2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

The 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Jory Collins, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.
NDSU made the 2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament as the 2 seed for the second year in a row, and after beating Denver and Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals and semifinals - they achieved 20 wins for the first time since 2004. The Bison would make their first Summit League title game, falling to South Dakota State.[1]
North Dakota State made the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament as an at-large team, and received a first round bye. They defeated Montana in the second round in their first home postseason game since 2000, which was their first postseason win in the Division I era. The Bison would fall in the WNIT Super 16 to Minnesota.

2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
WNIT Super 16
ConferenceSummit League
Record22–12 (13–3 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachDylan Geissert
Assistant coaches
  • Jaime Adams
  • Michaela Crall
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 16 0   1.000 27 6   .818
North Dakota State 13 3   .813 22 12   .647
Oral Roberts 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
South Dakota 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
St. Thomas* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Dakota 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Denver 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Kansas City 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
Omaha 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2022–23 season 18–12, 12–6 in Summit League play to finish in second place. This was NDSU's second best finish since entering Division I. The Bison lost to tenth seeded Kansas City in the quarterfinals in the Summit League tournament.[2] However, given their second-place finish in the conference, the Bison were automatically invited to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament. NDSU would fall to Oregon in the first round, 96–57.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Georgia Baldwin 4 F 6'0" Junior Melbourne, Australia Unknown
Rachel Novak 13 G 5'9" Junior Fort Collins, Colorado Graduated
Taylor Brown 14 F 6'1" Senior Lakeville, Minnesota Graduated
Emily Behnke 20 F 6'2" Junior Two Rivers, Wisconsin Graduated
Sophie Olson 32 G 5'11" Sophomore El Dorado Hills, California Unknown
Katie Hildebrandt 33 F 6'2" Sophomore McFarland, Wisconsin Unknown

Source:[4]

