Summary
The California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team is a basketball team that represents California Baptist University in Riverside, California, United States. The California Baptist Lancers compete as members of the Division I Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They are currently led by head coach Jarrod Olson and play at the Fowler Events Center.
| California Baptist Lancers women's basketball | |||
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| University | California Baptist University | ||
| Head coach | Jarrod Olson (10th season) | ||
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference | ||
| Location | Riverside, California | ||
| Arena | Fowler Events Center (Capacity: 6,000) | ||
| Nickname | Lancers | ||
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 2015* | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 2015*, 2017* | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 2015*, 2017* | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2015*, 2017* | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 2015*, 2016*, 2017* | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2024 *at Division II level | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| PacWest: 2017 WAC: 2021, 2024 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| WAC: 2021, 2024 | |||
In the 2020–21 season, the Lancers won the WAC regular season championship with a perfect 14–0 record. Despite being ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to being in the third year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I, they were allowed by the WAC to compete in the conference tournament. They won the semifinal and final matchups against New Mexico State and Grand Canyon, respectively, by 43 combined points. Under normal circumstances, Cal Baptist would have thus secured the automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament from the conference, but due to its ineligible status was not allowed to participate in the NCAA tournament or any other NCAA-sponsored postseason tournament. Utah Valley, the WAC's second-place finisher in the regular season, received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament (the program's first). The Lancers finished the year with a 26–1 record.
In the 2023–24 season, the Lancers earned their first NCAA appearance as a division one school.
Postseason edit
NAIA Division I edit
The Lancers made the NAIA women's basketball championship two times, with a combined record of 1–2.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #7 | First Round | #2 Berry | L 65–102 |
| 2011 | #2 | First Round Second Round |
#7 Texas Wesleyan #6 Shawnee State |
W 88–75 L 58–64 |
NCAA Division I edit
The Lancers have played in the Women's Basketball Invitational once. They won the 2023 title.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2023 | First Round Semifinals Championship |
North Dakota Georgia Southern New Mexico State |
W 96–79 W 82–80 W 63–61 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ CBU Athletics Updated Branding Guide (PDF). July 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
