| Northern Sun women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Sanford Pentagon |
| Current location | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Played | 2000–present |
| Current champion | Minnesota–Duluth (8th) |
| Most championships | Minnesota–Duluth (8) |
| Official website | NSIC Women's Basketball |
The Northern Sun women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2000. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Minnesota–Duluth | 83–57 | Southwest State | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2001 | Minnesota–Duluth | 53–49 | Southwest State | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2002 | Southwest State | 63–48 | Minnesota–Duluth | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2003 | Minnesota–Duluth | 68–60 | Minnesota–Crookston | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2004 | Minnesota–Duluth | 58–57 | Concordia-St. Paul | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2005 | Concordia-St. Paul | 86–78 | Minnesota State Moorhead | Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse (Moorhead, MN) | |
| 2006 | Wayne State | 59–54 | Northern State | Rice Auditorium (Wayne, NE) | |
| 2007 | Concordia-St. Paul | 85–77 | Minnesota State Moorhead | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2008 | Concordia-St. Paul | 70–65 | Wayne State | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2009 | St. Cloud State | 53–41 | Concordia-St. Paul | McCown Gymnasium (Winona, MN) | |
| 2010 | Wayne State | 77–67 | Minnesota–Duluth | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2011 | Winona State | 63–61 | Concordia-St. Paul | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 2012 | Wayne State | 62–59 | Augustana (SD) | Ashley Arlen, Wayne State | Taylor Arena (Rochester, MN) |
| 2013 | Augustana (SD) | 81–73 | Minnesota State | Emily Schulte, Augustana (SD) | Taylor Arena (Rochester, MN) |
| 2014 | Concordia-St. Paul | 54–36 | Northern State | Rachel Hansen, Concordia-St. Paul | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2015 | Northern State | 61–45 | Wayne State | Rachel Krogman, Northern State | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2016 | Sioux Falls | 75–57 | Augustana (SD) | Taylor Varsho, Sioux Falls | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2017 | Northern State | 55–52 | Sioux Falls | Jill Conrad, Northern State | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2018 | Augustana (SD) | 64–45 | Winona State | Logan O’Farrell, Augustana (SD) | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2019 | Minnesota–Duluth | 52–48 | Minnesota State Moorhead | Sarah Grow, Minnesota-Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2020 | St. Cloud State | 71–62 | Minnesota–Duluth | Nikki Kilboten, St. Cloud | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2021 | Minnesota–Duluth | 67–55 | St. Cloud State | Brooke Olson, Minnesota-Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2022 | Minnesota–Duluth | 62–39 | St. Cloud State | Brooke Olson, Minnesota-Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2022 | Minnesota–Duluth | 80–74 | Minnesota State | Brooke Olson, Minnesota–Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
Championship appearances by school
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota–Duluth | 8–3 | 11 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Concordia–St. Paul | 4–3 | 7 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2014 |
| Wayne State | 3–2 | 5 | 2006, 2010, 2012 |
| Augustana | 2–2 | 4 | 2013, 2018 |
| Northern State | 2–2 | 4 | 2015, 2017 |
| St. Cloud State | 2–2 | 4 | 2009, 2020 |
| Southwest Minnesota State | 1–2 | 3 | 2002 |
| Sioux Falls | 1–1 | 2 | 2016 |
| Winona State | 1–1 | 2 | 2011 |
| Minnesota State–Moorhead | 0–3 | 3 | |
| Minnesota State | 0–2 | 2 | |
| Minnesota–Crookston | 0–1 | 1 |
- Bemidji State, Mary (ND), and Minot State have yet to reach the NSIC tournament final.
- Minnesota–Morris and Upper Iowa never reached the finals of the NSIC tournament before departing the conference.
See also
References
- ↑ "Northern Sun Women's Basketball Tournament History". Year-by-year records. NSIC. 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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