Northern Colorado Women's Basketball

Thank you Everyone!

2011-09-02T13:21:00.006-06:00

Thank you everyone who participated at the 4th Annual Golf Tournament! We really appreciate all your support and help. Here are big THANK YOU'S from the Bear family to:

Executive Hole Sponsors:
Cardiovascular & Vein Clinic
HCFI, Oosdyke Family
MFK Lawyers, Kranz Family

Hole Sponsors:
Carino's Italian
Cache Bank & Trust
Sports Authority
Ehrlich Subaru
Spradley Barr Ford
Federated Insurance
Bob Heiny
Roof Check Inc
Bear Tooth Dental
Union Colony Insurance
Jimmy Johns
Garretson's

Beverage Cart:
Phoenix Endeavors, Duehn Family
Colorado Gyn Consultants

Putting Green:
Scholl Oil

Additional Thank you's to...

Friends of UNC Donors:
Jerry & Sheila Van Deudekom
Gary & Joan Marin
John & Delia Haefli
Linda DeFilippo & Beth Ann Faulkner

Silent Auction/In Kind Donors:
Greeley Country Club
Pelican Lakes Golf & Country Club
Eaton Country Club
Roof Check Inc
Carino's Italian
Federated Insurance

Player Gift Donors:
Richard & Judy Augspurger
Carino's Italian
Sports Authority
Federated Insurance
UNC Alumni Center

And special Thank you to Highland Hills Golf - Chris Colling!

THANK YOU ALL! We couldn't have done this without all your help!

GO BEARS!!!

Updated Website

2011-08-02T12:17:00.013-06:00

Hey Bear Fans!

Check out our updated athletic website at

www.uncbears.com!!!

GO BEARS!!

4th Annual Golf Tournament

2011-08-02T12:11:00.004-06:00

We will be holding our 4th Annual Golf Tournament Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Highlands Golf Course. The tournament includes mulligans, string packages, catered lunch, various prizes and the opportunity to meet and greet with 2011-12 players and coaching staff We look forward to seeing you at the course!

For more information contact Jaime White at 970-351-1713 or email jaime.white@unco.edu.

Top 25 Academic Honor Roll

2011-08-02T12:03:00.006-06:00

For the third time in four seasons, the Northern Colorado women's basketball team has been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. The 2010-11 teams were announced Monday.

The Bears have a combined grade point average (GPA) of 3.358, which is tied for 22nd among Division I institutions and one of three Big Sky Conference schools to rank among the top 25. The team ranked 10th after the 2007-08 season and 18th a season ago. Though this team fell four spots in the ranking, they increased their overall GPA by 0.007 points this year.

"Success in the classroom is every bit as important to us as success on the court," said Head Coach Jaime White. "Our players work extremely hard in both aspects of being student-athletes and this is a great honor for Northern Colorado."

The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Divisions I, II and III; NAIA; and junior college/community college teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point averages (GPAs) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2010-11 season is the 14th in which the WBCA has presented the standings.

Of the 11 Northern Colorado players who saw action in at least half the games a season ago, eight were named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team and junior forward Kaisha Brown was a Capital One Academic All-District selection.

On the court, the Bears tied for the Big Sky Conference regular season title and ended with a 17-14 overall record and will return eight letterwinners for the 2011-12 season.

BearCub Camp

2011-06-28T10:04:00.004-06:00

Banquet Pictures

2011-04-07T10:51:00.002-06:00

What a great season! So proud of our team! Here are some pictures from our banquet that was full of laughs and some tears...

Brittany Fernandez!!!

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Lara Merritt!!!

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Jayne Strand!!!

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Courtney Stoermer!!!

2011-03-02T10:08:00.003-07:00

Bear Fans Gone Crazy!!! :)

2011-02-14T09:58:00.002-07:00

2011 UNC Women's Basketball Alumni Event

2011-01-31T10:43:00.002-07:00

Thanks to all Alumni who came to the Saturday's game and stayed for the reception! We really appreciate your support and looking forward to seeing you again!!! GO BEARS!!!

