This is not the first national showing for the ARCC Women’s Basketball Program. The college’s record speaks for itself: seven National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) tournament appearances and five titles (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005) during the past eleven seasons. The 2004-05 Golden Rams carried on the tradition, racking up an overall record of 28 wins and only one loss.

Balanced Dynamics
The three players who took the lead on the court for the Rams this season were forward Bonnie Johnson, post Selina Theisen, and forward Stephanie Westman. Johnson was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player after finishing the championship game with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Theisen and Westman were named to the National All-Tournament Team after outstanding performances during the title game. Theison scored 22 points and earned 12 rebounds and Westman scored 20 points and earned 15 rebounds.

The ARCC Rams roster also includes players Aaron Gilbert, Anne Woods, Ellyn Shun, Emily Beaudry, Ashley Benson, and player consultant Sherri Hoernermann.

ARCC Rams Coach Keith Lindahl was named National Coach of the Year for NJCAA Division III. This is Lindahl’s fifth season as coach of the Rams and second trip to the National Tournament.

"This has been an unbelievable season,” Lindahl says! “This team handled adversity like no team I have ever coached. Most of the players were injured at some point during the season but we somehow managed to keep it all together. Other coaches and administrators commented on what a focused and classy team Anoka-Ramsey is. This is a wonderful group of women, and they carried themselves in a manner that Anoka-Ramsey can be proud of, as am I."

Anoka-Ramsey Community College Athletics Department includes women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s baseball. For more information on the ARCC Women’s Basketball Program or on the college’s athletic teams, visit www.AnokaRamsey.edu or call 763-422-3462.