Women's Basketball Falls, 80-69, To Southern Maine In NCAA Div. III Tournament Quarterfinals
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GORHAM, Maine - March 13 - Springfield College freshman guard
Tara McCarthy (Bristol, R.I.) scored a game-high 22 points, but it was host Southern Maine downing the Pride, 80-69, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament this afternoon in Maine.
McCarthy and senior forward
Kacey Wunsch (Londonderry, N.H.) were named to the all-tournament team for the Pride (25-6), which matched the school record for wins in a single season in its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. SC also played in the 1982 Division II quarterfinals.
Junior forward
Courtney Parvin (Brackney, Pa.) added 17 points and grabbed six boards for SC, while Wunsch was credited with nine points and five rebounds in her final collegiate game.
Southern Maine (30-2) moves on to its fourth final four and first since 2000, where the Huskies will face Milikin, Friday (March 19) in Virginia Beach, Va.
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Head Coach Naomi Graves
Entering her 23rd season as head coach in 2013-14, Naomi Graves has directed her squads to an impressive 323-260 record (.554 winning percentage) since joining the Division III ranks in 1995. Graves has led the Pride to 12 post-season bids in the past 17 years, including five berths in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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