2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record12–19 (6–10 Summit)
Head coach
  • Mallory Bernhard (5th season)
Associate head coachDennis Hutter
Assistant coaches
  • Alex Kladis
  • Andi Gayner
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 South Dakota State † 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 4   .882
Oral Roberts 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
North Dakota State 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
Kansas City 6 – 10   .375 12 – 21   .364
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
Omaha 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
Denver 2 – 14   .125 9 – 21   .300
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fifth-year head coach Mallory Bernhard, play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 9–21, 5–11 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the Summit League released the preseason coaches poll. North Dakota was picked to finish seventh in the Summit League regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

Summit League preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Dakota State 562 (34)
2 Oral Roberts 479 (1)
3 North Dakota State 427 (1)
4 South Dakota 363
5 St. Thomas 336
6 Denver 220
7 North Dakota 188
8 Kansas City 144
9 Omaha 116

Source:[3]

Preseason All-Summit League

No Fighting Hawks were named to the first or second Preseason All-Summit League teams.[3]

Roster

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Paris Bass 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Wayne Memorial High School Detroit, Michigan
G 1 Skyler Volmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lyman High School Presho, South Dakota
G 2 Mikayla Aumer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cambridge-Isanti High School Mora, Minnesota
F 5 Kiyah Hurst 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 6 Anaiyah Fletcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bond Academy Oshawa, Ontario
F 7 Nevaeh Ferrara Horne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Southwest Academy Regina, Saskatchewan
F 9 Kiera Pemberton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Walnut Grove Secondary School Langley, British Columbia
C 10 Fatima Ibrahim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Royal Crown Academy Winnipeg, Manitoba
G 12 Mataeya Mathern 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Edgeley High School Edgeley, North Dakota
G 15 Sydney Piekny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Niagara Prep Fenwick, Ontario
G 22 Rakiyah Beal 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hamtramck High School Detroit, Michigan
C 24 Walker Demers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr South Dakota Grafton, North Dakota
G 30 Jocelyn Schiller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Grand Forks Red River High School Grand Forks, North Dakota
C 33 Miranda VanderWal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Jr Southwest Academy Strathroy, Ontario
G 44 Jayla Owen 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Western Nebraska Community College Dorval, Quebec
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State Canceled due to a power outage[4] Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Eastern Illinois W 66–63  1–0
  21 – Pemberton   12 – Pemberton   3 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,712)
Grand Forks, ND
November 12, 2024*
7:30 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		vs. Dickinson State
Capital City Classic 		W 77–58  2–0
  19 – Aumer   6 – Ferrara Horne   2 – Tied  Bismarck Event Center (1,200)
Bismarck, ND
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		Green Bay L 63–66  2–1
  17 – Aumer   10 – Pemberton   5 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,599)
Grand Forks, ND
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		Montana L 59–71  2–2
  17 – Ibrahim   7 – Schiller   3 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,548)
Grand Forks, ND
November 24, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 69–74  2–3
  15 – Aumer   12 – Demers   5 – Schiller  E. A. Diddle Arena (767)
Bowling Green, KY
November 30, 2024*
1:30 pm 		vs. Valparaiso
Christmas City Classic 		L 57–76  2–4
  17 – Demers   6 – Demers   4 – Aumer  Stabler Arena (489)
Bethlehem, PA
December 1, 2024*
11:00 am 		vs. Marist
Christmas City Classic 		L 56–60  2–5
  15 – Pemberton   12 – Demers   2 – Tied  Stabler Arena (348)
Bethlehem, PA
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		Weber State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 73–69  3–5
  16 – Aumer   9 – Ibrahim   4 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,414)
Grand Forks, ND
December 7, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 47–65  3–6
  13 – Pemberton   4 – Pemberton   4 – Schiller  Bank of Colorado Arena (519)
Greeley, CO
December 12, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 63–82  3–7
  13 – Pemberton   13 – Demers   2 – Schiller  Knapp Center (4,222)
Des Moines, IA
December 14, 2024*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Bethel W 62–42  4–7
  15 – Pemberton   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Mayville State W 73–61  5–7
  25 – Pemberton   16 – Demers   5 – Ferrara Horne  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,588)
Grand Forks, ND
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm 		at Wyoming L 41–73  5–8
  13 – Demers   5 – Tied   2 – Ferrara Horne  Arena-Auditorium (2,311)
Laramie, WY
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Omaha L 66–71  5–9
(0–1) 		 22 – Pemberton   13 – Pemberton   2 – Tied  Baxter Arena (683)
Omaha, NE
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City W 63–60  6–9
(1–1) 		 28 – Schiller   8 – Tied   3 – Pemberton  Swinney Recreation Center (345)
Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN 		Oral Roberts L 91–98 2OT 6–10
(1–2) 		 34 – Pemberton   8 – Tied   4 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,489)
Grand Forks, ND
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		Denver W 69–61  7–10
(2–2) 		 16 – Pemberton   8 – Schiller   4 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,673)
Grand Forks, ND
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		South Dakota W 80–54  8–10
(3–2) 		 17 – Aumer   13 – Tied   3 – Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,841)
Grand Forks, ND
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN 		at South Dakota State L 73–87  8–11
(3–3) 		 19 – Schiller   6 – Pemberton   5 – Ferrara Horne  First Bank and Trust Arena (3,129)
Brookings, SD
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, WDAY/SLN 		at North Dakota State L 66–70  8–12
(3–4) 		 20 – Schiller   7 – Tied   1 – Tied  Scheels Center (2,210)
Fargo, ND
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		St. Thomas L 71–76  8–13
(3–5) 		 20 – Demers   15 – Demers   4 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,624)
Grand Forks, ND
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota L 66–76  8–14
(3–6) 		 19 – Pemberton   17 – Pemberton   3 – Schiller  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,042)
Vermillion, SD
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State L 45–66  8–15
(3–7) 		 13 – Schiller   7 – Ibrahim   1 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,529)
Grand Forks, ND
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas L 54–77  8–16
(3–8) 		 13 – Aumer   11 – Demers   5 – Schiller  Schoenecker Arena (402)
St. Paul, MN
February 15, 2025
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		North Dakota State W 65–60  9–16
(4–8) 		 22 – Pemberton   8 – Pemberton   2 – Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,964)
Grand Forks, ND
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 80–83  9–17
(4–9) 		 21 – Tied   10 – Tied   5 – Schiller  Mabee Center (1,519)
Tulsa, OK
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN 		at Denver W 73–68  10–17
(5–9) 		 21 – Pemberton   14 – Ibrahim   3 – Aumer  Hamilton Gymnasium (465)
Denver, CO
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN 		Omaha L 70–76  10–18
(5–10) 		 26 – Pemberton   16 – Ibrahim   3 – Aumer  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,544)
Grand Forks, ND
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN 		Kansas City W 83–79  11–18
(6–10) 		 22 – Schiller   11 – Pemberton   4 – Schiller  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,713)
Grand Forks, ND
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2025
12:00 pm, SLN 		(5) vs. (4) St. Thomas
Quarterfinals 		W 80–67  12–18
  30 – Pemberton   10 – Ibrahim   8 – Schiller  Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,825)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2025
2:30 pm, SLN 		(5) vs. (1) No. 25 South Dakota State
Semifinals 		L 55–84  12–19
  23 – Pemberton   9 – Ibrahim   3 – Pemberton  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "UND drops fifth-straight Summit League tournament game in quarterfinal loss to Oral Roberts". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Jackrabbits tabbed to win fifth straight #SummitWBB crown". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Power Outage Cancels Season-Opening YSU Women's Basketball Game; Men's Game Status TBD". Youngstown State University. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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