Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
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| Northern Colorado Bears | |||
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| University | University of Northern Colorado | ||
| Head coach | Kristen Mattio (4th season) | ||
| Conference | Big Sky | ||
| Location | Greeley, Colorado | ||
| Arena | Bank of Colorado Arena (capacity: 2,992) | ||
| Nickname | Bears | ||
| Colors | Blue 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]
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
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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