Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

The 1993-94 Northern State women’s basketball was the most successful team in program history, going 32-1 overall and 12-0 in NSIC play. Among the many records set in the season was most wins (32), best winning percentage (97.0%) and most consecutive wins (32). After losing their first game of the season to Wayne State College, the Wolves cruised through the remainder of the year and became the NAIA Division II National Champions. This was the third straight National Tournament appearance for the Wolves and the second time in three years that Northern State took home the crown. NSU was ranked #1 in the nation the entire season and was led by head coach Curt Fredrickson.
Junior forward Julie Jensen was the scoring leader for the Wolves in 1993-94, averaging 15.2 points per game with 500 total points on the year. Jensen finished her career and remains the all-time leading scorer in NSU history with 2,058 points scored. Standing at 5 feet 11 inches, Jensen comes in at second on NSU’s career rebound chart, adding 251 boards (7.6 rpg) in 1993-94 to a career mark (1,007) that made her just one of two players in school history to notch more than 1,000 points and rebounds.
Jensen was tied with the most assists on the team with 114 dimes on the season (4th all time at NSU), averaging 3.45 per game. She also averaged 1.2 blocks per game with 40 on the season.
Jenny Seesz, a junior guard, was the second leading scorer for the Wolves with 13.0 points per game. Seesz had the most 3-pointers on the team with 57, shooting 40.7% on the year from long range. Nancy King was Northern’s third and final player to average double figures in scoring with 10.6 points per game. King was the leading rebounder on the team, pulling down 8.1 boards per game. She had a total of 266 boards on the season. King had a career high where she pulled down 18 boards in a single game. Paula Stolsmark and Jensen led the squad with 114 assists in the Championship season, with Barb Johnson adding 98 dimes.
Jensen and Seesz were named to the All-Region and All-Northern Sun Conference teams in 1993-94. Jensen was the Player of the Year in both the region and the NSIC and made the NAIA II All-America First Team for the second straight year. For her efforts at the National Tournament, Paula Stolsmark was named to the All-Tournament First Team and was declared Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jensen made the All-Tournament Second Team.
The 1993-94 squad scored 2,758 points for an average of 83.6 points per game, which is second all-time. The Wolves held the best shooting percentage all-time at NSU, shooting 48.1% from the field. As a team, the Wolves reached the century mark with 100+ points four times on the season. The Wolves had 621 assists on the 93-94 year, averaging 18.8 assists per game, which is second all time in NSU history. The Northern State defense was also key to the success of the season. The Wolves pulled down 44.5 rebounds per game compared to their opponents low 30.2 game for a rebounding margin of +14.3. They recorded 166 blocks on the season which is also best in school history, averaging 5.03 per game. NSU held its opponents to just 37.7% from the field.

1993-94 Roster