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Jack Mehl, Jennifer
Golen and Beckie Francis |
Recognized as one of the top basketball players in the
history of OU women's basketball, Jennifer Golen Dempster is one of five Pioneer
two-time all-Americans. Golen earned these distinguished honors her junior and senior
seasons.
Golen played three seasons for the Pioneers and was named
to the all-GLIAC team all three years. She was tabbed the GLIAC Player of the Week five
times during her tenure with OU basketball. Golen was honored for her off-the-court work
as well as she was named to the 1991-92 GLIAC all-Academic Team.
In her first season with the Pioneers, Golen averaged 14.3
points and 4.0 rebounds per game as OU's starting shooting guard. She finished her
sophomore season ranked 21st nationally with a .573 field goal percentage. The
1989-90 team made it to the NCAA semifinals.
Her junior campaign may have been her most impressive. In
addition to being named all-American, she was first team all-GLIAC and was runner-up for
the GLIAC Player of the Year laurels. She was the MVP of the Dutch Country Classic, St.
Joseph's and Grand rapids Press Tournaments and earned three GLIAC Player of the Week
awards. Golen averaged 20.3 points per game overall, which ranked her 28th in
the country , and she scored 19.4 points a game against GLIAC opponents. She led OU in
field and free throw percentage and in steals. She scored in double-figures in all 29
games and had 14 games with 20 or more points.
The Rochester native wrapped up her incredible career by
being named all-American for the second consecutive year. Golen was second on the squad
with a 15.5 scoring average.
Golen is currently in the OU record books in several
categories, including fifth on the OU scoring list with 1,445 points in three seasons. She
is in 13 different top 10 season records and after her three-year career, her name is
listed in eight top 10 records.
Golen graduated with bachelor degrees in both psychology
and elementary education and she is currently a teacher. She is also an assistant
basketball coach at Madonna University in Livonia. Golen and her husband John Dempster,
also an OU alum, live in Rochester Hills. |
