2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach Jory Collins, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.
NDSU made the Summit League Tournament as the number 6 seed. They were defeated in the first round by Kansas City.[1]

2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record11–18 (7–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachDylan Geissert
Assistant coaches
  • Brooke Costley
  • Sandra Abston
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 17 1   .944 29 9   .763
South Dakota 17 1   .944 29 6   .829
Kansas City 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
North Dakota 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
North Dakota State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Western Illinois 5 12   .294 14 15   .483
Denver 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
St. Thomas* 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
Omaha 3 14   .176 7 19   .269
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2020-21 season 15–9, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Denver in the quarterfinals,[2] but lost to South Dakota in the semifinals.[3] It was their best season finish since entering Division I in 2009.

Roster

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2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Reneya Hopkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Midwest City, Oklahoma
G 4 Ellie Dague 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Henning, Minnesota
G/F 5 Ryan Cobbins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Kansas City, Kansas
G 11 Heaven Hamling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Grand Rapids, Minnesota
G 13 Rachel Novak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Fort Collins, Colorado
F 14 Gabrielle Robinson Forde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brampton, Ontario
F 20 Emily Behnke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Two Rivers, Wisconsin
F 22 Abbey Kubas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Dickinson, North Dakota
G/F 23 Olivia Skibiel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Snohomish, Washington
G 24 Abby Schulte 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Maple Grove, Minnesota
G 32 Sophie Olson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr El Dorado Hills, California
F 33 Katie Hildebrandt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr McFarland, Wisconsin
F 34 Emily Dietz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr West Fargo, North Dakota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
7 PM, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 69-58  1-0
Klotsche Center (951)
Milwaukee, WI
November 13, 2021*
1 PM, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 54-71  1-1
Kress Events Center (1,778)
Green Bay, WI
November 17, 2021*
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Northern Iowa L 63-76  1-2
Scheels Center (504)
Fargo, ND
November 20, 2021*
7 PM
Montana L 63-65  1-3
Scheels Center (794)
Fargo, ND
November 23, 2021*
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Dickinson State W 95-42  2-3
Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
November 29, 2021*
6:30 pm, Big 12 on ESPN+
at Kansas State L 57-78  2-4
Bramlage Coliseum (2,213)
Manhattan, KS
December 4, 2021*
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Bradley W 83-72  3-4
Scheels Center (391)
Fargo, ND
December 9, 2021*
7:30 pm
at No. 10 Arizona L 47-59  3-5
McKale Center (7,037)
Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2021*
2 PM, Mountain West Network
at Wyoming L 45-71  3-6
Arena-Auditorium (2,085)
Laramie, WY
December 19, 2021*
1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Jamestown W 82-36  4-6
Scheels Center (409)
Fargo, ND
Summit League regular season
December 22, 2021
7 PM, MidcoSN2
at North Dakota W 67-61  5-6
(1-0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (840)
Grand Forks, ND
December 30, 2021
7 PM, MidcoSN2, ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 60-77  5-7
(1-1)
Frost Arena (1,563)
Brookings, SD
January 1, 2022
1 PM, MidcoSN, ESPN+
at South Dakota L 38-65  5-8
(1-2)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,632)
Vermillion, SD
January 6, 2022
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Denver W 74-68  6-8
(2-2)
Scheels Center (237)
Fargo, ND
January 8, 2022
1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Omaha L 54-68  6-9
(2-3)
Scheels Center (202)
Fargo, ND
January 13, 2022
7 PM
at St. Thomas L 62-73  6-10
(2-4)
Schoenecker Arena (547)
St. Paul, MN
January 15, 2022
2 PM
at Western Illinois W 63-55  7-10
(3-4)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 20, 2022
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Kansas City L 62-67  7-11
(3-5)
Scheels Center (373)
Fargo, ND
January 22, 2022
1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Oral Roberts W 74-70  8-11
(4-5)
Scheels Center (504)
Fargo, ND
January 27, 2022
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
South Dakota L 59-78  8-12
(4-6)
Scheels Center (402)
Fargo, ND
January 29, 2022
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
South Dakota State L 60-76  8-13
(4-7)
Scheels Center (841)
Fargo, ND
February 3, 2022
7 PM
at Omaha W 69-53  9-13
(5-7)
Baxter Arena (232)
Omaha, NE
February 5, 2022
2 PM
at Denver L 48-62  9-14
(5-8)
Hamilton Gymnasium (301)
Denver, CO
February 10, 2022
7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Western Illinois L 59-61  9-15
(5-9)
Scheels Center (330)
Fargo, ND
February 12, 2022
1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
St. Thomas W 69-60  10-15
(6-9)
Scheels Center (656)
Fargo, ND
February 17, 2022
7 PM
at Oral Roberts L 64-68  10-16
(6-10)
Mabee Center (221)
Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2022
2 PM
at Kansas City L 67-76  10-17
(6-11)
Swinney Recreation Center (856)
Kansas City, MO
February 26, 2022
1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
North Dakota W 81-64  11-17
(7-11)
Scheels Center (874)
Fargo, ND
Summit League Tournament
March 6, 2022
2:45 pm, MidcoSN, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Kansas City L 74-81  11-18
Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,825)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Frustrating season ends with frustrating loss in Summit League tournament for Bison women". Fargo Forum. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fast start leads third-seeded NDSU by sixth-seeded Denver". The Summit League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Second-seeded South Dakota rolls into title game". The Summit League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". NDSU. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 North Dakota State Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2022.