About Women's Basketball
St. Norbert has a strong history of successful women's basketball. St. Norbert joined the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference in July 2021 after being a member of the Midwest Conference from 1983 to 2021, winning a league championship in the college's first season of competition in 1983-84. Previously, St. Norbert College competed in the Wisconsin Independent Colleges-Women's Athletic Conference.
Home games are on campus at Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center, which opened in May 2017. St. Norbert hosted the 1985 NCAA Division III Final Four at Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center. The Green Knights previously played at Van Dyke Gym, which is still in existence in the Van Den Heuvel Family Campus Center.
NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances
1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023
NCAA Division III Final Four Appearance
1985
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championships
2023, 2025
Midwest Conference Championships
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Wisconsin Independent Colleges-Women's Athletic Conference Championships
1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
Year-By-Year Results
| Year |
Record |
Conference |
Coach |
Comments |
| 1974-75 |
5-5 |
- |
Linda Balser |
|
| 1975-76 |
9-4 |
- |
Larry Van Alstine |
|
| 1976-77 |
14-8 |
placed 2nd |
Larry Van Alstine |
First year of WIC-WAC |
| 1977-78 |
13-5 |
6-2/2nd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1978-79 |
16-4 |
12-0/1st |
Connie Tilley |
WIC-WAC champion |
| 1979-80 |
18-5 |
10-0/1st |
Connie Tilley |
WIC-WAC champion |
| 1980-81 |
22-8 |
9-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
WIC-WAC champion |
| 1981-82 |
15-9 |
11-1/2nd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1982-83 |
20-6 |
11-0/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Regional/WIC-WAC champion |
| 1983-84 |
17-6 |
10-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
First year in MACW/MACW champion |
| 1984-85 |
24-4 |
11-0/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Final Four/MACW champion |
| 1985-86 |
21-2 |
11-0/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Sweet 16/MACW champion |
| 1986-87 |
19-6 |
11-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Regional/MACW champion |
| 1987-88 |
17-5 |
5-2/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Sweet 16/MACW champion |
| 1988-89 |
20-6 |
10-0/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Regional/MACW champion |
| 1989-90 |
11-11 |
4-4/7th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1990-91 |
16-8 |
6-2/4th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1991-92 |
11-10 |
3-5/8th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1992-93 |
11-10 |
8-5/7th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1993-94 |
11-11 |
7-7/6th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1994-95 |
8-14 |
5-9/6th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1995-96 |
8-14 |
6-8/7th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1996-97 |
14-10 |
11-3/3rd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1997-98 |
13-9 |
7-6/5th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1998-99 |
11-12 |
10-6/3rd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 1999-00 |
17-6 |
15-1/3rd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2000-01 |
12-11 |
10-6/3rd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2001-02 |
13-10 |
10-6/3rd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2002-03 |
23-5 |
15-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Sweet 16/Ranked No. 20 |
| 2003-04 |
16-9 |
13-3/2nd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2004-05 |
16-9 |
13-3/2nd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2005-06 |
17-8 |
13-3/2nd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2006-07 |
16-8 |
12-4/3rd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2007-08 |
22-5 |
15-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Second Round/Ranked No. 25 |
| 2008-09 |
20-5 |
15-1/2nd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2009-10 |
23-4 |
14-2/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA Second Round/Ranked No. 20 |
| 2010-11 |
23-3 |
17-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA First Round/Ranked No. 25 |
| 2011-12 |
19-5 |
17-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2012-13 |
15-9 |
12-6/3rd |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2013-14 |
21-5 |
16-2/T1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA First Round |
| 2014-15 |
22-4 |
17-1/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA First Round |
| 2015-16 |
21-5 |
18-0/1st |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA First Round |
| 2016-17 |
20-6 |
15-3/T2nd |
Connie Tilley |
NCAA First Round |
| 2017-18 |
10-5 |
- |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2018-19 |
11-15 |
10-8/T4th |
Connie Tilley |
|
| 2019-20 |
9-16 |
8-10/7th |
Amanda Leonhard-Perry |
|
| 2020-21 |
- |
- |
Amanda Leonhard-Perry |
Season canceled - Covid-19 |
| 2021-22 |
19-8 |
14-3/2nd |
Amanda Leonhard-Perry |
First season in NACC |
| 2022-23 |
24-4 |
18-0/1st |
Amanda Leonhard-Perry |
NCAA First Round |
| 2023-24 |
18-10 |
13-3/T2nd |
Amanda Leonhard-Perry |
|
| 2024-25 |
22-5 |
15-1/T1st |
Amanda Leonhard-Perry |
|
| Totals |
813-372 |
519-133 |
50 years |
|
Women's Basketball Coaches' Summary
| Linda Balser |
1975 (1 yr.) |
5-5, .500 |
| Larry Van Alstine |
1976-77 (2 yrs.) |
23-12, .657 |
| Connie Tilley |
1978-2019 (42 yrs.) |
693-312, .690 |
| Amanda Leonhard-Perry |
2020-present (5 yrs.) |
92-43, .681 |
