Scheels Center (5,644) - Fargo, N.D. Friday/Saturday, February 5/6, 2021 - 5 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 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 12-4 Overall (7-3 Summit League) 6-8 Overall (4-2 Summit League) Head Coach: Jory Collins vs Head Coach: Misti Cussen Overall Record: 222-81 (10th year) Overall Record: 130-130 (9th year) Record at NDSU: 23-23 (2nd year) Record at Oral Roberts: 130-130 (9th year) GoBison.com BisonStats.com Live Video link available PXP: Keith Brake PXP: Keith Brake Live Stats available at at GoBison.com Analyst: Katie Johnson Analyst: Katie Johnson BisonStats.com 2020-21 North Dakota State Bison Projected Starters BISON SCHEDULE/RESULTS Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG (12-4 overall, 7-3 Summit League) F 34 Emily Dietz 6-3 Sr. West Fargo, N.D. 10.3 6.4 1.4 G 0 Reneya Hopkins 5-6 Jr. Midwest City, Okla. 7.6 1.6 1.3 December 2 Northern Iowa W, 85-68 G 5 Ryan Cobbins 6-0 So. Kansas City, Kan. 9.5 5.8 1.1 5 Green Bay W, 59-51 G 11 Heaven Hamling 5-8 R-So. Grand Rapids, Minn. 12.5 3.0 2.7 6 Green Bay W, 82-66 G 24 Abby Schulte 5-10 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. 7.4 2.6 1.0 12 at #24/- Iowa State L, 64-85 16 North Dakota W, 74-67 (OT) Scene Setter 21 at Kansas W, 72-69 January The North Dakota State women's basketball team returns to the Scheels Center this weekend, 2 *at Western Illinois L, 65-77 as the Bison host Oral Roberts on Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. both 3 *at Western Illinois W, 93-60 days. Both games will be streamed on Bison All-Access at GoBison.com/allaccess. Keith Brake and 8 *Omaha W, 62-53 Katie Johnson will have the radio call on Bison 1660. 9 *Omaha W, 66-55 15 *at North Dakota W, 64-60 16 *at North Dakota W, 71-68 (OT) Oral Roberts Series History 22 *Denver L, 60-62 The Golden Eagles own a 19-5 advantage in the all-time series that dates to an 82-67 Oral 23 *Denver W, 74-56 Roberts victory on Nov. 11, 2006 in Tulsa. Oral Roberts has won 12-straight games in the series 29 *at Kansas City L, 45-53 dating back to Feb. 11, 2015. The Bison are 4-7 at home in the series, including the last victory 30 *at Kansas City W, 68-65 against Oral Roberts on Jan. 2, 2015, a 77-64 NDSU win. February 5 *Oral Roberts 5 p.m. 6 *Oral Roberts 5 p.m. Bison Notes 19 *South Dakota State 5 p.m. • For the second-straight weekend, and third time in conference play, NDSU split a weekend 20 *South Dakota State 5 p.m. series at Kansas City. The Bison dropped a 53-45 decision on Friday, but bounced back for a 26 *at South Dakota 1 p.m. 68-65 win on Saturday. NDSU is 6-0 on the year in the second game of a weekend series. 27 *at South Dakota 1 p.m. March • Senior Emily Dietz went over 800 points for her career in the loss on Friday, scoring a team- 6-9 at Summit League Tournament TBA high 17 points. Dietz is the 51st player in school history to surpass 800 career points. • NDSU split a pair of games with Denver January 22-23, dropping a 62-60 contest on Friday Legend: night before beating the Pioneers 74-56 on Saturday. * - Summit League games • Friday's game was the 300th as a head coach for Jory Collins, becoming the fourth coach in $ - Summit League Tournament games the Summit League to reach that mark. Bold games are played in the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex • With three 3-pointers in the win on Saturday, senior Michelle Gaislerova became the second Rankings are USA Today Coaches/Associated Press player in school history to hit over 200 career 3-pointers. • NDSU completed a weekend sweep of North Dakota on Dec. 16, beating the Fighting Hawks All Times CENTRAL for the fifth-straight time with a 64-60 win on Friday and a 71-68 overtime win on Saturday. Scouting Oral Roberts • The Golden Eagles are 6-8 on the year and 4-2 in Summit League play. Oral Roberts had a bye last weekend. The Golden Eagles have played North Dakota, Denver and Kansas City so far, having an identical 4-2 record in those six games as the Bison. • Oral Roberts played six games in the non-conference against Power Five schools, finishing with an 0-6 record in those games. • The Golden Eagles rank 23rd in the nation with 322 free throw attempts and 33rd with 216 makes, but rank 218th in percentage at 67.1. • Regan Schumacher ranks 70th in the country with 122 rebounds and 91st with 8.7 rebounds per