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Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) - Lawrence, Kan. Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 - 1 p.m. 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 North Dakota State Bison Kansas Jayhawks 4-1 Overall (0-0 Summit League) 4-1 Overall (1-0 Big 12) Head Coach: Jory Collins vs Head Coach: Brandon Schneider Overall Record: 214-78 (10th year) Overall Record: 459-236 (23rd year) Record at NDSU: 15-20 (2nd year) Record at Kansas: 58-98 (6th year) BisonStats.com PXP: Steven Davis PXP: Keith Brake Live Stats available at Analyst: Jill Dorsey-Hall BisonStats.com 2020-21 North Dakota State Bison Projected Starters BISON SCHEDULE/RESULTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG (4-1 overall, 0-0 Summit League) F 12 Marie Olson 6-2 R-So. El Dorado Hills, Calif. 4.6 2.0 1.4 F 34 Emily Dietz 6-3 Sr. West Fargo, N.D. 8.8 7.0 1.6 December 2 Northern Iowa W, 85-68 G 5 Ryan Cobbins 6-0 So. Kansas City, Kan. 10.6 5.0 0.8 5 Green Bay W, 59-51 G 11 Heaven Hamling 5-8 R-So. Grand Rapids, Minn. 12.8 4.4 3.6 6 Green Bay W, 82-66 G 22 Michelle Gaislerova 5-11 Sr. Trutnov, Czech Republic 10.8 1.6 0.4 12 at #24/- Iowa State L, 64-85 16 North Dakota W, 74-67 (OT) 21 at Kansas 1 p.m. Scene Setter January The North Dakota State women's basketball team hits the road for the final scheduled 2 *at Western Illinois 4:30 p.m. 3 *at Western Illinois 4:30 p.m. non-conference game of the year on Monday, Dec. 21 at Kansas. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Allen 8 *Omaha 5 p.m. Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Steven Davis (Play-By-Play) and Jill Dorsey-Hall (Analyst) will have the 9 *Omaha 5 p.m. call on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Keith Brake will have the radio call on Bison 1660. 15 *at North Dakota 5 p.m. 16 *at North Dakota 5 p.m. Kansas Series History 22 *Denver 5 p.m. 23 *Denver 5 p.m. Monday's meeting will be just the second in school history between the Bison and the 29 *at Kansas City 3 p.m. Jayhawks. Kansas defeated NDSU 61-53 on Nov. 26, 2010 in Lawrence, Kan. The game was the 30 *at Kansas City 3 p.m. opening game of the BTI Tip-Off Classic game, where the Bison went 1-2 with a win over Fordham February and a loss to Memphis in the final game of the classic. 5 *Oral Roberts 5 p.m. 6 *Oral Roberts 5 p.m. 19 *South Dakota State 5 p.m. Bison Against the Top 25 20 *South Dakota State 5 p.m. NDSU dropped to 0-12 all-time against teams ranked in the USA Today-WBCA and Associated 26 *at South Dakota 1 p.m. Press polls with last week's loss at Iowa State. The Bison dropped two games against a ranked 27 *at South Dakota 1 p.m. South Dakota squad last season. March 6-9 at Summit League Tournament TBA NDSU ranked in College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 Poll Legend: For the first time in school history, the North Dakota State women's basketball team is ranked * - Summit League games in the College Insider Mid-Major Women's Top 25 Poll. The Bison entered the poll ranked 16th on $ - Summit League Tournament games Dec. 8. In the most recent poll, the Bison dropped to 19th. NDSU also received a vote in this week's Bold games are played in the Scheels Center at the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. It was the first vote as an NCAA Division I school in the Sanford Health Athletic Complex poll. Rankings are USA Today Coaches/Associated Press All Times CENTRAL Bison Notes • NDSU used a 13-3 run in the final 2:55 of regulation to force overtime on Wednesday, as the Bison beat North Dakota 74-67 in a non-conference game. • Sophomore Ryan Cobbins had her first career double-double, finishing with 18 points and 11 rebounds. • North Dakota State turned the ball over 13 times in the first half, leading to 22 points, as #24 Iowa State beat NDSU 85-64 on Dec. 12. • The Bison opened the season with three-straight wins over NCAA Division I opponents. It was the first time in program history the Bison have accomplished that. • After a win over Northern Iowa in the season opener, NDSU swept a weekend series with Green Bay. The Phoenix were ranked 10th in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25. • The 59-51 win over Green Bay on Dec. 5 was the first over a team ranked in the mid-major poll since beating fifth-ranked South Dakota 83-73 on Jan. 14, 2017. BISON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 General Scouting Kansas Name of School: North Dakota State University • The Jayhawks are 4-1 