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The Northland Community & Technical College women's basketball team has claimed the first MCAC / U.S. Marine Corps Team-of-the-Week honor of 2019 for their role in helping head coach Shannon Nelson earn her 200th win with the Pioneer program.
The "MCAC / U.S. Marine Corps Team-of-the-Week" honor is an awards initiative sponsored by the United States Marine Corps to be conducted over the 2018-19 academic year in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference, recognizing service to community, outstanding performances and strong leadership in MCAC athletic programs.
Northland dealt Mesabi Range College a 75-43 setback in late December to close out 2018, and in doing so, provided their mentor with her milestone win. Nelson and Northland will look to pick up win #201 on January 4 or 5 when they take on two NJCAA Division II programs in Gogebic Community College and Dakota College-Bottineau during the NCTC Classic held in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The Pioneers are currently 8-2 on the year and ranked No. 3 in the NJCAA Division III poll.
Under Nelson, several former players have moved on to four-year programs at the NCAA and NAIA level, including ShaRon Miller, a Blaine, Minnesota product and former Northland All-America selection, currently competing at NCAA Division I Grand Canyon University. Miller is averaging 10.5 points per game and 5.8 rebounds a contest for GCU. Nelson and Miller led the Pioneers to two NJCAA National Tournament appearances in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. Miller noted the impact that Coach Nelson had in her development and opportunity to pursue NCAA Division I basketball in this interview from last season.
For more on Northland head coach Shannon Nelson, visit the MCAC profile found here, published originally in June 2017 or visit this link: http://www.mcacsports.org/general/2016-17/releases/20170616e0fjdj
Northland Women's Basketball home page is at: https://northlandpioneers.com/index.aspx?path=wbball
Congratulations to the Northland Community & Technical College women's basketball team and head coach Shannon Nelson for earning 200 wins at the helm of the Pioneer program and the MCAC / U.S. Marine Corps Team-of-the-Week honor to open up 2019.
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This release sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps.
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