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Lindsay Bronson became the sixth head coach in UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball’s 56-year-long history.
She previously served as head coach for Carroll University from 2017-26, compiling a 134-114 overall record before leaving for Oshkosh.
Bronson is replacing highly decorated 14-year head coach Brad Fischer, who stepped down in early June to take an assistant position at the Division I level for the University of Nebraska. Fischer (315-80 overall record) won a record-tying six WIAC Coach of the Year honors, led Oshkosh to 11 NCAA Division III tournaments, five WIAC titles, including the last three and back-to-back Final Four bids in 2025 and 2026.
Bronson grew up in Glendale, Wis., attending Nicolet High School, north of the Milwaukee suburbs. Bronson played Division II basketball at Cardinal Stritch University from 2001-2004. She got her first coaching job at Bradley University, an NCAA D-I school, from 2013-2016, serving as recruiting coordinator and defensive coordinator.
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Bronson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and secondary education in 2004 from Cardinal Stritch University before getting a sports management degree in 2011. Her goal was to be a high school head coach and math teacher.
“I went through this process of realizing that I loved the teaching part and working with young people,” Bronson said. “I started thinking, ‘do I love math? Do I want to do it for 40 years? Do I want to teach that?’ Probably not to that level.”
Bronson said once she saw Fischer got the assistant job at Nebraska, she knew that Oshkosh would be a good opportunity for her.
“What drew me to it was the competitive culture of Oshkosh Athletics,” Bronson said. “I love the fact that Oshkosh plays in the best women’s basketball conference in the country. The challenge of being able to coach a team that plays at such a high level night in and night out.”
Bronson said the best part of the past few months has been meeting the team and joining a department that has a community feel.
“I think it’s a really fun group,” Bronson said. “I think it’s a group that has high expectations of themselves, high goals, and they’re willing to work for it. Working hard is fun. Getting better is fun. Competing is fun. The other coaches of other programs have been really supportive. That’s really important to me.”
It was hard to adjust to the high school level because Bronson was so used to the college atmosphere and intensity.
“How I approach coaching is that I teach the game of basketball,” Bronson said. “That’s when I made the decision that I wanted to get into college coaching because I wanted to work with student-athletes who were a little more competitive and serious, and I could still teach the game of basketball.”
Bronson said two different experiences allowed her to grow as a coach. The first was when she got to coach for her first two years at Bradley University (Ill.).
“When you’re in it as a player, you see it through one lens, which is yourself,” Bronson said. “… You see it through one set of eyes. When you’re coaching and you’re on the sideline, you can see everything at once. Being able to see everyone out there together and the big picture really changed my perspective.”
Bronson said her outlook on coaching further evolved over the last 13 years when she became a mother because she could see things through the lens of a parent.
“You have to be accountable, teach them how to work hard and have discipline,” Bronson said. “However, it changes how you communicate and how you would want someone to communicate with your own child. That’s how you would communicate with them.”
Bronson said being a former athlete helps her see where her players are coming from so she can meet them where they’re at.
“The same thing with my kids,” Bronson said. “They’re in youth sports now, so at a smaller scale, they’re going through different types of adversity. Seeing it through their lens and their eyes, and then being able to understand what our athletes go through, has been a huge advantage.”
Junior Paige Seckar started all 32 games last season, averaging a team-high 13.2 points per game and 7.1 rebounds. Seckar said bringing in coach Bronson adds a new level of exhilaration for the upcoming season and a fresh perspective on basketball.
“She is very team-oriented and still holds us to those same high standards that coach Fischer did when he was here, while offering a whole new level of energy,” Seckar said. “She is confident in the new ideas she has implemented, while still asking us as players for feedback, making sure we are doing well and feeling our best “
Seckar said that as a player, she and the team have learned from Bronson how essential confidence is to playing well and winning.
“We are in a big transition period and trying to learn a bunch of new things to be ready for our first game,” Seckar said. “She helps us understand that it’s okay to be confused and not know exactly what we are doing yet, because still allowing ourselves to play with confidence and make the right reads fills in some of those gaps we currently have. She holds us to a high standard while approaching us with patience. We are very lucky to have her.”
Freshman Audrey Meudt, the all-time assist leader for Waunakee high school, committed to UWO in July of 2025.
Meudt said she was drawn in by the competitive culture, the recent success and the family-like culture of the team. Meudt said the coaching staff and her teammates have really helped with the shift from high school to college.
“Coach Bron and coach [Claire Levendoski] have been such a good help with transitioning, not only in basketball but also in academics and stuff in my personal life,” Meudt said. “They constantly check in and make sure I am doing okay and just having the outlet to always talk with someone. The players are amazing. I have never been welcomed so much. They show me compassion and make an effort to include me in activities, which isn’t a small ask.”
Meudt said she has learned why this program has had so much success.
“It is because of the culture and the people,” Meudt said. “These players strive to better themselves. They don’t stick to the bare minimum. They’re always in the gym shooting or in the weight room getting stronger.”
Bronson served on the NCAA D-III Women’s Basketball Championship Regional Advisory Committee and got promoted by the athletic director at Carroll University to be a senior women’s administrator.
“I really enjoyed that because I remember what it was like being a head coach for the first time,” Bronson said. “Mentoring our coaches coming in, speaking to some of the women’s sports to give them a different perspective, trying to help grow our other programs at Carroll.”
Bronson was still recruiting for Carroll University in the spring and early summer, but the transition wasn’t hard because she was familiar with the players she evaluated at Carroll.
“We want athletes that can get up and down the court,” Bronson said. “We want a little bit bigger guards. We want versatility. We want to be able to grow them into different areas. As soon as I got the job, I started reaching out to those recruits. We’ve already had about 11 recruits on campus, so we’ve hit the ground running in that regard.”
Bronson said recruiting at Oshkosh can lead to a different type of player than with Carroll University because of the significant history of the women’s basketball team.
“There might be a player that at Carroll told us no because they were looking to be part of a program that had more history of women’s basketball,” Bronson said. “I think this program has a ton of history and a ton of accolades.”
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