Britton-Hecla graduate Jenna (Vrchota) Nordquist was a member of the 2010-11 Valley City State University women’s basketball team that was inducted, along with five individuals, into the school’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Sept. 20.
Under the guidance of head coach Jill DeVries, the 2010-11 VCSU women’s basketball team set a school record with 23 wins, won the Dakota Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in program history.
The Vikings finished the season with a 23-9 overall record and a 10-4 mark in conference play, earning the No. 2 seed for the postseason. VCSU opened the conference tournament beating Mayville State 67-64 in the quarterfinals, downed Minot State 71-66 in the semifinals, and then stopped rival Jamestown 71-65 in front of a raucous crowd in the title game.
The Vikings would lose a close 71-65 game to Sterling College in the first round of the national tournament. The Vikings also ranked No. 2 nationally in academics, posting a 3.69 team GPA.
