New Haven Chargers women's basketball

New Haven Chargers
2025–26 New Haven Chargers women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of New Haven
First season1975–76 (50 years ago)
ConferenceNEC
LocationWest Haven, Connecticut
ArenaThe Jeffrey P. Hazell Center
NicknameChargers
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA tournament champions
Division II: 1987
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II: 1987
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1987, 1988, 2015
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II: 1987, 1988, 1989 2015
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
NECC: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
East Coast: 2006, 2007

The New Haven Chargers women's basketball program is the women's college basketball team of University of New Haven. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Northeast Conference since July 1, 2025. They will become full members in the 2028-29 season after finishing the four-year NCAA Division I reclassification period.[2] Previously, they competed in NCAA Division II. They won the 1987 women's basketball tournament for the first national championship in program history.[3]

Postseason

Division II

New Haven competed in the Division II tournament nine times. They had a record of 10-8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1986 Round of 24 Quinnipiac L 60–62
1987 Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship Game
#13 Stonehill
#4 Hampton
#7 Northern Kentucky
#2 Cal-Poly Pomona
W 72–64
W 65-63
W 77–74
W 77–75
1988 Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Stonehill
Bentley
Delta State
W 85–69
W 50–49
L 70–97
1989 Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Bryant
Bentley
W 94–71
L 71–76
2003 Round of 64 Bentley L 65–92
2006 Round of 64 Stonehill L 70–77
2007 Round of 64 #7 Southern Connecticut L 45–68
2014 Round of 64 Adelphi L 86–92
2015 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Philadelphia
Franklin Pierce
#13 Stonehill
Cal Baptist
W 69–55
W 69–59
W 58–57
L 77–86

References

  1. ^ "University of New Haven Branding Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Charging Ahead: University of New Haven accepts Northeast Conference membership invite". newhavenchagers.com. New Haven Chargers. May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. ^ https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/NEW-HAVEN-200-Chargers-couldn-t-be-denied-in-run-11472275.php

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