After eight seasons at the helm of the Minutewomen, coach Marnie Dacko will not return to the team next season. UMass Athletic Director John McCutcheon announced Monday afternoon that her contract would not be extended after its expiration on April 10.

Though the Massachusetts women’s basketball team stifled the Atlantic 10’s leading scorer Brittani Shells to nine points, they couldn’t conjure up enough offense to defeat Richmond. The Minutewomen got knocked out of the postseason with a 54-47 opening round loss to the Spiders, who pulled down 20 offensive rebounds.

UMass coach Marnie Dacko hopes to see an improvement from the last time her team played Richmond on Jan. 16. The Minutewomen are looking for their bigger players to draw the defense inside.

The Massachusetts women's basketball team will start the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Friday. Here is a look at the rest of the field looking for the postseason championship.

In their final regular game of the season, UMass fell to Charlotte Sunday afternoon 85-51. Meghan Zullo led UMass with 11 points. UMass takes on eighth seeded Richmond this Friday in the opening round of the A-10 tournament.

Behind Diatiema Hill and Kim Benton’s performances, UMass rebounded from its loss against Xavier with a 75-62 victory over the Hawks on Thursday night.

The Massachusetts women's basketball team will honor seniors Diatiema Hill and Kim Benton at senior night against Saint Joseph's. The game will be the last time the Minutewomen play at the Mullins Center this season.

After suffering its largest loss of the season, UMass took the loss to the Musketeers as a learning lesson. Despite losing by 33, the Minutewomen saw what they need to do to play like a nationally ranked team.

Freshman Jasmine Watson finished with a team-high 20 points, as the Minutewomen defeated La Salle, 62-57. The win gives UMass its fourth conference victory.

Alone in ninth place in the Atlantic 10, the Massachusetts women’s team is in a good position to make the conference tournament. However, in order to make the postseason, the Minutewomen need to come up with a victory against La Salle tonight when they travel to Philadelphia for the second week in a row.