on the year, including a 1-0 mark in Big 12 play. Location: Fargo, N.D. (pop. 105,549) • Kansas had a pair of games this past week canceled and postponed due to Covid-19. The Founded: 1890 Jayhawks canceled a game with UTRGV and postponed a league game with Texas. Enrollment: 13,135 (fall 2019) • The Jayhawks own a win over a Summit League opponent, having defeated Oral Roberts Nickname: Bison 100-59 on Dec. 6. School Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) • Holly Kersgieter leads three Kansas players averaging double figures with 17.4 points per Facility: Scheels Center (capacity 5,644) game. Affiliation: NCAA Division I • Kansas ranks 21st in the nation in defensive rebounds, averaging 32.2 per game. Conference: The Summit League President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Deaton is Eligible for 2020-21 Season Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) On Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 4:28 p.m., the NCAA passed a blanket waiver that allowed all Senior Woman Administrator: Colleen Heimstead transfers from one NCAA Division I school to another to be eligible this season. The waiver Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 allowed sophomore transfer Kadie Deaton to become eligible, after her waiver had been Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378) previously denied. Deaton proceeded to score six points and grab two rebounds in 14 minutes in NDSU's victory over North Dakota later that night. History Bison-Jayhawk Connections First Year of Women’s Basketball: 1966-67 Monday's game will be a reunion of sorts for many people involved between the Bison All-Time Record: 870-539 (.617) and Jayhawks. NDSU Head Coach Jory Collins spent a season on the staff under Kansas Head Years in NCAA Tournament: 18 Coach Brandon Schneider. It was the second time that Collins was on a staff under Schneider, Tournament/Last Appearance: 2004 as Schneider was the head coach at Emporia State while Collins was an assistant. Collins Last NCAA Opponent: University of North Dakota was named the head coach at Emporia State after Schneider left for Stephen F. Austin. NDSU Result: L, 64-65 (NCAA D-II Regional) assistant coach Dylan Geissert spent two seasons at Kansas as a graduate student manager from 2017-19. Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jory Collins (Emporia State, 2002) Young and Ready to Run Record at NDSU: 15-20 (2nd season) The Bison enter the 2020-21 season as one of the youngest teams in America. The Bison Career Record: 214-78 (10th season) average 19.769 years old (year only), which ranks as the 12th youngest team in the country. Assistant Coach: Morgan Paige (Wisconsin, 2014) Oral Roberts, LaSalle, Incarnate Word and Montana State all average 19.3 years. Assistant Coach: Dylan Geissert (Emporia State, 2016) Assistant Coach: Brooke Costley (Emporia State, 2017) Experience on the Fly Dir. of Operations: Alyssa Rushton (Sioux Falls, 2013) Seniors Emily Dietz and Michelle Gaislerova are the only two players on the NDSU roster with more than two years experience playing at the NCAA Division I level. With 84.6 percent of the NDSU roster having two years or less experience, the Bison rank 16th in the country. Murray Team Information State, Ole Miss and Indiana State all have a roster complete with players with two or less years 2019-20 Overall Record: 11-19 of NCAA Division I experience. 2019-20 Summit League Record: 7-9 (6th) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Gaislerova, Cobbins Honored by The Summit League Starters Returning: Ryan Cobbins (9.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 35 Michelle Gaislerova and Ryan Cobbins were honored by the Summit League last year. steals, Michelle Gaislerova (13.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 54 Gaislerova earned a spot on the All-Summit League Honorable Mention team, while Cobbins 3’s), Emily Dietz (10.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 51.5% FG) was named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team. Starters Lost: Sofija Zivaljevic (9.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.0 Gaislerova led the Bison with 13.1 points per game in league play, ranking 10th in the apg), Rylee Nudell (9.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 50% FG) league. She ranked seventh in the league in 3-point percentage at 39.4, while leading the Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/6 Summit League in free throw percentage at 97.4 percent.