Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball

Northern Colorado Bears
Northern Colorado Bears
	2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
University	University of Northern Colorado
Head coach	Kristen Mattio (1st season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Greeley, Colorado
Arena	Bank of Colorado Arena ; (Capacity: 2,992)
Nickname	Bears
Colors	Blue and gold;
NCAA Tournament Second round
	Division II: 1998, 2000
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	Division I: 2018; Division II: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002
Conference tournament champions
	2018
Conference regular season champions
	2018

The Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference.^[2]

History[]

Northern Colorado began play in 1970, though records only go back to 1974. They were members of the Intermountain Athletic Conference (IAC) from 1975 to 1982, the Continental Divide Conference (CDC) from 1982 to 1989, and the North Central Conference (NCC) from 1989 to 2003 before being reclassified to Division I in 2003. They joined the Big Sky Conference in 2006. They played in the WBI in 2011 and the WNIT in 2013 and 2015. As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Bears have an all-time record of 585–595.^[3]

Postseason[]

NCAA Division I tournament results[]

The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	#10	First Round	#7 Michigan	L 61–75

NCAA Division II tournament results[]

The Bears made five appearances in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament. They had a combined record of 2–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	First Round	Minnesota–Duluth	L, 72–77
1996	First Round	Minnesota–Duluth	L, 60–65
1997	First Round	Nebraska–Kearney	L, 76–82 (OT)
1998	First Round Second Round	Metro State North Dakota	W, 74–64 L, 68–96
2000	First Round Second Round	Nebraska–Kearney North Dakota	W, 81–79 L, 67–82

References[]

^ UNC Style Guide (PDF). May 18, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
^ "The Official Athletic Website of the University of Northern Colorado". uncbears.com.
^ "WBB Record Book 2/21/17 (PDF)" (PDF). University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] UNC Style Guide (PDF). May 18, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

[2] "The Official Athletic Website of the University of Northern Colorado". uncbears.com.

[3] "WBB Record Book 2/21/17 (PDF)" (PDF). University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

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v t Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
Venues	Bank of Colorado Arena (1975–present)
People
	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

v t Big Sky Conference women's basketball
Members	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Lady Griz Montana State Bobcats Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds (leaving in 2022) Weber State Wildcats
Championships & awards	Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament

v t University of Northern Colorado
Academics	Monfort College of Business Summer Enrichment Program Colorado School of Public Health (joint program with UC and CSU)
Athletics	Northern Colorado Bears Baseball Jackson Field Men's basketball Women's basketball Bank of Colorado Arena Football Nottingham Field Rugby Football Club Fighting Whites (former intramural team)
Student life	The Crucible The Mirror