UAH women’s basketball team’s amazing season comes to an end
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The amazing season for the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s women’s basketball team ended last night as the Chargers lost in the national semifinals round of the NCAA Division II tournament.
UAH fell to defending national champion Grand Valley State 61-39 last night in the NCAA Division II Final Four.This was the furthest the Chargers have advanced in the history of the program.
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Chargers basketball sees end to historic season
Despite the loss, the Chargers capped off the most successful season in program history. UAH finished with a program-record 32 wins, including 21 conference victories, while also setting records for home wins (20) and NCAA Tournament wins (four).
The Chargers claimed their first-ever Gulf South Conference Regular Season Championship, earned a Top 25 national ranking for the first time in program history, and hosted the NCAA South Regional for the first time.
Individually, Lili Wilken capped her historic season with a program-record 836 points, while the team also collected numerous postseason honors, including conference and national awards for both players and head coach Allen Sharpe.
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