Heidelberg University Athletics

The 1989-90 women's basketball squad remains without question the best Heidelberg team in its 37-year history. The 'Berg set an abundance of team records that season which still stand today.

February 1990 marked The 'Berg's first and only OAC regular season title followed by the first and only OAC tournament championship. The tournament crown was sealed at Seiberling Gym when Dortha Ford sank two foul shots with one second remaining to top Capital 61-60 in the conference final.

The Tricolor moved on to win the NCAA Atlantic Regional championship and NCAA quarter-finals before capturing a third place at the Division III Final Four. 

The team's 27-6 record is not only the best in school history, it marks the only time Heidelberg has reached the 20-win plateau. The 2,239 points scored, 1,343 rebounds and .715 free throw percentage are all single-season school records that have yet to be eclipsed.

Head coach Karen McConnell was named OAC Coach of the Year in just her second season at the helm.

Of the 'Berg's 27 wins, 15 came by way of 15 or more point margins.  Heidelberg also had a midseason stretch of 12 straight victories. Ford led the offensive attack with a single-season record of 585 points. She was joined in the front court by Kathy Musser (15.4 ppg) while Kim
Clippinger, Myndi Hill and defensive weapon Stacey Scudder rounded out the starting five.

Tammy Shaffer and Michelle Kochis were both key players off the bench. Ford and Musser each earned All-OAC honors while Hill broke her own single-season assists record with 129. Scudder, Clippinger and Musser were named to the All-Region team while Ford was a member of the Final Four All-Tournament team. 

Schedule:
BERG    77    Binghamton 36
BERG    70    Buffalo St. 75
BERG    76    Oakland 97
BERG    71    Concordia (MI) 57
BERG    73    Bethany (WV) 47
BERG    68    Wooster 45
BERG    55    Otterbein 50
BERG    47    Mount Union 50
BERG    86    Marietta 64
BERG    51    Ohio Northern 40
BERG    66    John Carroll 60
BERG    82    Muskingum 64
BERG    63    Capital 59
BERG    71    Hiram 50
BERG    54    Baldwin Wallace 39
BERG    80    Otterbein 61
BERG    66    Ohio Northern 63
BERG    65    Siena Heights 55
BERG    54    Mount Union 36
BERG    63    John Carroll 42
BERG    78    Marietta 63
BERG    74    Hiram 55
BERG    81    Capital 49
BERG    49    Baldwin Wallace 48
BERG    61    Muskingum 62
BERG    85    Hiram 44
BERG    77    Marietta 62
BERG    61    Capital 60
BERG    69    Wittenberg 56
BERG    70    Montclair St. 49
BERG    71    Southern Maine 62
BERG    54    St. John Fisher 77
BERG    71    Centre 60


(This profile appeared in the 2003 Hall of Fame Banquet program.)