Dutch women’s basketball

Sarah Paulson
2008-09 highlights: Central shows improvement in first year under Jerry Nikkel

Four win improvement from 2007-08 season

Nine of 12 varsity letterwinners returning in 2009-10

Laura Porter receives second all-league selection, two named Academic all-Iowa Conference

Five NCAA Division III tournament appearances, 1993 national champions


March 5, 2009
Porter repeats as all-league pick
Guard Laura Porter is a second-team honoree
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Feb. 21, 2009
Hot shooting carries Wartburg
Dutch drop finale but season marks turnaround
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Feb. 18, 2009
Porter tops 1,000 but Dutch stumble
Cornell pulls off 82-80 win despite 29 by Laura Porter
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Feb. 14, 2009
Luther overcomes Central 79-71
Laura Porter scores 16 in defeat
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Feb. 11, 2009
Dutch dropped by No. 15 Simpson
Early lead for Dutch but Simpson pulls away
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Feb. 7, 2009
Dubuque slows Central momentum 86-75
Four in double figures for Central in loss
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Feb. 4, 2009
Hot-shooting Central surprises Loras
Dutch hit 55 percent in 80-65 victory
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Feb. 2, 2009
Central's Carman wins league honor
Senior scored Central's final eight points in upset.
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Jan. 31, 2009
At the buzzer--Carman, Dutch win it
Central rallies from 10 down in 76-75 thriller
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Other stories
Coe holds off Central 76-60
Central outraced by No. 7 Simpson
Hot-shooting Loras sinks Central
Hot-shooting Coe outscores Dutch
Down 16, Dutch get road win at BV
Central upset bid foiled at Wartburg 72-71
Central races past Cornell 80-62
Hoops beats retirement for Nikkel, Boeyink
Clark gets double-double but Dutch fall
Porter rallies Dutch past Martin Luther
No. 16 Grand View overpowers Central 90-61
47-point second half powers Dubuque
Late run pushes Luther past Central
Central captures Monmouth crown
Dutch hand Monmouth first loss in tourney
Second-half surge carries Upper Iowa
No. 5 DePauw pulls away from Dutch
No. 4 Washington overpowers Central
Successful debut for Nikkel
Nikkel debuts as Central's head coach
Nikkel pushes offense for improved squad
Nikkel at the helm of Central women's basketball
Veteran coach Nikkel is a proven winner
Campbell named new assistant coach
Nikkel named Central women’s basketball coach
Nakic resigns as head coach
Central lands four on all-conference squads
Clark double-double in season finale for Central women
Clark hits 27 but Dutch fall
Dubuque dominates glass in 79-65 win
Dubuque dominates glass in 79-65 win
Coe trips Dutch, 77-58
Simpson overwhelms Central women
Loras escapes Central in OT
Cornell reverses early loss, 81-65
Wartburg outdistances Central, 83-67
Simpson outraces Central 86-58
Second-half rally but Central falls
Waddell hits 21 but Dutch fall
Buena Vista runs past Central
Dutch knock off Luther 67-63
Hot 3-point shooting pushes Central past Cornell
Dutch settle for split in Florida
Florida win is day at the beach for Dutch
Central women crack win column
Central stumbles at Nebraska Wesleyan
Big first half carries Grinnell 86-71
Wartburg outshoots Dutch
Central falls to Trinity Christian (Ill.) 74-65