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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- De Smet, S.D.
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- High School:
- De Smet High School
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- Position:
- Guard
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- gp
- 37
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- pts/g
- 10.2
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- fg %
- 48.0
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- 3pt %
- 35.6
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- ft %
- 74.8
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- reb/g
- 4.6
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- a/g
- 5.5
Bio
General: Returns as the floor general for the Tigers in her third season … emerged as a scoring threat to compliment her ability to find the open player last season.
Sophomore (2016-17): Averaged 10.7 points, 4.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game … finished the season ranked sixth in the NAIA in total assists with 162 and 10th in assists per game … tied the school record for free-throw percentage in a game after shooting 11-for-11 against Northwestern College … scored a career-high in points with 22 and set a career-high for field-goals made in a game with seven against Doane University on Feb. 25 … set a career-high in three-point field goals made against Concordia University in the GPAC Championship game with four made … tied her career-high for assists with eight against Dordt College, Northwestern College and Concordia University … against IU Northwest on Nov. 11, Osthus set a career-high with six offensive rebounds … on Feb. 4, she set a career-high in defensive rebounds with nine and total rebounds with 10 against Midland University … set a career-high in blocks against Mount Marty College with three … named All-GPAC Second Team.
Freshman (2015-16): Started all 36 games as a true freshman … was 71.8% from the free-throw line … averaged 4.9 rebounds a game with a total of 176 … huge contributor on offense with 139 assists as well as 7.6 points per game … 15th in NAIA in total assists with 139.
High School: Completed a successful four seasons with the Bulldogs … in her junior season with an average of four rebounds and eight points per game, finished the season with 53 assists … was part of the Bulldogs District Championship in 2013 and 2014 and the Region Championship in 2013 … named to the All-Conference team … earned All-Tournament Team at the State 'B' Girls Basketball Tournament as a sophomore … also participated in volleyball and track … a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born on Aug. 20, 1997 ... daughter of Doug and Shelly Osthus … an athletic training major.
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605-854-3326
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Sponsored by:
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605-770-4931
Recent games
Season Statistics
Game Log - Shooting
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Career Stats: Shooting per game
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Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min
Career Stats: Ball control per game
Career Stats: Ball control totals
Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min
Splits Stats: Shooting per game
Splits Stats: Shooting totals
Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min
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News mentions

Women’s basketball wins first ever national championship
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – History has been made as the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team secured its first ever NAIA...
March 13, 2018

DWU outshoots Bulldogs to secure national title
Sioux City, Iowa – As the buzzer sounded and the confetti fell, the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team gathered on the...
March 13, 2018

Tigers head to national championship game after huge fourth quarter
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – For the second time in program history, the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team will play for a...
March 12, 2018

Tigers use hot shooting to move onto Fab Four
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – In a game where they never trailed, the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team shot past Southeastern...
March 10, 2018

Stifling defense and efficient offense push Tigers into quarterfinals
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Thanks to a strong defensive effort and efficient shooting in the second half, the Dakota Wesleyan University women&rsquo...
March 9, 2018

Tigers poised to make statement in National Tournament
MITCHELL, S.D. – After being ousted from the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship in the second round last year,...
March 7, 2018

Bench propels Tigers to first round victory
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team received help from its bench as they outscored Indiana...
March 7, 2018

Osthus tabbed Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Ashley Bray and Amber Bray named GPAC First Team
MITCHELL, S.D. – One day after playing in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship game, the Dakota Wesleyan University women&rsquo...
February 28, 2018

No. 8 Tigers fall in final seconds in GPAC title game
SEWARD, Neb. – With less than a second left, No. 2 Concordia University knocked down a layup to defeat the No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University...
February 27, 2018

No. 8 Tigers handle No. 10 Red Raiders in GPAC Semifinals
Orange City, Iowa - The No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team advances to the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championsh...
February 24, 2018

Tiger defense stifles Midland in GPAC Quarterfinals
MITCHELL, S.D. – Thanks to a 14-2 run to end the first half, the No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team pulled away...
February 21, 2018

