The 10 Most Successful Female College Sports Teams - Part 2 - Women Health
6. Minnesota Golden Gophers Dance Team
UDA Div. 1A Champions: 2003-2006, 2010, 2011
They dance, they dazzle, they dominate: In 2006, the Golden Gophers became the only dance team to win four straight national titles in the past decade. They repeated in 2010 and 2011 with national championship victories in both Division 1A Jazz and Pom—the first dance team to garner the coveted double title.
7. Northwestern Wildcats Lacrosse
NCAA Champions: 2005-2009
It took two halves of regulation and three periods of overtime, but in the 89th second of sudden-death play, the 'Cats surpassed Penn to head to the 2009 NCAA Championship. The struggle was less pronounced there, as Northwestern eclipsed North Carolina 21-7 to earn five consecutive NCAA titles, two undefeated seasons, and the best all-time NCAA tournament winning percentage (.781.) In 2010, the Wildcats returned to the final round of the NCAA tournament, but this time fell 13-11 to pedigreed lacrosse powerhouse Maryland.
8. Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks Rifle
NCAA Champions: 1999-2004, 2006-2008
Then-Governor Sarah Palin watched from the stands as Alaska Fairbanks claimed the NCAA Rifle crown in 2007 on their own turf. After the monumental team of 2007 graduated, a young Nanook team of three freshmen and three sophomores rose. They proved their clout by repeating with another NCAA Championship in 2008, shooting the exact same score as the 2007 squad.
9. Georgia Bulldogs Gymnastics
NCAA Champions: 2005-2009
On the very last event of the 2009 championship meet, Georgia gripped perfection when senior Courtney Kupets vaulted to the tune of a 10.0. After 26 years of coaching, Coach Suzanne Yoculan retired with a tenth national title under her belt, the Gym Dogs' fifth in a row. Georgia remains the only program to advance to the Super Six every year since the current format began in 1993.
10. UCLA Bruins Water Polo
NCAA Champions: 2001, 2003, 2005-2009
To settle the 2009 championship, UCLA trumped nearby resident rival USC by one goal, 5-4. Senior goalkeeper Brittany Fullen played saving grace with 12 saves in the cage, while senior Tanya Gandy led in scores with three of the Bruins' five goals. After the success, UCLA improved to 20-1 all-time in NCAA Tournament play with wins in its last 17 tournament matches, dating back to 2002.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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