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taryn Hamling
G
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Nov 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Avery Koenen
F
Montevideo, Minnesota Montevideo High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Nov 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Miriley Simon
F
West Fargo, North Dakota West Fargo High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Nov 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Abby Krzewinski
G
Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Nov 9, 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
F 2 Abbie Draper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Waverly, IA
G 3 Leah Mackenzie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Melbourne, AUS
G 10 Abby Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Portland, OR
G 11 Heaven Hamling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Grand Rapids, MN
G 12 Taryn Hamling 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Grand Rapids, MN
G 21 Elle Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Edwardsville, IL
F 22 Avery Koenen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr 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) Fr West Fargo, ND
G 40 Abby Krzewinski 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wayzata, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 3, 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
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm
vs. No. 22 Creighton L 52–75  0–1
 10  Evans   4  Tied   3  Krzewinski  Sanford Pentagon (1,405)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 9, 2023*
5:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/Summit League Network
Jamestown W 112–59  1–1
 16  H. Hamling   7  Draper   6  Evans  Scheels Center (611)
Fargo, ND
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm
at Minnesota L 53–75  1–2
 12  H. Hamling   10  H. Hamling   3  Tied  Williams Arena (2,816)
Minneapolis, MN
November 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 67–60  2–2
 19  Draper   5  Evans   3  Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (587)
Greeley, CO
November 24, 2023*
4:30 pm
vs. Harvard
San Diego Classic
L 64–69  2–3
 17  Draper   7  H. Hamling   3  Tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm
vs. Toledo
San Diego Classic
L 58–73  2–4
 15  Evans   6  Evans   4  Koenen  Jenny Craig Pavilion (207)
San Diego, CA
December 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Eastern Michigan W 93–73  3–4
 23  Hamling   10  Hamling   5  Evans  Scheels Center (613)
Fargo, ND
December 3, 2023*
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Mayville State W 91–68  4–4
 18  T. Hamling   15  Koenen   6  Evans  Scheels Center (665)
Fargo, ND
December 8, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Drake L 66–77  4–5
 15  H. Hamling   5  Tied   2  Krzewinksi  Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
December 10, 2023*
5:00 pm, Big 12 on ESPN+
at Iowa State L 59–89  4–6
 18  H. Hamling   6  Evans   6  H. Hamling  Hilton Coliseum (9,808)
Ames, IA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Central Michigan W 67–57  5–6
 16  Draper   6  Evans   5  Schulte  Scheels Center (608)
Fargo, ND
December 29, 2023
7:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota W 84–69  6–6
(1–0)
 24  H. Hamling   10  Evans   6  Schulte  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,818)
Vermillion, SD
January 3, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 45–65  6–7
 13  Draper   10  Koenen   2  Tied  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,532)
Bozeman, MT
January 6, 2024*
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Northern Arizona
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
W 99–73  7–7
 25  Evans   6  Tied   5  Tied  Scheels Center (751)
Fargo, ND
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Kansas City W 63–60  8–7
(2–0)
 18  Draper   7  Koenen   3  Draper  Scheels Center (1,027)
Fargo, ND
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Omaha W 87–69  9–7
(3–0)
 17  Evans   8  Tied   5  Evans  Scheels Center (673)
Fargo, ND
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Denver W 84–63  10–7
(4–0)
 22  Evans   10  Evans   3  Schulte  Hamilton Gymnasium (268)
Denver, CO
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN
at Oral Roberts L 75–84  10–8
(4–1)
 23  Evans   3  H. Hamling   2  Koenen  Mabee Center (1,327)
Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
St. Thomas W 85–52  11–8
(5–1)
 29  Evans   7  H. Hamling   3  Tied  Scheels Center (523)
Fargo, ND
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota State L 58–65  11–9
(5–2)
 18  H. Hamling   7  Draper   3  Krzewinski  Scheels Center (1,683)
Fargo, ND
February 3, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN
at North Dakota W 101–85  12–9
(6–2)
 33  Evans   10  Evans   6  Schulte  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,913)
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Kansas City W 70–59  13–9
(7–2)
 15  H. Hamling   6  Koenen   2  Tied  Swinney Recreation Center (582)
Kansas City, MO
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm
at Omaha W 84–70  14–9
(8–2)
 16  Tied   13  Draper   4  Evans  Baxter Arena (524)
Omaha, NE
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Oral Roberts W 83–73  15–9
(9–2)
 21  H. Hamling   10  Koenen   5  H. Hamling  Scheels Center (790)
Fargo, ND
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Denver W 86–65  16–9
(10–2)
 20  Evans   7  Tied   5  H. Hamling  Scheels Center (1,255)
Fargo, ND
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at St. Thomas W 96–53  17–9
(11–2)
 22  Evans   8  Draper   7  Schulte  Schoenecker Arena (451)
St. Paul, MN
February 24, 2024
4:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
North Dakota W 107–80  18–9
(12–2)
 21  Evans   7  Krzewinski   5  H. Hamling  Scheels Center (2,502)
Fargo, ND
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota W 63–53  19–9
(13–2)
 15  Draper   10  Koenen   3  Schulte  Scheels Center (1,035)
Fargo, ND
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota State L 74–89  19–10
(13–3)
 23  H. Hamling   7  Draper   4  Schulte  Frost Arena (3,768)
Brookings, SD
Summit League Tournament
March 9, 2024
12:30 pm, SLN
(2) vs. (7) Denver
Quarterfinals
W 72–60  20–10
 25  H. Hamling   10  Koenen   5  Schulte  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2024
3:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Oral Roberts
Semifinals
W 75–66  21–10
 18  Tied   11  H. Hamling   4  Schulte  Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,107)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 12, 2024
3:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Championship
L 54–67  21–11
 16  H. Hamling   6  H. Hamling   3  H. Hamling  Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,883)
Sioux Falls, SD
Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
March 25, 2024*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra
Montana
Second Round
W 72–63  22–11
 18  Draper   8  Krzewinksi   5  Schulte  Scheels Center (2,254)
Fargo, ND
March 29, 2024*
7:00 pm
at Minnesota
Super 16
L 65–69  22–12
 18  Evans   6  Evans   6  H. Hamling  Williams Arena (2,367)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

Awards and accolades

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Summit League Player of the Week

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Week[7] Player of the Week School
Jan. 29 Elle Evans North Dakota State

Summit League Regular Season Awards

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All-Summit League First Team

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  • Elle Evans

All-Summit League Second Team

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  • Heaven Hamling

Summit League All-Defensive Team

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  • Elle Evans

Summit League All-Freshman Team

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  • Abby Krzewinski

Source: [8]

Summit League All-Tournament Team

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  • Heaven Hamling
  • Elle Evans

Source: [9]

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. ^ "Kansas City starts fast, upsets Bison women in Summit tourney". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 4, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "McFeely: Bison exit WNIT quickly and now the real work begins". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 17, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bison women send three seniors off in style with big win over ORU". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. February 18, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "North Dakota State Bison Schedule 2023-24". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023-24 TicketSmarter Women's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jackrabbits' Meyer garners #SummitWBB Player of the Year accolade". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "No. 1 South Dakota State goes back-to-back with title-game triumph over No. 2 North Dakota State". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.