Saturday, February 18
Fargo, N.D.
12 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
16-10,10-6Summit League
103
vs
86
Oral Roberts
11-16,8-8Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 86 |
| North Dakota St. | 25 | 27 | 21 | 30 | 103 |
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
NDSU Women’s Basketball Rolls Past Oral Roberts on Senior Day, 103-86
2/18/2023 4:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State women's basketball team erupted for a season-high 103 points to earn a 103-86 victory on senior day at Scheels Center.
With the win, the NDSU improves to 16-10 (10-6 Summit) and finished the regular season with an 11-1 mark in Scheels Center, which is the most home wins since 2009-10. NDSU's 16 wins also mark the most under head coach Jory Collins. Oral Roberts drops to 11-16 (8-8 Summit) on the season with the loss.
Heaven Hamling led the way for NDSU with her 10th 20-point game this season with a game-high 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field. She also added a team-high six assists and grabbed five rebounds. Taylor Brown narrowly missed a double-double with a season-best 18 points and team-high nine rebounds. Elle Evans also hit double figures in scoring with 17 points to go along with five rebounds and a season-best five blocks.
As a team, the Bison shot 62.7 percent (37-59) from the field and 52.4 percent (11-21) from three. NDSU netted a season-high 103 points, which was the most points in a single-game since it scored 105 against NJIT in 2017. The Bison also distributed a season-high 23 assists with eight different players contributing at least one.
Oral Roberts got off to a fast start opening up a four-point edge, 6-2, by the 8:15 mark of the first quarter. The Bison pushed back closing the frame on a 7-1 run capped off by a triple from Abbie Draper to make the score 25-21 after one quarter. NDSU then stretched its lead into double figures, 41-31, after Abby Graham drained a triple with 4:35 to play in the half. The Bison led at the intermission, 52-41.
NDSU began the third quarter putting together a 7-2 run to increase its lead to 61-49 after a layup from Evans in the paint at the 5:53 mark. The Bison led after three quarters of play, 73-61. NDSU then put the game out reach with eight straight points in the fourth quarter to open up its largest lead, 96-76, following a layup from Evans with 3:39 to play. The Bison closed out the remaining time to earn the 103-86 win.
NDSU will be back in action at St. Thomas on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
With the win, the NDSU improves to 16-10 (10-6 Summit) and finished the regular season with an 11-1 mark in Scheels Center, which is the most home wins since 2009-10. NDSU's 16 wins also mark the most under head coach Jory Collins. Oral Roberts drops to 11-16 (8-8 Summit) on the season with the loss.
Heaven Hamling led the way for NDSU with her 10th 20-point game this season with a game-high 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field. She also added a team-high six assists and grabbed five rebounds. Taylor Brown narrowly missed a double-double with a season-best 18 points and team-high nine rebounds. Elle Evans also hit double figures in scoring with 17 points to go along with five rebounds and a season-best five blocks.
As a team, the Bison shot 62.7 percent (37-59) from the field and 52.4 percent (11-21) from three. NDSU netted a season-high 103 points, which was the most points in a single-game since it scored 105 against NJIT in 2017. The Bison also distributed a season-high 23 assists with eight different players contributing at least one.
Oral Roberts got off to a fast start opening up a four-point edge, 6-2, by the 8:15 mark of the first quarter. The Bison pushed back closing the frame on a 7-1 run capped off by a triple from Abbie Draper to make the score 25-21 after one quarter. NDSU then stretched its lead into double figures, 41-31, after Abby Graham drained a triple with 4:35 to play in the half. The Bison led at the intermission, 52-41.
NDSU began the third quarter putting together a 7-2 run to increase its lead to 61-49 after a layup from Evans in the paint at the 5:53 mark. The Bison led after three quarters of play, 73-61. NDSU then put the game out reach with eight straight points in the fourth quarter to open up its largest lead, 96-76, following a layup from Evans with 3:39 to play. The Bison closed out the remaining time to earn the 103-86 win.
NDSU will be back in action at St. Thomas on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
Team Stats
ORU
NDSU
FG%
.419
.627
3FG%
.458
.524
FT%
.591
.563
RB
31
42
TO
12
20
STL
15
7
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
10
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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