game. BISON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 General Off to a Hot Start Name of School: North Dakota State University NDSU's 8-2 start was the best 10-game start against NCAA Division I opponents in school Location: Fargo, North Dakota (pop. 124,662) history. It marked the fourth time since 2000 that NDSU had eight victories in the first 10 games Founded: 1890 and the second in the NCAA Division I era. Enrollment: 12,846 (fall 2020) Nickname: Bison Dietz Close to Milestone School Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Last week against Kansas City, Emily Dietz became the 51st player in school history to Facility: Scheels Center (capacity 5,644) surpass 800 career points. With eight more rebounds, Dietz would have 500 boards for her Affiliation: NCAA Division I career. She would be the 31st player in school history, and fifth during the NCAA Division I era, Conference: The Summit League to surpass 800 points and 500 rebounds in a career. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Individual Offensive Ratings Senior Woman Administrator: Colleen Heimstead According to HerHoopStats.com, the Bison have three players with an individual offensive Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 rating over 110. An advanced statistic by Dean Oliver, individual offensive rating estimates the Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378) number of points produced by a player per 100 total individual possessions. Emily Dietz leads the team with a 118.6, ranking 157th in the country. Last year, Dietz finished the season ranked 839th with a 100.5. Michelle Gaislerova (112.9) and Emily Behnke (112.3) are in the 90th History percentile among NCAA Division I players. First Year of Women’s Basketball: 1966-67 All-Time Record: 878-542 (.618) Deaton is Eligible for 2020-21 Season Years in NCAA Tournament: 18 On Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 4:28 p.m., the NCAA passed a blanket waiver that allowed all Tournament/Last Appearance: 2004 transfers from one NCAA Division I school to another to be eligible this season. The waiver Last NCAA Opponent: University of North Dakota allowed sophomore transfer Kadie Deaton to become eligible, after her waiver had been Result: L, 64-65 (NCAA D-II Regional) 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. Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jory Collins (Emporia State, 2002) Experience on the Fly Record at NDSU: 23-23 (2nd season) Seniors Emily Dietz and Michelle Gaislerova are the only two players on the NDSU roster Career Record: 222-81 (10th season) with more than two years experience playing at the NCAA Division I level. With 84.6 percent of Assistant Coach: Morgan Paige (Wisconsin, 2014) the NDSU roster having two years or less experience, the Bison rank 16th in the country. Murray Assistant Coach: Dylan Geissert (Emporia State, 2016) State, Ole Miss and Indiana State all have a roster complete with players with two or less years Assistant Coach: Brooke Costley (Emporia State, 2017) of NCAA Division I experience. Dir. of Operations: Alyssa Rushton (Sioux Falls, 2013) Gaislerova, Cobbins Honored by The Summit League Michelle Gaislerova and Ryan Cobbins were honored by the Summit League last year. Team Information Gaislerova earned a spot on the All-Summit League Honorable Mention team, while Cobbins 2019-20 Overall Record: 11-19 was named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team. 2019-20 Summit League Record: 7-9 (6th) Gaislerova led the Bison with 13.1 points per game in league play, ranking 10th in the Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 league. She ranked seventh in the league in 3-point percentage at 39.4, while leading the Starters Returning: Ryan Cobbins (9.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 35 Summit League in free throw percentage at 97.4 percent. Her 28 3-pointers were the sixth most steals, Michelle Gaislerova (13.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 54 in the league. 3’s), Emily Dietz (10.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 51.5% FG) Cobbins averaged 10.1 points per game in league play, ranking third among newcomers to Starters Lost: Sofija Zivaljevic (9.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.0 the league. She also averaged 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in league play.