Thursday, January 9
Fargo, N.D.
7 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
10-5,2-0Summit League
69
vs
59
Denver
7-9,0-3Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 59 |
| North Dakota St. | 18 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 69 |
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
Fast Start Pushes NDSU Women’s Basketball Past Denver, 69-59
1/9/2025 10:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FARGO, N.D. – Four Bison reached double digits in scoring as the North Dakota State women's basketball team topped Denver, 69-59, and earned its fourth straight win on Thursday night at Scheels Center.
Avery Koenen posted double figures in scoring for the third straight game with a team-high 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and two assists. Abbie Draper hauled in a team-best eight rebounds with 12 points, while Abby Schulte netted 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field. She also tied Emily Dietz (2017-22) on the NDSU all-time games played list with 131 career games. Marisa Frost closed out the group with 10 points off the bench.
As a team, the Bison shot 40.4 percent (21-52) from the field and 79.3 percent (23-29) from the free throw line with eight different players in the scoring column. NDSU also grabbed 36 rebounds in comparison to Denver's 22.
NDSU (10-5, 2-0 Summit) got off to a fast start with back-to-back buckets from Schulte and then two triples from Abby Krzewinski to make the score 10-2 at the 7:08 mark in the first quarter. The Bison then pushed their lead to 23-10 with another triple from Draper to make the score, 23-13, with 8:30 to play in the half. The Bison, who shot over 55 percent from the field in the first half, opened up their largest lead of the game, 45-22, at the half. NDSU never trailed in the contest and went on to hold off Denver (7-9, 0-3 Summit) over the final two quarters to earn the 69-59 victory.
The Bison will be back in action hosting Oral Roberts on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m., at Scheels Center.
Avery Koenen posted double figures in scoring for the third straight game with a team-high 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and two assists. Abbie Draper hauled in a team-best eight rebounds with 12 points, while Abby Schulte netted 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field. She also tied Emily Dietz (2017-22) on the NDSU all-time games played list with 131 career games. Marisa Frost closed out the group with 10 points off the bench.
As a team, the Bison shot 40.4 percent (21-52) from the field and 79.3 percent (23-29) from the free throw line with eight different players in the scoring column. NDSU also grabbed 36 rebounds in comparison to Denver's 22.
NDSU (10-5, 2-0 Summit) got off to a fast start with back-to-back buckets from Schulte and then two triples from Abby Krzewinski to make the score 10-2 at the 7:08 mark in the first quarter. The Bison then pushed their lead to 23-10 with another triple from Draper to make the score, 23-13, with 8:30 to play in the half. The Bison, who shot over 55 percent from the field in the first half, opened up their largest lead of the game, 45-22, at the half. NDSU never trailed in the contest and went on to hold off Denver (7-9, 0-3 Summit) over the final two quarters to earn the 69-59 victory.
The Bison will be back in action hosting Oral Roberts on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m., at Scheels Center.
Team Stats
Denver
NDSU
FG%
.426
.404
3FG%
.188
.308
FT%
.800
.793
RB
22
36
TO
16
17
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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