GAME 25
North Dakota (14-10, 5-1 GWC)
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NJIT (9-14, 3-3 GWC)
DATE | TIME: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 | 7 p.m.
SITE: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | Grand Forks, N.D.
RADIO: The Fan 1440 AM
TV: FSSN, FCS (Atlantic), MidcoSN3, DirecTV
WEB AUDIO: www.FightingSioux.com
WEB VIDEO: www.FightingSioux.com
LIVE STATS: www.FightingSioux.com
LIVE CHAT: www.FightingSioux.com
TWITTER: UNDWBasketball
CATCH THE LIVE ACTION: Select North Dakota women's basketball games - home and away - can be heard live on CatCountry 100.3 FM, The Fan 1440 AM and on stations across the UND Radio Network with Todd Shirek handling the play-by-play ... The radio broadcast can also be accessed via a live audiocast on FightingSioux.com (Check the website for schedule changes and updates) ... Links for live stats, a live radio audiocast, live chat, and streaming video can be found on the Official Site of North Dakota athletics, FightingSioux.com.
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TELEVISION INFORMATION: Saturday's Great West Conference contest against NJIT will be broadcast live on the Fighting SIoux Sports Network, Fox College Sports (Atlantic) and Midco Sports Network 3.
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UND Sports Network (North Dakota and NW Minnesota)
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Fox College Sports (Atlantic)
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Midco Sports Network 3 (North and South Dakota - channel 323 in N & S Dakota
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DirecTV channel 623
UND SPORTS NETWORK
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Arvig Communications (Perham, Minn.)
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BEK Communications (Steele, N.D.)
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Cable One (Fargo, N.D.)
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Cable Services (Jamestown, N.D.)
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Consolidated Cablevision (Dickinson, N.D.)
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Dakota Central Telecommunications (Carrington, N.D.)
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Dickey Rural Networks (Ellendale, N.D.)
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Halstad Telephone Company (Halsted, Minn.)
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Loretel Cablevision (Perham, Minn.)
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Maddock Cable TV (Maddock, N.D.)
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MLGC, Inc. (Enderlin, N.D.)
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North Dakota Telephone (Devils Lake, N.D.)
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Northwest Communications (Ray, N.D.)
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Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone (Bemidji, Minn.)
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Polar Communications (Park River, N.D.)
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Reservation Telephone Company (Parshall, N.D.)
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Sjoberg's (Thief River Falls, Minn.)
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SRT Communications (Minot, N.D.)
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United Telephone Mutual Aid (Langdon, N.D.)
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Vision Systems (Minot, N.D.)
OPENING TIP: League-leading North Dakota (14-10, 5-1 GWC) will play its final Great West Conference home game of the season on Saturday, Feb. 11 as the Fighting Sioux host the Highlanders of NJIT (9-14, 3-3 GWC) ... Fans are encouraged to attend as this will also mark the second to last home game for legendary head coach Gene Roebuck, who announced earlier this year that this will be his final season at the helm of the Fighting Sioux ... A special recognition event for Roebuck will follow after the conclusion of the game ... Tipoff between the Sioux and the Highlanders is slated for 7 p.m. (CT) at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
SERIES HISTORY ... GREAT WEST CONFERENCE
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Overall: UND leads 27-8
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Home: UND leads 13-3
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Away: UND leads 11-4
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Neutral: UND leads 3-1
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North Dakota officially opened Great West Conference play with an 84-71 win over Utah Valley on Jan. 14, 2010 in Orem, Utah.
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In that first year in the GWC, UND won the regular season title with a record of 11-1. The only loss came against former GWC member South Dakota.
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North Dakota is currently on a five-game winning streak against Great West Conference opponents.
