Winthrop Eagles women's basketball

Winthrop Eagles
Winthrop Eagles
	2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team
University	Winthrop University
Head coach	Lynette Woodard (1st season)
Conference	Big South
Location	Rock Hill, South Carolina
Arena	Winthrop Coliseum ; (Capacity: 6,100)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Garnet and Gold[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2014
Conference tournament champions
	2014

The Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represents Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States and competes in the Big South Conference. ^[2]

History

Winthrop began play in 1969. From 1982 to 1986, they played in the NAIA before joining the NCAA in 1986. They made an appearance in the WNIT in 2013, their first postseason appearance in school history. They beat Florida Gulf Coast 65–51 to win their first ever postseason game before they lost to Florida 85–53 in the Second Round. In 2014, they won the Big South Conference tournament and won the bid to go to the NCAA Tournament, both firsts for the program. They lost 87–45 to Duke in the First Round. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Eagles have an all-time record of 552–734. ^[3]

References

↑ Winthrop Eagles Athletics Graphics Standars Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 4, 2018.
↑ "Winthrop Eagles". winthropeagles.com.
↑ "2016 17 winthrop women's basketball factbook".

External links

Official website

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[1] Winthrop Eagles Athletics Graphics Standars Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[2] "Winthrop Eagles". winthropeagles.com.

[3] "2016 17 winthrop women's basketball factbook".

Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Winthrop Coliseum (1982–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Big South Conference women's basketball
Teams	Campbell Fighting Camels Charleston Southern Buccaneers Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Hampton Lady Pirates High Point Panthers Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs USC Upstate Spartans Winthrop Eagles
Championships & awards	Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19