1970–71 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 1970–71 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 1970–71 school year. This marked the second year of the program as a sanctioned sport by the university. Women's basketball, field hockey, and swimming had been approved on an experimental two-year basis in early 1969. This was also the first year of varsity coaching for head coach Mary Ann Hitchens, who had led the 1969–70 freshman women's team to an undefeated 5–0 record the prior season.

1970–71 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
Record	4-5 ( )
Head coach	Mary Ann Hitchens (1st season)

Roster

1970–71 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown Jane Cooper — Sr Laurel HS Laurel, Delaware 4 Millie Donovan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Henry C. Conrad HS Wilmington, Delaware Pat Drozdowski — So Henry C. Conrad HS Wilmington, Delaware Pat Dyal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr John Dickinson HS Wilmington, Delaware Joyce Emory — So Milford HS Milford, Delaware Gail Evans — Sr Bridgeville HS Bridgeville, Delaware Karen Lewis — So Newark HS Newark, Delaware Doni Lofland — So Seaford HS Seaford, Delaware Wendy Miller — Jr Avon Grove HS London Grove, PA Terry Rubino — So Laurel HS Laurel, Delaware Phyllis Shomo — So Wilmington Friends HS Wilmington, Delaware F Diane Stetina — So Henry C. Conrad HS Wilmington, Delaware	Head coach Mary Ann Hitchens Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
February 11, 1971*		at Glassboro State College	L 37-64	0-1	Glassboro, NJ
February 15, 1971*		Salisbury State College	L 26-43	0-2	Carpenter Sports Building  Newark, DE
February 23, 1971*		Chesapeake College	W 41-18	1-2	Carpenter Sports Building  Newark, DE
February 25, 1971*		at West Chester State College	L 35-48	1-3	West Chester, PA
March 1, 1971*		at Catonsville Community College	L 52-61	1-4	Catonsville, MD
March 5, 1971*		Millersville State College	W 59-44	2-4	Carpenter Sports Building  Newark, DE
March 10, 1971*		Camden County College	W 63-37	3-4	Carpenter Sports Building  Newark, DE
Mid Atlantic Regional Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament
March 18, 1971*		Georgetown University First Round	W 63-28	4-4	Carpenter Sports Building  Newark, DE
March 19, 1971*		Ursinus College Quarterfinals	L 28-72	4-5	Carpenter Sports Building  Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.