NSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INKS FIVE MORE HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS

April 16, 2003

ABERDEEN, SD: Northern State University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Curt Fredrickson has announced that five more athletes have signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Wolves beginning in the 2003-04 season.

Following is a list of NSU’s latest basketball recruits along with accomplishments through their high school careers:

Carolin Becker • 6’0” • Forward • Beulah, N.D. Becker was a 2001 and 2003 Western Dakota Association Region all-tournament team unanimous selection and was named to the Western Dakota Association all-region team in those same years. Becker is a two-time first team all-state selection and was part of the 2001 State Class A all-tournament team. Becker shot a team high in free throw percentage in the 2000-01 season, led her team in rebounding in 2001 and 2003 collecting over eight boards per game in her senior year and scored 18.7 points per game in 2003. Carolin earned Minot Daily News all-area first team honors, was a McDonald’s all-American finalist and a Miss Basketball finalist in North Dakota. In addition to her prowess on the court, Becker was also named to the Western Dakota Association academic team from 1999-2003.

Miranda Boepple • 5’11” • Forward/Center • Dickinson, N.D. Boepple was named to the North Dakota all-state team in 2003 after scoring 18.5 points and collecting nine rebounds per game for Dickinson. Boepple was a three-year starter for the Midgets and scored over 1,000 points in her career including 468 in her senior year. Boepple shot at a 36.4 percent clip from the floor while hitting 21 three-point field goals in the 2003 season.

Lori Fry • 5’8” • Guard • Lisbon, N.D. Fry hit for 20.7 points per game including 53 three-pointers and finished her high school career with 1,062 points. Fry is also Lisbon’s career leader with 276 steals and holds the Bronco single season mark with 108 in her senior year. Fry also hold the LHS school record shooting 73.4 percent from the free throw line in her career. She is a two-time team MVP and KQLX all-tournament team selection. She was a two-time all-district selection and was named as the senior district and region athlete of the year and was placed on the all-state second team in 2003.

Lindsey Utter • 6’2” • Center • Mobridge, S.D. Utter, a four-time all-conference selection in both basketball and volleyball, averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds for Mobridge in her senior season. Utter scored 975 career points to go with over four blocks per game while shooting at a 78 percent clip from the free throw line in her senior season. Lindsey was an all-area pick three times and was a recipient of the SDHSAA Women of Excellence Award. Utter was named as an Aberdeen American News athlete of the week in basketball and was also a three-time participant in the state track meet prior to this spring. In addition to her athletic accomplishments, Utter was also an academic all-state performer.

Celia Westphal • 5’11” • Forward • Worthington, Minn. Westphal was a first team all-area, all-conference and honorable mention all-state selection for Worthington High School in 2003. Westphal averaged 14.0 points and seven rebounds per game while shooting at a 40.4 percent (152-376) clip in her senior year.

“We fell very good about our recruits,” commented head coach Curt Fredrickson. “We feel that we addressed our needs for some size along with adding a couple of very good perimeter players. All these players played on winning programs in high school and will bring that attitude to our squad.”

These players will join first team all-state guard Brittnee Powell of Parkston, S.D. who signed early with the Wolves.