Ausdemore – a 2005 Tri-Center graduate – was the freshman coach last winter. She landed the head position after another candidate decided not to accept it. At Iowa, the 6-foot-2 standout was a three-year starter known for her ability to play anywhere on the floor, Ausdemore is a head coach for the first time. She spent two years as an assistant at Coe College under former Iowa player Randi Petersen. She has been at Glenwood the last two years as a middle school business teacher and the JV volleyball coach, though she will focus exclusively on basketball moving forward.

Ausdemore inherits a program that went 11-12 last year and 91-46 (.664) overall under Loeffelbein. The Rams went to the state tournament in 2012, ending a 33-year drought.