Montana Lady Griz basketball

The University of Montana Grizzlies women's basketball team, known as the Lady Griz is an NCAA Division I college women's basketball team competing in the Big Sky Conference. Home games are played at Dahlberg Arena located inside the University of Montana's Adams Center.

Montana Lady Griz
2024–25 Montana Lady Griz basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Montana
First season1974–75
All-time record897–334
Head coachBrian Holsinger (4th season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationMissoula, Montana
ArenaDahlberg Arena
(capacity: 7,500)
NicknameLady Griz
Student sectionThe Zoo
ColorsMaroon and silver[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament second round
1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
AIAW tournament appearances
1982
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015

Current roster

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2023–24 Montana Lady Griz women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Keeli Burton-Oliver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Washington State Sammamish, Washington
G 1 Libby Stump 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lynden Christian Schools Ferndale, Washington
G 2 Mack Konig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So King's Christian Collegiate Milton, Ontario
G 3 Draya Wacker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Melstone HS Melstone, Montana
G 10 Haley Huard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Valor Christian HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 11 Macy Donarski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Aquinas HS La Crosse, Wisconsin
G 12 Macey Huard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Valor Christian HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 13 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Iowa State Indianola, Iowa
G 14 Lauren Dick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hellgate HS Missoula, Montana
C 15 Imogen Greenslade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Arizona State Sydney, Australia
F 20 Carmen Gfeller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Colfax HS Colfax, Washington
G 22 Gina Marxen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Idaho Sammamish, Washington
G 23 MJ Bruno 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Portland Spokane, Washington
G 33 Adria Lincoln 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Monroe HS Monroe, Washington
F 34 Alex Pirog 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Highlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F 40 Dani Bartsch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Helena HS Helena, Montana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2024

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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The Lady Griz have appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments with all of them occurring under coach Robin Selvig. In 25 games, they have a 6–19 record.

AIAW Division I

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The Lady Griz made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1982 First Round Wayland Baptist L 52–57

