Payne's five-year tenure with the Lumberjacks has seen the program improve from a 7-23 season in 2017-18 to finishing above .500 for three consecutive seasons. Northern Arizona has won a game at the Big Sky Conference Tournament in the past four seasons, a total of five victories during the stretch culminating in a Big Sky Championship game appearance in Boise, Idaho earlier this month.
NAU Women's Basketball Head Coach Loree Payne Signs Five-Year Contract Extension - Northern Arizona University Athletics
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (April 5, 2022) – Northern Arizona University has extended the contract of women's basketball head coach Loree Payne, for five years subject to
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