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Game #26 - at North Dakota Friday, February 21, 2020 NORTH DAKOTA STATE bison wOMEN’S BASKETBALL WBB Contact: Ryan Workman | (O): (701) 231-5591 | (C): (701) 809-6597 | [email protected] @NDSUwbb | www.GoBison.com Radio: Bison 1660 / 92.7 FM North Dakota State (8-17, 5-8 Summit) Talent: Keith Brake at North Dakota (14-12, 5-8 Summit) TV: MidcoSN2 / ESPN+ Sunday, February 23 | 2 p.m. Live Stats: FightingHawks.com Grand Forks, N.D. | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,140) 2019-20 North Dakota State Bison Projected Starters BISON SCHEDULE/RESULTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG (8-17 overall, 5-8 Summit League) F 21 Rylee Nudell 5-10 Sr. Buffalo, N.D. 9.3 5.7 1.2 F 34 Emily Dietz 6-3 Jr. West Fargo, N.D. 11.2 7.6 1.2 November 1 Minnesota-Crookston (Exh.) W, 88-51 G 4 Sofija Zivaljevic 5-10 R-Jr. Podgorica, Montenegro 8.7 4.2 3.0 6 at Northern Iowa L, 63-95 G 5 Ryan Cobbins 6-0 Fr. Kansas City, Kan. 9.6 3.4 1.2 10 Northern Illinois L, 68-74 (OT) G 22 Michelle Gaislerova 5-11 Jr. Trutnov, Czech Republic 13.6 3.0 0.7 15 Valparaiso L, 54-66 Head Coach: Jory Collins (first season, 8-17 record; ninth season overall, 207-75 record) 18 at Creighton L, 59-70 22 Iowa State L, 58-86 25 Wyoming L, 57-66 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Projected Starters 30 at Northeastern L, 61-72 December Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1 at New Hampshire W, 67-61 F 1 Jaclyn Jarnot 6-1 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 9.3 7.1 1.0 5 at Bradley L, 64-70 F 24 Julia Fleecs 6-2 Jr. Glidden, Iowa 12.2 4.6 0.7 8 Wisconsin L, 63-64 F 34 Olivia Lane 6-2 Fr. Pequot Lakes, Minn. 6.3 4.4 0.5 15 Mayville State W, 97-59 G 10 Claire Orth 5-10 So. Lino Lakes, Minn. 4.8 24 2.0 22 Waldorf W, 92-26 29 *at Denver L, 82-91 G 12 Alaina Jarnot 5-7 Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 6.2 2.6 4.1 January Head Coach: Travis Brewster (eighth season, 127-117 record) 2 *Western Illinois L, 78-79 (2 OT) 8 *at Oral Roberts L, 62-70 16 *#21/25 South Dakota L, 36-80 Scene Setter 19 *North Dakota W, 92-82 24 *at South Dakota State L, 52-60 The North Dakota State women's basketball team hits the road for the final time in the regular 26 *Denver W, 85-80 (OT) season to North Dakota on Sunday, Feb. 23. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at the Betty Engelstad Sioux 30 *at Purdue Fort Wayne W, 58-44 Center. The game will be broadcast on MidcoSN2 and ESPN+. Keith Brake will have the call on February Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM. Both teams enter the game tied for sixth in the Summit League standings 1 *at Western Illinois L, 79-86 with three games remaining. 6 *at Omaha W, 74-65 9 *Oral Roberts L, 76-80 (OT) 13 *Purdue Fort Wayne W, 74-53 North Dakota Series History 20 *at #15/20 South Dakota L, 57-96 The Fighting Hawks own a 48-39 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to a 59-56 23 *at North Dakota 2 p.m. NDSU win on Jan. 14, 1967. NDSU has won two of the last three meetings after dropping eight- 27 *South Dakota State 5 p.m. straight games in the series. The Bison won 92-82 at the Scheels Center on Jan. 19. Last year, the 29 *Omaha 1 p.m. March two teams split games, with each team winning on its home floor. 7-10 vs. Summit League Tournament TBA Bison Notes Legend: • NDSU allowed a season-high 96 points on Thursday night, as 15th-ranked South Dakota Bold games are played in the Scheels Center at the defeated NDSU 96-57. Sanford Health Athletic Complex. • Junior Michelle Gaislerova scored in double-figures for the fifth-straight game, and 20th time this season, to lead the Bison with 15 points. All Times CENTRAL • Gaislerova extended her NCAA Division I women's basketball consecutive free throws made streak to 74 with a pair against South Dakota. • Gaislerova scored a game-high 18 points in NDSU's 74-53 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne last week. • Gaislerova became the 34th member of the 1,000 point club early in the first quarter. She is the seventh member during the NCAA Division I era. Late in the first quarter, Gaislerova hit her 71st-straight free throw, breaking the NCAA Division I record for most consecutive free throws made. • Senior Rylee Nudell recorded her fifth double-double of the season, as NDSU fell 80-76 in overtime against Oral Roberts. Nudell finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. • Oral Roberts' Keni Jo Lippe set a Bison Sports Arena/Scheels