Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame

93-94 WBB HOF

1993-94 Women's Basketball Team

  • Class
    1994
  • Induction
    2019
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
16867The 1993-94 NSU Women's Basketball Team was the most successful team in program history, going 32-1 overall and 12-0 in NSIC play. Among the many records set in the season was most wins (32), best winning percentage (97.0 percent) and most consecutive wins (32).
 
After losing their first game of the season to Wayne State College, the Wolves cruised through the remainder of the year and became the NAIA Division II National Champions. This was the third straight National Tournament appearance for the Wolves and the second time in three years that Northern State took home the crown. NSU was ranked No. 1 in the nation the entire season and was led by head coach Curt Fredrickson.
 
Julie Jensen and Jenny Seesz were named to the All-Region and All-Northern Sun Conference teams in 1993-94. Jensen was the Player of the Year in both the region and the NSIC and made the NAIA II All-America First Team for the second straight year.
 
For her efforts at the National Tournament, Paula Stolsmark was named to the All-Tournament First Team and was declared Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jensen made the All-Tournament Second Team.

16868The 1993-94 squad scored 2,758 points for an average of 83.6 points per game, which is second all-time. The Wolves held the best shooting percentage all-time at NSU, shooting 48.1 percent from the field. As a team, the Wolves reached the century mark with 100+ points four times on the season. The Wolves had 621 assists on the 1993-94 year, averaging 18.8 assists per game, which is second all-time in NSU history.
 
The Northern State defense was also key to the success of the season. The Wolves pulled down 44.5 rebounds per game compared to their opponents' low 30.2 game for a rebounding margin of +14.3. They recorded 166 blocks on the season, which is also best in school history, averaging 5.03 per game. NSU held its opponents to just 37.7 percent from the field.


 
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