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Most points scored: 104 (1/29/11 vs. HBU; W, 104-54)
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Fewest points scored: 53 (2/5/11 at USD; L, 53-69)
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Most points allowed: 78 (2/12/11 at CSU; L, 57-78)
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Fewest points allowed: 34 (2/2/12 vs. HBU; W, 93-34)
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Largest scoring margin of victory: +59 (2/2/12 vs. HBU; W, 93-34)
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Smallest scoring margin of victory: +3 (1/16/10 at USD; W, 54-51); +3 (2/19/11 at UVU; W, 74-71)
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Largest scoring margin of defeat: -21 (2/12/11 at CSU; L, 57-78)
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Smallest scoring margin of defeat: -4 (1/21/12 vs. UVU; L, 54-58)
SERIES HISTORY ... NJIT
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North Dakota opened the series with a 69-44 win over NJIT on Feb. 23, 2010 in Grand Forks.
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The undefeated series record against NJIT is one of 101 perfect series records all-time for the North Dakota women's basketball program.
NOTING NJIT (9-14, 3-3 GREAT WEST): NJIT snapped a three-game Great West Conference losing streak with a big 48-46 win over visiting Utah Valley on Thursday evening in Newark, N.J. ... Rayven Johnson led the charge with 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists. She leads the team overall, averaging 11.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg and 1.1 spg ... Uju Nwankwo is shooting a team-high 49.7 percent (71-for-143) from the field and Denisa Domiterova is shooting 33.8 percent (52-for-154) from three-point range and 84.6 percent (11-for-13) at the free throw line ... Nicole Maticka leads with 60 blocks (2.6/game) and Kimberly Dweck has dished out 48 assists (48 2.1/game) ... NJIT opened the Great West Conference season with a pair of wins in Texas as it defeated Houston Baptist (69-52) and Texas-Pan American (41-40) ... North Dakota put a stop to the winning streak with a 65-55 win over the Highlanders on Jan. 26 in Newark ... NJIT followed with loses to Utah Valley (61-54) and Chicago State (86-70) ... NJIT, picked to finish 6th in the 2012-12 Great West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, finished its 2010-11 campaign 7-21 overall and 3-9 in the GWC for sixth ... NJIT is coached by Margaret McKeon, who is in her fifth season at the helm of the Highlanders.
LAST MEETING | JAN. 26 | UND PICKS UP FIRST GWC WIN AT NJIT: Led by double-figure efforts by junior guard Nicole Smart, senior guard Charnise Mothershed and sophomore center Allyssa Wall, the University of North Dakota women's basketball team tallied its first Great West Conference win of the season, posting a 65-55 victory over NJIT at the Fleisher Athletics Center ... A native of Ada, Minn., Smart led all players with 16 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field, including two three-pointers, and a perfect 2-for-2 effort at the free throw line. She scored 10 of her points in the first half and was a key component in both of UND's big first half runs ... Mothershed finished 4-for-9 from the field, including two three-pointers, and went 2-for-5 at the free throw line to finish with 12 points. It was her second straight double-figure game, marking the first career two-game, double-digit streak for the Phoenix, Ariz., native ... Wall finished with 10 points on 5-for-15 shooting from the field, and with nine rebounds, fell just shy of a double-double. The North Sioux City, S.D., native pulled down eight defensive boards to help North Dakota win the rebounding battle 36-29 ... North Dakota finished 23-for-54 (42.6 percent) from the field, 6-for-12 (50 percent) at three-point range, and 13-for-23 (56.5 percent) at the free throw line. The Green and White converted NJIT's 21 turnovers into 15 points and scored 21 points on second chances ... Nicole Maticka led NJIT with 13 points on 5-for-12 shooting from the field and a 1-for-4 mark at the free throw line. The 6-3 center netted a team-high two three-pointers and brought down eight rebounds (six defensive). Denisa Domiterova scored five of her total eight points from the free line and Sarah Olson used a pair of three's and a field goal to finish with eight points of her own ... UND's strong defense held its opponent to under 50 percent shooting from the field for the 20th straight game. The Highlanders finished 18-for-44 (40.9 percent) from the field, 6-for-15 (40 percent) behind the arc, and 13-for-19 (68.4 percent) at the charity stripe.
MUTUAL OPPONENTS: North Dakota and NJIT have four mutual opponents on their schedules this season - Utah Valley, Chicago State, Texas-Pan American, and Houston Baptist.
