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A Message From Coach Berry

When you think of Buena Vista University Women's Basketball, I want you to think "success." Our program has a tradition of success on the court by winning multiple Iowa Conference Championships and competing in the NCAA Tournament. Success has also been found in the classroom. The team has consistently been recognized by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as a Top 25 Academic Team. The squad was ranked #1 in the nation on this list after the 2004 season.

The true success of this program however is the women who are part of it. The women who wear the Buena Vista uniform carry a tremendous amount of pride and are committed to being valuable members of the BVU community. When they leave Buena Vista, they take that pride to their communities, to their careers, and to their families.

Success on the court. Success in the classroom. Success in LIFE. It is a tradition of which the Buena Vista women's basketball program is very proud.

Janet Berry
Head Coach

About Coach Berry

• Enters her 20th season leading Buena Vista in 2011-12.
• Has been named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year five times
• Guided Buena Vista to five regular season conference titles
• Has led the Beavers to the NCAA National Tournament five times
• Has posted a career record of 308-192.
• Has coached 7 Iowa Conference MVP's since 1992-93 (most in the IIAC)
• Coached 4 NCAA postgraduate scholars
• Serves as an assistant professor in Buena Vista's exercise science program
• Earned her undergraduate degree at Iowa State University and graduate degree at Mankato State University

Women's basketball program highlights

• 6 Iowa Conference Championships, including two out of the five
• 8 appearances in the NCAA National Tournament
• 4 of the last seven Iowa Conference MVP's have played for Buena Vista
• 12 All-Americans and four Academic All-Americans
• 44 all-conference players
• 53 academic all-conference players since 1997-98
• 17 or more wins in six of the last seven seasons
• 81-33 in Iowa Conference games over the past seven seasons
• 2003-04 team had the highest GPA of any NCAA III team in the nation
• 10 former players are members of the Buena Vista Athletics Hall of Fame