Monday, November 3
Cedar Falls, Iowa
6 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
1-0,0-0Summit League
63
at
49
Northern Iowa
0-1,0-0MVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 15 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 63 |
| UNI | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
Photo by: Ben Cohen
NDSU Women’s Basketball Tops Northern Iowa in Season Opener, 63-49
11/3/2025 10:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The North Dakota State women's basketball team scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to help pick up at 63-49 win in the season opener at Northern Iowa on Monday night at McLeod Center.
Avery Koenen led the way with a double-double tying a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with 11 points. The Montevideo, Minn., native scored all 11 of her points in the second half over 27 minutes of work. Karrington Asp posted 11 points with five rebounds in her collegiate debut, while Jocelyn Schiller contributed 11 points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals in her Bison debut. Molly Lenz also reached double digits in scoring with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists.
As a team, the Bison shot 33.9 percent (20-59) from the field and 72.7 percent (16-22) from the free throw line. NDSU also hauled in 45 rebounds and the bench netted 22 points with nine total players reaching the scoring column.
After the Bison (1-0) opened up an 11-point lead at the break, 32-21, Northern Iowa (0-1) assembled a 10-2 run to cut the edge down to four, 40-36, with a triple from Abby Tuttle with 41 seconds to play in the third quarter. NDSU answered in the fourth frame shooting 54.5 percent from the field to push its lead up to 52-40 after Schiller drilled a three-pointer with 5:14 remaining. The Bison went on to hold off the Panthers the rest of the way to secure the 63-49 win.
NDSU will open its home schedule hosting Gonzaga on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m., inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.
Avery Koenen led the way with a double-double tying a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with 11 points. The Montevideo, Minn., native scored all 11 of her points in the second half over 27 minutes of work. Karrington Asp posted 11 points with five rebounds in her collegiate debut, while Jocelyn Schiller contributed 11 points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals in her Bison debut. Molly Lenz also reached double digits in scoring with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists.
As a team, the Bison shot 33.9 percent (20-59) from the field and 72.7 percent (16-22) from the free throw line. NDSU also hauled in 45 rebounds and the bench netted 22 points with nine total players reaching the scoring column.
After the Bison (1-0) opened up an 11-point lead at the break, 32-21, Northern Iowa (0-1) assembled a 10-2 run to cut the edge down to four, 40-36, with a triple from Abby Tuttle with 41 seconds to play in the third quarter. NDSU answered in the fourth frame shooting 54.5 percent from the field to push its lead up to 52-40 after Schiller drilled a three-pointer with 5:14 remaining. The Bison went on to hold off the Panthers the rest of the way to secure the 63-49 win.
NDSU will open its home schedule hosting Gonzaga on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m., inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.
Team Stats
NDSU
UNI
FG%
.339
.308
3FG%
.250
.333
FT%
.727
.519
RB
45
40
TO
11
17
STL
10
3
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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