Omaha Mavericks women's basketball

Omaha Mavericks
2023–24 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska Omaha
First season1970–71
All-time record595–572 (.510)
Head coachCarrie Banks (3rd season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationOmaha, Nebraska
ArenaBaxter Arena
(capacity: 7,500)
NicknameMavericks
ColorsCrimson and black[1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II
1982, 1987, 1992
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II
1980[2]

The Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks,[n 1] represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League and play in the new on-campus Baxter Arena, built prior to the 2015–16 season.[3] The Mavericks are now eligible for the NCAA tournament, NIT, or Summit League Tournament, having completed the school's four-year transition from Division II to Division I, which began in the 2011–12 season.[3]

During the 2021 Summit League women's basketball tournament the Mavericks, seeded eighth, beat number one seed and nationally ranked 22nd, South Dakota State Jackrabbits 52–40.[4] In the Semifinals they beat Western Illinois 69–55[5] to reach the Summit League Championship for the first time in school history.[6] The Mavericks would end up losing to the South Dakota Coyotes and the Coyotes would earn the spot in the NCAA Tournament.[7]

  1. ^ "Color Palette". Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Omaha Women's Basketball" (PDF). Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Omaha Women's Basketball Schedule Released for 2015–16" (Press release). Omaha Athletics. July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Omaha Captures Top 25 Win in Summit League Quarterfinal Upset". omavs.com.
  5. ^ "Omaha Upsets Western Illinois 69-55 to Advance to Summit League Final". omavs.com.
  6. ^ "Omaha Set for First-Ever Summit League Championship Final". omavs.com.
  7. ^ "Historic Omaha Run Comes to End in Summit League Final". omas.com.


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