2022–23 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

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2022–23 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
WNIT First Round
ConferenceSummit League
Record18–12 (12–6 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachDylan Geissert
Assistant coaches
  • Jaime Adams
  • Michaela Crall
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2022–23 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 18 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829
North Dakota State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
North Dakota 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
South Dakota 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467
Oral Roberts 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
Omaha 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Denver 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
St. Thomas* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Western Illinois 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Kansas City 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2023 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023

The 2022–23 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represents North Dakota State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by 4th year head coach Jory Collins, play their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League. After NDSU's win over St. Thomas on February 23, the Bison clinched their highest Division I win count since 2008. The Bison clinched the second seed in the Summit League tournament, the highest mark in a conference tournament since their Division II days.

Their tournament run ended in the quarterfinals of the tournament when they lost to 10th seeded Kansas City.

The Bison were automatically invited to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament since Summit League regular season champion, South Dakota State, made the NCAA tournament. Their postseason run ended in the WNIT first round when they lost to Oregon, 96–57.

Previous season[edit]

The Bison finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 7–11 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. In the Summit League Tournament, they lost to 3rd seeded Kansas City to be eliminated from the tournament.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Reneya Hopkins 0 G 5'6" Senior Midwest City, Oklahoma Transferred to Texas A&M University–Texarkana (NAIA)
Kylie Strop 2 G 5'7" Sophomore River Falls, Wisconsin Transferred to Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Division III)
Kadie Deaton 3 G 5'11" Junior Wausau, Wisconsin Transferred to Pacific
Ellie Dague 4 G 5'10" Freshman Henning, Minnesota Transferred to St. Thomas
Ryan Cobbins 5 G/F 6'0" Junior Kansas City, Kansas Transferred to Alabama
Abbey Kubas 22 F 5'11" Freshman Dickinson, North Dakota Left Team for Personal Reasons
Olivia Skibiel 23 G/F 6'0" Junior Snohomish, Washington Transferred to Minnesota State-Moorhead (Division II)

Source:[1]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Abbie Draper 2 F 6'2" Sophomore Waverly, Iowa Bradley
Georgia Baldwin 4 F 6'0" Junior Melbourne, Australia Eastern Kentucky
Taylor Brown 14 F 6'1" Senior Lakeville, Minnesota American