NOTING NORTH DAKOTA (14-10, 4-1 GWC): North Dakota is on a season-high five-game winning streak after netting an 80-46 win over defending Great West Conference champion Chicago State this past Thursday evening at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center ... Leading the Fighting Sioux to victory with 18 points was sophomore forward Allyssa Wall, who is now on a five-game double-figure scoring streak. She currently leads all active players with an average of 9.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg, and has tallied a team-best 34 blocks (1.4/game) ... Senior guard Charnay Mothershed continues to lead at the free throw line, shooting 88.2 percent (45-for-51) and red shirt freshman center Emily Evers is still the team's top shooter from the field where she holds a 53.2 (59-for-111) shooting percentage ... From three-point range, sophomore forward Madi Buck leads with a 43.4 (23-for-53) shooting percentage. Junior guard Carly Rothfusz leads the active players with a 33.8 (25-for-74) percentage from long distance ... True freshman guard Brianna Williams has swiped a team-high 44 steals (1.8/game) and Charnay Mothershed has dished out 65 assists (2.7/game) ... Buck, UND's leading scorer and rebounder, is expected to see limited time on Saturday ... Picked to win the regular season in this year's Great West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, North Dakota finished the 2010-11 season 15-16 overall and 8-4 in the Great West Conference to place third ... UND went 2-1 in the GWC Tournament to place second ... North Dakota is coached by Gene Roebuck, who is in his 25th and final season at the helm of the Fighting Sioux.
ACCORDING TO THE NCAA: According to the Feb. 6 NCAA Division I women's basketball RPI, the University of North Dakota women's basketball team is ranked No. 235 out of 342 total schools.
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North Dakota is the top ranked school in the Great West.
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At No. 71, South Dakota State leads the Dakota schools.
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South Dakota is ranked No. 98 and North Dakota State sits at No. 238.
CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE: According to the Feb. 5 release of the NCAA Division I women's basketball national attendance rankings, the University of North Dakota women's basketball team is ranked No. 36 out of 342 total schools.
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North Dakota is the top ranked team in the Great West.
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At No. 62, South Dakota State leads the Dakota schools.
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South Dakota is ranked No. 132 and North Dakota State is ranked No. 163.
THE FIRST HALF OVERALL: In the opening 20 minutes, North Dakota is leading its opponents 752-663 (31.3-27.6) ... UND is out-shooting its opponents 39.1-37.1 from the field and 73.0-63.1 percent at the free throw line ... UND is being out-shot 34.0-32.8 from three-point range ... On the boards, UND holds a 493-405 (20.5-16.9) rebounding advantage ... Sophomore forward Madi Buck (Bismarck, N.D.) continues to lead the team averaging 4.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg in the opening half.
THE FIRST HALF GWC: In the opening 20 minutes of Great West Conference play, North Dakota is leading its opponents 239-140 (39.8-23.3) ... UND is out-shooting its opponents 49.1-33.3 percent from the field, 52.4-27.3 percent at three-point range, and 80.3-64.4 percent at the free throw line ... On the boards, UND holds a 130-77 (21.7-12.8) rebounding advantage ... Sophomore center Allyssa Wall (North Sioux City, S.D.) leads averaging 7.0 ppg and 3.7 rpg.
THE SECOND HALF OVERALL: In the final 20 minutes, North Dakota is leading its opponents 838-779 (34.9-32.5) ... UND is out-shooting its opponents 39.8-36.5 percent from the field and 29.7-29.1 percent at three-point range ... UND's opponents are out-shooting it 76.2-67.4 at the free throw line ... On the boards, UND holds a 509-452 (21.2-18.8) rebounding advantage ... Sophomore forward Madi Buck (Bismarck, N.D.) continues to lead the team averaging 6.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg in the second half.
