Women's Basketball

Luther College

700 College Drive - Decorah, IA - 52101
Team Office: Tel: (563) 387-1580 Fax: (563) 387-1228
Team website: sports.luther.edu/

Luther College is a private, selective, four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and was founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants. It confers the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors. Luther is arguably most famous for its music program, which has acquired international recognition. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Luther #97 nationally among liberal arts institutions.

The 175 acre campus is located in Decorah, Iowa (pop. 9,000).

School website
www.luther.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Evangelical Lutheran

Enrollment:

2,500

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 22-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$33,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Biology - Business - Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Jane Hildreband completed her 25th season at Luther in 2007-08. Hildebrand ranks 22nd nationally in career wins among active D3 coaches and has won the Iowa Conference Coach of the Year award five times. She has led the Norse to 21 consecutive winning seasons, nine NCAA tournament appearances, and seven conference champiosnhips. Luther is typically one of the stronger teams in its conference. In 2007-08, Hildebrand led the Norse to a 15-10 mark.

Team Name	Norse
Colors	Blue and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	15-10	24-5	21-5	77-51 (.601)
Conference	12-4	15-1	13-3	55-31 (.639)
Conf. Finish	2	1	2	3, 4, 5, 1, 4
Post Appear.	n/a	Swt 16	n/a	n/a
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	NR

Coaches

Head Coach	Jane Hildreband
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Luther	1984-85
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	41-210 (.661)
Record at Luther	411-210 (.661)
Coaching Awards	Iowa Conference COTY 5x

Asst. Coaches	Amanda Nechuta

Recruiting Coordinator

Jane Hildreband, (563) 387-1580, hildebja@luther.edu

Conference and Schedule

Luther plays in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.iowaconference.com) which is comprised of nine private institutions. The conference season can start in late November or early December though non-league opponents are played up until January. Luther will play each team twice, home and away. Games are often played on Tuesday and/or Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon. Games are commonly piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the IIAC conference which includes all schools. Top seeds host in a single elimination format (no byes) with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Wartburg, Central, Buena Vista, Simpson, Cornell, Loras, Dubuque, and Coe.

Facilities

Regents Center
Capacity: 3000

Style/Stats

Hildebrand plays an up-tempo style, taking advantage of the fast break and pressure defense over the entire floor. In 2006-07, Luther was ranked #13 in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 51.7 ppg.