Linda Raunig heads into her 22nd season at the helm of the Regis University women's basketball program in 2011-12.  Since taking over the head coaching reigns during the 1990-91 season, Raunig's teams have gone 351-239 (.595). 

Raunig earned her 300th career win on February 28th, 2007 and her 350th victory on February 12th, 2011 against Chadron State. In 1999-00, Raunig became the school's all-time winningest women's basketball coach, surpassing Barbara Schroeder with her 135th win.  The Rangers have qualified for postseason play in 15 of her 21 seasons as head coach.

The Rangers have enjoyed Raunig's most current success. Over the last 13 seasons, the Rangers and coach Raunig have the best winning percentage of any four-year school in all of Colorado with a 242-136 mark for a .640 winning percentage.  Metro State is the next closest at 227-145 for a .610 winning percentage.

Since 2001, her teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament five times. The Rangers, who compete in the central region, have been selected to the tournament in the 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. The Rangers won their first ever NCAA Tournament game in 2006-07.

Following the 2006-07 season in which the team went 26-6, RU had six straight 20-win seasons under Raunig. Under Raunig's tutelage, the Rangers have claimed three straight RMAC regular season titles (2004-05, 05-06,06-07) as well as two RMAC Shootout titles (2002-03 and 2006-07).

During the 2005-06 season the Rangers were 18-1 in the RMAC play and won 26 games overall, giving the Rangers two new school records. The 26 overall wins is a school record and their 18 conference wins is the most in school history.

Raunig has been named the RMAC Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons (2004-05, 2005-06) and in 2005 she was named the Sportswomen of Colorado Coach of the Year.

Since rejoining the RMAC in 1996-97 season, Regis and Raunig have been extremely successful in conference play. They have qualified for 11 of 15 RMAC Tournaments including 11 in a row from 1998-99 through the 2008-09 season.  In both the Colorado Athletic Conference and the RMAC, Raunig's teams have posted a 219-147 (.598) record.  Raunig's teams are also very successful at home winning 206 games while losing just 86 for a .705 winning percentage.

Along with RU's on the court success is their success in the classroom. In her 21 seasons at RU, Raunig has accomplished a 100% graduation rate of all her players who have completed their athletic eligibility at Regis. Along with her outstanding graduation rate, the RU women's basketball team has earned high praise from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) while under Raunig's tutelage.

Since the 1997-98 season, 14 seasons ago, 12 of her teams have finished in the WBCA Top 25 Honor Roll. Regis was the WBCA's top academic team in 1997-98 as they were ranked number one in the nation in NCAA Division II with a 3.565 team grade point average. Despite finishing second in the nation, the 1998-99 team posted RU's highest GPA with a 3.595 team GPA. The 2000-01 and 2001-02 teams both finished third in the nation with 3.591 and 3.493 team GPA's, respectively. The 2002-03 team was ranked seventh in the nation with a 3.555 GPA and the 2003-04 team was sixth in the nation with a 3.553 team GPA. The 2005-06 team compiled a 3.371 team GPA as they finished 18th in the nation. In 2006-07 the team posted the third highest GPA in the nation at 3.562 and in 2007-08 they were sixth with a cumulative 3.528 GPA.  After a 20th place finish at 3.412 in 2008-09, the 2009-10 team returned to the top 10 at number seven with a 3.534 GPA.  In 2010-11, the Rangers placed 23rd with a 3.451 cumulative grade point average.

Facilitating a successful program on and off the court has become a trademark of Raunig's career. Since her arrival at Regis, Raunig has produced 59 all-conference players and 88 Academic All-Conference selections. She has also coached RMAC Player of the Year award winner (Diana Lopez, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07). Lopez and Paulina Tuell also earned All-America honors under Raunig, while Tuell also earned the 2008-09 RMAC Academic Player of the Year Award.  Two of her former players, Darcy Scheeler (scholarship) and Dena Koskovich (fellowship), earned prestigious awards in their respective fields of study.  Lauren Luebbe, a 2011 graduate, earned Capital One Academic All-District VII First Team and was the only Division II athlete named to the First Team All-Jesuit Academic team.

