NDSU women’s basketball head home against Denver and Omaha

this week

The North Dakota State University (10-5, 4-1 Summit) women’s basketball team will face Denver (7-8, 3-1 Summit) Thursday night at 7:00 PM. -7, 3-1 Summit) Saturday. Tip-off is set at 1:00 PM at the Shields Center.

game coverage

Radio: Andy Rieckhoff (play-by-play) calls on Bison 1660.

Watch: Both games will be available on WDAY Xtra, with Dom Izzo (play-by-play), Amy Ruley (analyst) and Logan Campbell (sideline) joining the call. Both contests are available on ESPN+ for subscribers.

GoBison.com: Live stats, audio and video links are available at GoBison.com.

bison quick hits

• NDSU entered the week in second place in the Summit League with a 79-76 win over South Dakota.
• The Bisons are 6-0 at the Seals Center this season, their best start to their home schedule since the 2020-21 season.
• Denver has won all of its past two games to start the week with an overall record of 7-8 (3-1 Summit) and most recently passed Western Illinois 70-58.
• The Pioneers are 2-5 this season.
• Omaha entered the week with an overall record of 8-7 (3-1 summit) after winning their last three games and beating St. Thomas 80-77.
• The Mavericks are 2-6 this season.
• heaven ham ring He leads the Summit League and ranks 11th nationally with a 91.7% free throw percentage.
• Elle Evans He’s hit double figures in 12 of 15 games this season, including a season-high 17 points in Central Michigan.
• heaven ham ring have made a team-high 34 3-pointers this season. She achieved a total of 158 triples in her three seasons, ranking fourth all-time in NDSU history.

last timeout

NDSU hit the road and beat South Dakota 79-76. heaven ham ring He paced the Bisons with a team-high 22 points on 9-of-22 shooting from the field. She had a season-high seven rebounds and her team-high six assists. taylor brown He recorded 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, reaching double digits for the sixth time this season. Elle Evans He also scored 16 points on 7-of-3 shooting on 4-of-3 shooting.

SNAPPIN’ SOME STREAKS

A win over South Dakota last Saturday allowed the Bisons to end their next streak.
– 13 straight losses to South Dakota since 2017.
– First win in South Dakota since 2013.
– The Bisons have the Coyotes’ 43rd straight win against Summit League opponents at home dating back to the 2016-17 season.

tough defense

NDSU has limited opponents to 66.5 points per game this season, which ranks third in the Summit League. The Bisons have held seven opponents to 65 points or less this season, including a season-low 45 points against Valley City State. NDSU is 7-0 when he keeps opponents below his 65 points this season.

lock in on line

NDSU had a season-high 33 free throws against North Dakota, with seven players contributing at least one. heaven ham ring He led the way in connecting with a career-high 14 free throws in 15 attempts. That’s the third-most by a single game in NDSU history, and she currently leads the Summit her league and ranks 11th in the nation with a 91.7% free-throw percentage.

heavy workload
heaven ham ring When Elle Evans Both have started all 15 games this season, averaging more than 30 minutes per game. Evans is averaging 31.3 minutes and Hamling is averaging a team-best 32.2 minutes. In his three seasons at NDSU, Hamling averaged his 32.4 minutes per contest, which ranks fourth in Bison history.

hum from deep inside
heaven ham ring He has established himself as one of the best 3-point shooters in the Summit League and currently has 3-Points Per Game (2nd, 2.27), 3-Points Percentage (2nd, 34), 3-Point Percentage (4 ranked in the top 5. , 32.7).

Before going 0-2 at South Dakota State last week, Hamling had at least one triple in his 17-game streak from last season.

don’t play like a freshman
Elle Evans She’s off to a fast start to her freshman season starting all 15 games, averaging 11.8 points per game. That total ranks her second among summit freshmen in her league. Denver freshman guard Emma Smith leads all freshmen in the conference with 13.7 points per game.

Evans has also scored in double figures in 12 of 15 games this season, including a season-high 17 points in Central Michigan.

Benke Surging

After not starting a game in each of her first two seasons at NDSU, Emily Benke He has started all 15 games this season. She has a team-high 93 total rebounds, and she’s 12 short of her career-high 105 rebounds set last season. The Two Rivers, Wisconsin, native has already had a career-best and team-leading 21 blocks at defensive end.

brown is perfect

In her first season at NDSU, taylor brown Perfect to start all 15 games. The Lakeville, Minnesota native is averaging 9.7 points per game and has his double-digit scoring in six games. Brown recorded his first double-double of the season against Minnesota, posting his game-high 16 points and his 10 rebounds.

