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North Star Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded1983
Ceased1992
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams15
Locations
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The North Star Conference or NSC was a women's conference in the NCAA. The conference existed from the 1983–84 school year through the 1991–92 school year. Originally announced in 1983, the conference was formed by charter members Butler, Dayton, DePaul, Detroit, Evansville, Loyola (Chicago), Notre Dame, and Xavier.[1] Although the conference was to offer competition in cross country, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball, the conference was created primarily as a basketball conference. With the exception of Butler and Dayton, all charter members' women's basketball teams were already competing at the NCAA Division I level; Butler and Dayton upgraded their teams from NCAA Division II and commenced competition in the conference's second season.[1] The conference was effectively absorbed by the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as The Summit League), as six of its final seven members moved their women's sports to that organization (the remaining member, Akron, moved all its sports for both sexes to the Mid-American Conference).

Membership[edit]

Membership timeline[edit]

Wright State RaidersGreen Bay PhoenixUIC FlamesCleveland State VikingsAkron ZipsValparaiso CrusadersNorthern Illinois HuskiesMarquette Golden EaglesDayton FlyersButler UniversityXavier UniversityNotre Dame Fighting IrishLoyola RamblersEvansville Purple AcesDetroit TitansDePaul Blue Demons

Commissioner[edit]

Women's Basketball[edit]

Conference Champions[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season Teams School
1984 6 Loyola (Illinois)
1985 8 Notre Dame
1986 8 Notre Dame
1987 4 DePaul
1988 6 DePaul
1989 8 Northern Illinois/DePaul
1990 7 Northern Illinois
1991 8 Wisconsin-Green Bay
1992 7 Wisconsin-Green Bay

Conference Tournament[edit]

Season Teams Champion
1989 8 DePaul[21]
1990 7 Northern Illinois
1991 8 DePaul
1992 7 Northern Illinois

Honors[edit]

Coach of the Year[edit]

  • 1983-84
  • 1984-85 Mary DiStanislao, Notre Dame[14]
  • 1985-86 Mary DiStanislao, Notre Dame[14]
  • 1986-87
  • 1987-88 Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame[14]
  • 1988-89 Jane Albright-Dieterle, Northern Illinois[13]
  • 1989-90 Jane Albright-Dieterle, Northern Illinois[13]
  • 1990-91
  • 1991-92

Player of the Year[edit]

  • 1983-84
  • 1984-85
  • 1985-86 Trena Keys, Notre Dame[14]
  • 1986-87 Trena Keys, Notre Dame[14]
  • 1987-88
  • 1988-89
  • 1989-90 Carol Owens, Northern Illinois[13]
  • 1990-91 Lisa Foss, Northern Illinois[13]
  • 1991-92

Attendance[edit]

Season Teams G/S Attendance P/G Net Total
1984 6 57 18,694 328 UP 1,329
1985 8 89 23,198 261 DN 2,767
1986 8 95 21,662 228 DN 1,536
1987 4 50 14,678 294 UP 1,224
1988 6 64 23,870 373 UP 9,192
1989 8 94 41,514 442 UP 17,644
1990 7 85 53,752 632 UP 16,336
1991 8 88 53,675 610 DN 77
1992 7 76 48,155 634 Up 18,195

Women's Volleyball[edit]

Conference Champions[edit]

Regular season[edit]

  • Season Number of Teams School
  • 1983 6
  • 1984 8
  • 1985 8
  • 1986 4
  • 1987 6
  • 1988 8 Northern Illinois
  • 1989 7
  • 1990 8
  • 1991 7

Conference Tournament[edit]

Season Teams Champion
1988 8 Northern Illinois
1989 7
1990 8
1991 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kay, Linda (10 May 1983). "Eight schools form women's league". Chicago Tribune. p. 7. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ^ http://static.psbin.com/n/p/u9cn7ltjxiqcun/2011-12_WBB_Guide-Small.pdf[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Butler" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2012-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Green Bay joins MU; North Star grows to 8". The Milwaukee Journal. October 15, 1987. pp. Page 10C. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. ^ "2009 Women's Basketball Media Guide by University of Dayton - Issuu".
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ http://detroittitans.com/sports/2011/10/24/WBB_1024111151.aspx?path=wbball [dead link]
  9. ^ "Evansville Athletics - 2011-12 Women's Basketball Media Reference Guide". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  10. ^ "UIC OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  11. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/loyc/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/11WBBYearly.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2012-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ a b c d e "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2012-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ a b c d e f http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/0405mg-180-208.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  15. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/0405mg-149-179.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  16. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2012-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2012-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "2011-12 Women's Basketball Media Guide by Matt Zircher - Issuu".
  19. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/xavi/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1112-mg-pt5-history.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  20. ^ "Jean Lenti Ponsetto Profile - DePaul University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  21. ^ http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/BKW09.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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