Women's Basketball

Northwestern College

101 7th Street NW - Orange City, IA - 51041
Team Office: Tel: (712) 707-7292 Fax: (712) 707-7290
Team website: www.nwciowa.edu/newssports/athletics.asp

Founded in 1882 as a Christian academy, Northwestern was first a high school and then a junior college until 1961 when it became a four-year liberal arts college. Northwestern offers BA programs in more than 35 majors plus 18 pre-professional programs. Over 60% of those enrolled are women. Majors offered include Athletic Training/Trainer, Drama, and Environmental Science. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Northwestern #8 among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

The rural 45 acre campus is located in Orange City (pop.6k) just outside the state capital of Des Moines.

School website
www.nwciowa.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed, 61% women

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Reformed Church of America

Enrollment:

1,300

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

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

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Biology

Misc. Information

Earl Woudstra completed his 14th season at Northwestern in 2007-08. Taking over a inconsistent, floundering program in 1994-95, Woudstra has established the Red Raiders as one of the top NAIA programs in the country. Over the last 12 years, Woudstra has had eight 20+ winning seasons, made seven NAIA tournament appearances including 2000-01 when Woudstra led his team to a 32-4 record and the NAIA national championship. Woudstra, a 1978 Northwestern alum, is an associate professor of Physical Education. In 2007-08, the Red Raiders turned in a 35-2 record but lost in the Final Four of the NAIA tournament to Morningside.

Team Name	Red Raiders
Colors	Red and White
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	598-408 (.594)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	35-2	24-9	30-5	112-42 (.727)
Conference	17-1	14-4	15-3	58-26 (.690)
Conf. Finish	2	1	2	6, 5, 5, 3, 1
Post Appear.	Final 4	2nd Rnd	Final 4	NAIA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#3	#16	#6	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Earl Woudstra
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Northwestern (IA)	1994-95
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	311-124 (.715)
Record at Northwestern (IA)	311-124 (.715)
Coaching Awards	NAIA Nat'l COTY (01)

Asst. Coaches	Chris Yaw,

Recruiting Coordinator

Earl Woudstra, (712) 707-7292, earl@nwciowa.edu

Conference and Schedule

Northwestern plays in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (www.gpacsports.com) which is comprised of 13 teams from three midwestern states. The conference is generally regarded among the top three NAIA II conferences in the nation. Though conference play can start in late November or early December, there are non-conference opponents mixed into the schedule until January. There is a two week break at Xmas. Conference games are often played on Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon and are piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the GPAC tournament which takes the top eight teams with the eventual tournament winner receiving an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

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

Facilities

Bultman Center. Capacity: 2,200
Average attendance: 800

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Northwestern was ranked #2 in scoring offense, averaging 89.3 ppg.