Center record with 46 points for the Golden Eagles. It was also a Summit League record and was the most points scored by a player in NCAA Division I women's basketball this year until this past weekend. BISON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 General • Freshman Ryan Cobbins had 15 points, as she reached double digits for the eighth-straight Name of School: North Dakota State University game. Location: Fargo, N.D. (pop. 105,549) • Four Bison scored in double figures, as NDSU beat Omaha 74-65 at Baxter Arena. Founded: 1890 • Nudell became the seventh player in school history to start 100 games, while her 12 points Enrollment: 13,135 (fall 2019) gave her the 40th double digit scoring game of her career. Nickname: Bison • Cobbins scored in double figures for the seventh-straight game with 12 points. Junior School Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Emily Dietz went over 600 points for her career. Facility: Scheels Center (capacity 5,644) • Western Illinois outscored NDSU 26-15 in the fourth quarter, as the Leathernecks defeated Affiliation: NCAA Division I the Bison 86-79. Conference: The Summit League • Gaislerova led the Bison with 20 points, her 12th career game with 20 or more points. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Cobbins added 14 points, her sixth-straight game in double figures. Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) • North Dakota State outscored Purdue Fort Wayne 21-9 in the fourth quarter, as the Bison Senior Woman Administrator: Colleen Heimstead beat the Mastodons 58-44. Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 • The Bison were 9-of-10 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378) • Nudell turned in her fourth career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, notching her fourth double-double in the last seven games. • North Dakota State defeated Denver 85-80 in overtime at the Scheels Center on Jan. 26. It History was the first overtime victory for NDSU since beating Oral Roberts 75-72 on March 1, 2008. First Year of Women’s Basketball: 1966-67 • Nudell and Dietz each had a double-double for the Bison. Dietz finished with 21 points and All-Time Record: 863-536 (.617) a career-high 13 rebounds, while Nudell had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Years in NCAA Tournament: 18 Tournament/Last Appearance: 2004 Scouting North Dakota Last NCAA Opponent: University of North Dakota • The Fighting Hawks are 14-12 overall and 5-8 in the Summit League. North Dakota has Result: L, 64-65 (NCAA D-II Regional) dropped four-straight games since defeating Purdue Fort Wayne 63-49 on Feb. 1. • North Dakota ranks 33rd in the country with 41.58 rebounds per game and 25th with 1,081 Coaching Staff total rebounds on the year. With a 3.2 rebounding margin per game, the Fighting Hawks Head Coach: Jory Collins (Emporia State, 2002) rank 94th in the country. Record at NDSU: 8-17 (1st season) • Melissa Leet ranks 55th in the nation and second in the Summit League with 44 blocked Career Record: 207-75 shots this season. Assistant Coach: Morgan Paige (Wisconsin, 2014) • Alaina Jarnot ranks 97th in the country with 106 assists this year, which is also the third Assistant Coach: Dylan Geissert (Emporia State, 2016) most in the league. Assistant Coach: Brooke Costley (Emporia State, 2017) Dir. of Operations: Alyssa Rushton (Sioux Falls, 2013) Gaislerova Joins 1,000 Point Club Junior Michelle Gaislerova scored 18 points last week against Purdue Fort Wayne, becoming the 34th member of the 1,000 point club. Needing just one point to start the game, Team Information Gaislerova scored the opening basket of the game. She is the seventh player to have done so 2018-19 Overall Record: 7-22 with all years being played during the NCAA Division I era. 2018-19 Summit League Record: 4-12 (7th) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 A New 3-Point Streak Starters Returning: The Bison went 0-of-14 from 3-point range against Valparaiso on Nov. 15, ending a streak Rylee Nudell (8.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 45% FG) of 113-straight games with at least two 3-pointers. The last time NDSU didn’t hit a 3-pointer in a Michelle Gaislerova (14.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 75 3’s) game was Nov. 29, 2015 against Delaware. Since the game against Valparaiso, the Bison have Emily Dietz (9.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 46% FG) hit at least two in each of the last 22 games, including a season-high 14 against Waldorf.