Though only competing since 1984, the Buccaneers have enjoyed great success in women's athletics. The Bucs have captured 12 Women's NCAA Division II National Championships, with five of the Bucs' seven sports ascending to the heights.
After winning two more women's titles (tennis and golf) in 2017, the Bucs rank tied for fifth among all NCAA Division II Schools in women's national championships.
Most NCAA D-II Women's Championship Titles
| 1 |
Abilene Christian** |
22 |
| 2 |
Adams St. |
19 |
| 3 |
Cal Poly+ |
16 |
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Grand Valley State |
16 |
| 4 |
Bloomsburg |
13 |
| 5 |
Barry |
12 |
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CSU-Northridge+ |
12 |
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Lincoln (Mo.) |
12 |
| 8 |
Armstrong St. |
10 |
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Drury |
10 |
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Saint Augustine’s |
10 |
**School is reclassifying to Division I.
+ Now a Division I school.
A complete list of the national championships won by Barry University women's intercollegiate athletics teams is listed below:
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1989: A Season to Remember: Bucs Win First-Ever National Soccer Championship
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.--The 1989 season was a championship year to remember. Mike Covone's soccer team earned Barry its first national title in any sport, highlighting the school's Golden Jubilee celebration.
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1992: Barry Captures its Second NCAA Division II Soccer Title
ADELPHI, N.Y.--The 1992 season brought Barry University its second NCAA Division II national soccer title in four years, allowing head coach Mike Covone's seniors to achieve bookend championships in their college careers.
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1993: Buccaneers Win Back-to-Back National Soccer Championships
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.--The Barry University women's soccer team continued its national dominance in 1993, winning its second consecutive NCAA Division II National Championship. It was Barry's third title in five years and its sixth straight trip to the NCAA Final Four.
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1995: Defense Wins National Championship For Volleyball Team
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.--Defense wins championships. The 1995 Barry University volleyball team proved that adage to be painfully true to its opponents, as the Bucs blocked their way to the NCAA Division II National Championship.
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2001: Volleyball Brings Home Division II Title
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan -- For the second time in school history, Barry University was crowned the NCAA Division II National Champions after trouncing the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-0 in the final match and ending the 2001 season with a 21-game win streak.
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2004: Volleyball Wins Third National Title
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.- The Barry Buccaneers rallied from a game-one loss to defeat Truman State University 25-30, 30-21, 30-25, 30-24 to win the 2004 NCAA Division II Volleyball national championship in the Health & Sports Center at Barry University.
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2011: WOMEN'S TENNIS WINS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.-A sixteen-hour delay wasn't enough to deter the Barry University women's tennis team from winning their first-ever national championship over the Lynn University Knights on Sunday afternoon. Though play was stopped on Saturday afternoon, the Bucs came out with force on Sunday morning and took one doubles match and four singles matches to win the school's ninth national championship since 1989.
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2014: Women's Tennis Wins National Championship
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - For Barry University women's tennis team, it doesn't get any better than this.
No. 1 Barry beat No. 2 Armstrong Atlantic, 5-4, in the NCAA Division II Championship match at Sanlando Park Saturday. It was the Buccaneers' second national title in the program's history, and the school's 12th overall.
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2015: Crowned in California: Rowing Wins NCAA National Championship
GOLD RIVER, Calif. -- Barry University rowing entered the 2015 season with one mission: to win a national championship.
Mission accomplished. In their ninth trip to the NCAA Division II Championships, the Buccaneers won their first national championship in program history Sunday. It marks the university's 15th national title overall.
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2016: Rowing Strikes Gold In California
GOLD RIVER, Calif. - Barry University's rowing team repeated as NCAA Division II national champions, winning both the Varsity 4 and Varsity 8 Grand Finals on Sunday at Sacramento State Aquatic Center.
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2017: Superior at Sanlando: Women's Tennis Blitzes Lynn to Win NCAA Championship
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Barry University's No. 2-ranked women's tennis team beat No. 3 Lynn, 5-0, Saturday at Sanlando Park to win the NCAA Division II National Championship in dominating fashion. It is the program's third national title and second in four years at the same venue.
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2017: Fantastic in Findlay: Women's Golf Captures 1st NCAA Championship
FINDLAY, Ohio -- The No. 1-ranked Buccaneers overcame a two-stroke deficit in the final three holes to win the NCAA Division II National Championship by a stroke over No. 2 Dallas Baptist Saturday at the par-72, 6,206-yard Findlay Country Club.
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