Tigers drop regular season finale
MITCHELL, S.D. – The No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team did not finish the regular season as they hoped as they...
February 17, 2018

No. 10 Tigers shoot past No. 9 Red Raiders
MITCHELL, S.D. – The No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team finished the regular season home schedule with an 11-1...
February 14, 2018

No. 10 DWU shoots past Flames on Senior Day
MITCHELL, S.D. – The No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team hosted the College of Saint Mary for Senior Day, as DWU...
February 11, 2018

No. 10 Tigers crush No. 15 Morningside on the road
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Riding a six-game win streak into the contest, the No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team took...
February 7, 2018

No. 12 DWU pounds in-state rival Mount Marty
MITCHELL, S.D. – After starting the game down 8-0, the No. 12 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team roared back with a...
January 31, 2018

Defense pushes No. 12 Tigers past No. 11 Broncos
MITCHELL, S.D. – With the game tied at 47, the No. 12 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team finished the game on a 16-5...
January 27, 2018

No. 12 DWU downs No. 6 Jimmies in comeback fashion
JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Heading to the fourth quarter, the No. 12 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team trailed No. 6 the...
January 24, 2018

Osthus nets career-high as No. 8 Tigers take care of Defenders
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Using a 12-4 run to begin the fourth quarter, the No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team...
January 17, 2018

No. 8 DWU women power past Midland
MITCHELL, S.D. – With two minutes remaining until halftime, the No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team found their...
January 14, 2018

Defensive effort pushes No. 9 DWU past Flames in conference action
OMAHA, Neb. – After holding the College of Saint Mary to just two points in the fourth quarter, the No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan University...
January 6, 2018

Tigers tame Mustangs in top-10 battle as Amber Bray scores 1,000th-career point
MITCHELL, S.D. – In a crucial matchup between two Great Plains Athletic Conference top-10 teams, Amber Bray (Anoka, Minn.) led the charge...
January 3, 2018

Taylor University outlasts No. 9 Tigers in the desert
PHOENIX Ariz. – The No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team squared off against (RV) Taylor University in their final...
December 30, 2017

No. 9 Tigers topple No. 13 Olivet Nazarene in Holiday Classic
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team dominated No. 13 Olivet Nazarene University thanks to a...
December 29, 2017

Efficiency leads No. 9 Tiger women over Briar Cliff
MITCHELL, S.D. – Holding the Briar Cliff University women's basketball team to 22 points in the second half, the No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan...
December 16, 2017

No. 6 DWU women stomp in-state rival
YANKTON, S.D. – The No. 6 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team held Mount Marty College to two points in the fourth...
December 6, 2017

Bray nets new career-high as No. 8 Tiger women top Midland
FREMONT, Neb. – Senior Ashley Bray (Anoka, Minn.) had a career performance on Tuesday night, tallying 30 points and six rebounds, helping...
November 21, 2017

No. 3 Concordia fends off No. 8 Tigers in Mitchell
MITCHELL, S.D. – In their second top-10 matchup of the season, the No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team hosted...
November 18, 2017

Tough defense propels No. 8 Tiger women over Dordt
MITCHELL, S.D. – After Kynedi Cheeseman (Alexandria, S.D.) tallied a game-high in points for a third-straight game, the No. 8 Dakota...
November 15, 2017

Offense shines as Tiger women route No. 16 Friends University
WINFIELD, Kan. – Thanks to a career-high 29 points from sophomore Kynedi Cheeseman (Alexandria, S.D.) and a double-double from twin sisters...
November 11, 2017

Tiger women thump Southwestern College
WINFIELD, Kan. – It was all No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University on Friday night. Jumping out to an 18-point lead early in the first quarter,...
November 10, 2017

DWU women go 2-0 at South Dakota NAIA Classic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team added two more wins to the win column, defeating...
November 4, 2017

New heights: Tigers set eyes on deep run into postseason play in 2017-18
MITCHELL, S.D. – Returning nearly the entire starting lineup from a season ago, the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team...
October 30, 2017