2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA fIghting hawks WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NORTH DAKOTA at NORTH DAKOTA STATE DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 16 | 7 p.m. CT NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (0-4) SITE: Fargo, N.D. (Sanford Health Athletic Complex) Interim Head coach: Mallory Bernhard (North Dakota, 2011) RADIO: 100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels) NCAA career record: 0-4 | Record at North Dakota: Same TV/VIDEO: MidcoSN2; ESPN3 LIVE STATS: GoBison.com TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball North dakota state Bison (3-1) Head coach: Johnathan Tsipis (North Carolina, 1996) NCAA Career Record: 213-76 Record at NDSU: 14-20 »2020-21 FIGHTING HAWKS »NORTH DAKOTA 2020-21 FIGHTING HAWKS ROSTER # PLAYER POS. YR. HT. HOMETOWN PPG RPG FG% FT% MIN. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (STARTERS LAST GAME) REGULAR SEASON 1 Jaclyn Jarnot F JR 6-1 Brooklyn Park, Minn. 6.3 4.3 .346 .667 22.0 5 Melissa Leet C SR 6-6 Palmer, Alaska 8.7 4.0 .355 .750 23.3 NOV 25 Chicago State Cancelled 20 Mikayla Reinke (C) G SR 5-9 Kindred, N.D. 6.0 5.8 .391 1.000 29.0 NOV 29 MARQUETTE L, 82-90 24 Julia Fleecs (C) F SR 6-2 Glidden, Iowa 17.5 9.5 .444 .944 34.8 DEC 6 Montana State L, 72-84 54 Juliet Gordon G R-SO 5-11 Adelaide, S. Australia 12.0 4.0 .462 .769 20.3 -------------------- DEC 7 Montana L, 72-86 3 Maggie Manson G SO 5-9 West Fargo, N.D. 12.5 0.5 .415 .667 20.8 DEC 11 Old Dominion Cancelled 4 Makayla Wallace G JR 5-4 St. Louis, Mo. 3.0 1.5 .308 .667 20.8 DEC 13 Wisconsin L, 60-80 10 Claire Orth G JR 5-10 Lino Lakes, MInn. 4.3 1.3 .357 1.000 18.3 11 Kacie Borowicz G SO 5-7 Roseau, Minn. 4.0 1.0 .500 1.000 6.0 DEC 16 North Dakota State 7 p.m. 15 Lilly Keplin G SO 5-7 Bismarck, N.D. 2.0 -- .500 -- 12.0 DEC 21 Toledo Noon 21 Emma Anderson G R-FR 5-7 Big Lake, Minn. -- -- -- -- -- JAN 2 KANSAS CITY * 1 P.M. 22 Megan Zander F SO 5-10 Mandan, N.D. 4.8 5.0 .200 .833 20.5 31 Rachel Garvey G R-SO 5-7 Shakopee, Minn. -- -- -- -- -- JAN 3 KANSAS CITY * 1 P.M. 34 Olivia Lane F SO 6-2 Pequot Lakes, Minn. -- -- -- -- -- JAN 8 Oral Roberts * 5 p.m. 45 Aly VanLoo C SO 6-3 Beaver Dam, Wis. 1.3 1.3 .500 -- 3.5 JAN 9 Oral Roberts * 5 p.m. JAN 15 NORTH DAKOTA STATE * 5 P.M. QUICK JUMPERS in the NCAA era (1982-present). While North JAN 16 NORTH DAKOTA STATE * 5 P.M. *Wednesday’s game against NDSU is the first of Dakota and North Dakota State have played each three meetings with the Bison this season. other three-or-more times on 10 occasions (last: JAN 22 South Dakota State * 5 p.m. *It is the first non-conference meeting between the 2004), postseason games have been a part of the JAN 23 South Dakota State * 5 p.m. two teams since Dec. 9, 2017. equation. In 2004, NDSU won both North Central *UND and NDSU last played three-or-more times Conference games and the NCC Tournament JAN 29 WESTERN ILLINOIS * 5 P.M. in 2004, when the two rivals played in the NCC and meeting. However, the Fighting Sioux had the last JAN 30 WESTERN ILLINOIS * 5 P.M. NCAA Tournament in addition to conference play. laugh and won the next NCAA Tournament game, FEB 5 Denver * TBA *The Fighting Hawks have traveled over 3,200-miles 80-71, advance to the Sweet 16 in St. Paul, Minn. through North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, and FEB 6 Denver * TBA Wisconsin by bus in December. BUSTIN’ BUCKETS OFF THE BENCH FEB 12 SOUTH DAKOTA * 5 P.M. *As of Dec. 15, Maggie Manson ranked 33rd in Maggie Manson has been the Fighting Hawks FEB 13 SOUTH DAKOTA * 5 P.M. three-point field goals per game (3.25). boost of energy off the bench this season, *The University of North Dakota leads The Summit averaging 12.5 points per game and shooting over FEB 19 Omaha * TBA League in free-throw percentage (82.3) as of Dec. 40-percent behind the three-point line. Averaging FEB 20 Omaha * TBA 15. nearly 21 minutes a game, the West Fargo native *Of North Dakota’s 15 assists at Wisconsin, the has reached double figures three times, and has Fighting Hawks frontcourt combined for nine, averaged 16.7 points, and shot 45-percent behind SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP paced by Jaclyn Jarnot (4) and Megan Zander (3). the arc in those 10-plus point effort. With 13 three- TBA To Be Announced ^ TBD *North Dakota State leads the all-time series in point field goals, Manson’s 3.25 average ranks Fargo, 20-19; UND’s senior class is 2-3 versus North the sophomore 33rd in the NCAA. She also sits in Dakota State. the top-75 in three-point field goals attempted Home games listed in BOLD *The University of North Dakota has made at (68th) and three-point field goals made (50th). Her * Summit League | ^ Postseason | All times Central least eight three-pointers three times this season, percentage of 40.6-percent among players with including the last two games. 