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Paulette Stein, Head Coach |
Head Women's Basketball Coach, Paulette Stein
Phone: 701-671-2285
E-mail: Paulette.Stein@ndscs.edu
Stein gets 500th Career Win. Read more.
Coach Paulette Stein enters her eight season at the helm of Lady Wildcat basketball program with an impressive 141-74 record. Since coming to NDSCS in the fall of 2003 Stein has achieved the following: produced seven NJCAA All-Americans; had three players sign with NCAA Division I universities and 15 players with NCAA Division II, III or NAIA schools; had five All-Region XIII players, two conference MVP's, 16 All-Conference players, two Distinguished Academic All-Americans and 24 All-Academic Conference Players.
Stein has amassed 487 wins in her coaching career. In Stein's first season at NDSCS she led the Lady Wildcat's to their first-ever Pre-Season Mon-Dak Conference Tournament title. In the 2006-07 campaign, Stein guided Lady Wildcats to a Mon-Dak Conference Title and a Region XIII Championship. For her efforts, Stein was named Mon-Dak Coach-of-the-Year and Region XIII Coach-of-the-Year. The 13-1 Mon-Dak Conference record is among the best for NDSCS.
Known as a program builder, Stein came to NDSCS after being the head-coach at five schools. At Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind., Stein was named Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year in both 1990 and 1993, and helped Butler earn its first Women's National Invitational Tournament bid. Stein rebuilt the programs Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich., and Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis., by leading both schools to their first ever conference tournaments and recruiting the school’s first-ever Freshman-of- the-Year players. Stein laid a solid foundation at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Mich., by recruiting the school's first conference player of the year. At Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., she led the team to a NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship. Before entering the college ranks, Stein coached Clymer High School (N.Y.) to a 55-14 record.
Stein's players have had success not only on the court, but also in the classroom. In 2006-07 seven players attained the President's Honor Roll at NDSCS and two players have become NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-Americans. Her teams at Augustana, Northern Michigan and Butler achieved 100-percent graduation rates. Her 2002 team had the highest grade-point average among teams at Wisconsin-Parkside, and in 1999-2000 her UWP team had the 18th-highest GPA among NCAA Division II women's basketball teams.
Stein graduated from Whitehall High School in Whitehall, Pa. before going to Philadelphia Community College. She then earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.
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Assistant Women's Basketball Coach/Sports Information Director: Liza Milless
Phone: (701)671-2547
Email: elizabeth.milless@ndscs.edu
Liza Milless, Motley, Minn., has made her way back to her Alma Mater, North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D., but this time as the assistant women's basketball coach. The experience and success of playing under head coach Paulette Stein brought her back for the assistant coaching position. Milless was a member of the 2007 Lady Wildcat basketball team and played a key role to their Mon-Dak Championship and to their National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Region XIII Championship.
Milless went on to finish her athletic career at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minn., where she found continued success in shooting from the three point line for head coach Gary Rusvold and his Lady Wildcat team. Milless earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Science, along with a minor in coaching.
Having a lifelong love for basketball, those who know Milless are well aware of her competitive background in all the sports she was involved in through her high school years at Staples-Motley. For four consecutive years, Milless helped her cross country and track teams to state competition. In cross country, the Cardinals took first, second twice and third. Milless also qualified for the state track and field team in the two mile run. In softball, as well as in basketball, Milless was also part of state competition. Under Head Coach Arden Beachy, she led her team to an outstanding record of 46-6 her junior and senior year. The senior point guard was honored with the Most Valuable Player award, most assists, most steals and the highest three point and two point field goal percentages. Most recently, Milless returned to Staples-Motley where she began her coaching career.
Milless also serves the NDSCS Athletic department as sports information director.
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