| Lyndsey Seewald takes over a Marian program that has had one winning season since 2007. |
Lyndsey Seewald has been named the new head women's basketball coach at Marian in an announcement made Wednesday by MU athletic director Jason Bartelt. Seewald replaces Bill Peters who went 57-96 in six seasons.
Last season Seewald served as the head women's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha where she led the Cougars to a 16-7 overall record. UW-Waukesha is a two-year school that plays in the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference.
"The candidate pool was deep with exceptional and highly qualified applicants. It's exciting to bring in Lyndsey because she's the right fit for Marian University and the community of Fond du Lac," Bartelt said. "Lyndsey blew us away with her energy and passion for this job. I'm excited to welcome Lyndsey to the Marian University family."
Seewald is also very enthusiastic in regards to being named the head women's basketball coach at Marian.
"The term excitement does not seem to do justice when describing how I feel about joining the Marian University staff," Seewald said. "I am thrilled to say I will be joining a University with a rich and storied history. It's a privilege to be back in the Division III environment and I look forward to establishing a positive and dedicated culture for the Marian University women's basketball program."
Seewald was a four-year standout performer at Carroll and finished her career as the fourth leading scorer in CU history with 1,212 career points. Seewald was named Midwest Conference Player of the Year after leading the league in scoring at 20.1 points per game and earned All-American honors from D3hoops.com. Additionally, she was one of 11 female finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy award.
Prior to UW-Waukesha Seewald spent two years as the assistant at Carroll University (2013-2015), which is also in Waukesha, Wis. Carroll also has a coaching vacancy since Kris Jacobsen stepped down this offseason to pursue other opportunities. Seewald helped Jacobsen lead the Pioneers to two Midwest Conference Tournaments and aided in coaching four student-athletes to MWC All-Conference awards.
Seewald, a native of Coleman, Wis. earned her bachelor's in psychology from Carroll and a master's degree at the University of Denver in sport and performance psychology where she embarked on her coaching career as the head varsity coach at Bruce Randolph High School in Denver, Colo.
Marian went 6-19 last season and finished 10th of 12 teams in the Northern Athletics Conference.