2003 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship Pressbook

----- Nfllfl Division II Women·s National BasketballChampionship----- Dat e H/A/N 11/8 N 11/9 A 11/14 H 11/23 A 11/26 H 11/29 N 11/30 A 12/5 H 12/7 H 12/9 A 12/12 A 12/14 A 12/28 A 12/30 N 1/9 H 1/11 A 1/16 H 1/18 A 1/23 H 1/25 A 1/30 A 2/1 H 2/6 H 2/8 A 2/13 H 2/15 A 2/20 H 2/22 A 2/27 H 3/1 H 3/5 H Swedes 2003 Results Opponent W/L Hastings (Neb.) L Doane (Neb.) w Avila (Mo.) w Fort Hays State (Kan .) w Baker (Kan.) w Science & Art (Okla.) w Southern Nazarene (Okla.) L McPherson (Kan .) w Bethel (Kan .) w Avila (Mo.) w Tabor (Kan .) w Ottawa (Kan .) w Californ ia Lutheran w Westmont (Calif.) w Southwestern (Kan .) w Saint Mary (Kan .) w Friends (Kan .) w Kansas Wesleyan (Kan .) w Sterling (Kan.) w McPherson (Kan.) w Bethel (Kan.) w Tabor (Kan.) w Ottawa (Kan.) w Southwestern (Kan.) w Saint Mary (Kan.) w Friends (Kan.) w Kansas Wesleyan (Kan .) w Sterling (Kan.) w *Friends (Kan.) w *Bethel (Kan.) w *Sterling (Kan.) w *conference tournament Qualification Collegial Athletic Conf r nc gul r S a on Ch mpron Score 70-72 83-71 79-42 76-64 79-62 70-57 57-65 79-63 78-50 76-57 57-52 84-69 81-54 59-55 55-36 79-42 63-41 75-41 80-68 76-54 72-58 62-55 62-48 82-71 99-60 67-37 84-38 71-70 60-52 84-67 70-59 Tournament History Sixth Appearance 2002 - lost to Cornerstone (Mich.) 70-63 2000 - def. Tennessee Wesleyan 84-59, lost to Lindenwood (Mo.) 86-62 1999 - lost to South Dakota Tech 86-71 1996 - def. Pacific (Ore.) 51-44 OT, lost to Evangel (Mo.) 76-52 1995 - def. Mary (N.O.) 70-66, def. Doane (Neb.) 77-74, lost to Shawnee State (Ohio) 81-66 (Quarterfinals ) Additional Information This is the first time since 1997 that any Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference women's team has swept undefeated through the conference, as Bethany in regular season posted an 18-0 con ference record. This year Bethany in regula r-season lost only to defending NAIA-11 national champion Hastings College in the season-opener, and to Division One team Southern Nazarene University. In December the Bethany women won the Posada Ro le Classic tournament at California Lutheran Univer it . In the four ye rs for this ye r's Beth ny nior , the o er II records for all regul r- e son nd post-se son ( e cludin curr nt y ar post-se son Conferenc Tourn ment n N t1on I Ch mpion hip g me ) h e b n: 28-5, 2 1- , 2 5, 2 2 ( urr nt ontinuing), for tot I through th1 a on' r gul r- e on 101-21 or 828 inning p r nt Thi i H d Co h Tr nt M ' thir n t th n h h In hi d 2