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2006-07 RECAP
Fighting Sioux women’s basketball
fans were treated to one of the finest seasons
in program history in 2006-07, as
UND rolled to a 32-4 overall record, winning
a third straight North Central
Conference title, a seventh straight NCC
Playoff Tournament championship and an
NCAA North Central Region crown along
the way.
UND advanced all the way to the
NCAA Elite Eight Championship in
Kearney, Neb., before falling to Florida
Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals.
However, the season was filled with
highlights:
FINEST FANS AND FACILITY
UND is home to the best fans and best
facility in Division II women’s basketball,
according to the Women’s Basketball
Coaches’ Association (WBCA)
Superlative Awards announced in May.
The Sioux have called the Betty
Engelstad Sioux Center home since the
2004-05 season and are 54-5 (.915) alltime
in the 3,064-seat facility.
UND led the nation in attendance in
2006-07, with a total of 38,912 fans
attended UND’s 19 home games at the
Engelstad Sioux Center, over 3,000 fans
more than any other Division II women’s
basketball program.
The Sioux utilized that home court
advantage to the fullest last season, winning
both an NCC playoff championship
and a North Central region championship
at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
It marked the third straight season
Grand Forks was home to both tournaments.
MR. MILESTONE
Gene Roebuck’s 20th season as head
coach of the Fighting Sioux proved to be
highly memorable for several personal
accomplishments.
Roebuck won his 500th game at UND
when the Sioux defeated Lock Haven, 77-
60, during the second game of the season.
Roebuck then surpassed the 600-victory
plateau for his career with an 86-59 victory
at Bemidji State.
Gene Roebuck
Roebuck was named a 2007 Russell
Athletic/WBCA Victory Club Award
recipient for his 600th win.
The all-time winningest coach in
NCAA Division II women’s basketball
history with an astonishing .857 winning
percentage, Roebuck capped his season by
nabbing his 10th NCC Coach of the Year
award.
SPECIAL K
Junior forward Kierah Kimbrough
emerged as one of the finest players in the
nation in 2006-07, garnering Daktronics,
Inc., All-America second team honors.
Kierah
Kimbrough
The Greenbush, Minn., native led the
team in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding
(8.6) and captured four consecutive NCC
Player of the Week honors at the outset of
the conference season.
Kimbrough was also recognized for her
play in the Feb. 5 issue of Sports
Illustrated.
WITH HONORS
The Fighting Sioux were once again
well represented when the NCC
announced its annual award winners in
early March.
In addition to Roebuck’s 10th coach of
the year honor, senior guard Carissa
Jahner was named NCC Defensive Player