1987 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament

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1987 NCAA Division III
Women's Basketball Tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams32
Finals sitePennsylvania Scranton, Pennsylvania
ChampionsWisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (1st title)
Runner-upConcordia Cobbers (1st title game)
Third placeScranton Royals (2nd Final Four)
Fourth placeKean Cougars (1st Final Four)
Winning coach (1st title)
NCAA Division III Women's Tournaments
«1986 1988»

The 1987 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament was the sixth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Concordia Moorhead in the championship game, 81–74, to claim the Pointers' first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Bracket[]

Elite Eight[]

Elite Eight Final Four National Championship
         
Scranton 50*
St. John Fisher 43
Scranton 59
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 74
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 71
William Penn 66
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 81
Concordia Moorhead 74
Kean 69
Southern Maine 56
Kean 69 Third Place
Concordia Moorhead 74
Concordia Moorhead 72 Scranton 92*
Rust 62 Kean 90

All-tournament team[]

  • Jessica Beachy, Concordia Moorhead
  • Una Espenkotter, Scranton
  • Wendy Norris, Kean
  • Donna Pivonka, Wisconsin–Stevens Point
  • Karla Miller, Wisconsin–Stevens Point

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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