Women's Basketball

Washington University

1 Brookings Dr. - St. Louis, MO - 63130
Team Office: Tel: (314) 935-4702 Fax: (314) 935-5545
Team website: bearsports.wustl.edu/

Washington University offers over 100 Bachelor and Master degree programs and doctorates in more than 40 areas. Some of the majors offered include Drama, Dance, Sculpture, East Asian Studies, African-American/Black Studies, Architecture, Photography, Fashion/Apparel Design, and Film/Cinema Studies. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Washington University #12 among national universities.

The main 169 acre campus lies at the western boundary of Forest Park, partially in the City of St. Louis (pop. 350k)

Washington plays in the University Athletic Conference (UAA), the only D3 conference to have all of its member institutions affiliated with the Association of American Universities, a prestigious collection of 60 research institutions. The UAA is sometimes referred to as the Nerdy Nine though there are only 8 schools in the league.

School website
www.wustl.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

10,000

Getting In:

Very Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1370-1530

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$46,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Social Sciences - Engineering - Business

Misc. Information

Mention Division III women's basketball and Washington University of St. Louis is likely to be brought up in the same sentence. Head Coach Nancy Fahey completed her 22nd season in 2007-08 and ranks second in winning percentage among current D3 coaches. Four consecutive national championships (98,99,00, 01) -- the only coach in D3 history to have accomplished this -- affirms Fahey as one of the nation's premier coaches -- at any level. During the 90's, Fahey's teams captured the league title seven times, compiled a 125-17 record in conference play, averaged 24 wins per season, and finished 1999 and 2000 with undefeated seasons (60-0). A former player (point guard) at the University of Wisconsin, Fahey came to Washington after coaching at Johnsburg H.S. In 2007-08, the Bears went 19-8 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tourney (their 17th consecutive appearance) where they were upended by DePauw.

Team Name	Bears
Colors	Red and Green
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	576-156 (.786)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	19-8	25-6	25-3	123-15 (.891)
Conference	10-4	12-2	13-1	63-6 (.913)
Conf. Finish	2	1	1	1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	Finals	Swt 16	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#25	#1	#3	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Nancy Fahey
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Washington University	1986-87
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	516-93 (.847)
Record at Washington University	516-93 (.847)
Coaching Awards	NCAA Regional COTY 5x, NCAA Div COTY 3x, WBCA Nat'

Asst. Coaches	Bobbi Morse

Recruiting Coordinator

Bobbi Morse, Ph. (314) 935-7135, bobbim@athletics.wustl.edu

Conference and Schedule

Washington plays in the University Athletic Association (www.uaa.rochester.edu) which is comprised of eight major urban research schools from Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio and New York. Conference play usually begins in January after a two week winter break. Washington will play each team twice, home and away. The 14 league games are often played on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons and are piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the UAA tourney which includes all teams in a double round-robin format with the winner receiving an automatic berth in the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, U. of Chicago, Emory, U. of Rochester, and NYU.

Facilities

Field House
Capacity 3,000, Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Washington was ranked #10 in offense, averaging 77 ppg.