Women's Basketball

Springfield College

263 Alden Street - Springfield, MA - 01109
Team Office: Tel: (413) 748-3415 Fax: (413) 748-3855
Team website: www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/home

Springfield College was the birthplace of the sport of basketball - the game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a professor at Springfield - and originated as a training school for YMCA professionals. Academic programs reflect its distinctive Humanics philosophy—education of the whole person in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others. Springfield offers a liberal arts focus through nearly 50 Bachelor degree programs and over 30 graduate degrees. Majors offered include Art Therapy/Therapist, Community Organization and Advocacy, Gerontology, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management, and Physician Assistant. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Springfield #57 among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Springfield (pop.150k) about 50 miles from Boston.

School website
www.spfldcol.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

3,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 920-1110

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$32,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Health - Education- Park and Rec

Misc. Information

Head coach Naomi Graves completed her 17th season at Springfield in 2007-08. When Graves arrived in 1991-92, the women's basketball team had won a total of nine games in three previous seasons. At first, Graves did no better, winning only 13 games in her first four seasons. Since 1995-96, however, Graves has reversed her bad luck and has turned the program into one of the best New England has to offer as attested by her .688 winning percentage over the last eight seasons. In 2000-01, Graves took the team to its first NCAA tourney and then repeated that feat in 2001-02 by advancing to the Sweet 16, capturing back-to-back conference and tournament crowns. Prior to joining the Springfield faculty, Graves was a standout player at Rhode Island. As a high school phenom, Graves scored 2,137 points and was a high school All-American. In 2007-08, the Pride improved on last year's mark of 14-12, going 16-11.

Team Name	The Pride
Colors	Maroon and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	302-279 (.519)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	16-11	14-12	22-7	112-35 (.761)
Conference	9-4	9-4	12-1	44-8 (.846)
Conf. Finish	3	3	1	1, 1, 2, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Naomi Graves
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Springfield College	1991-92
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	250-106 (.702)
Record at Springfield College	250-106 (.702)
Coaching Awards	NEWMAC COTY 2x

Asst. Coaches	Scott Foulis, Heather Sharpe, Jamie Carney, Kelly O'Brien

Recruiting Coordinator

Naomi Graves, (413) 748-3415, naomi_graves@spfldcol.edu

Conference and Schedule

Springfield joined the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (www.NEWMAC.org) in 1998-99 after playing an independent schedule. The NEWMAC is comprised of 10 schools from Masschususets and Connecticut. Among D3 conferences, it is one of the nation's most competitive. Springfield usually takes a two-three-week break in December before commencing league play in January though non-league opponents are routinely mixed in throughout the season. Springfield currently plays four team twice and the remainder once for a total of 13 games. Games are usually played on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Post-season play is determined by 1) Won-loss record and national ranking and/or 2) winning the NEWMAC tournament, which includes all teams in a double round-robin format.

Conference Opponents

Babson, MIT, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Coast Guard, Wellesley, Wheaton, Worcester Poly, and Clark

Facilities

Blake Arena
Capacity 2,000, Average attendance: ?