KANSAS — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) continues a series to highlight "All-Time" teams from each of our fourteen full-member institutions. By "All-Time," we mean historic teams from each institution, nominated by each athletic department. How each team symbolizes being "historic" for their institution can run the gamut from:
- Championship teams (either at the KCAC or NAIA level)
- Teams with non-championship significance to the KCAC or NAIA
- Teams with particular significance to the institution
- Teams that broke records or hit major statistical landmarks
- Teams that broke a cultural barrier
- And more! We're giving institutions the autonomy to decide what they think makes a team historic or "all-time."
STERLING COLLEGE "ALL-TIME" TEAM: 2000-01 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Significance to Institution
- First team from Sterling College to make it to the semifinals of an NAIA National Championship tournament.
Significance to KCAC/NAIA:
- 2000-01 KCAC Women's Basketball Tournament champions (Friends University was the regular-season KCAC champions).
- Made it to the semifinals of the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship tournament. Note: This was before Divisions I and II combined into a single division in the 2020-21 academic year.
- In the NAIA Division II tournament, the Warriors defeated Huron (S.D.) 83-59, Viterbo (Wis.) 77-72, and Holy Family (Pa.) 79-70 before falling to Northwestern (Iowa) in the semifinals by the score of 78-59.
Significant Stats/Records Accomplished by Team:
- Overall Record of 28-6
- Coached by NAIA and Sterling College Hall of Famer Lonnie Kruse.
- Kristina Barrow - Named to NAIA All-Tournament Team.
- Amy Anderson - KCAC Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year.
- Barrow and Rachel Derstein - All-KCAC First Team
- Sherri Beagley and Summer Peerson - All-KCAC Honorable Mention
Significant Individual Leader(s):
- Barrow - 554 points in the 2000-01 season (ranked third in program history at the time). Set the single-season record for season points the following year (690), which was broken by Korynn Clason in 2024-25.
- Barrow - still the all-time leading scorer in career points at Sterling College with 2,317 points.
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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and sponsors 29 varsity sports. Founded in 1890, the KCAC is the second oldest intercollegiate athletic conference in the country. As the conference home to 14 member institutions, the KCAC emphasizes commitment, cooperation, high achievement, and working towards a common goal in the act of competition. To keep up with the latest conference news, follow the KCAC on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram using the handle @kcacsports.
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