OMAHA, Neb. – The North Dakota State women's basketball team fell short in the final minutes at Omaha, 63-58, on Thursday night at Baxter Arena.

After entering the fourth quarter trailing 52-40, NDSU (14-9, 8-5 Summit) surged back with seven straight points to pull within five, 52-47, following a free throw from Heaven Hamling. After Omaha (12-13, 7-7 Summit) connected on a triple, the Bison once again assembled a 6-0 run capped off by a layup from Elle Evans to cut the deficit down to two, 55-53, with 3:57 to play. However, NDSU couldn't cut the deficit down any further and dropped the contest, 63-58.

Evans registered her first career double-double with 16 points and a season-best 15 rebounds. Her 15 rebounds were the most by a Bison player since 2020. Evans shot 7-of-14 from the field and added two steals, one block and one assist to her stat line. Hamling reached double digits in scoring with 10 points to go along with six rebounds, game-high four assists and game-best five steals. Emily Behnke just missed a double-double with eight points and seven rebounds.

As a team, NDSU shot 35.3 percent (24-68) from the field and 70.0 percent (7-10) from the free throw line. The Bison snatched 42 rebounds with seven different players contributing at least one.

NDSU will be back in action at Denver on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. CT