13-or-more makes ranks her 36th in the country in All times/dates subject to change three-point field goal percentage. ON TAP After logging over 3,200 miles on the road in FOUL-FREE FLEECS = MIGH-TY BEAST TABLE OF CONTENTS the last three games, the Fighting Hawks will Through four games this season, Julia Fleecs has Notes 1-2 League Schedule/Standings 7 play in-state rival North Dakota State in Fargo on played a determined, focused, and aggressive style Quick Facts 2 UND’s Record When... 8 Wednesday, Dec. 13. of basketball that has seen her average minutes Tale of The Tape 3 Interim HC Mallory Bernhard 9 jump from 22.6 to 34.8. While only four games have Specialty Stats 3 Statistics 10-16 MAKING SERIES HISTORY passed, the Glidden, Iowa native has played over 31 Polls/UND Lineups/All-Summit 4 Player Pages 17-26 In a storied rivalry that’s beginning to renew with minutes in all four games, including a career-high Roster/Pronunciations 5 2020-21 Roster Breakdown 26 a feverish pitch since UND joined The Summit 38 at Montana. Before this season, Fleecs had only TV Roster 6 Maggie Manson Feature 28 League, the Fighting Hawks and the Bison are played 30-or-more minutes three times, including scheduled to play each other three times in the twice in 2019-20. regular season. It will be the first such instance (continued on next page) Women’s Basketball contact: Matt Scheerer, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations | [email protected] | 701.777.2598 (o) | 360.931.1132 (c) *North Dakota is 5-0 at home this season. *UND’s average win margin is 20.0 points in its five home wins. *UND has an 11-game home winning streak. *UND has 498 wins at home all-time. 2020-21 NORTH DAKOTA fIghting hawks North Dakota State /// WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GENERAL FOUL-FREE FLEECS = MIGH-TY BEAST (continued) » While she committed four fouls against Marquette and Montana, she did not School ..................................University of North Dakota find herself in first half foul trouble to reduce her minutes. Last season, Fleecs Location ..................................Grand Forks, ND (58202) fouled out seven times. As a result, Fleecs reached double figures in the first Founded .....................................................1883 three games of 2020-21 and has crashed 10-or-more in the last three games. Fleecs fell one-point shy of her third consecutive double-double at Wisconsin Enrollment ................................................ 14,648 as she led all rebounders in Madison with 11 boards. At Montana, she School Colors ................................. Kelly Green & White accounted for 22 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. The senior captain has Nickname ...................................Fighting Hawks (2015) had a knack for drawing fouls and getting to the free-throw line throughout her career and has already drawn 20 fouls through four games, going 17-for-18 Home Arena (Capacity) ..............Betty Engelstad Center (3,140) (.944) at the charity stripe. In 60 games over the last three seasons, Fleecs has National Affiliation ................................NCAA Division I gone to the line in 54 appearances. Despite drawing three fouls at Wisconsin, Conference ....................................... Summit League she did not attempt a free throw. President .......................................Dr. Andy Armacost SCORING BUCKETS AT A HISTORIC CLIP Director of Athletics ................................... Bill Chaves When the Fighting Hawks scored 82 points against Marquette, it was the first Senior Woman Administrator (Summit) ..............Kara Helmig time since 2016 that North Dakota scored at least 80 points in the season opener. But it’s been over a decade since UND scored 70+ points in its first Faculty Athletic Representative .........................Sue Jeno three games of the season. Under UND Athletics Hall of Fame Coach Gene Athletic Department ................................701.777.2234 Roebuck, the Fighting Sioux scored 80 points in their inaugural Division I game Ticket Office .........................................701.777.0855 against Eastern Michigan and followed with 78 points at Montana State and 75 more at Wyoming to average 77.7 points per game. Though the Fighting Hawks BESC Press Row ......................................701.777.5061 broke its streak of 70-point games at Wisconsin (60), it still holds an average of 71.5 points per game.