Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame

Karen Ringland

  • Class
    1988
  • Induction
    1994
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball Excellence

  • The first 1,000 point scorer in women's basketball history. 
  • Became the first women's basketball player to receive an athletic scholarship.
  • Tallied 1,194 career points and pulled down 687 career rebounds.
  • Left the University among career leaders in field goal percentage (.533), free throws (226), blocked shots (57), scoring average (12.7 PPG) and rebounding average (7.3 RPG).
  • A proficient field goal shooter, appeared among the nation's leaders at various points throughout her career.
  • Most productive season came in 1986-87 when she scored 381 points (15.2 PPG) that year.
  • Pulled down 20 rebounds against Assumption in 1984-85.

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