Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball

College basketball team

Central Michigan Chippewas
women's basketball

2024–25 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

University

Central Michigan University

Head coach

Kristin Haynie (2nd season)

Conference

Mid-American

Location

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Arena

McGuirk Arena
(capacity: 5,300)

Nickname

Chippewas

Student section

Wildside

Colors

Maroon and gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

2018

NCAA tournament second round

2018

NCAA tournament appearances

1983, 1984, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021

Conference tournament champions

1983, 1984, 2013, 2018, 2021

Conference regular season champions

1984, 1985, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Conference division season champions

2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

The Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Central Michigan University. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Chippewas play home basketball games at the McGuirk Arena on the campus in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

History

The first season of Central Michigan women's basketball was the 1967–68 season. As of the 2023–24 season, the Chippewas have a 748–720 overall record with a 360–347 record in the MAC. The Chippewas have won 6 MAC regular season titles and 5 MAC division titles. They have won the Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament in 1983, 1984, and 2013, while finishing runner-up in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2012, and 2016.

Season	Coach	Record	Conference record
1969–70	Fran Koenig	3–2	n/a
1970–71	Fran Koenig	7–4	n/a
1971–72	Fran Koenig	8–5	n/a
1972–73	Fran Koenig	4–6	n/a
1973–74	Fran Koenig	4–7	n/a
1974–75	Marcy Weston	10–7	n/a
1975–76	Marcy Weston	11–12	n/a
1976–77	Ro DiBrezzo	12–14	n/a
1977–78	Ro DiBrezzo	13–8	n/a
1978–79	Ro DiBrezzo	10–7	n/a
1979–80	Ro DiBrezzo	19–8	n/a
1980–81	Jane Cwayna	10–16	n/a
1981–82	Laura Golden	11–18	2–7 (10th)
1982–83	Laura Golden	21–9	12–6 (3rd)
1983–84	Laura Golden	27–3	18–0 (1st)
1984–85	Donita Davenport	19–10	15–3 (1st)
1985–86	Donita Davenport	18–11	13–5 (T-2nd)
1986–87	Donita Davenport	17–11	11–5 (2nd)
1987–88	Donita Davenport	16–13	11–5 (4th)
1988–89	Donita Davenport	11–18	7–9 (T-5th)
1989–90	Donita Davenport	14–14	7–9 (5th)
1990–91	Donita Davenport	21–8	11–5 (2nd)
1991–92	Donita Davenport	16–12	9–7 (4th)
1992–93	Donita Davenport	15–12	10–8 (T-5th)
1993–94	Donita Davenport	11–16	8–10 (7th)
1994–95	Donita Davenport	8–19	6–12 (7th)
1995–96	Donita Davenport	5–21	2–16 (9th)
1996–97	Fran Voll	11–16	7–11 (7th)
1997–98	Fran Voll	10–17	7–11 (T-2nd in West)
1998–99	Fran Voll	11–16	7–9 (T-4th in West)
1999-00	Fran Voll	9–19	6–10 (5th in West)
2000–01	Fran Voll (2–6) Ina Nicosia (2–18)	4–24	1–15 (7th in West)
2001–02	Eileen Kleinfelter	10–18	2–14 (6th in West)
2002–03	Eileen Kleinfelter	11–17	5–11 (T-6th in west)
2003–04	Eileen Kleinfelter	5–23	1–15 (7th in West)
2004–05	Eileen Kleinfelter	10–18	4–12 (T-6th in West)
2005–06	Eileen Kleinfelter	16–12	7–9 (T-4th in West)
2006–07	Eileen Kleinfelter	11–19	3–13 (6th in West)
2007–08	Sue Guevara	7–22	2–13 (6th in West)
2008–09	Sue Guevara	18–14	9–7 (4th in West)
2009–10	Sue Guevara	12–18	8–8 (3rd in West)
2010–11	Sue Guevara	20–11	11–5 (2nd in West)
2011–12	Sue Guevara	20–16	8–8 (3rd in West)
2012–13	Sue Guevara	21–12	12–4 (2nd in West)
2013–14	Sue Guevara	20–12	16–2 (1st in West)
2014–15	Sue Guevara	13–18	7–11 (6th in West)
2015–16	Sue Guevara	22–11	14–4 (1st in West)
2016–17	Sue Guevara	23–9	15–3 (1st in West)
2017–18	Sue Guevara	30–5	17–1 (1st in West)
2018–19	Sue Guevara	25–8	15–3 (1st in West)
2019–20	Heather Oesterle	22–5	15–1 (1st)
2020–21	Heather Oesterle	18–9	13–6 (2nd)
2021–22	Heather Oesterle	4–25	2–18 (12th)
2022–23	Heather Oesterle	6–23	4–14 (t-11th)

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#6	First Round	#3 Maryland	L 71–94
1984	#7	First Round	#2 Alabama	L 70–78
2013	#11	First Round	#6 Oklahoma	L 73–78
2018	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 LSU #3 Ohio State #2 Oregon	W 78–69 W 95–78 L 68–83
2019	#8	First Round	#9 Michigan State	L 88–89
2021	#12	First Round	#5 Iowa	L 72–87

References

"Graphic Identity Guidelines". Central Michigan University Brand Identity Standards (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
"Central Michigan Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2017.
"Women's Basketball Year-by-Year Records".
"2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

External links

Official website

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
Venues	McGuirk Arena (1975–present)
Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Central Michigan University
Located in: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Academics	Colleges Business Administration Communication and Fine Arts Education and Human Services Science and Engineering Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Studies Medicine
Athletics	Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Chippewas Kelly/Shorts Stadium McGuirk Arena Theunissen Stadium Michigan MAC Trophy Mid-American Conference CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy
Campus	Brooks Astronomical Observatory Clarke Historical Library Charles V. Park Library
People	People Charles McKenny Charles V. Park William Beaty Boyd Michael Rao
Student life	Central Michigan Life WCMU-FM WCMU-TV WMHW-FM WUCX-FM White Pine Music Michigan Historical Review
Founded: 1892

v t e Mid-American Conference women's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutewomen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Regular Season Champions
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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