FREE GIRLS SPORTS CLINIC

2011-01-31T09:13:00.002-07:00

University of Northern Colorado Athletics
&
Colorado Women’s Sports Fund Association
FREE GIRLS SPORTS CLINIC
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Join student-athletes, coaches, and local sports organizations in finding the right sports for you!
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Participate in mini sports clinics provided by UNC women student-athletes!
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Visit booths representing sports opportunities in Greeley!

February 10, 2011 5:15-6:30 PM
Registration begins at 5:00 PM
UNC Campus Recreation Center
All girls 8th grade and younger!
First 200 girls will get a FREE t-shirt!
All participants will get a FREE ticket to the
7:00 PM UNC Women’s Basketball Game!
All parents, family and guests will receive a buy 1
get 1 FREE ticket!

SAVE THE DATE: UNC WOMEN’S WALK APRIL 9, 2011

Bear's Newly Renovated Locker Room!

2011-01-26T11:51:00.002-07:00

2011 UNC Women's Basketball Alumni Event

2011-01-26T11:46:00.000-07:00

UNC Women’s Basketball 2011 Alumni Event

When: January 29th at 2pm game vs Weber State
Where: Butler-Hancock gymnasium
What: UNC women’s basketball Alumni reception with Head Coach Jaime White and the team. In the Champions room (In Butler-Hancock building, Room #195) at 4pm-after the game. Food and drinks will be served.

Free admission for you and one guest

Alumni will receive a gift bag at the reception

Please pass the word along to those former players you are in contact with. Looking forward to see you on January 29th!!!
GO BEARS

Team Christmas Party!!!

2011-01-06T11:03:00.002-07:00

Happy New Year from the Bears!!!!

Take a look at Bears Christmas party, with everyone wearing ugly sweaters and exchanging their white elephant gifts!!! :)

Entertaining residents at the Garden Square Assisted Living center!

2010-12-17T08:38:00.003-07:00

Hello Everyone,
Your Bears are done with all their school work and now are just working hard in practices before leaving for Christmas break. One of their recent community service activities was helping residents at the Garden Square Assistant living center to decorate their doors and sing Christmas carols. Everyone had a good time, residents were happy about their nicely decorate doors and they definitely had a good time singing and and even dancing with the Bears. Girls did a nice job entertaining the residents and making their day a little more special.

Off campus living!

2010-11-09T10:25:00.002-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Here is the next video - off campus living. After their freshmen year staying in the dorms players can choose where to live. Therefore, we wanted to show an example how it looks when players find their own place. Kaisha, Courtney and Cassie wanted to show us their house.
By the way, with this video we have officially completed the "Life as a Bear" story. But no worries, we will still continue to inform and entertain you with new videos and stories from the Bears through out the season! Keep on checking back in with us and continue to support our program!

Game time is finally here!!! Hope to see you at Fridays game vs South Dakota, start time at 5pm!!! GO BEARS!!!

Halloween!!!

2010-11-03T12:05:00.002-06:00

Happy Halloween from your Bears!!!

Tour of the Dining Hall!

2010-10-28T16:04:00.003-06:00

Hello Fans!!!

Another week, another video!!! Get excited! :) This week we are going to show you the new and modernized dining hall where our freshmen are enjoying delicious meals. Let's see it!

Tour of the Dorms!

2010-10-22T11:10:00.003-06:00

Hey Fans!
Your next video is up! Aren't you excited? :) This week it is a tour of the freshmen dorms and trust me, they are not what they use to look like years ago. These dorms are really nice and modernized and our freshmen love living there. Molly and Kim are going to show us their dorm room.

Academic Success Center

2010-10-13T11:37:00.002-06:00

Hello Bear Friends!

Another day, another video! This week's stars are Brittany and Amy showing us the study hall.
Enjoy it and come back soon! :)

2010-10-08T14:17:00.005-06:00

2010-2011 Season tickets are available now!
Courtside tickets $150
Reserved $75

You can purchase tickets by clicking on the link below:

http://www.unco.edu/tickets/

Or you can call 970-351-4849

SUPPORT YOUR BEARS!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE GAMES!!!

Tour of the renovated training room!

2010-10-07T09:13:00.005-06:00

Hey Bear Fans! I bet you are super excited about the new video, right? Here it is! This week Lara is showing us the new renovated training room where she is spending a lot of her time recovering from an injury.