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Leah Mackenzie
G 		Melbourne, Australia Box Hill Senior Secondary College 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Marwa Bedziri
F 		Stockholm, Sweeden Fryshuset Gymnasium 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Abby Graham
G 		Portland, Oregon St. Mary's Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Elle Evans
G 		Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2022–23 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) So Waverly, IA
G 3 Leah Mackenzie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Melbourne, AUS
F 4 Georgia Baldwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Melbourne, AUS
F 5 Marwa Bedziri 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Stockholm, SWE
G 10 Abby Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Portland, OR
G 11 Heaven Hamling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Grand Rapids, MN
G 13 Rachel Novak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fort Collins, CO
F 14 Taylor Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Lakeville, MN
F 15 Kristina Ekofo Yomane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brussels, BEL
F 20 Emily Behnke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Two Rivers, WI
G 21 Elle Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Edwardsville, IL
G 24 Abby Schulte 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Maple Grove, MN
G 32 Sophie Olson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So El Dorado Hills, CA
G 33 Katie Hildebrandt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So MacFarland, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 17, 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana W 65–63  1–0
  19 – Hamling   9 – Behnke   6 – Hamling  Dahlberg Arena (1,891)
Missoula, MT
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		Valley City State W 96–45  2–0
  21 – Hamling   6 – Tied   5 – Schulte  Scheels Center (365)
Fargo, ND
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ABC ND/ESPN+ 		Minnesota W 71–65  3–0
  16 – Brown   10 – Brown   5 – Schulte  Scheels Center (1,759)
Fargo, ND
November 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 68–54  4–0
  15 – Evans   6 – Hamling   6 – Hamling  Scheels Center (531)
Fargo, ND
November 25, 2022*
6:30 pm 		vs. Boise State
Nugget Classic 		W 68–53  5–0
  23 – Hamling   4 – Tied   3 – Hamling  Lawlor Events Center (826)
Reno, NV
November 27, 2022*
2:30 pm 		at Nevada
Nugget Classic 		W 73–68  6–0
  39 – Hamling   7 – Brown   6 – Schulte  Lawlor Events Center (775)
Reno, NV
December 1, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan L 55–73  6–1
  14 – Evans   7 – Tied   4 – Hamling  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,821)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 3, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 65–66  6–2
  17 – Evans   10 – Behnke   5 – Evans  McGuirk Arena (1,078)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 70–79  6–3
  16 – Behnke   10 – Behnke   3 – Tied  McLeod Center (1,852)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 52–70  6–4
  13 – Evans   7 – Evans   4 – Hamling  Kress Events Center (1,674)
Green Bay, WI
December 14, 2022*
6:00 pm 		at Mayville State
Rescheduled from November 10[2] 		Cancelled due to Inclement Weather[3] Lewy Lee Fieldhouse 
Mayville, ND
Summit League regular season
December 19, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 84–60  7–4
(1–0) 		 13 – Hamling   8 – Ekofo Yomane   8 – Schulte  Scheels Center (276)
Fargo, ND
December 21, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		St. Thomas W 74–56  8–4
(2–0) 		 17 – Hamling   8 – Benhke   6 – Hamling  Scheels Center (211)
Fargo, ND
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		North Dakota W 81–76  9–4
(3–0) 		 28 – Hamling   9 – Behnke   6 – Hamling  Scheels Center (1,691)
Fargo, ND
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm 		at South Dakota State L 63–94  9–5
(3–1) 		 15 – Graham   7 – Brown   5 – Schulte  Frost Arena (1,341)
Brookings, SD
January 7, 2023
1:00 pm, MidcoSN+ 		at South Dakota W 79–76  10–5
(4–1) 		 22 – Hamling   8 – Behnke   6 – Hamling  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,969)
Vermillion, SD
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		Denver W 71–43  11–5
(5–1) 		 22 – Graham   12 – Behnke   4 – Hamling  Scheels Center (548)
Fargo, ND
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		Omaha W 83–71  12–5
(6–1) 		 26 – Hamling   6 – Hamling   6 – Hamling  Scheels Center (766)
Fargo, ND
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm 		at Oral Roberts L 53–75  12–6
(6–2) 		 14 – Evans   7 – Behnke   3 – Hamling  Mabee Center (1,574)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm 		at Kansas City W 75–66  13–6
(7–2) 		 23 – Evans   11 – Behnke   4 – Hamling  Swinney Recreation Center (480)
Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2023
1:05 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at North Dakota L 73–82  13–7
(7–3) 		 28 – Hamling   8 – Evans   2 – Hamling  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,116)
Grand Forks, ND
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		South Dakota W 86–82 OT 14–7
(8–3) 		 28 – Hamling   8 – Hamling   3 – Schulte  Scheels Center (712)
Fargo, ND
February 4, 2023
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		South Dakota State L 54–82  14–8
(8–4) 		 11 – Evans   7 – Brown   4 – Hamling  Scheels Center (1,722)
Fargo, ND
February 9, 2023
7:05 pm 		at Omaha L 58–63  14–9
(8–5) 		 16 – Evans   15 – Evans   4 – Hamling  Baxter Arena (453)
Omaha, NE
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm 		at Denver L 71–83  14–10
(8–6) 		 14 – Hamling   6 – Ekofo Yomane   3 – Tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (472)
Denver, CO
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		Kansas City W 86–75  15–10
(9–6) 		 21 – Hamling   12 – Behnke   5 – Hamling  Scheels Center (709)
Fargo, ND
February 18, 2023
12:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts W 103–86  16–10
(10–6) 		 29 – Hamling   9 – Brown   6 – Hamling  Scheels Center (782)
Fargo, ND
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm 		at St. Thomas W 64–44  17–10
(11–6) 		 17 – Evans   8 – Brown   4 – Tied  Schoenecker Arena (551)
St. Paul, MN
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Illinois W 82–74  18–10
(12–6) 		 31 – Hamling   11 – Brown   5 – Schulte  Western Hall (746)
Macomb, IL
Summit League Tournament
March 4, 2023
3:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (10) Kansas City
Quarterfinals 		L 64–71  18–11
  16 – Hamling   7 – Tied   5 – Tied  Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,830)
Sioux Falls, SD
Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
March 17, 2023
9:00 pm 		at Oregon
First Round 		L 57–96  18–12
  16 – Hamling   6 – Hamling   7 – Schulte  Matthew Knight Arena (2,703)
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

Awards and accolades[edit]

Summit League Player of the Week[edit]

See also: 2022-23 Summit League women's basketball season § Awards and honors
Week[6] Player(s) of the Week School
Nov 28 Heaven Hamling North Dakota State
Jan 3 Heaven Hamling (2) North Dakota State (2)
Feb 20 Heaven Hamling (3) North Dakota State (3)

Summit League Regular Season Awards[edit]

See also: 2022-23 Summit League women's basketball season § Awards and Honors

Freshman of the Year[edit]

  • Elle Evans

All-Summit League First Team[edit]

  • Heaven Hamling

All-Summit League Honorable Mention[edit]

  • Elle Evans

All-Summit League Defensive Team[edit]

  • Elle Evans

All-Summit League Newcomer Team[edit]

  • Elle Evans

Source:[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Transfers: DI, 2021-22". wbbblog.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "NDSU Women's Basketball Reschedules Mayville State Matchup". North Dakota State Bison Athletics. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "NDSU Women's Basketball Game at Mayville State Cancelled". North Dakota State Bison Athletics. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "North Dakota State Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 TicketSmarter Women's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org.
  7. ^ "South Dakota State's Selland named #SummitWBB Player of the Year". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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