Assistant coach Paige Sauer has done a stellar job of bringing in talented players to Northern Colorado, scouring the Midwest and Western parts of the United States for players who will fit the Bears' system.

Along with serving as the recruiting coordinator, Sauer is also in charge of post player development and is in her third season with Coach White and Northern Colorado.

She was named an assistant women's basketball coach on May 4, 2006.

She joined the staff after spending three seasons as an assistant coach for Dianne Nolan at Fairfield, where she helped lead the Stags to a 23-35 record. Sauer was in charge of developing post players, assisting with recruiting, scouting preparation and on-floor coaching. She was also very active in the team's community relations efforts.

While at Fairfield, Sauer recruited Candice Lindsay, who was named the 2004-05 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year. Lindsay, along with fellow Sauer recruits Sabra Wrice and Baendu Lowenthal were also MAAC all-rookie team selections.

Sauer also spent three years playing professional basketball. In 2003, she led Villeneuve d'Ascq in Lille, France to the French Cup Championship game. In 2002, she played for Kookmin Bank in Chungcheongnam-Do, South Korea.

She began her professional basketball career as the 31st overall pick for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks in 2000. As a rookie, she was part of a team that qualified for the Western Conference Playoffs.

Sauer also played in the Canary Islands and was a member of Sopron Postas (Hungary), which advanced to the prestigious FIBA Ronchetti Cup Final Four.

She finished her WNBA career with the Cleveland Rockers and helped them advance to the Eastern Conference finals in 2002.

At UConn, Sauer had a stellar career, captaining the Huskies to the 2000 National Championship and two Elite Eight appearances. She was part of four Big East Tournament Championship teams and four Big East regular season titles. In 1998, she earned All-Big East third-team honors and was named to the East Regional All-Tournament team.