Tour of the new weight room and renovated gym!

2010-09-30T11:31:00.010-06:00

Hello Friends!

We are back with another video tour. This time is Jayne and Courtney showing us the new weight room and renovated gym in Butler-Hancock. Hope you enjoy it!!!

Butler-Hancock Tour!

2010-09-23T09:34:00.004-06:00

Hey, Hey, Hey!!!

Here is the video tour of the newly renovated Butler-Hancock building with Lauren and Victoria being the tour guides. As mentioned earlier in August, Butler-Hancock building is newly renovated for all our Bear athletes. There is a brand new weight room where our girls are training really hard to become stronger and after the workouts they are taking care of at our updated training room (Weight room and training room videos to follow, so stay tuned). The coaches are now located in their new office suite and you can get a peak of that by watching the video.

Enjoy it and come back to visit our web site!

GO BEARS!!!!

Lady Bears Performing!

2010-09-14T14:22:00.004-06:00

Here is the video of the girls ending our Saturday's team even with an impromptu musical performance. The girls are obviously multi-talented! :)

Team Retreat!!!

2010-09-13T11:50:00.002-06:00

This past Saturday Lady Bears had a fun team-building event. Everyone on the team (including coaches) was divided into four groups that required dressing up as Pretty Princesses, “Circus Freaks”, Gangsters or the Nerds…. Needless to say - it was a lot of fun as everyone worked hard on their outfits. Besides the crazy dressing up, the game “Minute to Win It” was pretty entertaining as well. The girls came up with some challenging tasks such as rug sliding race, egg rolling with your nose, stacking cup cakes on the forehead and many others. We closed retreat with the trivia game about the players and the coaches. The girls ended the event with an impromptu musical performance.

Pictures from the Golf Tournament!

2010-09-13T10:06:00.001-06:00

Golf Tournament!

2010-09-07T21:24:00.005-06:00

Hello Bear Fans!

On August 28^th, we had our 3^rd Annual Golf Tournament. Thirteen teams (four players per team) participated in the event. This was a great opportunity to meet and greet the 2010-2011 Lady Bears and the new additions to the coaching staff. Once the golfing was done, boosters and fans had some time to talk to the players while enjoying the lunch. Coach White closed the event by giving out gifts to the winning teams and individual players for their accomplishments.

Thank you all who participated!

GO BEARS!

2010 Fall Sports Kickoff

2010-08-26T09:04:00.009-06:00

Last night we had our Annual Fall Sports Kickoff. The program of the evening entailed President Kay Norton and Dr. David Stotlar welcoming speech followed by Director of Athletics Jay Hinrichs speech. The program continued with the barbeque dinner and later followed by the inside tour of the newly renovated Butler-Hancock building.
Lady Bears were there to meet and greet the UNC fans and supporters.

Coming soon pictures of the newly renovated Butler-Hancock building.

3rd Annual Golf Tournament

2010-08-19T09:26:00.004-06:00

We will be holding our 3rd Annual Golf Tournament Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Highlands Golf Course. The tournament includes mulligans, string packages, catered lunch, various prizes and the opportunity to meet and greet with 2010-11 players and coaching staff We look forward to seeing you at the course!

For more information contact Jaime White at 970-351-1713 or email jaime.white@unco.edu.

Lady Bears Earn Top 25 Academic Honor Roll

2010-07-21T13:07:00.006-06:00

When they're not practicing or playing in a game, it's obvious that the Northern Colorado women's basketball team is hitting the books as the Bears were named to Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) 2009-2010 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll.

The Bears had a combined GPA of 3.351, which ranked 18th among Division I institutions and second out of three teams in the Big Sky Conference behind NAU (#13, 3.425 GPA) and ahead of Eastern Washington (#22, 3.328 GPA).

"Our players work very hard in the classroom," said Head Coach Jaime White. "This is a great honor and represents the high achieving student-athletes that play women's basketball at Northern Colorado."

This award is given at NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA which awards the top academic teams as nominated by their coaches.

The Lady Bears also won the CHAMPS/Life Skills Team challenge this year. The competition is between the 19 athletic teams at UNC and combines community outreach, academic achievement, personal/team enhancement, Bear Pride and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) participation and communication.

