Kristen Rogers Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

MIDLAND, MICH. – The Northwood University women's basketball team has announced the hiring of Kristen Rogers as an assistant coach.

Rogers replaces Courtney Shelton, who recently accepted a position as an assistant coach at Central Michigan University.

"We are extremely fortunate to add a coach the caliber of Kristen Rogers to our staff," said head coach Jeff Curtis. "She has done great things both as a player and as a coach in our league. Kristen is a hard-working, well-respected coach who will be a great asset to Northwood Basketball."

Rogers has spent her career playing and coaching in the GLIAC, starting with her playing career at Wayne State. She played for the Warriors from 2002-06, serving as the team captain for her final two seasons. At the conclusion of her playing career, Rogers was an assistant coach at WSU from 2006-11. She also spent three seasons as an assistant at Northern Michigan, including being a part of the 2013-14 NMU team that claimed the GLIAC Tournament Championship. Rogers has spent the last two years as the head coach at Lake Superior State.

She earned a B.A. in mathematics from Wayne State in 2006 and a master's in sports administration from WSU in 2007.

Northwood is coming off a 16-11 season that saw the team reach the GLIAC Tournament for the fourth straight season.