Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball team is a women's college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. After having played women's basketball in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) since it began sponsoring women's sports in 1977, and also having been an OVC member since the conference's formation in 1948, EKU joined the ASUN Conference in July 2021.[2] Home games are played at Alumni Coliseum.[3]

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2022–23 Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball team
UniversityEastern Kentucky University
Head coachGreg Todd
ConferenceASUN
LocationRichmond, Kentucky
ArenaMcBrayer Arena at Alumni Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,500)
NicknameColonels
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1997, 2005
Conference tournament champions
1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (KWIC)
1997, 2005
Conference regular season champions
1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005

History

Eastern Kentucky began play in 1971. They won the Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference (KWIC) Tournament in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976. They joined the OVC when that conference started sponsoring women's sports in 1977.[4] The Colonels have made the postseason four times, with two being in the NCAA Tournament (1997, 2005), one being in the WNIT (2002), and one being in the WBI (2013). As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 623–589.[5][6]

In 2019, Samantha Williams was named the new head coach of the basketball program.[7]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Colonels have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament twice. They have a record of 0–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
1997First RoundGeorgiaL 55-91
2005First RoundArizona StateL 65-87

References
  1. Eastern Kentucky University Visual Identity Guide. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. "Eastern Kentucky University Athletics". ekusports.com.
  4. "Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference (KWIC) Records, 1967–2009 – Eastern Kentucky University – Special Collections and Archives". findingaids.eku.edu.
  5. "Eastern Kentucky University Athletics" (PDF). ekusports.com.
  6. "Eastern Kentucky University Athletics" (PDF). ekusports.com.
  7. "Longtime Louisville Assistant Coach Chosen As New EKU Women's Basketball Head Coach". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-03-28.


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