Women's Basketball NCAA Appearances

Year Bracket Seed Opponent Score Date Location Coach
1994 East 8 (64 Teams) #9 Auburn L, 51-60 March 16 Blacksburg, Va. Carol Alfano
1995 East 8 (64 Teams) #9 St. Joseph's W, 62-52 March 16 Storrs, Conn. Carol Alfano
#1 Connecticut L, 45-91 March 18
1998 West 11 (64 Teams) #6 Wisconsin W, 75-64 March 14 Gainesville, Fla. Bonnie Henrickson
#3 Florida L, 57-89 March 16
1999 East 4 (64 Teams) #13 St. Peter's W, 73-48 March 13 Blacksburg, Va. Bonnie Henrickson
#5 Auburn W, 76-61 March 15
Sweet Sixteen #1 Tennessee L, 52-68 March 20 Greensboro, N.C.
2001 Mideast 7 (64 Teams) #10 Denver W, 77-57 March 16 Lubbock, Texas Bonnie Henrickson
#2 Texas Tech L, 52-73 March 18
2003 East 7 (64 Teams) #10 Georgia Tech W, 61-59 March 22 West Lafayette, Ind. Bonnie Henrickson
#2 Purdue L, 62-80 March 24
2004 East 8 (64 Teams) #9 Iowa W, 89-76 March 21 Blacksburg, Va. Bonnie Henrickson
#1 Penn State L, 48-61 March 23
2005 Chattanooga 12 (64 Teams) #5 DePaul L, 78-79 March 20 College Park, Md. Beth Dunkenberger
2006 Bridgeport 7 (64 Teams) #10 Missouri W, 82-51 March 19 University Park, Pa. Beth Dunkenberger
#2 Connecticut L, 56-79 March 21
2021 River Walk 7 (64 Teams) #10 Marquette W, 70-63 March 21 San Marcos, Texas Kenny Brooks
#2 Baylor L, 48-90 March 23
2022 Spokane 5 (68 Teams) #12 Florida Gulf Coast L, 81-84 March 18 College Park, Md. Kenny Brooks
2023 Seattle 3 1 (68 Teams) #16 Chattanooga W, 58-33 March 17 Blacksburg, Va. Kenny Brooks
#9 South Dakota State W, 72-60 March 19
Sweet Sixteen #4 Tennessee W, 73-64 March 25 Seattle, Wash.
Elite Eight #3 Ohio State W, 84-74 March 27
Final Four Semifinal #3 LSU L, 72-79 March 31 Dallas, Texas
2024 Portland 3 4 (68 Teams) #13 Marshall W, 92-49 March 22 Blacksburg, Va. Kenny Brooks
#5 Baylor L, 72-75 March 24
TOTAL 14-13 (.519)  
vs. Seed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1994                 L              
1995 L               W              
1998     L     W                    
1999 L       W               W      
2001   L               W            
2003   L               W            
2004 L               W              
2005         L                      
2006   L               W            
2021   L               W   L        
2022                       L        
2023     W L W         W             W
2024         L               W      
Totals 0-3 0-4 1-2 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 4-0 0-0 0-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
as Seed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1994               0-1                
1995               1-1                
1998                     1-1          
1999       2-1                        
2001             1-1                  
2003             1-1                  
2004               1-1                
2005                       0-1        
2006             1-1                  
2021         0-1   1-1                  
2022         0-1                      
2023 4-1                              
2024       1-1                        
Totals 4-1 0-0 0-0 3-2 0-2 0-0 4-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Seed Appearances
1 1
4 2
5 1
7 4
8 3
11 1
12 1
by Region Record
East 5-5
Mideast 1-1
West 1-1
Chattanooga 0-1
Bridgeport 1-1
River Walk 1-0
Spokane 0-1
Seattle 3 4-0
Portland 3 1-1
Final Four 0-1
by State Record
Virginia 6-3
Connecticut 1-1
Florida 1-1
Pennsylvania 1-1
Texas 2-3
Maryland 0-2
North Carolina 0-1
Indiana 1-1
Washington 2-0
Coach Record Appearances
Carol Alfano 1-2 2
Bonnie Henrickson 6-5 5
Beth Dunkenberger 1-2 2
Kenny Brooks 6-4 4