Bison Women Close Non-Conference Slate Sunday Against Waldorf

Sunday, December 22

Fargo, N.D.

12 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

Waldorf

Photo by: Alyson Vander Steen

Bison Women Close Non-Conference Slate Sunday Against Waldorf

12/20/2019 1:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball

NDSU WBB Notes - Waldorf Live Video Live Audio Live Stats

Scene Setter
The North Dakota State women's basketball team will close the non-conference portion of the schedule on Sunday, Dec. 22, as the Bison host Waldorf. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. at the Scheels Center inside the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. A live video stream is available on GoBison.com, while the game will be broadcast on Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM. Keith Brake and Jeremy Jorgenson will have the call on the radio.

Waldorf Series History
This will be the first meeting between the Bison and the Warriors. The two teams were scheduled to play each other last year, but a blizzard in Fargo forced the game to be canceled.

Bison Notes

NDSU used a 38-7 third quarter advantage last week in a 97-59 victory over Mayville State.
The Bison moved to 27-0 all-time against the Comets.
Emily Dietz had a season-high 22 points against Mayville State, while Michelle Gaislerova tied a season-high with 21 points. Gaislerova moved into a tie for fourth in school history with her 145th career 3-pointer.
Wisconsin defeated NDSU 64-63 last week in the final non-conference game against an NCAA Division I opponent. NDSU had a shot in the final possession, but couldn't get it to fall.
Gaislerova surpassed 800 points for her career against the Badgers.
The Badgers were the second Power Five school to play at the Scheels Center this year, as Iowa State came to town on Nov. 22. It was the first time in school history that the Bison have hosted two Power Five schools in the same season.
The Bison dropped a 70-64 game at Bradley on Dec. 5. The game was tied 61-61 with 4:30 to play.
Dietz led the Bison with 16 points and eight rebounds against the Braves.
NDSU picked up the first win of the season at New Hampshire, defeating the Wildcats 67-61.
Sofija Zivaljevic had a career-high 28 points off the bench in the victory over New Hampshire.
Dietz fell just short of her second-straight double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds.
The Bison opened a Thanksgiving Weekend trip to the east coast at Northeastern, where the Bison dropped a 72-61 contest to the Huskies.
Dietz had a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds against the Huskies.
Wyoming used a 16-2 run late in the third and early in the fourth quarters to beat NDSU 66-57.
Iowa State defeated NDSU 86-58 on Nov. 22. The game marked the first time a Big 12 school had played in Fargo.
Freshman Ryan Cobbins became the first player in NDSU's NCAA Division I history to score in double figures in the first five games of her freshman career with 12 points against Iowa State.
NDSU led at halftime against Creighton before falling 70-59. Dietz turned in her second double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Bison dropped a 66-54 contest against Valparaiso on Nov. 15.
NDSU went 0-for-14 from 3-point range against the Crusaders, snapping a streak of 113-straight games with at least two 3-pointers.
NDSU dropped a 74-68 overtime game against Northern Illinois in the home opener.
The overtime game was the first women's overtime game played at the Scheels Center and the first overtime game for the NDSU women since Jan. 14, 2016 against South Dakota.
Dietz recorded her second career double-double with 21 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
NDSU opened the season at Northern Iowa, falling 95-63. The Panthers are now 4-0 with wins over Missouri and Iowa.
Three players scored in double digits for the Bison, led by 15 points from Gaislerova. It was the 40th career double digit scoring effort from Gaislerova. Cobbins added 12 points, while Zivaljevic had 10.

Scouting Waldorf

The Warriors are an NAIA school playing in the North Star Athletic Association. Sunday's game will be an exhibition game for Waldorf.
Waldorf has lost seven-straight games after a 98-25 loss at 12th-ranked Northwestern College on Thursday. Morgan Straight led the Warriors with 11 points in the loss to Northwestern.
This is the 17th year Waldorf has been a four-year school in the NAIA. The Warriors were a junior college program prior to that, advancing to the national tournament seven times. The school switched from Waldorf College to Waldorf University in March of 2016.
Head Coach Katie Schutjer is in her sixth season leading the Warriors. She is just the second head coach in the 48 year history of Waldorf basketball. Schutjer played college basketball at Simpson College. Assistant Coach Kailey Kladivo played basketball at Wartburg College, as both coaches are two of the top players in Iowa Conference history.
Both Waldorf wins this season have come against Nebraska Christian, an 80-64 victory on Nov. 6 and a 71-64 win on Nov. 16.
Straight and Tina Lair-VanMeter lead the Warriors in scoring with 12.5 and 12.4 points per game respectively. Lair-VanMeter also leads the team in rebounding with 10.5 per game.