Banquet 2010

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SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 17, 2010

2010-04-12T10:17:00.004-06:00

2010 Women's Walk

Where: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion
When: Saturday, April 17th
Time: Registration - 9 am
Announcements - 9:30 am
Walk - 10 am
Breakfast/Drawings - 10:30 am

A 30-Minute Walk for Women's Athletic Scholarships. Please join us in investing in our tomorrow! Your contributions will provide educational opportunities in the classroom and on the playing surface. Athletics builds leadership, discipline, teamwork, time management,conflict resolution and many other qualities needed to serve as tomorrow's leaders and contributing members of our communities. We need your help so that these opportunities are available for young women-our daughters, nieces, neighbors, and friends.

Pink Zone 2010!

2010-03-09T09:43:00.003-07:00

Snowed in at Phoenix!

2010-02-10T10:03:00.009-07:00

CONGRATULATIONS MISSY BORELL-VAUGHN:Class of 2010 Hall of Fame Inductee

2010-02-08T10:00:00.005-07:00

Melissa (Borell) Vaughn, Basketball- Playing from 1999-03, Borell-Vaughn is still the all-time leading scorer in the history of the program with 1,866 points. Regardless of gender, she trails only Mike Higgins who scored 2,112 during his career. Borell-Vaughn also holds the schools records for field goals made, free throws made and is second in rebounds and blocked shots. In 2002-03, she was an honorable mention All-Amercian selection. Borell was a three-time Daktronics First-Team All-Region, a three-time First-Team All-North Central Conference pick, and was a two-time Academic All-NCC selection as well as the 2002-03 Northern Colorado Female Student-Athlete of the Year.

PINK ZONE SATURDAY FEB. 13TH: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!

2010-02-03T15:18:00.004-07:00

Video Shout-Out: Kaisha Brown

2010-01-31T19:18:00.003-07:00

Happy Belated Birthday!

2010-01-21T09:59:00.004-07:00

The girls' surprised Coach White with a piece of cake for her birthday at Bucco de Beppo last night in Sacramento!

Alumni Event 2010

2010-01-20T09:17:00.005-07:00

Hey Bear Fans! This past Saturday marked our 2nd Annual Alumni Event, where former and current Bears got to mingle before the game. It was great to see that Bear Pride! Thanks to all the alumni that came out!

Also, Congratulations to Missy Borell Vaughn for being inducted into the 2010 Hall of Fame Class!!

The Bears' are travelling to Sacramento where they will Tip-Off against Sacramento State at 8:05 pm Pacific time/7:05 pm MT. Catch the action on Big Sky TV or listen to www.espn870.net ...GO BEARS!

Team Superstitions

2010-01-11T20:17:00.002-07:00

Interview with Senior Lizzie Cooper

2010-01-11T17:30:00.004-07:00

Meet the New Voice of the Bears: Jason Alvine

2010-01-11T11:40:00.002-07:00

Jason is a native Colorado-an, UNC alumni and loves to play cards! Loveland is where he calls home and works his second job in custom wood-work. Jason graduated from UNC in '02 with a degree in broadcast journalism, did his internship for comcast and got his first job for an arena football team, the Austin Wranglers. He even donned a 7 foot horse mascot for most of the year. He is the only boy in his family, being the youngest of three.He has 3 nieces and 3 nephews and throughly enjoys Thanksgiving, as he puts it, "what other day is it exceptable to start eating turkey at 9 o'clock in the morning?!"

Just for fun: Jason loves to play poker and actually participated in the World Series of Poker in 2008. Besides poker he enjoys playing the card game nertz, which he better be on top of his game as this is the game of choice while wasting time in the airport and can get rather competitive!

BEARS' DEFEAT IN-STATE RIVAL CSU!

2009-12-23T10:51:00.004-07:00

With the win Monday night over in-state rival Colorado State 65-56, the Bears’ go 3-1 heading into the Christmas break.

Keys to the game:
1) Free-throws!!! The Bears’ were nearly perfect from the charity stripe shooting 15-16.
2) Rebounding! The Bears' out-rebounded the Rams' 42-28!
3) Defensively securing the ball and pushing in transition!

