Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball

Northern Colorado Bears
2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Northern Colorado
Head coachKristen Mattio (4th season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationGreeley, Colorado
ArenaBank of Colorado Arena
(capacity: 2,992)
NicknameBears
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA tournament second round
Division II: 1998, 2000
NCAA tournament appearances
Division I: 2018
Division II: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002
Conference tournament champions
2018
Conference regular season champions
2018

The Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference.[2]

History

Northern Colorado began play in 1970, though records only go back to 1974. They were members of the Intermountain Athletic Conference (IAC) from 1975 to 1982, the Continental Divide Conference (CDC) from 1982 to 1989, and the North Central Conference (NCC) from 1989 to 2003 before being reclassified to Division I in 2003. They joined the Big Sky Conference in 2006. They played in the WBI in 2011 and the WNIT in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2019. They made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. As of the end of the 2020–21 season, the Bears have an all-time record of 661–644.[3]

Division I Season-by-Season Results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ron Vlasin (Independent) (2003–2006)
2003-04 Ron Vlasin 16-11 Independent during transition from DII to DI
2004-05 Ron Vlasin 12-16
2005-06 Ron Vlasin 13-15
Ron Vlasin Win–loss Total: 41-42
Jaime White (Big Sky) (2006–2014)
2006-07 Jaime White 5-24 2-14
2007-08 Jaime White 14-16 8-8
2008-09 Jaime White 12-18 5-11
2009-10 Jaime White 14-16 6-10
2010-11 Jaime White 17-14 12-4 WBI
2011-12 Jaime White 20-12 11-5 WNIT
2012-13 Jaime White 21-13 15-5 WNIT
2013-14 Jaime White 14-15 8-12
Jaime White Win–loss Total: 117-128
Kamie Ethridge (Big Sky) (2014–2019)
2014-15 Kamie Ethridge 22-13 12-6 WNIT
2015-16 Kamie Ethridge 13-16 8-10
2016-17 Kamie Ethridge 22-8 14-4
2017-18 Kamie Ethridge 26-7 15-3 NCAA Tournament First Round
Kamie Ethridge Win–loss Total: 88-44
Jenny Huth (Big Sky) (2018–2021)
2018-19 Jenny Huth 21-11 3-13 WNIT
2019-20 Jenny Huth 13-18 8-12
2020-21 Jenny Huth 14-12 12-7
Jenny Huth Win–loss Total: 48-41
Kristen Mattio (Big Sky) (2021–present)
2021–22 Kristen Mattio 3–22 2–13
2022–23 Kristen Mattio 0–0 0–0
Kristen Mattio Win–loss Total: 3–22 (.120)
Total: Win Loss Total

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2018 #10 First Round #7 Michigan L 61–75

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Bears made five appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 2–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
1995 First Round Minnesota–Duluth L, 72–77
1996 First Round Minnesota–Duluth L, 60–65
1997 First Round Nebraska–Kearney L, 76–82 (OT)
1998 First Round
Second Round 		Metro State
North Dakota 		W, 74–64
L, 68–96
2000 First Round
Second Round 		Nebraska–Kearney
North Dakota 		W, 81–79
L, 67–82

References

  1. ^ UNC Style Guide (PDF). March 1, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Official Athletic Website of the University of Northern Colorado". uncbears.com.
  3. ^ "WBB Record Book 2/21/17 (PDF)" (PDF). University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
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