Last Time Out
   The North Dakota State women's basketball team outscored Mayville State 38-7 in the third quarter, as the Bison beat the Comets 97-59 at the Scheels Center Sunday afternoon.
   NDSU improved to 2-9 on the year with the first home win of the season. The game was an exhibition for the Comets, who are 9-2 on the year and ranked 21st in the NAIA Division II Top 25 Poll. The Bison improved to 27-0 all-time against the Comets.
   Emily Dietz had a season-high 22 points, while Michelle Gaislerova tied a season-high with 21 points. It was the fourth career game with 20 or more points for Dietz, while it was the ninth for Gaislerova. With three 3-pointers, Gaislerova moved into a tie for fourth in school history with 145 career long balls. Rylee Nudell added a season-high 15 points. Kylee Heurung led the Comets with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
   Nudell led the Bison with a season-high eight rebounds. Dietz added seven rebounds, while Danneka Voegeli had six boards. Dietz tied a career-high with three assists, while Sofija Zivaljevic, Raquel Terrer van Gool and Nicole Scales each had two. Ryan Cobbins had four steals.
   NDSU was 31-of-67 (46.3%) from the field and 5-of-15 from 3-point range. The Comets were 16-of-53 (30.2%) from the floor and 8-of-24 from downtown. Mayville State was 19-of-21 (90.5%) at the free throw line, while NDSU was 30-of-36 (83.3%). It was the first time the Bison have hit 30 free throws or more in a game since going 31-of-36 at the line in a 94-85 victory over Fort Wayne on Jan. 23, 2016. NDSU dominated the specialty stats, holding advantages in points off turnovers (29-10), points in the paint (36-12), second chance points (22-4) and bench points (25-18).
   The Bison used an early 14-2 run to take a 14-5 lead with 2:36 to play in the first quarter. Mayville State used a pair of 8-0 runs in the second quarter, while NDSU ended the second run with a basket at the buzzer by Voegeli to cut the halftime lead to 35-31. The Bison scored the first nine points of the second half en route to a 21-3 run over a 5:35 span. Following a jumper by Claire Blascziek with 3:43 left in the third quarter, NDSU closed the frame on a 17-2 run to take a 69-42 lead into the final quarter. NDSU led by as much as 40 in the final minute, closing the game on a 14-6 run.

A New 3-Point Streak
   The Bison went 0-of-14 from 3-point range against Valparaiso on Nov. 15, ending a streak of 113-straight games with at least two 3-pointers. The last time NDSU didn't hit a 3-pointer in a game was Nov. 29, 2015 against Delaware. Since the game against Valparaiso, the Bison have hit at least five in each of the last eight games, including a season-high nine against Iowa State.

Collins Earns 200th Career Victory
   With NDSU's win over New Hampshire on Dec. 1, head coach Jory Collins earned his 200th career victory. In his ninth season overall as a head coach, Collins earned his first win on Nov. 13, 2010, as Emporia State beat Tulsa 68-64. His 100th career win came on Nov. 25, 2014, as Emporia State beat Henderson State 93-53.

NDSU Women's Basketball Picked Seventh In Summit League Preseason Poll
   The North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team was voted seventh in the Summit League preseason poll released by the league office. South Dakota was tabbed the preseason favorite with 20 first-place votes, while South Dakota State was picked second with 13 first-place votes. Denver, picked for third, received the remaining first place vote.

Bison Sign Three on National Signing Day
   NDSU will add a pair of high school players, while also getting a junior college transfer, head coach Jory Collins announced on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
   Abigail Schulte, a 5-10 guard from Maple Grove, Minn., Kylie Strop, a 5-7 guard from River Falls, Wis. and Reneya Hopkins, a 5-7 junior college transfer from Redlands Community College have all signed during the first signing day for Collins.
   An all-conference junior college performer, Hopkins averaged 14.4 points, 5.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks during her freshman year at RCC. An all-state selection as a junior, Schulte averaged 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a junior. Strop is the all-time leader in scoring and steals at River Falls High School, averaging 19.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.0 steals as a junior.

MidcoSN to Televise 17 NDSU Women's Basketball Games in 2019-20
   Midco has announced that 17 NDSU women's basketball games during the 2019-20 season will be broadcast on the Midco Sports Network. All games will either be on MidcoSN or MidcsoSN2. In addition, all 17 Midco games, along with games at Northern Iowa and Bradley, will either be available on ESPN+ or ESPN3.

Head Coach Jory Collins
   Jory Collins was named the head coach of the North Dakota State women's basketball program on April 29, 2019.
   Collins is the 11th head coach of the Bison. Collins just finished his first year as an assistant at the University of Kansas after spending eight seasons as the head coach at NCAA Division II Emporia State.
   This past season at Kansas, Collins primarily worked with the post players. He helped recruit the No. 2 class in the Big 12 after the early signing period in November.
   Collins spent 12 years at Emporia State, including the last eight as the head coach. He compiled a record of 199-56 with five straight Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association tournament titles (2013-17) and six straight trips to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 (2012-17). In 2017, Emporia State finished the season ranked first in the NCAA Central Region for the third time in four years.
   His 2015 team won the NCAA Division II Central Region championship, advancing to the Final Four with a 29-5 record. Collins has a 33-9 career postseason record in the MIAA and NCAA tournaments, while compiling a 15-8 overall record against teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation.
   Collins was named the KBCA Women's Basketball Four-Year Coach of the Year in 2015, while being named the NCAA Division II Region 7 Russell Athletic/WBCA Coach of the Year in 2014. The Hornets finished with 20 or more wins in seven of his eight seasons as a head coach.
   Off the floor, the Hornets finished with the top GPA (3.72) in NCAA Division II in 2017. The 2018 squad finished fourth in the nation with a 3.71 GPA.
   Prior to being the head coach at Emporia State, Collins spent four years as an assistant for the Hornets. Emporia State won back-to-back MIAA championships in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, the Hornets won the NCAA Division II national championship with a 30-5 record. Collins served as the primary recruiter that identified, evaluated, recruited and signed the class that won the national championship.
   Collins earned a bachelor's degree in education from Emporia State in 2002 and a master's degree in science in school leadership from Emporia State in 2006.

On The Horizon
   The Bison open Summit League play on Dec. 29 at Denver. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. (central) at Magness Arena. The next home game for NDSU is Jan. 2, as the Bison host Western Illinois. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. at the Scheels Center, with a men's game against the Leathernecks to follow at 8 p.m.