Women's Basketball Team - Champions!

The Women's Basketball Team defeated the University Of Wisconsin-Superior for the UMAC Tournament Championship on February 23, 2019, in Superior, Wisconsin.

Photo courtesy of UMAC

The women’s basketball team recorded their most successful season in school history since joining the NCAA in 2004. The Vikings set a program record with 22 wins and cruised to a 14-2 finish in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play. One of the highlights during the regular season was defeating UW-Superior, handing the Yellowjackets their only loss since joining the UMAC four seasons ago. The Vikings earned the second seed in the UMAC tournament and carried their momentum from the regular season into the postseason by defeating Minnesota-Morris in the semi-finals, and then beating UW-Superior in the championship game to earn the school’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Vikings traveled to Waverly, Iowa, to take on 13th ranked Wartburg College in the first round. Though the Vikings put up a fight, they were defeated by a score of 91-63.

Abby Olson, a sophomore from Montevideo, Minnesota, earned All-Conference First Team honors as she led the UMAC in scoring at 19.0 points per game. Later, Olson received All-Region Third Team honors from D3hoops.com. Haley Sandin, a senior from Princeton, Minnesota, was also named to the All-Conference First Team. Additionally, Sandin was named to the UMAC’s All-Decade Team which celebrated the league’s top five players over the last 10 years. She was the only active player named to this list. Sandin finishes her career with the Vikings as

the program’s all-time leading scorer with just under 2,000 points. Hanna Geistfeld, a sophomore from Truman, Minnesota, earned All-Conference Second Team honors. Head Coach Lyle Jones surpassed his 300th career victory with the Vikings and was named the UMAC Co-Coach of the Year.

Abby Olson

Haley Sandin

Hanna Geistfeld

Lyle Jones