Contributions off the bench
Abby Draper When Abby Graham Both players have been substitutes in all 15 games this season. Graham averaged 5.9 points in 20.5 minutes per game, while Draper added 5.1 points in 13.9 minutes per game.

in rotation
Christina Ekofo Yomane Contributing at least four points in each of the last six games to provide a boost off the bench. She had a season-high eight rebounds and scored a season-high seven points in a win over Western Illinois. .

1,000 Career Points 11
heaven ham ring crossed the 1,000 Career Points milestone at 1,140. She started her career at Stephen F. Austin State University in her 1st season of 2018-19, scoring 174 points. Hamling has scored a total of 966 points in her last three seasons at NDSU.

Hamling Chase History
heaven ham ring Entering the 2022-23 season, she has the opportunity to put her name in NDSU history. She leads Bison history in scoring average (6th, 14.2), 3-point field goal percentage (4th, 158), 3-point field goal percentage (3rd, .383), and free throw percentage (2nd, .892). , defensive rebound average (T-7, 3.7), fractional average (4, 32.4).

Who is back this year?

The Bisons return six letter winners from last season, including three starters. heaven ham ring, Abby Schulte When Katie Hildebrandt.

NDSU GRAD
heaven ham ring I graduated in December with a degree in construction management and a minor in business administration. She will go to graduate school in January.

welcome to the team

This season’s roster includes eight newcomers. taylor brown, Christina Ekofo Yomane, Abby Draper, Elle Evans, Marwa Bejiri, Abby Graham, Leah Mackenzie When Georgia Baldwin.

new but rich experience

Three of the eight new additions to this season’s roster have appeared in 10 or more NCAA games in their careers. taylor brown Appeared in 95 games over four seasons in the United States. Abby Draper He appeared in 26 games and started 15 in his freshman season with Bradley last year. Georgia Baldwin He has also appeared in 11 games for Eastern Kentucky over the past two seasons.

NEW LOOK coaching staff

NDSU’s coaching staff has a new look this season with the addition of assistant coaches. Jaime Adams When Michaela KrollAdams is back for his second stint with the program after spending four seasons as an assistant coach from 2008-2012. She also played for NDSU from 1997-2001 and was inducted into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.

Kroll came to NDSU after spending last season as an assistant coach at Dubuque. She also started her coaching career as an undergraduate coach after playing her three her seasons from 2013 to 2016 at the University of Wisconsin. Emily DietzPlaying at NDSU in 2017-22 and having the best leader game of all time, , returns this season as manager of the alumni.

this is our house

NDSU is always 467 to 141 at home, dating back to 1977-1978. Bison finished his 6-0 record at his center for the Seals for the first time since 2020-21 this season.

NDSU has won at least seven home games in the past two seasons, including a 9-3 mark in 2020-21. The Bison went 7-7 at home last season.

Preseason All Summit League First Team
heaven ham ring Selected to the First Team of the Preseason All-Summit League. She started all of her 29 games last season and posted her team-high 34.4 minutes per game. Hamling ranked her ninth in the Summit her league with her team-high 14.3 points per game, and she scored in double figures in 24 of her 29 games. The Grand Rapids, Minnesota native led the conference with his 2.31 3-point field goals per game and his 39.0% 3-point field goal percentage.

Summit League Preseason Voting

NDSU was voted 5th in Summit League pre-season voting. South Dakota took the top spot with him 36 first place votes and South Dakota got him 4 first place votes and he was second. Oral Roberts rounded out the top three with his 3rd place.

greek bison

Over eight days, Bison had the opportunity to practice, play two games, and learn about Greek culture during the August trip. NDSU spent his first four days in Athens before finishing his trip in Glyfada.

series vs.Denver

This marks the 27th Denver-NDSU meeting, dating back to 1987, with the Bisons leading the series 14-12. In his most recent matchup last season, NDSU lost to Denver, 62-48. heaven ham ring scored 14 points, Abby Schulte Added with 12 points of her own.

series vs.Omaha

It was the 72nd matchup between Omaha and NDSU, dating back to 1980, when the Bisons led the series 51–20. In his most recent matchup last season, NDSU he went 69-53 past Omaha. heaven ham ring He scored a total of 14 points with six assists to match the pace for the Bisons.

looking ahead

NDSU will move to Oral Roberts on Thursday, January 19th.Tip off is set at 7pm