Head Coach: Jennifer Kroll (1st Season)
Assistant Coach: Amanda Leahy (1st Season)
Team Captains: Katie Martore, Nicole Labbee
About the Program: NCAA Qualifier 2000; ECAC Qualifier 2002, 2001, 1999, 1993, Seven Sisters Champions 2000, 1994, 1992, 1984
2008-09 Recap: The Wellesley basketball team ended the season with a 10-12 overall record and a 4-9 mark in conference play. Wellesley advanced to the semifinals of the NEWMAC Playoffs as the sixth seed before falling to third-seeded Springfield. The Blue went 2-0 at the Seven Sisters Basketball Classic in November with Julia Thomas being named to the All-Tournament Team. Other season highlights included a thrilling come-from-behind win over Rhode Island College and an explosive 98-56 victory over conference-rival MIT. Senior Jessica Duff left her mark on the program, becoming just the eighth player in school history to score 1,000 or more career points and ended her career 5th on the all-time scoring list. Duff and Thomas were both selected to the NEWBA All-Senior team to close out the year.
2/26/2010 - Wellesley Hoops Drops Hard-Fought NEWMAC Semifinal to WPI
2/24/2010 - Blue Basketball Upsets #3 Springfield in NEWMAC Quarterfinals
2/20/2010 - Wellesley Falls to Springfield in Regular-Season Closer
2/17/2010 - Wheaton Avenges January Loss to Wellesley
2/13/2010 - Blue Surge Falls Short in 45-41 Loss to WPI
2/11/2010 - Wellesley Basketball Falls to NEWMAC-Leading Babson
2/6/2010 - Sargent Scores 15, Stearns Adds 14 in Win Over MIT
2/3/2010 - Blue Snag Third Straight With Win Over Coast Guard
1/30/2010 - Blue Defeat Mount Holyoke, 55-42
1/27/2010 - Wellesley Posts 78-59 Victory Over Clark
1/25/2010 - Becca Kimball Named NEWMAC, ECAC Player of the Week
1/23/2010 - Kimball Scores 30 in 66-61 Loss at Smith
1/20/2010 - Wellesley Upsets Wheaton, 61-59
1/16/2010 - Slow Second-Half Start Dooms Blue at WPI
1/13/2010 - Wellesley Falls to Babson, 72-46
1/9/2010 - Springfield Outlasts Wellesley Basketball, 63-53
1/6/2010 - Smith Spoils 2010 Opener for Blue
1/5/2010 - Kroll Featured in January 4th Issue of DIII Women's Basketball Newsletter
12/11/2009 - Blue Cruise to 75-47 Win Over MIT
12/9/2009 - Blue Fall in Nailbiter at Coast Guard; Burleson Nets 18 Points in Loss
12/7/2009 - Wellesley Head Coach Featured in "Coaching Women's Basketball"
12/5/2009 - Blue Drop Overtime Nailbiter to Mount Holyoke
12/2/2009 - Strong Second Half Leads Clark Over Wellesley
11/30/2009 - Kimball Scores Season-High 19 in 55-39 Win Over Wentworth
11/24/2009 - Blue Fall to Brandeis, 64-52
11/21/2009 - Blue Down Albertus Magnus, 58-35
11/19/2009 - Blue Drop Home-Opener to Roger Williams, 39-33
11/17/2009 - Maier Nets 19 in Season Opening Loss at Rhode Island College
8/13/2009 - Amanda Leahy Named Assistant Basketball Coach
5/8/2009 - Jennifer Kroll Named Wellesley Head Basketball Coach
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