Xavier Musketeers women's basketball

Xavier Musketeers
Xavier Musketeers
	2024–25 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
University	Xavier University
Head coach	Billi Chambers (2nd season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Arena	Cintas Center ; (capacity: 10,250)
Nickname	Musketeers
Colors	Navy blue, white, and gray;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2001, 2010
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2001, 2010
NCAA tournament second round
	1999, 2001, 2010, 2011
NCAA tournament appearances
	1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions
	Midwestern Collegiate Conference; 1993 Atlantic 10 Conference; 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Conference regular season champions
	Midwestern Collegiate Conference; 1992 Atlantic 10 Conference; 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011

The Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big East after moving from the Atlantic 10 following the 2012–13 season.^[2] The Musketeers are currently coached by Billi Chambers.

History

The Musketeers previously competed in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference after spending the first three years of Division I play in the North Star Conference, beginning in the 1983–1984 season.^[3] The women's basketball team began competing in the 1971–72 season under coach Tony Brueneman and had their first winning season two years later, obtaining a 7–6 record.^[3]

Yearly records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Tony Brueneman (1971–1976)
1971–72	Tony Brueneman	1–6
1972–73	Tony Brueneman	3–3
1973–74	Tony Brueneman	7–6
1974–75	Tony Brueneman	9–1
1975–76	Tony Brueneman	13–2
Tony Brueneman:		33–18 (.647)
Laurie Massa (1976–1986)
1976–77	Laurie Massa	7–6
1977–78	Laurie Massa	6–7
1978–79	Laurie Massa	14–9
1979–80	Laurie Massa	8–16
1980–81	Laurie Massa	15–14
1981–82	Laurie Massa	20–14			AIAW
1982–83	Laurie Massa	13–13
North Star Conference (1983–1986)
1983–84	Laurie Massa	10–16	3–7	5th
1984–85	Laurie Massa	3–25	1–13	6th
1985–86	Laurie Massa	2–26	2–12	6th
Laurie Massa:		98–146 (.402)	6–32 (.158)
North Star Conference:			6–32 (.158)
Mark Ehlen (1986–1995)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1986–1995)
1986–87	Mark Ehlen	6–22	3–9	T-5th
1987–88	Mark Ehlen	5–22	2–8	T-5th
1988–89	Mark Ehlen	10–17	6–8	T-5th
1989–90	Mark Ehlen	13–14	7–9	T-5th
1990–91	Mark Ehlen	14–13	7–9	7th
1991–92	Mark Ehlen	19–10	9–3	1st
1992–93	Mark Ehlen	21–9	11–5	2nd	NCAA Round of 48
1993–94	Mark Ehlen	20–9	8–4	2nd
1994–95	Mark Ehlen	14–14	7–9	8th
Mark Ehlen:		122–130 (.484)	60–64 (.484)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference:			60–64 (.484)
Melanie Balcomb (1995–2002)
Atlantic 10 Conference (1995–2013)
1995–96	Melanie Balcomb	15–13	7–9	8th (5th West)
1996–97	Melanie Balcomb	10–17	5–11	8th (5th West)
1997–98	Melanie Balcomb	17–12	11–5	T-2nd (2nd West)	WNIT 1st Round
1998–99	Melanie Balcomb	24–9	11–5	T-4th (3rd West)	NCAA Round of 32
1999–00	Melanie Balcomb	26–5	13–3	3rd (T-2nd West)	NCAA Round of 64
2000–01	Melanie Balcomb	31–3	15–1	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
2001–02	Melanie Balcomb	12–19	5–11	10th (5th West)
Melanie Balcomb:		135–78 (.634)	67–45 (.598)
Kevin McGuff (2002–2011)
2002–03	Kevin McGuff	20–10	11–5	3rd (2nd West)	NCAA Round of 64
2003–04	Kevin McGuff	17–13	8–8	T-6th (4th West)	WNIT 1st Round
2004–05	Kevin McGuff	22–10	13–3	T-2nd (1st West)	WNIT Quarterfinals
2005–06	Kevin McGuff	21–9	11–5	4th	WNIT Round of 16
2006–07	Kevin McGuff	26–8	11–3	3rd	NCAA Round of 64
2007–08	Kevin McGuff	24–9	11–3	3rd	NCAA Round of 64
2008–09	Kevin McGuff	25–7	13–1	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2009–10	Kevin McGuff	30–4	14–0	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
2010–11	Kevin McGuff	29–3	14–0	1st	NCAA Round of 32
Kevin McGuff:		214–73 (.746)	106–28 (.791)
Amy Waugh (2011–2013)
2011–12	Amy Waugh	8–20	5–9	8th
2012–13	Amy Waugh	13–16	7–7	T-7th
Amy Waugh:		21–36 (.368)	12–16 (.429)
Atlantic 10:			185–89 (.675)
Big East Conference (2013–present)
Brian Neal (2013–2019)
2013–14	Brian Neal	8–23	3–15	9th
2014–15	Brian Neal	18–14	8–10	7th	WBI Quarterfinals
2015–16	Brian Neal	17–13	8–10	T-7th
2016–17	Brian Neal	12–18	4–14	T-7th
2017–18	Brian Neal	10–20	3–15	T-9th
2018–19	Brian Neal	11–19	2–16	10th
Brian Neal:		76–107 (.415)	28–80 (.259)
Melanie Moore (2019–Present)
2019–20	Melanie Moore	3–27	2–16	T-9th
2020–21	Melanie Moore	5–10	2–8	9th
2021–22	Melanie Moore	9–21	4–16	10th
Melanie Moore:		17–58 (.227)	8–40 (.167)
Big East:			36–120 (.231)
Total:		716–646 (.526)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1993	#12	First Round	#5 Clemson	L 64–70
1999	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 FIU #1 Connecticut	W 85–71 L 84–86
2000	#6	First Round	#11 Stephen F. Austin	L 72–73
2001	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#13 Louisville #5 Clemson #1 Tennessee #3 Purdue	W 80–52 W 77–62 W 80–65 L 78–88
2003	#10	First Round	#7 UC Santa Barbara	L 62–71
2007	#6	First Round	#11 West Virginia	L 52–65
2008	#9	First Round	#8 Nebraska	L 58–61
2009	#5	First Round	#12 Gonzaga	L 59–74
2010	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 ETSU #6 Vanderbilt #7 Gonzaga #1 Stanford	W 94–82 W 63–62 W 74–56 L 53–55
2011	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 South Dakota State #7 Louisville	W 72–56 L 75–85