Northern_Arizona_Lumberjacks_women's_basketball
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
Overview of the sports team
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball[2] team represents Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona, in NCAA Division I women's competition. The school's team competes in the Big Sky Conference.[3][4] Loree Payne, formerly the head coach at the University of Puget Sound, was named the head coach of the lumberjacks in April 2017.[5] The women's basketball team reached the conference tournament championship in 2023. The Lumberjacks play home games at the Findlay Toyota Court.
| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball | |||
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| University | Northern Arizona University | ||
| Head coach | Loree Payne (7th season) | ||
| Conference | Big Sky Conference | ||
| Location | Flagstaff, Arizona | ||
| Arena | Findlay Toyota Court (Capacity: 11,230) | ||
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 2006 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2006 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1998, 2023 | |||
| Season | Coach | Overall | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Gedde (Intermountain Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | Joyce Gedde | 2-10 | 0-7 | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Joyce Gedde | 0-14 | 0-13 | ||||||
| Joyce Gedde: | 2-24 | 0-20 | |||||||
| Sue Lambert (Intermountain Conference) (1982–1984) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | Sue Lambert | 5-14 | 2-11 | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Sue Lambert | 5-14 | 3-11 | ||||||
| Sue Lambert: | 10-28 | 5-22 | |||||||
| Linda French (Intermountain Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | Linda French | 5-15 | |||||||
| 1979–80 | Linda French | 4-22 | |||||||
| Linda French: | 9-37 | ||||||||
| Paulette Gebert (Intermountain Conference) (1980–1982) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Paulette Gebert | 4-20 | 1-9 | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Paulette Gebert | 6-20 | 1-9 | ||||||
| Paulette Gebert (Independent) (1982–1983) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Paulette Gebert | 9–15 | |||||||
| Paulette Gebert: | 19-55 | ||||||||
| Dave Brown (Independent) (1983–1987) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Dave Brown | 10-14 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Dave Brown | 12-14 | |||||||
| 1985–86 | Dave Brown | 17-8 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Dave Brown | 9-18 | |||||||
| Dave Brown (Mountain West Conference) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Dave Brown | 14-15 | 8-8 | ||||||
| Dave Brown (Big Sky Conference) (1988–1990) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Dave Brown | 12-14 | 6–10 | ||||||
| 1989–90 | Dave Brown | 11-17 | 6–10 | ||||||
| Dave Brown: | 85-100 | 12-20 | |||||||
| Linda Bruns (Big Sky Conference) (1990–1993) | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | Linda Bruns | 1-26 | 1-15 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Linda Bruns | 7-20 | 0-16 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Linda Bruns | 4–24 | 0-14 | ||||||
| Linda Bruns: | 10-70 | 1-45 | |||||||
| Charli Turner (Big Sky Conference) (1993–1996) | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | Charli Turner | 12–15 | 6-8 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Charli Turner Thorne | 14–12 | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Charli Turner Thorne | 14–13 | 6-8 | ||||||
| Charli Turner Thorne: | 40-40 | 18-24 | |||||||
| Meg Sanders (Big Sky Conference) (1996–2003) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Meg Sanders | 17-11 | 10-6 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Meg Sanders | 22-6 | 15-1 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Meg Sanders | 14-14 | 7-9 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Meg Sanders | 11-18 | 7-9 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Meg Sanders | 13-17 | 10-6 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Meg Sanders | 17–11 | 10-6 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Meg Sanders | 13-15 | 6-8 | ||||||
| Meg Sanders: | 107-92 | 65-43 | |||||||
| Laurie Kelly (Big Sky Conference) (2003–2012) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Laurie Kelly | 12-16 | 5-9 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Laurie Kelly | 19-10 | 9-5 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Laurie Kelly | 22-11 | 9-5 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Laurie Kelly | 20-12 | 11-5 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Laurie Kelly | 10-20 | 6-10 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Laurie Kelly | 9-21 | 6-10 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Laurie Kelly | 5-24 | 3-13 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Laurie Kelly | 11-18 | 6-10 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Laurie Kelly | 9-20 | 4-12 | ||||||
| Laurie Kelly: | 117-152 | 59-79 | |||||||
| Sue Darling (Big Sky Conference) (2013–2016) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Sue Darling | 8-21 | 7-13 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Sue Darling | 9–20 | 6–14 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Sue Darling | 13-17 | 9-9 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | Sue Darling | 6–24 | 2–16 | ||||||
| Sue Darling: | 32-114 | ||||||||
| Robyne Bostick (Big Sky Conference) (2016–2017) | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | Robyne Bostick | 9-21 | 5-13 | ||||||
| Robyne Bostick : | 9-21 | 5–13 | |||||||
| Loree Payne (Big Sky Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017-18 | Loree Payne | 7-23 | 4-14 | ||||||
| 2018-19 | Loree Payne | 13-18 | 8-12 | ||||||
| 2019-20 | Loree Payne | 16-15 | 12-8 | NCAA Tournament canceled | |||||
| 2020-21 | Loree Payne | 16-5 | 12-2 | ||||||
| 2021-22 | Loree Payne | 17-14 | 12-8 | ||||||
| 2022-23 | Loree Payne | 21-14 | 13-5 | ||||||
| Loree Payne: | 90–89 | 61–49 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA tournament results
The Lumberjacks have made one NCAA Tournament appearance. They have a record of 0–1.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #14 | First Round | #3 Baylor | L 56–74 |
WNIT results
The Lumberjacks have made two WNIT appearances. They have a record of 0–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Second Round | South Dakota | L 65–79 |
- "Northern Arizona University Visual Identity Guide". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- Northern Arizona uses "Lumberjacks" as its athletic nickname for both sexes. This contrasts with the other NCAA Division I school with that nickname, Stephen F. Austin State University—the latter school uses "Lumberjacks" only for men's teams and "Ladyjacks" for women's teams.
- "Northern Arizona University". nauathletics.com.
- "Northern Arizona" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- INFORMATION, NAU SPORTS. "NAU Roundup: Loree Payne named women's basketball coach". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