Season by season records

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Diane Westbrok (Northwest Basketball League) (1974–1975)
1974–1975 Diane Westbrok 11–8
Barbara Eisenbarth (Northwest Basketball League) (1975–1976)
1975–1976 Barbara Eisenbarth 9–13
Eddye McClure (Northwest Basketball League) (1976–1978)
1976–1977 Eddye McClure 4–14 1–9
1977–1978 Eddye McClure 7–13 3–10
Eddye McClure: 11–27 4–19
Robin Selvig (Mountain West Athletic Conference (1982–88) / Big Sky Conference (1988–2016)) (1978–2016)
1978–1979 Robin Selvig 13–13 5–6 5th
1979–1980 Robin Selvig 19–10 7–6 4th
1980–1981 Robin Selvig 22–8 9–3
1981–1982 Robin Selvig 22–5 12–0 1st AIAW first round
1982–1983 Robin Selvig 26–4 13–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
1983–1984 Robin Selvig 26–4 14–0 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1984–1985 Robin Selvig 22–10 11–3 2nd Mountain West tournament Championship
1985–1986 Robin Selvig 27–4 13–1 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1986–1987 Robin Selvig 26–5 12–0 1st Mountain West tournament Championship
1987–1988 Robin Selvig 28–2 15–1 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1988–1989 Robin Selvig 27–4 16–0 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1989–1990 Robin Selvig 27–3 16–0 1st NCAA 1st Round
1990–1991 Robin Selvig 26–4 16–0 1st NCAA 1st Round
1991–1992 Robin Selvig 23–7 13–3 2nd NCAA 2nd Round
1992–1993 Robin Selvig 23–5 13–1 2nd Big Sky tournament championship
1993–1994 Robin Selvig 25–5 12–2 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1994–1995 Robin Selvig 26–7 12–2 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1995–1996 Robin Selvig 24–5 13–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
1996–1997 Robin Selvig 25–4 16–0 1st NCAA 1st Round
1997–1998 Robin Selvig 24–6 15–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
1998–1999 Robin Selvig 12–16 7–9 5th Big Sky tournament Semifinal
1999–2000 Robin Selvig 22–8 13–3 1st NCAA 1st Round
2000–2001 Robin Selvig 21–9 11–5 2nd Big Sky tournament championship
2001–2002 Robin Selvig 19–10 10–4 3rd Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2002–2003 Robin Selvig 20–10 10–4 3rd Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2003–2004 Robin Selvig 27–5 14–0 1st NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005 Robin Selvig 22–8 13–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
2005–2006 Robin Selvig 21–7 10–4 2nd Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2006–2007 Robin Selvig 27–4 15–1 1st Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2007–2008 Robin Selvig 25–7 13–3 1st NCAA 1st Round
2008–2009 Robin Selvig 28–5 15–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
2009–2010 Robin Selvig 15–14 10–6 2nd Big Sky tournament Semifinal
2010–2011 Robin Selvig 18–15 10–6 4th NCAA 1st Round
2011–2012 Robin Selvig 16–14 9–7 5th Big Sky tournament Quarterfinal
2012–2013 Robin Selvig 24–8 16–4 1st NCAA
2013–2014 Robin Selvig 23–11 14–6 3rd Big Sky tournament
2014–2015 Robin Selvig 24–9 14–4 5th NCAA 1st Round
2015–2016 Robin Selvig 20–11 12–6 5th Big Sky tournament 2nd round
Robin Selvig: 865–286 455–109
Shannon Schweyen (Big Sky Conference) (2016–2020)
2016–2017 Shannon Schweyen 7–23 4–14 11th
2017–2018 Shannon Schweyen 14–17 9–9 T-7th
2018–2019 Shannon Schweyen 14–16 9-11 6th
2019–2020 Shannon Schweyen 17–13 12–8 5th
Shannon Schweyen: 52–69 34–42
Mike Petrino (Big Sky Conference) (2020–2021)
2020–2021 Mike Petrino 12–11 9–8 6th
Mike Petrino: 12–11 9–8
Total: 961–414 498–168

      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

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The Lady Griz have appeared in 21 NCAA tournaments, with a record of 6−21.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983 #9 First Round #8 Louisiana-Monroe L 53−72
1984 #4 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
#5 Oregon State
#1 USC
W 56−47
L 51−76
1986 #8 First Round
Second Round
#9 Utah
#1 USC
W 58−46
L 50−81
1988 #4 First Round #5 Stanford L 72−74 (OT)
1989 #10 First Round
Second Round
#7 Cal State Fullerton
#2 Texas
W 82−67
L 54−83
1990 #8 First Round #9 Hawaii L 78−83
1991 #11 First Round #6 Iowa L 53−64
1992 #11 First Round
Second Round
#6 Wisconsin
#3 USC
W 85−74
L 59−71
1994 #7 First Round
Second Round
#10 UNLV
#2 Stanford
W 77−67
L 62−66
1995 #12 First Round
Second Round
#5 San Diego State
#4 Purdue
W 57−46
L 51−62
1996 #12 First Round #5 NC State L 68−77
1997 #9 First Round #8 Texas Tech L 45−47
1998 #14 First Round #3 Florida L 64−85
2000 #16 First Round #1 Georgia L 46−74
2004 #12 First Round #5 Louisiana Tech L 77−81
2005 #12 First Round #5 Vanderbilt L 44−67
2008 #13 First Round #4 Vanderbilt L 62−75
2009 #13 First Round #4 Pittsburgh L 35−64
2011 #14 First Round #3 UCLA L 47−55
2013 #13 First Round #4 Georgia L 50−70
2015 #16 First Round #1 Notre Dame L 43−77

References

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  1. ^ "Montana Grizzlies FAQs". March 3, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "University of Montana Women's Basketball — 2012–13 Basketball Yearbook" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Big Sky Media Guide – 2011–2012" (PDF).
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