University of Saskatchewan Athletics

Karen Kusler, a graduate of Maple Creek High School, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (B.S. P.E., 1975; B. Ed., 1977) in 1971.

She was on the Huskiettes basketball team for five seasons, scoring 1,899 points for an average of 11.7 per game and grabbing 978 rebounds. Karen was in the top 10 in conference scoring each of her last four seasons and among the top 10 in rebounds the last three years.

The Huskiettes won the Eastern Division of the WCIAU title in her rookie season and were 128-34 in her five years. She missed only four games.

While a student at the University of Saskatchewan, Karen represented Canada at the World University Games in Moscow in 1973.