Prior to coming to Regis, Raunig was an assistant coach for three different NCAA Division I programs. She spent three seasons at Ball State University (Ind.), two years at Arizona State University and four seasons at Washington State University - including one year at the helm of the Cougars' J.V. program.

A 1980 graduate of the University of Denver (B.A. in Physical Education), Raunig became the first former Pioneer athlete to have her jersey number (# 32) retired in a 1994 ceremony. During her playing career at DU, Raunig lettered four times for the women's basketball team while re-writing the school's record book in the process. At the time of her graduation, Raunig held 16 scoring and rebounding records. During her standout career, Raunig averaged 17.1 points per game while grabbing 955 total rebounds. DU's team captain and MVP in 1979-80, Raunig was selected as the school's Female Athete of the Year following her senior season. After graduating, she earned a pair of Olympic tryouts and played for the Phoenix Flames of the Ladies Professional Basketball Association. Raunig went on earn a Master's of Science in Physical Education (emphasis in coaching and administration) from Washington State University in 1982. She is also a 2006 graduate of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy

During the summer of 2005, Raunig was inducted into the Helena (Mont.) Sports Hall of Fame. During her prep career at Capital High School (Helena, Mont.), Raunig was a three-time All-State performer on the girl's basketball team. Raunig, who graduated from Capital H.S. in 1975, still owns five Lady Bruin records, including career points (1,174), career scoring average (17.8 ppg), single-season points (425), single-season scoring average (18.45 ppg) and single-game points (36).

Raunig has served on the WBCA Board of Directors and the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year Committee. A voting member of the WBCA / ESPN NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, Raunig just completed a four-year term as a member of the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee.

Raunig currently makes her home in Denver.

Raunig's Achievements

• Placed in the top 10 of the WBCA's annual NCAA II Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll in nine of the past 14 years (NCAA II's #1 team GPA in 1997-98)

• Led the Rangers to the RMAC Shootout 11 seasons in a row from 1998-99 to 2008-09

• Won the 2002-03 and 2006-07 RMAC Shootout

• Selected as the 2004-05 and 2005-06 RMAC Coach of the Year

• Won the 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07 RMAC East Division Regular-Season Championship

• Guided Regis into the NCAA II post-season five times

• 15 overall post-season berths

• Three players named All-America

• Led Regis to six 20-or-more win seasons

• Since 1998-99 her teams have the highest winning percentage amongst the 16 Colorado four-year colleges at .640 (242-136)

• Team has had GPA of 3.00-or-above in 41 of her 42 semesters at Regis

Vanessa Bain has been Head Coach Linda Raunig's top assistant for nine seasons.  Bain begins her 10th year in 2011-12 occupying a seat next to Raunig and has been a major reason the Rangers have been so successful over those nine seasons

Prior to her appointment at Regis, Bain spent two seasons (2000-01, 2001-02) as an assistant women's basketball coach at Colorado School of Mines in Golden.

Bain has been a major component to the Rangers winning 20-or-more games in five of the nine years she has been at Regis.  She has helped recruit such outstanding Regis student-athletes as: Diana Lopez, Denise Lopez and Paulina Tuell to name a few.  She has helped take the Rangers to four of their five NCAA Division II Regional Tournaments.

Bain's prep coaching resume includes three years as an assistant girl's basketball coach at Heritage High School in Littleton. From 1994 to 1996, Bain was the head girl's basketball coach at Machebeuf High School. Bain also spent part of the 1994 season as an assistant volleyball coach at Bear Creek High School in Lakewood.

A 1994 graduate (Bachelor's Degree in Psychology) of Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Bain played basketball for the Cougars during her collegiate career, earning Academic All-RMAC honors during the 1993-94 school year. Bain went on to earn her Master's in Sports Administration from the University of Northern Colorado in 1999.

Originally from Hugo, Colo., Bain resides in Denver.