Jamestown College NAIA Championship History

Appearances: 6 Record: 3-5 (.375) 1st round record: 3-2

1984 - L, vs Dillard University (Louisiana)

2000 - L, 75-64 vs. South Dakota Tech

2009 - L, 64-54 vs. Huntington (Ind.)

2010 - W, 65-58 vs. Indiana Southeast; L, 72-60 vs. Iowa Wesleyan

2012 – W, 60-42 vs. Union (KY); L 58-80 vs. Northwestern (IA)

(Northwestern won 3^rd Straight NAIA Division II Championship)

2013 – W, 70-54 vs. Menlo (CA); L 62-76 vs. Eastern Oregon

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2011-12 Season

The most successful season in Jamestown College women’s basketball history took place during the 2011-12 season. The record breaking season was capped off by a Sweet 16 appearance in the NAIA National Tournament and finished up with a final national rating of No. 12 in the country. The Jimmies ended the season with a record of 27-5, the most wins and best record ever in program history. In the process, the Jimmies won the Dakota Athletic Conference tournament and the DAC regular season title, going undefeated throughout the conference schedule. The Jimmies look to continue their tradition of success in the upcoming season.

The Program

Along with their high octane offense, the Jimmies pride themselves on pressure defense, hard work, and a family atmosphere. “Our goal each year is going to be to win the National Tournament,” Coach Ulland said. “More importantly, though, all of our athletes will graduate with a degree in their hands. I feel you will receive one of the best educations at Jamestown College. This is one of the finest colleges, academically and athletically, in the Midwest.” Each of the last two years, the team has been honored as an NAIA Academic All-American Team.

The Players

Among the many accolades the Jimmies have received the past two years, Junior Bridget Schuneman was named an NAIA All-American along with being named DAC MVP and First Team All-AII. Sophomore Hannah Steele and Junior Amber Ramlo also garnered post season awards which included First Team All-DAC and All-AII, respectively.  The Jimmies will have to find a way to replace Kellie Schuneman’s successful career after she graduated.  Kellie was a first team all-DAC performer, scored 1079 career points, and was a two time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

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2010-11 Season

After the historic  2009-10 season, the Jamestown College women's basketball program continued its success in the following season. Even though losing virtually everyone with experience, the team ended the season with a record of 21-8, making 2011-12 the 4^th most successful season (21 wins) in Jamestown College history. The Jimmies also advanced to the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) championship game after being picked 7^th in the pre-season conference poll and ascending to the top 25 in the NAIA national poll. The Jimmies look to continue their tradition of success in this coming season.

The Program

Along with breaking the school's record of most wins in a year, the Jimmies also became 2^nd all time in school history of total points in a season (2,277 pts) and points in a game (110 vs. Mayville). With their high intensity game, they continued to break two team records of points average per game (75.5 ppg) and most 3 pointers made in a season (259). The Jimmies were also ranked 3^rd in the National rankings in total rebound defense (32.2) and 4^th in total rebound margin (10.8), along with other numerous rankings.

The Players

Hannah Steele, a red-shirt freshman, was named an All-American and Bridget Schuneman was ranked #1 in the country in field goal percentage (68%) in the 2010-11 season. Both of these players made the list for number of points scored in a single season. Steele totaled a number of 350 points and Schuneman totaled 417 points.  Steele was also named freshman of the Year, made 1^st team all-conference, and was 5th in the country in total assists (162). Schuneman made 2nd team all-conference.

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1986-1987 Season

At the Jamestown College homecoming in October 2011, the 1986-87 team was inducted into the Jamestown College Hall-of-Fame.

The 1986-87 Jimmie women's basketball team won the conference championship in 1987.

Team members were Melody (Langmaack) Alme, Colleen Anderson, Stacy (Cape) Anderson, Jill Birnbaum, Kay (Borstad) Bornong, Sherri Burrows-Marsh, Jill (Nesvig) Doppler, Dee Ann Dosh, Lynette Fitterer, Bonnie (Pfannsmith) Freije, Marla Guthmiller, , Kimberly (Koehler) Heinz, Cindy (Slusher) Moreno, Brenda (Bell) Naslund, Holly (Farrar) Schweigert, and Amy (Sparrow) Schye. Head coach: Lawrie Paulson.