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

2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
WNIT Super 16
Conference	Summit League
Record	22–12 (13–3 Summit)
Head coach	Jory Collins (5th season);
Associate head coach	Dylan Geissert
Assistant coaches	Jaime Adams; Michaela Crall;
Home arena	Scheels Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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 Summit League women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Departures

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

College recruiting information
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
Taryn Hamling G	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Avery Koenen F	Montevideo, Minnesota	Montevideo High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Nov 9, 2022
Avery Koenen F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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
Miriley Simon F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Abby Krzewinski G	Wayzata, Minnesota	Wayzata High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Nov 9, 2022
Abby Krzewinski G	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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Jory Collins (Emporia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Dylan Geissert (Emporia State)
Jaime Adams (North Dakota State)
Michaela Everett (Wisconsin)
Emily Dietz (North Dakota State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2024

Schedule and results

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

Summit League Player of the Week

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

Summit League Regular Season Awards

All-Summit League First Team

Elle Evans

All-Summit League Second Team

Heaven Hamling

Summit League All-Defensive Team

Elle Evans

Summit League All-Freshman Team

Abby Krzewinski

Source: ^[8]

Summit League All-Tournament Team

Heaven Hamling
Elle Evans

Source: ^[9]

References

^ "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.
^ "Kansas City starts fast, upsets Bison women in Summit tourney". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 4, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "McFeely: Bison exit WNIT quickly and now the real work begins". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 17, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "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.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "North Dakota State Bison Schedule 2023-24". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "2023-24 TicketSmarter Women's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Jackrabbits' Meyer garners #SummitWBB Player of the Year accolade". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^ "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.

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]