NYU women's basketball has 91-game win streak snapped in DIII Final Four

Heather Burns, USA TODAYFri, March 20, 2026 at 3:06 AM UTC

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The NYU women's team had the second-longest winning streak in college basketball history broken on Thursday, March 19, in Division III Final Four semifinals in Salem, Virginia.

NYU (31-0) and Scranton (29-0) had been on a collision course all season. NYU, back-to-back NCAA Division III national champions with three straight undefeated seasons, fell, 60-52, and had their 91-game streak broken.

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The UConn women's basketball team holds the overall NCAA record for consecutive wins with an 111-game streak. The Huskies also have the second-longest streak at 90 games.

Meghan Lamanna scored 18 to lead Scranton. Kaeli Romanowski added a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double. Scranton held NYU to 28% and outrebounded the Violets, 47-34.

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Caroline Peper had 19 points for NYU and Yasmene Clark added 15 rebounds.

Coach Ben O'Brien is in his fourth season at Scranton with a 116-6 record. He became the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 100 wins earlier this year.

Scranton is in the NCAA Tournament for an NCAA-record 38th time in program history and the 13th straight season – the longest active streak in Division III.

The Lady Royals embarrassed Pitt in front of its home crowd in November in an exhibition game. Scranton entered Thursday 30-0 and fresh off a 25-point win against Concordia-Moorhead in the Elite Eight. NYU scored a measly five points in the first quarter and trailed Scranton 30-18 at halftime.

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