Knights' Hoopsters Claim State Title
Finish Season 38-0
The Richwoods Women's Basketball team entered the IHSA state tournament finals ranked Number 1 in Illinois with a 35-0 record...and as underdogs ranking 19th nationally by USAToday but behind Chicago Young's 15th and Oak Park Fenwick's 16th positions.
The Knights had the opportunity that they wanted since the bracketing would require RHS to face Young and Fenwick head to head. In the quarterfinals the Knights defeated Fenwick 48-43 earning the right to meet Young. Young had lost only once to the then nationally ranked top team. Richwoods proved to be up to the task overcoming the Dolphins 59-51 to move to the championship game. In the evening finale the Knights bested Bartlett 52-48 to win the 2005 IHSA AA Championship.
By finishing the season with a 38-0 mark Richwoods went into the IHSA record books as the 2005 AA State Champions but also as the single season IHSA winningest team. They also became the 7th undefeated AA State champion team which includes the 1983 undefeated Knights team which was led by national Player of the Year Nora Lewis. Richwoods became the only IHSA school with more than a single undefeated women's basketball season.
The Richwoods Women's Basketball team entered the IHSA state tournament finals ranked Number 1 in Illinois with a 35-0 record...and as underdogs ranking 19th nationally by USAToday but behind Chicago Young's 15th and Oak Park Fenwick's 16th positions.
The Knights had the opportunity that they wanted since the bracketing would require RHS to face Young and Fenwick head to head. In the quarterfinals the Knights defeated Fenwick 48-43 earning the right to meet Young. Young had lost only once to the then nationally ranked top team. Richwoods proved to be up to the task overcoming the Dolphins 59-51 to move to the championship game. In the evening finale the Knights bested Bartlett 52-48 to win the 2005 IHSA AA Championship.
By finishing the season with a 38-0 mark Richwoods went into the IHSA record books as the 2005 AA State Champions but also as the single season IHSA winningest team. They also became the 7th undefeated AA State champion team which includes the 1983 undefeated Knights team which was led by national Player of the Year Nora Lewis. Richwoods became the only IHSA school with more than a single undefeated women's basketball season.
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