THE SECOND HALF GWC: In the final 20 minutes of Great West Conference play, North Dakota is leading its opponents 223-181 (37.2-30.2) ... UND is out-shooting its opponents 43.9-36.4 from the field ... UND's opponents are out-shooting it 37.7-31.1 at three-point range and 74.5-64.3 percent at the free throw line ... On the boards, UND's opponents hold a 121-115 (20.2-19.2) rebounding advantage ... Sophomore center Allyssa Wall (North Sioux City, S.D.) leads the team averaging 8.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg.
THE FINAL FIVE OVERALL: In the final five minutes of the game, North Dakota is trailing its opponents 246-232 (10.3-9.7) ... UND is being out-shot 40.5-39.8 percent from the field, 40.0-20.4 percent from three-point range, and 75.4-67.5 percent at the free throw line ... On the boards, UND and its opponents are tied at 123-123 (5.1-5.1) ... Senior guard Charnay Mothershed (Phoenix, Ariz.) leads the team averaging 1.6 ppg, and sophomore center Allyssa Wall (North Sioux City, S.D.) and sophomore forward Madi Buck (Bismarck, N.D.) lead the team averaging 0.9 rpg.
THE FINAL FIVE GWC: In the final five minutes of the game during Great West Conference play, North Dakota is leading its opponents 63-51 (10.5-8.5) ... UND is out-shooting its opponents 50.0-37.5 percent from the field ... UND is being out-shot 40.0-28.6 from the three-point range and 77.3-69.7 at the free throw line ... On the boards, UND is out-rebounding its opponents 29-25 (4.8-4.2) ... Senior guard Charnay Mothershed (Phoenix, Ariz.) leads averaging 2.0 ppg, and sophomore center Allyssa Wall (North Sioux City, S.D.) leads the team averaging 0.7 rpg.
FROM THE START: Through 24 games, North Dakota's starters are trailing opponent starters 1020-980 (42.5-40.8) ... UND's starters are out-shooting opponent starters 39.3-37.4 percent from the field, 35.1-30.4 percent at three-point range, and 80.3-71.1 at the free throw line ... UND's starters are winning the rebounding battle 569-494 (23.7-20.6) ... Sophomore forward Madi Buck (Bismarck, N.D.) leads the team averaging 11.6 ppg and 8.4 rpg.
BENCH MARKS: Through 24 games, the North Dakota bench has combined for 575 points - Creighton 18, Idaho 36, Duquesne 24, Southern Utah 23, New Mexico State 26, Drake 12, Montana State 9, Colorado State 21, Missouri 23, Northern Iowa 29, Bemidji State 41, Montana State 33, Idaho 25, Montana 18, Idaho 37, Air Force 24, Jamestown 22, Harvard 19, Utah Valley 19, NJIT 12, Chicago State 29, Houston Baptist 34, Texas-Pan American 35, Chicago State 41 ... That's 36.2 percent of the team's 1,590 total points.
RECORD REWIND: The University of North Dakota women's basketball program holds a 797-306 (.723) record all-time since the first game was played in 1974. Under head coach Gene Roebuck, UND is 621-144 (.812).
PROTECT AND SERVE: All-time, North Dakota is 435-87 (.833) when it comes to defending their own court and are 339-43 (.887) under the tutelage of Gene Roebuck.
LET'S GET BETTY TO RUMBLE: North Dakota is 101-18 (.849) all-time at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, which opened prior to the 2004-05 season.
Season records at 'The Betty'
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2004-05 -------------------- 13-2
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2005-06 -------------------- 19-1
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2006-07 -------------------- 17-2
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2007-08 -------------------- 14-1
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2008-09 -------------------- 13-0
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2009-10 -------------------- 8-4
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2010-11 -------------------- 9-5
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2011-12 -------------------- 8-3
1,100TH GAME FOR NORTH DAKOTA: When North Dakota and Chicago State tipped off on Saturday afternoon in Chicago, it marked the 1,100th game for the University of North Dakota women's basketball program ... Since the first official game was played on Dec. 8, 1975, UND has gone 434-87 at home, 289-162 on the road and 75-44 on neutral ground.
