The women’s basketball team enjoyed a historic season, posting a 29-3 record, winning its fourth straight Landmark Conference championship and advancing to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
The Lady Royals went 23-2 during the regular season and won their fourth straight Landmark Conference title with a triumph over Elizabethtown. Scranton used a late rally to edge Christopher Newport in the Sweet 16 round. The following night in the Long Center, the Lady Royals upset No. 4 Tufts in
the Elite 8 round, punching their ticket to the Final Four, where their season ended with a 69-56 defeat to top-ranked Thomas More, who would go on to win the national championship. The record-breaking season brought numerous individual accolades to Scranton, highlighted by junior Makenzie Mason, who was named the Jesuit National Player of the Year. Senior Bridgette Mann was a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American pick for the second year in a row.