The Bears' are home for Christmas break but Tip-Off with Air Force at 6:05 pm on Dec. 30th!

Also, during the 4 game home stretch senior guard Whitley Cox was unstoppable, earning her the honors of Big Sky Player of the Week!! Congrats Whitley!

Bears' Win big against Mesa State, 69-42

2009-12-16T12:37:00.005-07:00

In their first home game since December 2nd and the start of a 4-game home stretch, the Bears' won in convincing fashion 69-42.

"I think the girls played good," said Head Coach Jaime White. "They came out firing and ready to play tonight. We focused on breaking the game down into four minute segments and took it one at a time and everyone did a nice job of it."

The Bears' will Tip-off against Bradley at 7:00 pm TONIGHT in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. GO BEARS!!

Winter Update!

2009-12-11T11:30:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the Family!!!

2009-11-23T15:02:00.000-07:00

Here is a little more to know about our four rercruits that make up the 2010 recruiting class!!

D'Shara Strange

2009-11-23T14:58:00.002-07:00

1) Do you have a game day ritual? I eat a green apple (because they are my favorite) & I listen to Brooklyn girls by Charles Hamilton

2) Something fun or unique about you that you want Bear fans to know about you? I love to jet ski

3) Why did you choose Northern Colorado? It's a really good fit, home away from home. I love the coaching staff & my teammates

4) How is your senior year going and what are your goals for you and your team this year?My senior year is going well. My goal for my team is to be league champions & make it past second round in the play offs

Kim Lockridge

2009-11-23T14:52:00.003-07:00

1) Do you have a game day ritual? Take a nap. Listen to music on my ipod before the game

2) Something fun or unique about you that you want Bear fans to know about you? I like to bake and I work at Wendy's :)

3) Why did you choose Northern Colorado? I love the school, the coaches and the players. It was a perfect fit.

4) How is your senior year going and what are your goals for you and your team this year? I am very busy between all my AP classes, volleyball and basketball, work, and my 6 am medicine class. My goals are first team all state, and for the team, final four

Molly Duehn

2009-11-23T14:46:00.003-07:00

1) Do you have a game day ritual? I don't really have that big of a pre-game ritual but for high school season I like to get mentally prepared for the game by watching the jv team play while listening to my Ipod. Each season I make a play list that gets me pumped up for the games.
2) Something fun or unique about you that you want Bear fans to know about you? Both of my elbows are crazy double jointed!
3) Why did you choose Northern Colorado? I choose Northern Colorado because I fell in love with the campus and my future team. I really enjoyed the recruiting process with the coaching staff. They made if fun and exciting. Also, a change in climate will be unique and fun! It will take me awhile to get use to the altitude, but I can't wait!

4) How is your senior year going and what are your goals for you and your team this year? My senior year so far is going great! My volleyball team just got 3rd in state after not making it past the section finals in 11 years. It was a great way to end my volleyball career and it just sparks the energy to do the same thing in basketball. I have been on the Varsity Basketball team since 8th grade and I still haven't made it to state since I have been here. We have a good chance of making it, but that is our main team goal this year. My personal goal is to break the schools scoring record. I scored my 1,000 point at the end of my junior year. I also would like to make the All-State Team this year.

Kirsten Hess

2009-11-23T14:36:00.002-07:00

1) Do you have a game day ritual? I always do a specific stretching routine before every game

2) Something fun or unique about you that you want Bear fans to know about you? I am Hawaiian

3) Why did you choose Northern Colorado? The Coaches are great, the girls on the team are really fun and easy to get along with, its close to home, and I feel like Northern Colorado is the place for me.

4) How is your senior year going and what are your goals for you and your team this year? The goals for the Mullen girls basketball team this year are to be the Centennial League Champions again and to win the state championship. I do believe that this year we will be able to achieve this goal.

2009-11-20T12:28:00.002-07:00

THE BEARS AT ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK!

2009-11-20T12:08:00.004-07:00

HALF COURT SHOTS AFTER SHOOT AROUND!

2009-11-20T11:57:00.002-07:00

WE HAVE ARRIVED!!

The Bears had Shootaround this morning at 9:30am here at University of Arkansas-Little Rock. This is a picture of the James Stevens Center where we will play tonight. Shoot around went well Whitley hit her half court shot so all is well!!

