2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Mallory Bernhard, compete in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record9–21 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Travis Bledsoe
  • John Motherwell
  • Sabra Wimberley
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux 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 Fighting Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 11–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Summit League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Omaha. They were invited to the WBI where they lost in the first round to Cal Baptist.

Offseason

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Departures

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North Dakota Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Joli Daniger 1 G 5'7" GS Senior Andover, MN Graduated
Maggie Manson 3 G 5'9" Senior Fargo, ND Graduated
Claire Orth 10 G/F 5'10" GS Senior Lino Lakes, MN Graduated
Tara Bieniewicz 14 G/F 6'0" GS Senior Chesterfield, MI Graduated
Allie McCarthy 24 G 6'0" Sophomore Grand Falls, NB Transferred to Ottawa
Juliet Gordon 54 F 5'11" GS Senior Adelaide, Australia Graduated

Incoming

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North Dakota Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Destinee Oberg 23 C 6'3" GS Senior Burnsville, MN Minnesota
Jayla Owen 44 G 5'6" Sophomore Dorval, QC Western Nebraska CC

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 DJ Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Red Oak HS
Wabash Valley College
Dallas, TX
F 1 Paris Bass 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wayne Memorial HS Detroit, MI
G 2 Mikayla Aumer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Cambridge-Isanti HS Mora, MN
F 5 Kiyah Hurst 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, WI
F 7 Nevaeh Ferrara Home 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Southwest Academy Regina, SK
F 9 Kiera Pemberton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Walnut Grove Secondary Langley, BC
C 10 Fatima Ibrahim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Royal Crown School (ON) Winnipeg, MB
G 11 Kacie Borowicz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Roseau HS Roseau, MN
G 13 Mahogany Cottingham 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Parma HS Parma, OH
G/F 21 Sammiyah Hoskin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Wayne Memorial HS
Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
G 22 Rakiyah Beal 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hamtramck HS Detroit, MI
C 23 Destinee Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS John F. Kennedy HS
Minnesota
Burnsville, MN
C 33 Miranda VanderWal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) RS So Southwest Academy Strathroy, ON
G 44 Jayla Owen 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Dawson College
Western Nebraska CC
Dorval, QC
C 55 Darcy Jardine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Cheyenne East HS Cheyenne, WY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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*
7:30 p.m.
at Wyoming L 60–77  0–1
 29  Borowicz   9  Beal   4  Davis  Arena-Auditorium (2,284)
Laramie, WY
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN
Grand Canyon L 61–73  0–2
 20  Borowicz   11  Pemberton   4  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,423)
Grand Forks, ND
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SLN
Concordia College W 80–47  1–2
 22  Borowicz   8  Pemberton   3  Davis  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,374)
Grand Forks, ND
November 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN
Montana State L 53–60  1–3
 22  Borowicz   10  Hurst   3  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,169)
Grand Forks, ND
November 24, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
L 53–75  1–4
 16  Borowicz   9  Pemberton   4  Borowicz  Reed Green Coliseum (1,366)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023*
8:00 a.m., ESPN+
vs. North Texas
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
L 50–71  1–5
 12  Hurst   6  Owen   3  Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (56)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 28, 2023*
5:00 p.m., SLN
Minot State W 82–53  2–5
 26  Hurst   8  Hurst   3  Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
December 3, 2023*
5:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN
Eastern Michigan W 64–56  3–5
 20  Hurst   9  Hurst   3  Hurst  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,349)
Grand Forks, ND
December 7, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois L 55–67  3–6
 13  Ferrara Horne   8  Pemberton   2  Tied  Lantz Arena (2,546)
Charleston, IL
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SLN
Mayville State L 68–75  3–7
 16  Borowicz   9  Borowicz   7  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,322)
Grand Forks, ND
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN
Drake L 60–108  3–8
 29  Borowicz   5  Tied   4  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,361)
Grand Forks, ND
December 29, 2023
1:00 p.m., SLN
at St. Thomas (MN) L 76–95  3–9
(0–1)
 32  Borowicz   5  Tied   4  Hoskin  Schoenecker Arena (435)
St. Paul, MN
December 31, 2023
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
South Dakota State L 53–74  3–10
(0–2)
 17  Borowicz   10  VanderWal   2  Hoskin  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,214)
Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State
Summit League-Big Sky Challenge
W 78–72  4–10
 18  VanderWal   7  VanderWal   5  Borowicz  Reed Arena (711)
Pocatello, ID
January 6, 2024*
1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN
Eastern Washington
Summit League-Big Sky Challenge
L 65–72  4–11
 17  Borowicz   9  Hoskin   5  Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,316)
Grand Forks, ND
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN
Omaha W 100–75  5–11
(1–2)
 22  Hurst   12  Borowicz   10  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,127)
Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN
Kansas City W 76–62  6–11
(2–2)
 27  Pemberton   7  Borowicz   3  Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,405)
Grand Forks, ND
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
at Oral Roberts L 55–71  6–12
(2–3)
 19  Borowicz   11  Borowicz   2  Tied  Mabee Center (1,074)
Tulsa, OK
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., SLN
at Denver W 78–68  7–12
(3–3)
 21  Borowicz   12  Hurst   7  Borowicz  Hamilton Gymnasium (545)
Denver, CO
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN
St. Thomas (MN) L 66–76  7–13
(3–4)
 24  Borowicz   9  Tied   2  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,290)
Grand Forks, ND
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN
South Dakota L 53–69  7–14
(3–5)
 19  Borowicz   10  Borowicz   4  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,366)
Grand Forks, ND
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN
North Dakota State L 85–101  7–15
(3–6)
 27  Borowicz   8  Pemberton   7  Borowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,913)
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
at Omaha W 83–81  8–15
(4–6)
 18  Tied   9  Borowicz   5  Borowicz  Baxter Arena (394)
Omaha, NE
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., SLN
at Kansas City L 71–86  8–16
(4–7)
 25  Borowicz   6  Tied   6  Borowicz  Swinney Recreation Center (735)
Kansas City, MO
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN
Denver W 75–65  9–16
(5–7)
 27  Hurst   11  Hurst   4  Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,232)
Grand Forks, ND
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN
North Dakota L 57–102  9–17
(5–8)
 15  Hurst   11  Pemberton   3  Beal  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,315)
Grand Forks, ND
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., SLN
at North Dakota State L 80–107  9–18
(5–9)
 21  Evans   7  Krzewinski   5  Hamling  Scheels Center (2,502)
Fargo, ND
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN
at South Dakota State L 47–103  9–19
(5–10)
 23  Borowicz   7  Pemberton   1  Tied  Frost Arena (2,134)
Brookings, SD
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota L 54–65  9–20
(5–11)
 25  Borowicz   11  Pemberton   2  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,792)
Vermillion, SD
Summit League women's tournament
March 10, 2024
12:30 p.m., SLN
(6) vs. (3) Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals
L 68–91  9–21
 26  Borowicz   10  Hurst   5  Tied  Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,061)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "W Basketball - Schedules - North Dakota Athletics". fightinghawks.com.