Mandy Pearson leaving UMD women's basketball for St. Thomas
DULUTH — After the completion of her second run to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight with Minnesota Duluth, head coach Mandy Pearson was announced as the next head women's basketball coach at Division I St. Thomas on Wednesday, according to news releases from both schools. Pearson came to UMD from Saint Mary’s University in Winona in 2015. In her 11-year tenure in Duluth, the Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament six times, with the two most prominent seasons being 2022-23 and 2025-26. "The past eleven years in Duluth have brought me an incredible amount of joy," said...