ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball head coach Amanda Johnson has announced the signing of transfer student Sidney Wentland for the upcoming season. Wentland is the third player added to the team this spring and is the fifth member of the 2018-19 signing class. The Golden Bears ended the 2017-18 season with a 13-18 mark, making a final push in the playoffs, playing in the NSIC semifinals.
 
SIDNEY WENTLAND (F, 6-0, So., Elk River, Minn. / Elk River HS / Denver University)
Denver University: Played in nine games, averaging 2.1 minutes per game … scored two points against Utah Valley on January 2^nd, 2018.
 
Elk River High School: Lettered 15 times for the Elks, four times in basketball, five times in volleyball, and six times in track and field … earned All-Conference honors in every season of all three sports … left Elk River holding the shot put school record … helped lead her basketball team to a 32-0 season in 2016-17, which included a State Championship and being named to the All-Tournament Team … named Academic All-State in track and basketball.
 
Personal: Plans to major in Psychology and minor in Chemistry and Biology at Concordia … aspires to go to medical school … has an older brother.
 
Johnson on Wentland: "Sidney Wentland is an extremely hard working player who makes everyone around her better by how hard she plays. Her size, strength, and ability to shoot the ball on the perimeter makes her such a dependable basketball player. She will not only bring value on the court but also off the court with being a great fit for our women's basketball program."