Issued: June 8, 2004

WAYZATA'S RIVARD TO ATTEND UW-EAU CLAIRE

EAU CLAIRE - Allie Rivard, a forward from Wayzata High School, will attend UW-Eau Claire and play basketball next fall, Blugold head coach Tonja Englund has announced.

The 5-10 Rivard played for head coach Kris Jones and was a three-year starter for the Trojans. Named team captain and MVP her senior season, Rivard received All-Classic Lake honors in addition to honorable mention All-State accolades. Rivard was also an All-Conference selection during her senior season.

A three-time letterwinner and two-year starter in soccer, Rivard was named team captain and MVP en route to receiving All-Conference and All-State honors as a senior at goalie.

Outside of athletics Rivard was involved with the school newspaper in addition to being a member of the National Honor Society.

Rivard will be joining a Blugold program that finished 21-6 in 2004. 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.