central Conference) (2000–2004) ||||||
| 2000–01 | Lisa Carlsen | 8–18 | 6—12 | — | |
| 2001–02 | Lisa Carlsen | 11–18 | 7—11 | — | |
| 2002–03 | Lisa Carlsen | 12–16 | 5—11 | — | |
| 2003–04 | Lisa Carlsen | 5–22 | 0—14 | — | |
| Lisa Carlsen: | Lisa Carlsen: | 36–74 (.327) | 18–48 (.273) | | |
| Patty Patton Shearer (North Central Conference) (2004–2008) ||||||
| 2004–05 | Patty Patton Shearer | 14–14 | 4—8 | — | |
| 2005–06 | Patty Patton Shearer | 20–11 | 5—7 | — | |
| 2006–07 | Patty Patton Shearer | 16–12 | 3—9 | — | |
| 2007–08 | Patty Patton Shearer | 17–12 | 3—9 | — | |
| Patty Patton Shearer (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2008–2011) ||||||
| 2008–09 | Patty Patton Shearer | 15–12 | 11—9 | — | |
| 2009–10 | Patty Patton Shearer | 12–15 | 7—13 | — | |
| 2010–11 | Patty Patton Shearer | 8–18 | 5—17 | — | |
| Parry Patton Shearer: | Parry Patton Shearer: | 102–94 (.520) | 38–72 (.345) | | |
| Chance Lindley (Independent) (2011–2012) ||||||
| 2011–12 | Chance Lindley | 15–12 | | | |
| Chance Lindley (Summit League) (2012–2013) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Chance Lindley | 14–11 | 7—9 | T—5th | |
| Chance Lindley: | Chance Lindley: | 29–23 (.558) | 7–9 (.438) | | |
| Brittany Lange (Summit League) (2013–2020) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Brittany Lange | 12–16 | 4—10 | 7th | |
| 2014–15 | Brittany Lange | 10–18 | 5—11 | 7th | |
| 2015–16 | Brittany Lange | 15–15 | 7—9 | 6th | |
| 2016–17 | Brittany Lange | 16–15 | 8—8 | 5th | |
| 2017–18 | Brittany Lange | 12–16 | 3—11 | 6th | |
| 2018–19 | Brittany Lange | 8–21 | 2—14 | 9th | |
| 2019–20 | Brittany Lange | 7–23 | 2—14 | 8th | |
| Brittany Lange: | Brittany Lange: | 80–124 (.392) | 31–77 (.287) | | |
| Carrie Banks (Summit League) (2020–present) ||||||
| 2020–21 | Carrie Banks | 7–13 | 4—8 | T–7th | |
| 2021–22 | Carrie Banks | 7–19 | 3—14 | 10th | |
| 2022–23 | Carrie Banks | 15–17 | 8—10 | 6th | |
| Brittany Lange: | Brittany Lange: | 29–49 (.372) | 15–32 (.319) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 677–684 (.497) | | | |
| 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 ||||||
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