1998 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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1998 NCAA Division II
Women's Basketball Tournament
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Teams48
Finals siteArkansas Pine Bluff, Arkansas
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux (2nd title)
Runner-upEmporia State Lady Hornets (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachGene Roebuck (2nd title)
MOPJenny Crouse (North Dakota)
NCAA Division II Women's Tournaments
«1997 1999»

The 1998 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 17th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Defending champions North Dakota defeated Emporia State in the championship game, 92–76, to claim the Fighting Sioux's second NCAA Division II national title. This would go on to be the second of three consecutive titles for North Dakota.

The championship rounds were contested in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Bracket[]

Elite Eight[]

Elite Eight Final Four National Championship
         
Northern Michigan 86
Seattle Pacific 57
Northern Michigan 69
North Dakota 79
North Dakota 71
Bentley 56
North Dakota 92
Emporia State 76
Francis Marion 69*
Arkansas Tech 61
Francis Marion 75
Emporia State 90
Emporia State 122
Shippensburg 84

All-tournament team[]

  • Jenny Crouse, North Dakota
  • Mandy Arndtson, North Dakota
  • Jaime Pudenz, North Dakota
  • Jurgita Kausaite, Emporia State
  • Aneta Kausaite, Emporia State
  • Jennifer Barbson, Francis Marion

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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