WALL CAPTURES GREAT WEST WEEKLY HONOR: After taking College Sports Madness Great West Conference Player of the Week honors on Monday afternoon, University of North Dakota sophomore center Allyssa Wall added Great West Conference Player of the Week honors to the list ... Wall, a native of North Sioux City, S.D., nabbed both awards after posting back-to-back double-figure games to lead North Dakota to a 2-0 record in conference play last week. She averaged 19.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.5 bpg, and 24.5 mpg ... She opened the week with a 29-point, 10-rebound performance during the 93-34 win over Houston Baptist. Up against the Huskies, Wall knocked down a career-high 13 field goals and went a perfect 3-for-3 from the charity stripe ... Wall followed with 20 points and six rebounds during the 93-60 win over Texas-Pan American. Against the Broncs she shot a team-best 8-for-10 from the field and went 4-for-6 at the free throw line ... Others nominated: Janay Dockery (Chicago State), Devyn Weymouth (Houston Baptist), Bianca Torre (Texas-Pan American) and Sammie Jensen (Utah Valley).
WALL GARNERS COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS ACCOLADES: University of North Dakota sophomore center Allyssa Wall was named the College Sports Madness Great West Conference Player of the Week after posting back-to-back 20-point games during last week's GWC action at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center ... Wall, a native of North Sioux City, S.D., averaged 24.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg as North Dakota routed Houston Baptist 93-34 Thursday evening and dominated Texas-Pan American 93-60 Saturday afternoon ... Against the Huskies, Wall put up a career-high 29 points on 13-for-20 shooting from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 outing at the free throw line. Wall was so dominant on the court that with four and a half minutes left in the opening half, she alone led the Huskies 17-16. With 9:31 left to go in the game, she was knotted with HBU at 27-27 ... Facing the Broncs, Wall went 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-6 from the charity stripe to notch an even 20 points. She brought down a team-high six rebounds (four defensive) to lead UND to a 35-32 rebounding advantage.
LAST TIME OUT | FEB. 9 | DOUBLE-FIGURE FINISHES SEND SIOUX PAST COUGARS: Led by 18 points from sophomore center Allyssa Wall, the University of North Dakota women's basketball team defended its home court against Great West Conference foe Chicago State with an 80-46 win over the Cougars at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center ... The win put top-ranked North Dakota (14-10, 5-1 GWC) on a five-game winning streak while the Cougars dropped to 5-19, 3-3 GWC ... Wall, a native of North Sioux City, S.D., hit 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-7 at the free throw line to tally her fifth straight double-figure game. She added seven rebounds (five defensive) and a season-high-tying four blocked shots ... Junior guard Carly Rothfusz (Eden Prairie, Minn.) went a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range en route to a career-high-tying 15 points. With a 2-for-2 performance from long distance on Saturday against Texas-Pan American, Rothfusz is a perfect 5-for-5 behind the arc through the past two games ... After a slow start to the beginning of the season, sophomore forward Megan Lauck (Shoreview, Minn.) is averaging 7.5 ppg since the conference season got underway. With 11 points tonight, she tied her season-high for the third time and put herself on a two-game double-figure scoring streak ... Wrapping up the high scoring list was sophomore forward Katie Houdek. The Grafton, N.D., native finished 5-for-10 from the field for a season-high-tying 10 points ... Hitting a double-figure mark of her own was senior Charnise Mothershed, who led both sides with 12 rebounds, including 10 defensive boards. The 5-7 guard from Phoenix, Ariz., led the Fighting Sioux to a 49-24 rebounding advantage over CSU ... UND shot 51.8 percent (29-for-56) from the field, 36.4 percent (4-for-11) at three-point range, and 81.8 percent (18-for-22) at the free throw line. This marked the second game in a row that the Sioux have shot over 50 percent from the field ... Jasmine Collins led the Cougars with 12 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field, Paris Williams finished with 11 points, and Tierra Williams knocked down 10, including a pair of three-pointers. The Cougars shot 32.3 percent (20-for-62) from the field, 21.4 percent (3-for-14) from behind the arc, and 60 percent (3-for-5) at the free throw line.
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