Elmira College Athletics

The 1997-98 Women's Basketball Team, coached by Jim Scheible (1992-99), was the first of two consecutive teams to reach the NCAA Tournament. That season, the Soaring Eagles were crowned EAA Co-Champions and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16, finishing with a 22–7 record.

Elmira opened the NCAA Tournament with a road win over Oneonta in the First Round and followed with another road victory against Binghamton in the Second Round. The season came to a close in the Sweet 16 against William Paterson in Glassboro, New Jersey.

The Soaring Eagles were led offensively by Rachel Brown '00 (12.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG) and Janna Cunningham '99 (12.1 PPG), while their defense generated 362 steals on the year.