Issued: June 8, 2004

RECRUITING CLASS OF 2004 ANNOUNCED

UW-Eau Claire women's basketball head coach Tonja Englund recently named the recruiting class for the 2004.

The Class of 2004 will compete to join a Blugold program that went 21-6 in 2003-04. During coach Englund's four seasons at Eau Claire the Blugolds have compiled an overall record of 95-21 (a .819 winning percentage) going 50-14 (.781) in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) play during that stretch. The Blugolds won both the WIAC regular season and post-season tournament titles 2001 and 2003 earning automatic bids to the NCAA post-season tournament. The 2002-03 Blugold team posted a record of 32-2 advancing to the NCAA Division III Women's Final Four.

Michelle Burns F/C, 5-11, Fr., Eau Claire, WI (North)

Brittany Carter F/C, 5-11, Fr., White Bear Lake, MN

Kelli Emerson G, 5-8, Fr., New Richmond, WI

Kristin Kroes F, 6-1, Fr., Racine, WI (St. Catherine's)

Rachel Mueggenborg G, 5-7, Fr., West Salem, WI

Julie Pignotti G/F, 5-7, Fr., Kenosha, WI (St. Joseph)

Courtney Reyzer F, 5-9, Fr., Eau Claire, WI (Altoona)

Allie Rivard F, 5-10, Fr., Plymouth, MN (Wayzata)

Amanda Zenner G, 5-9, Fr., Medford, WI