Kentucky Wesleyan College Women's Basketball

Nieman's won their 100th game after defeating Lane College 69-45. It is the fastest to 100 wins by any women's basketball coaches in Kentucky Wesleyan history. For the third consecutive season, the Niemans produced 20-wins as they finished the 2014-15 year with a 20-9 record, place third in the G-MAC regular season while reaching the G-MAC Championship game for the third time in four seasons.. The 2013-14 season marked a banner year as they won the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament Championship after tying for third in the regular season as they compiled their second straight 20-win season with a 21-8 record plus 12-4 in the G-MAC. The Nieman's also saw Karly Rhodes become their first All-American in their tenure during 2013-14. She became the third Panther in history to receive this honor  KWC captured a share of their first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division Championship with a 14-4 slate and earning a trip to the NCAA Midwest Region Quarterfinals by finishing with a 20-9 record during the 2012-13 season   The 20 wins and the NCAA tournament appearance marked only the second time in Panther history, while the 14 GLVC wins set a new KWC season record. The Niemans guided the squad to 10 victories in their last 12 games.   The Panthers also climbed to their highest spot in the NCAA Midwest Region rankings at No. 5 in the final poll. They also produced their second biggest upset in history by defeating the nations No. 5 team, Indianapolis, 67-61, on Jan. 17.   KWC led the GLVC in three-pointers, second in forcing turnovers and third in scoring offense. This marked the third straight season KWC finished in the Top Three in the league.   The five graduating seniors ended their career as the winningest senior class in history with a four-year record 65 wins.   The 2011-12 Panthers compiled their second straight 17-win season with a 17-13 mark as they pulled off two one-point upsets including over No. 16-ranked Wisconsin-Parkside in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament to reach the championship game for the first time in KWC history.   During the season while using 22 different lineups, they also set the single-game scoring record with a 115-113 overtime victory at Bellarmine. All 12 players competed in 24-plus games while averaging double-figures in minutes with eight seeing action in all 30.   The Niemans guided KWC to a 17-10 record in 2010-11 and the first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament in their 36-year history. The 17-wins tied for the third-most in history as they earned KWCs highest finish in the GLVC East Division with a second place tie.   They used 17 different starting lineups where 11 of 12 saw action in 20-plus games with all averaging 13 minutes or more per contest in their first season leading the Panthers.   Niemans credits their balance philosophy for their remarkable triumphs.   Our balanced scoring is a product of how we play defensively. When they are in there for three or four minutes, they've got to be going all out. It's hard to go that speed for more than that amount of time. That gives us balanced minutes, and then that results in balanced scoring.