Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball

The Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team, known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until 2022, is the women's basketball team that represents Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas. The team currently competes in the Southland Conference. The Huskies are currently coached by Donna Finnie.[2]

Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
UniversityHouston Christian University
Head coachDonna Finnie (9th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationHouston, Texas
ArenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameHuskies
ColorsRoyal blue and orange[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


Conference regular season champions
2022
For information on all Houston Baptist University sports, see Houston Baptist Huskies

History

The Huskies have played women's basketball since 1999. In 2022, HBU clinched its regular season title, the first in program history, and the first outright Southland conference title in any sport in school history.[3]

Postseason results

WNIT results

The Huskies have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) once. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2022First RoundToledoL, 51–61

NAIA Division I

The Huskies made eight appearances in the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 14–8.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2000 NR First Round #8 Campbellsville L, 55–64
2001 NR First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 #13 Oklahoma Christian
Dillard
#5 Lewis–Clark State		 W, 70–68 (OT)
W, 72–66
L, 82–84
2002 #6 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Auburn Montgomery
#11 Oklahoma Baptist
#3 Union (TN)		 W, 67–59
W, 83–80
L, 50–71
2003 #1 First Round
Second Round		 #8 Claflin
#5 Point Loma Nazarene		 W, 83–63
L, 68–75
2004 #2 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 #7 Montana Western
#3 Columbia (MO)
#1 Freed–Hardeman
#1 Oklahoma City		 W, 89–79
W, 79–66
W, 74–61
L, 69–81
2005 #1 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 #8 IU South Bend
#5 Cumberland (TN)
#3 Georgetown (KY)
#1 Oklahoma City		 W, 64–49
W, 86–59
W, 68–66
L, 74–81
2006 #2 First Round
Second Round		 #7 Lindsey Wilson
#6 Lubbock Christian		 W, 60–57
L, 56–62
2007 #6 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 #3 Montana Western
#2 Lubbock Christian
#1 Union (TN)		 W, 64–63
W, 82–73
L, 58–83

Roster
2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 0 Enya Maguire 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Belfast, Northern Ireland
G 3 Erin Maguire 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Belfast, Northern Ireland
G 5 Kennedy Wilson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Mansfield, TX
F 11 Joy Oly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
F 12 Amy Cotton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So North Adelaide, Australia
G 13 Lauryn Mapusua 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Queensland, Australia
F 14 N'Denasija Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mansfield, TX
G 15 Julija Vujakovic 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Bereldange, Luxembourg
G 22 Quincy Erickson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Washington, MO
F 23 Emelie Ezukanma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Fort Worth, TX
G 24 Cat Hursh 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Katy, TX
C 25 Abbey Sutherland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
C 33 Marilyn Nzoiwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Round Rock, TX
C 40 Elizabeth Matadi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Irving, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2022

References
  1. Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. "Women's Basketball - Houston Baptist University". hbuhuskies.com.
  3. "WBB: Huskies Clinch Share of Regular Season Title; Finnie Earns Win #100".


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