San Francisco Dons women's basketball

San Francisco Dons
San Francisco Dons
	2018–19 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
University	University of San Francisco
Head coach	Molly Goodenbour (1st season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	San Francisco, California
Arena	War Memorial Gymnasium; Chase Center ; (Capacity: 5,300 / 19,500)
Nickname	Dons
Student section	Los Locos
Colors	Green and Gold[1];
Uniforms
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1996
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1980, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2016
Conference Tournament Champions
	1995, 1996, 1997, 2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1980 (NCAC); 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996 (WCC)

The San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in NCAA Division I women's college basketball.[2]

History

San Francisco began play in 1976. Their first postseason appearance was in the 1980 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship, losing 92–58 to BYU in the First Round. They made appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2016, with a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1996. That year, USF (ranked as a 5 seed) beat Florida 68–61, and Duke 64–60 before losing to Connecticut 72–44. They have made the WNIT three times. They played in the NCAC from 1977–1982 and the NORPAC from 1982–85 before joining the West Coast Conference in 1985. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Dons have an all-time record of 546–595.[3][4]

NCAA Tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	#11	First Round	#6 Arkansas	L 58−67
1996	#12	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Florida #4 Duke #1 Connecticut	W 68−61 W 64−60 L 44−72
1997	#11	First Round	#6 Southern Cal	L 55−68
2016	#13	First Round	#4 Stanford	L 60−85

References

"Graphics Resources | University of San Francisco Marketing Communications". Retrieved March 4, 2019.
"The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics". usfdons.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
http://usfdons.com/documents/2016/10/31/16_17_WBB_Quick_Facts.pdf
http://usfdons.com/documents/2016/11/9/WBB_16_17_Record_Book.pdf

External links

Official website

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[1] "Graphics Resources | University of San Francisco Marketing Communications". Retrieved March 4, 2019.

[2] "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics". usfdons.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

[3] ttp://usfdons.com/documents/2016/10/31/16_17_WBB_Quick_Facts.pdf

[4] ttp://usfdons.com/documents/2016/11/9/WBB_16_17_Record_Book.pdf

San Francisco Dons women's basketball
Venues	War Memorial Gymnasium (1976–present) Chase Center (2019–present)
Culture & lore	History The Don
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2019–20

University of San Francisco
Located in: San Francisco, California
Academics	School of Law School of Nursing St. Ignatius Institute Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning Swig Judaic studies program International Business Plan Competition
Campus	Saint Ignatius Church Residence Halls Lone Mountain College
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Football War Memorial Gymnasium Negoesco Stadium Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
Student life	San Francisco Foghorn KUSF
People	Alumni Faculty Presidents Anthony Maraschi

West Coast Conference women's basketball
Teams	BYU Cougars Gonzaga Bulldogs Loyola Marymount Lions Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos
Championships & awards	WCC Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2019–20