University of North Dakota Athletics

UND's first NCAA Division II championship team in any sport ... Won the first of three consecutive NCAA DII women's basketball titles ... Went 28-4 overall and finished second in the North Central Conference with a 14-4 record ... Hosted the NCAA DII Elite Eight and defeated Edinboro (quarterfinal), Bentley (semifinal) and Southern Indiana (final) by an average of 24 points ... Title win snapped USI's 29-game winning streak ... Defeated host and top-ranked North Dakota State in the North Central Regional final to advance to the NCAA DII Elite Eight ... Tied UND single-season record for wins (since broken) ... Freshman center Jenny Crouse was named to Division II Bulletin All-America third team ... Head coach Gene Roebuck, in his 10th year, was named DII Bulletin National Coach of the Year ... Freshman guard Jaime Pudenz was named North Central Conference Freshman of the Year and Elite Eight Most Outstanding Player ... Crouse and junior guard Tiffany Pudenz were named to All-NCC team ... Team set UND single-game records for fewest points allowed (26, Nov. 23 in 94-26 win vs. Mayville State), rebounds (71, Feb. 7 vs. Minnesota State) and steals (33, Nov. 29 vs. Colorado School of Mines) ... Crouse recorded first triple-double in program history with 19-point/14-block/12-rebound performance against St. Cloud State (Feb. 8) ... Four members of the team - Crouse, Tiffany Pudenz, Jaime Pudenz and Kelli Britz - rank among UND's all-time top 10 scoring list.