Picture Slideshow down in New Mexico

2009-11-19T11:37:00.003-07:00

Hey Everyone! Here are a few moments from our trip to New Mexico last weekend that we wanted to share. Don't forget the Bears are on their way to Arkansas to play the next 2 games of the WNIT Friday and Saturday. They will face off against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock tomorrow night at 7:30 pm central time/ 6:30 pm mountain! Catch the action on 870 AM ESPN Radio or at www.espn870.net....... GO BEARS!

First Round WNIT-Bears vs Lobos

2009-11-13T13:56:00.002-07:00

Shout-Out: Courtney Kranz

2009-11-11T08:48:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! Wow, this year has been going by so fast. I can’t believe we’re already preparing for finals. I’m a Political Science and Business-Finance major, and my class schedule has kept me pretty busy. Classes are going well especially now that midterms are out of the way. For Halloween this year the Residence Halls put on a program where kids from the neighborhood could come trick-or-treat in a safe environment in the dorms, and Kaisha, Lauren, Victoria, and I decided to dress up and pass out candy to the kids. Also, our first game in the WNIT is coming up Friday November 13, and I know that we are all getting excited. Everybody is ready to show how hard we worked during preseason and start playing. Physical therapy has been going well for me. I’ve been getting into some more drills at practice and in the weight room. I’m hoping to be back playing soon. While it has been a really fun fall, I’m certainly looking forward to the season!

7:00 PM Tip-Off Tomorrow Night...Don't Miss It!

2009-11-05T14:47:00.002-07:00

Don't miss the action tomorrow night as the Bears take on Metro State!! Tip-Off is at 7:00 PM in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavillion. Admission is Free so bring the family!!! GO BEARS!

GAME DAY!!!!

2009-11-02T09:40:00.002-07:00

HEY BEAR FANS!! Tonight is the big night!....Your Northern Colorado Bears take on the Rangers of Regis University at 7 pm in Butler Hancock Sports Pavillion. It's the first of two exhibition games this week, the second on Friday at 7pm against Metro State. ADMISSIONS IS FREE so come out and support the Bears!!

Season Tickets

2009-10-30T15:09:00.002-06:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2009-10-28T12:13:00.004-06:00

Kodiak Club

2009-10-28T11:54:00.004-06:00

This year Coach White is introducing the Kodiak Club. It’s a club for the elite strength athletes on our women’s basketball team. In order to be a member here are the guidelines: Squat 1.5 times your body weight, Power Clean your body weight, and Bench 80% of your body weight.

This year we had several players on the bubble, but Whitley Cox was the only one to join the CLUB officially. The girls have 3 chances a year to make it; the first week back from summer, before the start of the season, and before they go home for the summer. Even though we only have one member at this point in time, everyone on the team increased their max in every category.

Great job Bears!!!

It's Official!

2009-10-21T13:17:00.002-06:00

Hey Everybody! It’s official! Friday marked the beginning of the 2009-10 basketball season and we couldn’t be more excited! Just a reminder, the Bears will kick-off their season with a home exhibition game Monday, November 2nd at 7:00pm against Regis University! Both the Regis and Metro State Exhibition games will be FREE!! Hope to see everyone sporting their Blue & Gold!....GO BEARS!

Shout-Out from: Jayne Strand

2009-10-05T13:06:00.001-06:00

Hello Bear fans! My name is Jayne Strand and I am new to the team this year! I just transferred from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa so I will be coming in as a junior. Kirkwood was a great experience, we won the national championship both years I was there. Now I am really excited to be here in Greeley and see what being a bear is all about! It has been a little bit of an adjustment so far with the workload at the D1 level compared to junior college, but everyone here is helping me make it as easy of a transition as possible. Last week at our team golf fundraiser is was really fun to meet friends and families of the girls here as well as some fans and boosters. Everyone here is so nice! They have really made me feel at home. I found out the other day that it just so happens I am not the only 20 year old girl who likes to rollerblade! Maybe it is an Iowa thing… but all the girls from Iowa have roller blades here too so the other day we all went for a stroll. I'm sure it was a sight for anyone driving down the street to see three girls on wheels towering well over six feet! I’m really excited for the season to come and to get to meet a lot of wonderful people here in Greeley. Go Bears!

