Special Donor Issue - University of Minnesota, Crookston
Special Donor Issue - University of Minnesota, Crookston
Special Donor Issue - University of Minnesota, Crookston
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Golden Eagles Conclude WinterSports Seasons; Prepare for Play<strong>of</strong>fsWith the turning <strong>of</strong> the calendarcomes the conclusion <strong>of</strong> anotherseason <strong>of</strong> winter sports at the<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>, <strong>Crookston</strong>. Thisseason would also bring an end to threeoutstanding careers. Patrick Knutson (Sr.,East Grand Forks, MN), Lee Roberts (Sr.,Cushing, MN), and Karna Plaine (Sr.,Hatton, ND) have each been leaders ontheir team since the moment they walkedon campus four years ago. Each hasamassed many honors and accolades intheir time as a Golden Eagle, and eachwill be missed after their time here isthrough.Women’s Basketball - Following a seasonthat saw the Golden Eagle Women’sBasketball team finish with the most winsin school history, the future looked brightand a quality core <strong>of</strong> returners was back tolead the way. However, the departure <strong>of</strong>three <strong>of</strong> last season’s starters to graduationleft some holes to fill. The young playersfrom last season would be asked to step inand fill those rolls. With the new seasonbrought a new head coach and the optimismthat comes along with it. SheilaRoux would return to her alma mater tocommand the team she once played for.Roux would bring with her a wealth <strong>of</strong>knowledge and a history <strong>of</strong> success, beingan assistant to two different play<strong>of</strong>f boundprograms.Now in her final season Plaine was sureto be a highlight night in and night out,and she would not disappoint. Plainewould start the season shooting hot, tyingthe Pepsi Tip-Off Tournament (Mankato,MN) record by scoring 56 points in twogames. She would score 25 points in thefirst game and follow up by scoring 31 thenext night. For that effort she would alsoearn the first NSIC Player-<strong>of</strong>-the-Weekaward <strong>of</strong> the season. Plaine would lead theNSIC in scoring all season, while followingclose behind the entire way would beteammate, Kari Score (Jr., Boyceville, WI).The two would continue to outpace theconference for the entire season, scoringnearly 20 points per game each. Throughthe season’s first 11 weeks, the tandemwould hold six NSIC Player-<strong>of</strong>-the-WeekKari Score earned her 1,000th point in her Golden Eaglecareer with a three-pointer against Concordia St. Paul.awards, with each having three.“Karna Plaine has proven night in andnight out that she is a dominant DivisionII basketball player. She has led the conferencein scoring the entire season whileplaying on a bad foot,” says HeadWomen’s Basketball Coach Sheila Roux.“Karna is one <strong>of</strong> those kids that you feelprivileged to coach and know what greatthings she is going to do in her life.”Coach Roux adds, “Kari Score has consistentlygotten better and better this season.She plays with a lot <strong>of</strong> confidence andshe’s really done a great job reboundingthis season for us. She will be lookedupon next season to be a big leader forthe Golden Eagles.”In the first exhibition <strong>of</strong> the season,Beth Jacobson (Jr., Mayville, ND) wouldtear her ACL and be lost for the season.Jacobson was expected to play a majorrole on the team this season and withouther, the Golden Eagles were left a playershort and trying to fill the void. An earlyChristmas present to the new coach was awin on December 3rd over Chadron Statein the Southwest <strong>Minnesota</strong> StateContinued on page 2221
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