PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College guard Miranda Schmillen will continue her education and her basketball career at Multnomah University in Portland, Ore.
“First of all, let’s start off by saying that Miranda is a model student-athlete,” Peninsula women’s basketball coach Alison Crumb said.
“She has a 3.7 GPA and is being rewarded at the next level by receiving both an academic and athletic scholarship.
“It is that work ethic that defines Miranda Schmillen, but she is also uniquely competitive. Uniquely, meaning that everyone has levels of competitiveness, especially in sports, but her level of competitiveness is rare.”
Schmillen helped the Pirates win their first-ever women’s basketball conference championship by averaging 9.8 points per game, two assists and 3.8 rebounds.
In the Northwest Athletic Conference championship game in March, the 5-foot-4 Schmillen led Peninsula with 21 points while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out six assists.
“She was an integral part of our success, especially in the championship game,” Crumb said.
“We have a lot of talent coming in next year but have yet to figure out how we are going to replace Miranda.
“Her skill set was strong, but her spirit, work ethic and competitiveness is sadly going to be missed next year.
“I would like to wish her luck, and know that Multnomah is getting a truly special individual.”
Schmillen, who came to Peninsula College from McKinlay High School in Honolulu, is the second Pirate to sign with a four-year school this offseason. Madison Pilster signed with College of Idaho last month.
Schmillen was named to the 2015 NWAC All-Academic Team this season.
Multnomah will be an NAIA school in the Cascade Conference starting next season.