Pre-Season 09-10:Hurt So Good!

2009-10-05T11:00:00.006-06:00

Hey Bear Fans!! It's that time again! Official practice is right around the corner, which means we will be wrapping up pre-season workouts in a weeks time!! Here is a preview of how hard the girls have worked this pre-season........GO BEARS!!

Shout-Out from Lizzie Cooper:

2009-09-15T11:21:00.002-06:00

"Hey, it’s Lizzie! If you didn’t know I am from Queensland, Australia. I am currently starting my senior year for the Bears and Coach White. Over the past summer I travelled home to Australia for 3 months. It was great to see my family and friends. I spent as much time as I could in the sun, even though it was winter! Apart from that I worked out, played basketball and enjoyed being back in my own house, having Mum and Dad to look after me. Pre- season has started off great! It's never easy, of course, but it feels good to get back into proper shape. I am looking forward to a very successful season this year. Our team is looking great so far and I am quite confident that we will make it to the Big Sky Tournament!!"

A little golf...a little dancing...A LOT OF FUN!

2009-09-08T14:03:00.003-06:00

Back to School!

2009-08-25T09:39:00.003-06:00

Classes have officially started!! The girls got their books bright and early this morning and have successfully completed the first day of classes. The Bears will jump right into preseason next week with strength and conditioning testing and also get their first individual workouts under their belts. Should be some extremely busy, yet exciting upcoming weeks!!

Shout-Out from Courtney Stoermer:

2009-08-11T15:44:00.002-06:00

"Hey Bear fans! I hope your summer has been going as fast as mine! This summer I started my first semester as a nursing student. Talk about stressful! On my first day I had never been so overwhelmed and stressed, but now I only have three weeks left of my first semester. I learned the basics of nursing, and more importantly, the skills to nursing. I have done a full assessment, which for example is when you are new at a hospital and the nurse collects all your medical history and runs tests on you. I have also learned wound care, how to insert a foley catheter, how to start an IV, administer medicines ordered by the physician, and to provide sterile fields of care. The program is very intense but I have gotten to know my classmates very well; they are like my second team since we are together every day for about 8 hours. I started my clinicals in a real medical setting which is intimidating but will hopefully go well. My summer has been going so fast with all my school work, by the time I get my work-outs in and do home work my day is over! Talk about a good summer?! It only makes me look forward to the upcoming school year and season that much more!"

WNIT Championship Bracket

2009-07-29T11:37:00.006-06:00

Hey Bear Fans! The following is a link to the WNIT Championship Bracket. Check out the competition your Northern Colorado Bears will be facing to kick off the season!

http://www.womensnit.com/photos/bracket32.pdf (PDF)

http://www.womensnit.com/photos/09_pre_bracket-championship.jpg (JPEG)

Bears Set to Play New Mexico Lobos in First Round Action of Preseason WNIT

2009-07-16T12:12:00.002-06:00

The University of Northern Colorado women's basketball team is one of 16 Division I teams making up the field of the 2009 Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament. A total of 11 of the 16 teams played in the postseason in 2008-09. First round action begins November 13 with second round action set for Nov. 15-16, third round action for Nov. 18-19 and the championship game on Nov. 22.

The Bears play at New Mexico in the first round on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7pm MT in one of the best-attended arenas in women's basketball. Last season, the Lobos advanced to the quarterfinals of the postseason WNIT and return all but two players from a 25-11 team. The winner of Northern Colorado and UNM will play the winner of Florida Gulf Coast-UTEP.

The Bears are the first Big Sky Conference team to be selected for the preseason WNIT since Idaho State competed in 2006 and lost to BYU in the first round.

"This is a great honor for both Northern Colorado and women's basketball," said Head Coach Jaime White. "We are really looking forward to playing at New Mexico to start our season. It will be a great experience for our team to play in that environment and begin the year with three games against the quality of competition the WNIT has selected.”

