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2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

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2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record2–1 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachDylan Geissert
Assistant coaches
  • Jaime Adams
  • Michaela Crall
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 0 0   3 1   .750
South Dakota State 0 0   3 1   .750
North Dakota 0 0   2 1   .667
North Dakota State 0 0   2 1   .667
St. Thomas* 0 0   3 2   .600
Kansas City 0 0   2 3   .400
Omaha 0 0   1 3   .250
South Dakota 0 0   1 4   .200
Denver 0 0   0 3   .000
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2025 Summit League tournament winner
As of November 19, 2024

The 2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represents North Dakota State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, who are led by sixth year head coach Jory Collins, play their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 22–12, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in second place. This is currently NDSU's best finish since entering Division I. In the Summit League tournament the Bison defeated Denver and Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals and semifinals to reach their first ever championship game. They fell to South Dakota State in the title game to miss out on a berth to the NCAA tournament.[1] However, they did earn an automatic bid to the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament, and even received a first round bye. In their first tournament game, they defeated Montana at home for the program's first postseason win in the Division I era.[2] After that though, they would lose to Minnesota in the Super 16.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Heaven Hamling 11 F 5'8" Senior Grand Rapids, MN Graduated
Elle Evans 21 G 6'3" Sophomore Edwardsville, IL Transferred to Kansas[4]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Molly Lenz 1 G 5'7" Sophomore Victoria, MN Illinois State
Sacia Vanderpool 20 F 6'5" Senior Byron, MN Wisconsin

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amelia Hobson
G
Parkdale, Australia Parkdale Secondary College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Apr 18, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Claire Stern
F
Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Aug 2, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Marisa Frost
G
Lino Lakes, MN Centennial High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Aug 2, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Molly Lenz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Victoria, MN
F 2 Abbie Draper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Waverly, IA
G 3 Leah Mackenzie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Melbourne, AUS
G 8 Amelia Hobson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Parkdale, AUS
G 10 Abby Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Portland, OR
F 11 Claire Stern 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Maple Grove, MN
G 12 Marisa Frost 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lino Lakes, MN
F 20 Sacia Vanderpool 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Byron, MN
G 21 Taryn Hamling 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Grand Rapids, MN
F 22 Avery Koenen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Montevideo, MN
G 24 Abby Schulte 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Maple Grove, MN
F 32 Miriley Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So West Fargo, ND
G 40 Abby Krzewinski 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wayzata, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 27, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024
11:00 am, WDAY Xtra/Summit League Network
Drake L 78–84  0–1
 13  Koenen   9  Koenen   4  Graham  Scheels Center (1,073)
Fargo, ND
November 10, 2024
2:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Eastern Illinois W 65–56  1–1
 15  Koenen   11  Koenen   3  Koenen  Scheels Center (752)
Fargo, ND
November 15, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Jamestown W 88–50  2–1
 15  Krzewinski   7  Simon   4  Lenz  Scheels Center (785)
Fargo, ND
November 22, 2024
8:15 pm, YouTube
vs. Vermont
ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout
      Alaska Airlines Center 
Anchorage, AK
November 23, 2024
9:15/11:30 pm, YouTube
vs. Troy/Alaska Anchorage
ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout
      Alaska Airlines Center 
Anchorage, AK
November 29, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern       TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
December 1, 2024
11:00 am, FloSports
at Charleston       TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
December 4, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Montana
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
      Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
December 7, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
      Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
December 10, 2024
4:00 pm
at Tulane       Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 18, 2024
4:00 pm
at Washington
Husky Classic
      Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
December 19, 2024
2:00 pm
vs. Boise State
Husky Classic
      Hec Edmundson Pavillion 
Seattle, WA
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Dakota Wesleyan       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
Summit League regular season
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN
at St. Thomas       Schoenecker Arena 
St. Paul, MN
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Denver       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 11, 2025
12:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Oral Roberts       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN
at Omaha       Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN
at Kansas City       Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota       Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
North Dakota       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota State       First Bank and Trust Arena 
Brookings, SD
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
St. Thomas       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota State       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 15, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN
at North Dakota       Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN
at Denver       Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN
at Oral Roberts       Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Kansas City       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Omaha       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025
 SLN/CBS Sports Network
vs. Summit League tournament       Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bison women's basketball team will play another game potentially at home". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "NDSU Women's Basketball Edges Montana in WNIT Second Round". valleynewslive.com. Valley News Live. March 25, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Gophers women's basketball escapes North Dakota State's rally for 69-65 win in WNIT Super 16". startribune.com. Minnesota Star Tribune. March 29, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Edwardsville grad Elle Evans joining Kansas". theintelligencer.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.