Women's Basketball

Morningside College

1501 Morningside Ave - Sioux City, IA - 51106
Team Office: Tel: (712) 274-5474 Fax: (712) 274-5578
Team website: www.morningside.edu/mustangs/index.htm

Morningside is a small, private college offering nearly 30 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs including Nursing, Computer Science, Advertising, Music, Theatre, and Corporate Communcations. US News 2005 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Morningside #37 among colleges in the midwest.

The 59 acre campus is located in Sioux City (pop. 85k) about 150 miles from Des Moines.

School website
www.morningside.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

United Methodist

Enrollment:

900

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 19-25

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$22,000
Out-of-State: ~$22,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Business - Nursing

Misc. Information

Head coach Jamie Sale completed his 7th season at Morningside in 2007-08. Sale inherited a program in 2001-02 that had only been in existence for three years during which time the Mustangs sported a dismal 12-65 record. Though Sale had to endure a losing season his inaugural season, he has taken the program to new heights and captured back-to-back NAIA national championships in 2003-04 and 2004-05 winning 34 and 35 games respectively. He has guided the Mustangs to six consecutive NAIA Division II National Tournament appearances, a school-record five consecutive 20-win seasons, and four consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular season championships. In 2003-04, the Mustangs recorded 400 3 point field goals shattering the previous NAIA record of 311. Prior to his arrival at Morningside, Sale brought instant success to Briar Cliff where over three short seasons he compiled a 79-20 record and three NAIA Sweet 16 appearances. In 2007-08, the Mustangs went 33-4 but lost to Northwestern in the NAIA Final 4.

Team Name	Mustangs
Colors	Maroon and White
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	175-65 (.729)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	33-4	21-12	28-7	97-64 (.602)
Conference	18-0	14-4	16-2	36-36 (.500)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1, 1, ?, ?, ?
Post Appear.	Final 4	2nd Rnd	2nd Rnd	3x
Final 25 Rank	#2	?	?	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Jamie Sale
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Morningside	2001-02
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	254-85 (.749)
Record at Morningside	175-65 (.729)
Coaching Awards	NAIA National COTY (2x), GPAC COTY 08

Asst. Coaches	Jill Rosenmeyer

Recruiting Coordinator

Jamie Sale, (712) 274-5474, sale@morningside.edu

Conference and Schedule

The Mustangs are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference or the GPAC (www.gpacsports.com) which is comprised of 13 teams from five Midwestern states. The conference is generally regarded among the top three NAIA II conferences in the nation. Conference play can start in late November or early December and there are non-conference opponents mixed into the schedule until January. Conference games are often played on Tuesday or Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon and are piggybacked with the men's. Morningside currently plays six teams twice (home and away) and the remaining conference opponents once. The season concludes with the GPAC tournament which . . . (tbp, explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Hastings, Mount Marty, Dakota Wesleyan, Midland Luthern, Sioux Falls, Concordia-St. Paul, Nebraska Wesleyan, Dordt, Northwestern, Doane, Briar Cliff, and Dana.

Facilities

Allee Gym. Capacity: 2,500
Average Attendance:

Style/Stats

Sale has brought a crowd pleasing style of basketball to Morningside that features tenacious full-court defensive pressure and a high scoring offensive attack featuring the most potent 3-point shooting attack in NAIA history.