
NCAA Division III (2025-2026)
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NCAA Division III 2025-26
NCAA Division III Final: Denison University - University of Scranton 55-41 Denison University (Maureen Hirt): Abby Cooch, Ada Taute, Adelyn Moore, Violet Mitchell, Katie Houpt, Molly Dorighi, Grace Dressell, Brooke Toigo, Isabelle McFadden, Maeve Perry, Izzy Arguelles, Maeve Gaffney, Morgan Kress, Jamie Elliott, Gillian Magner, Jess Zittel, Hannah Grudzien, Anelly Mad-Toingue Top25 2025-26
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Denison wins 2026 DIII women's basketball championship-Mar 22, 2026
Abby Cooch) scored 18 points, Ada Taute added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Denison beat Scranton 55-41 on Saturday to win the program's first Division III national championship. Denison (30-2), which has won six games in a row, extended the program's single-season wins record. Anelly Mad-toingué grabbed 16 rebounds to go with eight points and three blocks for the Big Red. Scranton (32-1) beat NYU, which had won back-to-back national titles, 60-52 in the semifinals to snap the Violets' 91-game win streak the second-longest streak of its kind in NCAA history and advance to the championship game for the first time since 1985. UConn women's basketball won a record 111 straight at the Division I level. Elizabeth Bennett (5'11''-F) made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 9:03 left in the game but Cooch and Taute answered with back-to-back 3s to spark a 14-0 run to take a 50-39 lead with 3:20 remaining. Kaeli Romanowski (5'4''-G) made a layup 12 seconds later, but the Lady Royals didn't score again. Kaci Kranson (5'11''-G) had 10 points all in the third quarter and nine rebounds for Scranton. Meghan Lamanna (5'5''-G) also scored 10 points and Romanowski had a career-high 17 rebounds to go with nine points. Kranson has Landmark Conference-record 2,002 career points, which ranks second in program history behind Jennifer Nish (2,178 points from 1993-97). Denison made just 8 of 38 (21%) from the field, 2 of 17 from behind the arc, in the first half but limited the Lady Royals to 11% (4 of 37) shooting, 2 of 19 from 3-point range. Scranton went 0 for 17 from the field and was outscored 8-1 in the second quarter. The Lady Royals outscored Denison 23-14 in the third quarter to take a 34-33 lead into the fourth. Scranton, which went into the game No. 2 nationally in scoring offense (80.4 per game), had its lowest-scoring game this season. Courtesy of: espn.com NCAA Division III All-Tournament Awards 2026-Apr 16, 2026
Most Outstanding Player: All-Tournament Team *The awards were created by USBasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance.
It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams. WBCA NCAA Division III All-Americans Awards 2026-Apr 16, 2026
Player of the Year: Coach of the Year: Meg Barber of New York U. First Team Honorable Mention Coach of the Year Finalist *The awards were created by USBasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance.
It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams. WBCA Collegiate All-Star Game 2026-Apr 16, 2026
Team Crutchfield Team Shibles D3hoops.com All-American Awards 2026-Apr 16, 2026
![]() Mary Schleusner, power forward from the Washington and Lee University, was named the Player of the Year at the D3hoops.com All-American.
She was also selected to the First Team.
Kaci Kranson, guard from the Scranton Royals, was chosen to the First Team of D3hoops.com All-American.
Among many awards she was selected as the D3hoops.com All-Region 5 Player of the Year in 2025.
She was also selected to the D3hoops.com All-Americans Second Team in 2025.
Kranson was selected as the WBCA NCAA Division III All-Americans Honorable Mention between 2023 and 2024.
Caroline Peper, swingman from the New York University, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Among many awards she won the NCAA Division III championship title for two years in a row (2024 and 2025).
Natalie Gricius, forward from the Carroll University, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Among many awards she was selected to the D3hoops.com All-Region 8 Second Team between 2024 and 2025.
She was also selected as the WBCA Division III All-Americans Honorable Mention in 2025.
Macy Miller, forward from the Ohio Wesleyan University, was voted to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
She contributed to her team making it to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 in 2025.
Player of the Year: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: Benjamin O'Brien of Scranton First Team Second Team Third Team Fourth Team Fifth Team *The awards were created by USBasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance.
It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams. NCAA Division III All-Academic Awards 2026-Apr 16, 2026
First Team Second Team Third Team *The awards were created by USBasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance.
It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams. D3hoops.com All-Region Teams Awards 2026-Apr 16, 2026
Region 1 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Third Team ------------------------ Region 2 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team ------------------------ Region 3 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Third Team ------------------------ Region 4 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Third Team ------------------------ Region 5 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team ------------------------ Region 6 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Third Team ------------------------ Region 7 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: All-Imports Team Second Team Third Team ------------------------ Region 8 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Third Team ------------------------ Region 9 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Third Team ------------------------ Region 10 Most Outstanding Player: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team *The awards were created by USBasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance.
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