Women's Basketball

University of Minnesota: Duluth

1049 University Drive - Duluth, MN - 55812
Team Office: Tel: (218) 726-7143 Fax: (218) 726-6529
Team website: www.umdbulldogs.com/

The University of Minnesota-Duluth is a comprehensive regional university that was initially established as a teacher's college. Today, undergraduates can choose from over 60 Bachelor degrees and 17 Master's. Majors offered include American Indian/Native American Studies, Child Development, Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Environmental Science, International Relations, Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked the University of Minnesota at Duluth #50 among midwest universities offering a Master's degree.

UMD is located in Duluth (pop. 200k) about 150 miles from Minneapolis. UMD's campus consists of 244 acres overlooking Lake Superior.

School website
www.d.umn.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

9,800

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75 : 20-25

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$14,000
Out-of-State: ~$25,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Head coach Tanya Bauer enters her first season in 2007-08. This will be Bauer's first head coaching job. Bauer takes over the top spot after two one year stints each by coaches David Stromme and Sue Fiero. Bauer served as the top assistant at Santa Clara University for the past four years, helping guide the Broncos to a West Coast Conference Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004-05. Prior to Santa Clara, Bauer assisted at Drake University under Lisa Stone from 2000 to 2003. The 1998 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire capped off a four-year playing career by garnering Kodak NCAA Division III All-America honorable mention recognition in 1998. In 2006-07, the Bulldogs finished with a 15-11 mark.

Team Name	Bulldogs
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	596-311 (.657)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	15-11	16-12	20-9	113-43 (.724)
Conference	5-7	3-9	8-4	66-32 (.673)
Conf. Finish	4	4	2	2, 1, 2, 3, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	2nd Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Tanya Bauer
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Minnesota Duluth	2007-08
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	0-0
Record at Minnesota Duluth	0-0
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Kevin Chaney, Linda Sayavongchanh

Recruiting Coordinator

Kevin Chaney, (218) 726-7707, kchaney@d.umn.edu

Conference and Schedule

Minnesota-Duluth plays in the North Central Conference (www.northcentralconference.org). Several members have moved out of the NCC which will certainly lessen its status as one of the most competitive D2 conferences in the nation. The conference is now comprised of seven teams from four states. League play, consisting of 12 games, begins in January. Conference play is generally on Thursday or Friday evening and Saturday afternoon with games piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the NCC tourney which includes all seven teams with first round byes for the top seeds. The winner receives an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Augustana, St. Cloud State, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska-Omaha, and Minnesota State-Mankato. North Dakota announced in the summer of 2006 that they will reclassify their athletic programs to Division I. They will leave the conference after 2007-08.

Facilities

Romano Gym
Capacity 2,750 Average attendance: ?