Women’s Basketball to Host New England Semifinal
#2 Seed Lady Cougars Prepped for Postseason
Lady Cougars basketball makes their return to postseason play after an outstanding 2025-26 regular season that saw the team finish in second place in the New England (Region XXI) standings. Holyoke's postseason appearance will be their first since the 2010-11 season. The Cougars have a 10-3 regional record and a 14-7 overall record, and they are the #2 seed in the New England tournament. As a top seed, Holyoke has earned a bye directly into the semifinal round where they will host the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between #3 Northern Essex CC and #6 Quinsigamond CC. The Cougars' semifinal is set for a 6pm tipoff on Friday, February 27th at HCC's Bartley Center. Holyoke had a 4-0 record in their regular season games against NECC and QCC. Let's go Cougars!
Photo: Women's basketball regular season action.