National Champion Women�s Basketball Team Announces 2002 Recruits

Defending NCAA Division III women�s basketball national champion UW-Stevens Point has announced its recruiting class for the upcoming 2002-03 season.

Included in the class is Rosholt native Amy Scott, who played last season at Division II UW-Parkside. The other additions to the Pointer team are Kristi Miller, a 5-9 guard from Waterloo, and Cassandra Schultz, a 5-8 guard from Hartford.

�We�re very excited about these three players choosing to attend UW-Stevens Point,� Pointers� coach Shirley Egner said. �We believe they will be great additions to our program and we feel each of them can contribute different attributes to our team.�

Scott, a 6-2 center, will be among the candidates to replace another former Rosholt High School standout in Kari Groshek, who was a first-team All-American center as a senior for the Pointers last season.

Scott played in 18 games last season at UW-Parkside, averaging 1.2 points and 1.5 points in 6.9 minutes per game. She averaged 15 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior, while earning first-team All-Central Wisconsin Conference (Large) honors and honorable mention Associated Press All-State accolades.

Miller was a first-team All-Conference performer and team Most Valuable Player the past two seasons. She led her Waterloo High School team in both scoring and assists this past season and is a two-year team captain. Miller, a state medalist in the pole vault, is also her class valedictorian and a member of the school�s National Honor Society.

Schultz was the Most Valuable Player of her Hartford High School team that finished 20-3 overall. She was a first-team All-Wisconsin Little Ten Conference performer, averaging 12.9 points and 5.4 assists per game. Schultz was the Washington County Player of the Year and an honorable mention Associated Press All-State selection. She also has been selected to play in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game.

UW-Stevens Point is coming off its second national championship season in school history, having finished 30-3 overall.