BURLINGTON, Verm. – The Fighting Hawks (1-4) held the lead until just under two minutes in the fourth quarter, but Bucknell's (3-2) free throw shooting pushes them past the Fighting Hawks on Saturday afternoon.

Claire Orth led the Fighting Hawks on offense with 15 points. She also had three steals and three rebounds.

Following Orth as a leader was Kacie Borowicz with 12 points, five assists and seven rebounds. While Borowicz helped offensively, Joli Daninger was UND's defensive rebound leader with nine.

The Fighting Hawks won the initial tip and scored within the first minute of the first quarter. After a quick bucket from Borowicz and a three from DJ Davis, UND was up 5-0 within the first two minutes. The Bison would respond with a floating jump shot from Taylor O'Brien to put them on the board. Throughout the first quarter, UND and Bucknell had a back and forth battle, but the Fighting Hawks would continue to maintain their lead and end the quarter up 13-11.

Heading into the second quarter up by two, Orth set the pace by stealing the ball twice and going down for two layups to expand the lead to 15-11. The Bison were quick to respond, but Orth would continue to attack their defense scoring another layup, free throw, and jump shot to give the Hawks a 7-4 run in the first four minutes of the second quarter. Bucknell would adjust their offense, and the rest of the second quarter consisted of constant scoring from both teams. North Dakota won the second quarter outscoring the Bison 17-12.

Heading into the second half, the Fighting Hawks led the Bison 30-23. After the half, the Bison modified their defense forcing the Hawks to take outside shots. In the third quarter the Fighting Hawks were outscored 15-20 yet maintained a two-point lead (45-43).
 
UND led the entire game until there was 3:49 left in the game, which is when Carly Krsul made a layup to tie it at 54. After a UND turnover, Krsul made another layup to put the Bison up 56-54 giving them their first lead of the afternoon. The Hawks would respond after the Bison made a free throw to cut the lead within one. The Bison would head to the line for their next seven points going on a 7-3 run to hold on for the 64-59 win.

Bucknell outscored North Dakota in the fourth quarter 21-14, which resulted in the Fighting Hawks being outscored 41-29 in the second half. The Bison were led on offense by O'Brien who finished with 22 points.

North Dakota will play the second game of the TD Bank Classic against Brown on Sunday, Nov. 28, with tip-off scheduled for 10 a.m. CT.