Shout-Out from Jamie Schroeder:

2009-06-11T10:08:00.005-06:00

"Graduation….I didn’t think it would ever get here but now that it has come and gone, I’m busier than ever! I decided to stay at UNC and get my Masters degree in Exercise Physiology for the following 2 years. I will also be a Graduate Assistant for Coach White, who has already put me to work! This past weekend I got to sneak away because my Dad decided to throw a graduation barbecue. The weather wasn’t cooperative, so people ended up leaving early to get out of the rain. I wasn’t upset about it because there was tons of great food left over for me to bring home, including some of my dad’s infamous homemade vanilla ice-cream! YUMMY! Rehab on my knee is coming along. I just recently got released for full range of motion, which means I will be spending plenty of time on the bike for cardio! Lance Armstrong here I come!!"

Shout-Out from Cayla Maneotis:

2009-06-11T10:01:00.005-06:00

"So far my summer has been pretty good. After finals week I went home for a few days. It was nice to see my parents and brother, as well as a few friends. Since being back in Greeley, I have been doing my weights and basketball workouts. I am also in the process of getting a babysitting job for a few hours each day, which will hopefully help me with my boredom! I also just got done with jury duty, where I was a part of a twelve person jury. It was very interesting and I got to learn several new legal terms. Hopefully it will be a few years before I have to serve again! I also participated in the Boulder Boulder this year with a couple friends. My favorite part was getting to see the different parts of Boulder and just being in beautiful Colorado!!"

Pre-Season National Invitation Tournament on the Horizon

2009-06-02T14:36:00.004-06:00

Scheduling for the 2009-2010 season is nearly complete. We are starting off our year playing in the Pre-Season National Invitational Women’s Tournament, where we will play 3, possibly 4, nationally ranked teams. This past winter we got to travel to Cancun, Mexico to play in the Caribbean Classic. Our division included two top 25 teams in Florida State and, the recently undefeated national champs, UCONN. Also in our division was the University of Washington from the Pac-10 conference, whom we defeated with a last second shot! On top of gaining valuable experience, this opportunity gave us a spot in the invitation only pre-season WNIT.

Watch out Tiger, here come the Bears!

2009-06-02T14:30:00.010-06:00

Look out! Summer is finally here, which means plenty of golfing! The Second Annual Women’s Basketball Golf Tournament is scheduled to take place August 29th and you can count on all of the Bears taking advantage of the gorgeous weather!!

New Bear Faces: Northern Colorado WBB welcomes Jayne Strand and Emily Elliott to the Bear family!

2009-06-02T14:02:00.012-06:00

Jayne Strand joins us from Kirkwood Junior College in Iowa. During her 2 years there, Kirkwood was back to back National Champions!

Coach White’s Quote on Jayne:
“Jayne will bring an inside presence. She’s a great rebounder and will bring championship experience to our team."

Emily Elliott is a Junior College transfer from Casper College in Casper, Wyoming. Emily will be returning to Colorado since she is a graduate from Ponderosa High School in Parker, CO. Emily is interested in pursuing a degree in Pre-Law.
Coach White’s Quote on Emily:
“We’re excited because she’s an in-state kid. We think she’ll be able to help us from beyond the arc right away. Both Jayne and Emily give us instant experience to start off the year!”

Camp Time!!

2009-06-02T13:57:00.006-06:00

June is just around the corner, which is Basketball Camp Season in our neck of the woods. To kick the month off right we have our Bear Cub camp June 8-9, dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of basketball to young basketball lovers in a fun and entertaining environment. June 14-16 is our individual camp where we focus on developing all levels of players. It’s a great opportunity to improve your game while having fun! We already have nearly 100 teams scheduled to attend this year’s team camp June 25-27, which is nearly double from last year! GO BEARS!!

Laundry Basketball Anyone?!?

2009-06-02T13:35:00.015-06:00

Hey Bear Fans! Today was the big commercial shoot for Comcast at Mountain Meadows Premier Senior Living facility and it went great! Everyone had a blast playing laundry basketball and all the girls are looking forward to Friday night Bingo!! Women’s Basketball logged over 700 plus hours of community service this past year, finishing in the top 3 of all athletic teams. Giving back to the Greeley community is at the top of our team’s priority list and we look forward to another event filled year!!

Blogging Bears!!!

2009-05-26T11:38:00.001-06:00

For all you Bear fans, we are now blogging!!!