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Women's Basketball Matt Scheerer, FightingHawks.com

Fighting Hawks Set for Sunday Showdown, Doubleheader Tuesday

ILLINOIS STATE (3-1) at NORTH DAKOTA (4-1)
DATE:  Sunday, Nov. 24  |  2 p.m. CT
SITE:  Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
RADIO:  100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
TV/VIDEO:  Fox Sports North
LIVE STATS:  FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball

NORTHLAND COLLEGE  (2-2) at NORTH DAKOTA (4-1)
DATE:  Tuesday, Nov. 26  |  6 p.m. CT
SITE:  Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
RADIO:  100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
TV/VIDEO:  UND Insider
LIVE STATS:  FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball

ON TAP
Coming off its second-straight road win and its fourth-consecutive triumph, the University of North Dakota will host Illinois State for a Sunday afternoon affair. UND will then play the first game of a doubleheader with the men's team on Tuesday when it hosts Northland College.

QUICK JUMPERS
*The University of North Dakota recorded its largest win of the season at Georgia Southern, 69-56. Its previous wins were by six points or less.
*North Dakota is 4-1 to start the season for the first time since 2014-15 when the Hawks opened the year 7-1.
*The Fighting Hawks are seventh in the NCAA in rebounds and top-20 in free throw makes and attempts.
*UND has finished with a +10 rebounding margin in three of its four wins and is 3-0 when it outrebounds its opponents.
*Alaina Jarnot nearly notched a double-double with eight assists and nine rebounds at Georgia Southern.
*Jaclyn Jarnot led the Fighting Hawks in points with a career-high 22, including 11 in the fourth quarter.
*Kacie Borowicz posted the highest point total by a freshman this season with 16 against the Eagles.
*Melissa Leet is The Summit League's top-scorer from the bench, averaging 9.0 points per game. Leet is also third in the country in blocks.
*North Dakota posted a +9 assist margin at Georgia Southern, its highest differential of the season. The Hawks are +10 in helpers on its current unbeaten streak.

SCOUTING THE REDBIRDS
Illinois State will enter the contest with a 3-1 record, suffering its only loss at Marquette on Nov. 10. The Redbirds followed up that loss with a 74-58 win at Illinois, the sixth win by a Missouri Valley Conference team over a Power Five foe. The duo of TeTe Maggett and Lexi Wallen carry the team's offense as they combine for over 52-percent of ISU's scoring. Maggett averages 18.8 points while Wallen owns a 16.8 point average.

SCOUTING THE JILLS
Northland owns a 2-2 record this season and will be playing its first and only game against a Division I opponent. The Division III Jills play in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and will be playing their fourth road contest of the season. The Jills are averaging 79 points per game, with three players averaging 10-or-more points per game. Lindsay Bressette leads the trio with a clip of 14.7 points. Miranda Wagner (13.7) and Bianca Avalos (11.0) round out Northland's top-scorers. The Jills are led by former UND men's basketball assistant coach, Daryle Tucker, now in his sixth year in Ashland, Wis.

UP NEXT
North Dakota will head to South Carolina for Thanksgiving, taking on South Carolina State and Charleston Southern on Nov. 29 and Nov. 30.

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Players Mentioned

Alaina Jarnot

#12 Alaina Jarnot

G
5' 7"
Senior
Jaclyn  Jarnot

#1 Jaclyn Jarnot

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
Melissa Leet

#5 Melissa Leet

C
6' 6"
Junior
Kacie Borowicz

#11 Kacie Borowicz

G
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alaina Jarnot

#12 Alaina Jarnot

5' 7"
Senior
G
Jaclyn  Jarnot

#1 Jaclyn Jarnot

6' 1"
Sophomore
F
Melissa Leet

#5 Melissa Leet

6' 6"
Junior
C
Kacie Borowicz

#11 Kacie Borowicz

5' 7"
Freshman
G