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AIAW

American  
  1. Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.


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And even though the women won a championship in 1978, under the women’s-only AIAW, it soon fell into decades of unfamiliar Bruins mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Pearl Moore of Francis Marion owns the overall women’s record with 4,061 points from 1975-79 at the small-college level in the AIAW.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Pearl Moore of Francis Marion has the overall women’s record with 4,061 points from 1975-79 at the small-college level in the AIAW.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Moore remembers getting just a couple of inquiries about playing college ball from schools in the AIAW, which at one point had more than 1,000 member schools.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The Bruins, led by the great Ann Meyers Drysdale, won a national championship in 1978 under the women’s sports governing body AIAW.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023