Women's Basketball

Sterling College

P.O. Box 98 - Sterling, KS - 67579-0098
Team Office: Tel: (620) 278-4285 Fax: (620) 278-4319
Team website: www.sterling.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1887, Sterling College is a small liberal arts institution that offers over 20 Bachelor degree progams. Majors offered include Computer Science, Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Athletic Training, and Office Management and Supervision. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Sterling in the fourth tier among liberal arts universities.

Sterling University is located on a rural 46 acre campus about 60 miles northwest of Wichita in the small town of Sterling (pop.3k)

School website
http://www.sterling.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Presbyterian

Enrollment:

450

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 18-24

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$21,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Religious Studies - Education

Misc. Information

Legendary coach Lonnie Kruse has made Sterling College one of the top NAIA women's basketball programs in the country. Completing his 28th season in 2007-08, Kruse's won-loss record of 584-180 is among the top 15 NAIA coaches. Prior to Kruse's arrival in 1981, the women's program had yet to have a winning season since its inception in 1974-75. After an initial losing season, Kruse has had winning seasons since. During the 90's, the Lady Warriors compiled a 232-60 won-loss record, averaged 23 wins per season, captured five regular season titles, made five NAIA post season appearances, and was consistently ranked among the top 25. The Warriors went 23-8 in 2007-08 but were beaten in the first round of the NAIA tourney by Cornerstone. It was the 15th time in the last 16 years that Kruse has won 20 games or more.

Team Name	Lady Warriors
Colors	Navy, Red, and Silver
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	605-282 (.682)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	23-8	27-6	19-10	138-26 (.841)
Conference	17-1	16-2	12-6	63-9 (.875)
Conf. Finish	1	1	4	2, 1, 2, 1, ?
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	n/a	NAIA 3x
Final 25 Rank	#16	#9	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Lonnie Kruse
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Sterling	1981-82
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	584-180 (.764)
Record at Sterling	584-180 (.764)
Coaching Awards	KCAC COTY 9x, KBCA COTY 2x

Asst. Coaches	Jerrod Stanford, Steve Crandall

Recruiting Coordinator

Jerrod Stanford, (620) 278-4285, jstanford@sterling.edu

Conference and Schedule

Sterling plays in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (www.kcacsports.com) which is comprised of ten schools, all in Kansas. The 18 game league schedule can commence in December. Sterling will play each team twice, home and away. Games are usually played on Monday or Thursday evening and Saturday evening and generally precede the men's. There is a two week break at Xmas. The farthest conference game is at the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas, about 250 miles from campus. The end of the season concludes with the KCAC tourney which (explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Bethany, Bethel, Friends, Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Ottawa, Saint Mary's, Southwestern, and Tabor.

Facilities

Gleason Center
Capacity: 2000, Average attendance: 1,000

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Sterling was ranked #17 in offense, averaging 75.4 ppg.