# UMass Minutewomen basketball

The UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutewomen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## History

UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the NCAA Tournament three times, in 1996, 1998 and 2022. In the former, they lost 60–57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In 1998, they lost 77–59 to Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80–59 to Texas A&M and 90–72 to Notre Dame. They won their first conference tournament in 2022, having previously captured the East Division in 1998. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707.

## Season-by-season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Barbara Stevens (Atlantic Ten) (1983–1986) ||||||
| 1983–84 | Barbara Stevens | 10–17 | 3–5 | T 6th | |
| 1984–85 | Barbara Stevens | 13–15 | 2–6 | T 6th | |
| 1985–86 | Barbara Stevens | 11–17 | 4–12 | T 7th | |
| Barbara Stevens: | Barbara Stevens: | 34–49 (.410) | 9–23 (.281) | | | |
| Sharon Dawley (Atlantic Ten) (2010–2016) ||||||
| 2010–11 | Sharon Dawley | 7–23 | 3-11 | 11th | |
| 2011–12 | Sharon Dawley | 7–22 | 3–11 | 12th | |
| 2012–13 | Sharon Dawley | 3–26 | 1–13 | 15th | |
| 2013–14 | Sharon Dawley | 4–27 | 1–15 | 12th | |
| 2014–15 | Sharon Dawley | 12–18 | 5–11 | 13th | |
| 2015–16 | Sharon Dawley | 12–18 | 5–11 | T 10th | |
| Sharon Dawley: | Sharon Dawley: | 45–134 (.251) | 18–72 (.200) | | | |
| Tory Verdi (A10) (2016–2023) ||||||
| 2016–17 | Tory Verdi | 9–21 | 3–13 | 13th | |
| 2017–18 | Tory Verdi | 14–16 | 6–10 | 10th | |
| 2018–19 | Tory Verdi | 16–16 | 7–9 | T-8th | |
| 2019–20 | Tory Verdi | 20–11 | 9–7 | T-4th | |
| 2020–21 | Tory Verdi | 16–8 | 7–5 | 7th | WNIT First Round |
| 2021–22 | Tory Verdi | 26–7 | 11–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round |
| 2022–23 | Tory Verdi | 27–7 | 14–2 | T-1st | WNIT Second Round |
| Tory Verdi: | Tory Verdi: | 128–86 (.598) | 57–48 (.543) | WNIT (3-2) / NCAA (0-1) | WNIT (3-2) / NCAA (0-1) | WNIT (3-2) / NCAA (0-1) |
| Mike Leflar (A10) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023–24 | Mike Leflar | 5-27 | 2-16 | 14th | |
| 2024–25 | Mike Leflar | 15-12 | 10-6 | 6th | |
| Mike Leflar: | Mike Leflar: | 20-39 (.339) | 12-22 (.353) | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 5–27 (.156) | | | | |
| 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 ||||||

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament appearances

The Minutewomen have made 3 appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 0–3.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1996 | #8 | First Round | (9) Michigan State | L 57–60 |
| 1998 | #13 | First Round | (4) Iowa | L 59–77 |
| 2022 | #12 | First Round | (5) Notre Dame | L 78-89 |

#### WNIT

The UMass Minutewomen have made 2 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 1-2 not including consolation games.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2021 | First Round Consolation Games* | Villanova Charlotte* Ohio* | L 58–71 W 81–75 W 95–71 |
| 2023 | First Round Second Round | Albany Harvard | W 73–48 L 87–89 |

## Awards and honors
### Conference awards
#### Coaches

* Tory Verdi – 2022