Story courtesy: UND Media Relations
Sept. 15, 2003
GRAND FORKS, ND � Former UND women's basketball player Becky Moen was named the North Dakota state winner of the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award announced recently by the NCAA.
Moen, who left UND as the third all-time leading scorer in the program's history, will be honored at a dinner held Nov. 1 in Indianapolis. Of the 50 state winners, the NCAA Committee will narrow the list to 10 finalists later this month. The national winner will be announced at the dinner on Nov. 1.
Moen was one of nine student-athletes that were selected from Division II, while Division I boasts 29 winners and Division III had 12.
The award honors outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics and community leadership, and have completed their collegiate athletics eligibility. About 340 student-athletes were nominated for this year's award by their colleges and universities. A committee comprised of representatives from member schools selected the state winners.
In her four years at UND, Moen lead the Fighting Sioux to a 104-20 record including a NCAA runner-up finish in the 2000-01 season. She was a two-time All-American, Co-MVP of the North Central Conference, won three NCC tournament championships and tied the conference record by scoring 44 points in one game.
Other past winners include:
2001 - Kimberly A. Black, a swimmer from the University of Georgia
2000 - Kristy Kowal, an Olympic gold medal swimmer from the University of Georgia
1999 - Jamila Demby, track and field, University of California, Davis
1998 - Peggy Boutilier, lacrosse and field hockey, University of Virginia
1997 - the late Lisa Ann Coole, swimming, University of Georgia
1996 - Billie Winsett Fletcher, volleyball, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
1995 - Rebecca Lobo, basketball, University of Connecticut
1994 - Tanya Hughes Jones, track and field, University of Arizona
1993 - Nnenna Jean Lynch, cross country and track and field, Villanova University
1992 - Catherine Byrne Maloney, swimming, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1991 - Mary Beth Riley-Metcalf, cross country, Canisius College