Bison Host North Dakota on Senior Day

Saturday, February 26

Fargo, N.D.

1 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

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Bison Host North Dakota on Senior Day

2/24/2022 5:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State (10-17, 6-11 Summit) women's basketball team concludes regular season play hosting North Dakota (15-13, 9-8 Summit) on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at Scheels Center.

GAME COVERAGE
Radio: Keith Brake (play-by-play) and Katie Johnson (analyst) will be on the call on 94.5 FM The City.

Watch: The contest will be available on WDAY Xtra. Dom Izzo (play-by-play), Amy Ruley (analyst) and Logan Campbell (sideline) will be on the call. The game will also be available on ESPN3 for subscribers.

GoBison.com: Live statistics, audio and video links are available on GoBison.com.

BISON QUICK HITS

NDSU enters the week with a 10-17 (6-11 Summit) overall record and has dropped its last two games.
The Bison most recently came up short at Kansas City last week, 76-67. Ryan Cobbins tallied a team-high 18 points.
North Dakota begins the week with a 15-13 (9-8 Summit) overall record and has lost its last three games and most recently fell at Oral Roberts, 89-73.
The Fighting Hawks are 6-7 on the road this season.
NDSU won the first matchup between these two teams back on Dec. 22 to open Summit League play, 67-61. Heaven Hamling posted a team-high 17 points, while Ryan Cobbins poured in 15 points of her own.
The Bison have won the last six meetings against the Fighting Hawks.
Heaven Hamling (13.8) and Ryan Cobbins (11.5) are both averaging double digits in scoring.
Emily Dietz recently moved into the top spot on the NDSU all-time games played list with 129.
Heaven Hamling is positioned sixth on the NDSU single season three-point field goals list with 64. She is one triple away tying Hannah Linz (2011-12) with 65 for the fifth spot.

SENIOR DAY AT THE SHAC
Prior to tip-off on Saturday, NDSU will recognize seniors Emily Dietz and Reneya Hopkins.

LAST TIME OUT
NDSU came up short at Kansas City, 76-67, at Swinney Center. After trailing by as many 10 points in the first half, NDSU battled its way back to lock the contest, 49-49, following a jumper from Ryan Cobbins at the 3:19 mark of the third. The Roos responded in the fourth frame slowly increasing their lead back up to 10, 72-62, with 36 seconds to play. Kansas City shot 12-of-15 at the line in the final quarter to seal the 76-67 win.

RENEYA RISES UP
Reneya Hopkins has provided a spark off the bench reaching double digits in scoring in each of the last four games. Over that span, she's averaging 13.3 points per game and has generated a team-high eight steals. Hopkins is shooting 43.2 percent (16-37) from the field and 93.8 percent (15-16) from the free throw line.

HEAVY WORKLOAD
Heaven Hamling has started all 27 games this season and is averaging a team-high 34.1 minutes per game, which ranks third in the Summit League. Ryan Cobbins is logging a career-high 31.3 minutes per game. Hamling is currently slotted fourth (32.3) and Cobbins is positioned 10th (29.3) on the NDSU all-time minutes average list.

COMFORTABLE BEHIND THE ARC
The Bison combined for 16 three-pointers last week and have connected 190 this season. It marks the most triples in a single season since 2017-18 and ranks fourth on the NDSU all-time single-season list.

ONE OF THE BEST FROM THREE
Heaven Hamling enters the week leading the Summit League in three point field goal percentage (1st, 39.0), three point field goals made (3rd, 64), three point field goals per game (1st, 2.37).

HAMLING CLIMBS THE RANKS
Heaven Hamling has surpassed 120 career three pointers with 121. She currently ranks 10th on the Bison all-time three point field goals made list and is 1-of-11 players in program history to register 120 or more triples.

Through 27 games this season, Hamling has also connected on a team-high 64 three pointers on 164 attempts. She is currently positioned sixth on the Bison single season three point field goals made list and is one triple away tying Hannah Linz (2011-12) with 65 for the fifth spot.

DIETZ CONTINUES TO HIT MILESTONES
Emily Dietz has started 109 career games and ranks seventh on the NDSU all-time list. She's only the fourth player in the Division I era to start 100 or more games. Dietz has also played in 129 games, which is the most in NDSU history.

In the win over Denver, Dietz reached 1,000 career points and became the 35th player in NDSU history and only the ninth in the Division I era to accomplish the feat. She has totaled 1,117 points over five seasons and ranks 30th on the NDSU all-time scoring list.

Dietz, who has played in 112 straight games, has grabbed 681 total rebounds and is slotted 16th on the NDSU all-time rebounding list. She only the third player in the Division I era to surpass 600 or more rebounds.

SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota has dropped its last three games and most recently came up short at Oral Roberts, 89-73. Kacie Borowicz paced the Fighting Hawks with a team-high 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the field. Borwicz leads the Summit League and ranks 24th in the nation in points per game with 19.4.

THE SERIES VS. NORTH DAKOTA
Under third-year head coach Jory Collins, NDSU is 6-0 against North Dakota and have won the last six meetings in the series that dates back to 1967. The Bison lead the all-time series, 41-39, and are 21-17 in games played at home.

Earlier this season, NDSU went on the road and picked up a 67-61 win to open Summit League play back on Dec. 22. Heaven Hamling paced the Bison with a team-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.

UP NEXT
The Summit League Women's Basketball Championship is set for March 5-8 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The top eight teams in the final regular season standings will earn a trip to the quarterfinal round of the Summit League Championship.