2011-12 Women's Basketball News

Storm Top 10 Countdown: No. 3
Storm Top 10 Countdown: No. 3

July 26, 2012

The women's basketball team showed again why it is the Storm's most successful program of the past decade, winning a fifth straight IIAC title.

Women's basketball earns national academic honor
Women's basketball earns national academic honor

July 23, 2012

The Simpson women's basketball team landed on the WBCA Academic Team Honor Roll for the fifth time in as many years, coming in ranked eighth in the nation.

SAAC holds recognition banquet
SAAC holds recognition banquet

April 17, 2012

Simpson's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee held its annual awards banquet Monday, April 16.

12 student-athletes named academic all-conference
12 student-athletes named academic all-conference

March 29, 2012

The women's basketball team led the way with seven honorees who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Schutjer earns third All-America nod
Schutjer earns third All-America nod

March 19, 2012

Stacey Schutjer was named to the WBCA Honorable Mention All-America team for the third time in 2012.

Schutjer named second team all-region
Schutjer named second team all-region

March 13, 2012

Stacey Schutjer collected D3hoops.com Second Team All-West Region honors for the third time in her career.

Storm begin NCAA Championship in Windy City on Friday
Storm begin NCAA Championship in Windy City on Friday

March 02, 2012

Simpson opens the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship on Friday.

Simpson comeback falls short against UW-Eau Claire
Simpson comeback falls short against UW-Eau Claire

March 02, 2012

Simpson rallied from 12 down in the second half but couldn't complete the comeback, falling to UW-Eau Claire 69-61 on Friday.

From left: Kate Nielsen, Brian Niemuth, Stacey Schutjer
Schutjer, Nielsen, Niemuth take home all-IIAC honors

February 29, 2012

Stacey Schutjer and Kate Nielsen earned First Team All-Conference honors and Brian Niemuth took home Coach of the Year honors in the Iowa Conference.

Storm qualify for NCAA Tournament
Storm qualify for NCAA Tournament

February 27, 2012

The women's basketball team learned Monday that it earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and will play UW-Eau Claire on Friday in Chicago.

Simpson falls in IIAC title game
Simpson falls in IIAC title game

February 25, 2012

Coe beat Simpson 79-59 in the IIAC Tournament Championship agame on Saturday afternoon.

Storm top Wartburg, advance to IIAC Championship game
Storm top Wartburg, advance to IIAC Championship game

February 23, 2012

Kate Nielsen scored 26 points and Simpson came from seven down with four minutes left to beat Wartburg 66-63 on Wednesday.

Simpson tops Loras, takes home outright title
Simpson tops Loras, takes home outright title

February 18, 2012

Simpson trailed by as much as 10 in the first half but came back for a 59-49 win over Loras on Saturday, clinching an outright conference title.

Niemuth enters a class of his own
Niemuth enters a class of his own

February 16, 2012

Women's basketball coach Brian Niemuth earned his 300th career Iowa Conference win on Wednesday, the only IIAC coach to reach the mark.

Storm clinch conference title, Niemuth earns 300th league win
Storm clinch conference title, Niemuth earns 300th league win

February 15, 2012

Simpson clinched the IIAC title with an 81-63 win over Central on Wednesday, giving Brian Niemuth 300 career conference wins in the process.

Women's basketball ranked third in West Region
Women's basketball ranked third in West Region

February 15, 2012

The women's basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division III West Region rankings.