Northern State University is losing its longtime women’s basketball coach and replacing him with his top assistant.

Curt Fredrickson announced his retirement Tuesday after 39 seasons with the Wolves. Fredrickson leaves his post as the winningest coach in Northern State history with an 846-306 record, two NAIA National Championships and numerous conference titles.

Northern State Director of Athletics Josh Moon has announced the hiring of Paula Krueger to fill the position as the fourth head women’s basketball coach in program history. Krueger moved into the head coaching role after spending the last two seasons as the team’s associate head coach.

A former NSU standout, Krueger returned to the Northern State sidelines in 2015 after 12 years at the NCAA Division II and high school levels.