April 10, 2007

Grand Valley State women's basketball head coach Dawn Plitzuweit announced her resignation on Tuesday. She will serve as the associate head coach of the University of Michigan women's basketball program under new head coach Kevin Borseth.

Plitzuweit guided the Lakers to a 117-39 overall and 68-22 GLIAC record in her five years as head coach. During the 2006-07 season, Plitzuweit guided the Lakers to a 21-8 overall and 14-4 GLIAC record, marking the fourth time she led GVSU to 20 or more wins and at least 13 GLIAC wins. Grand Valley State also made its third straight trip to the NCAA Great Lakes Region Tournament.

During the 2005-06 season, Plitzuweit led Grand Valley State to its first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship title, defeating American International, 58-52, in the championship game. She guided GVSU to a school-best 33 wins, breaking the 2005-06 season's record of 28 wins.

"The hard part about leaving Grand Valley is leaving all the incredible people that have become part of our lives," said Plitzuweit. "I am thankful for the opportunity I have had at Grand Valley and wish everyone the best in Laker athletics and at the university."

"We would like to thank Dawn for everything she has done for Grand Valley State and the women's basketball program," said Grand Valley State Director of Athletics Tim Selgo. "She took our women's basketball program to a new level with a National Championship in 2006 and moving on to become the associate head coach at the University of Michigan is an incredible opportunity for her. We certainly wish her well and continued success," added Selgo.

Prior to her post at Grand Valley State, Plitzuweit served as Borseth's top assistant and chief recruiter at Wisconsin-Green Bay for four seasons (1998-2002). Plitzuweit was a four-year starter on Borseth's Michigan Tech teams from 1990-95, leading the Huskies to a 100-21 record while gaining All-GLIAC First Team honors in three straight seasons. Upon her graduation, Plitzuweit was a part of Borseth's coaching staff at MTU from 1995-97. She spent one season as an assistant coach at Wisconsin (1997-98) before heading to UW-Green Bay.