GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota earned the No. 6 seed in the Summit League Tournament and will play No. 3 seeded North Dakota State at 7 p.m. in Omaha on Thanksgiving night. The winner of the match will face the No. 2 seed Omaha at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Series History
Opponent |
Series Record |
Last Meeting (Result) |
North Dakota State |
UND trails 13-79 |
Nov. 5, 2022 (L, 3-2) at UND |
Quick Hitters
- North Dakota has earned a spot in the Summit League Championship Tournament in Omaha. It is UND's second time in the tournament and first time since 2018.
- If UND defeats NDSU on Thanksgiving night, it will be the first win for the Fighting Hawks in the postseason since the 2017 Big Sky Conference Tournament.
- NoDak has 12 wins this season, matching the win total from 2019. If the Hawks pick up two wins in the conference tournament, it will match their win total from 2018 with 14 victories.
- Elizabeth Norris leads the conference and is tied for No. 2 in the nation in triple-doubles this season with six. She trails only Josi Borum of Youngstown State, who leads the NCAA with 10 triple-doubles this year.
- Norris leads the team this year with 521 assists, is second in kills (233) and third in total digs (253)
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Peyton Sewell also shows up at setter and is second on the team with 399 assists, while sitting fourth on the team in service aces with 20.
- Kortney Carney ranks No. 5 in the conference in total digs with 393, averaging 3.82 digs per set. She also sits third on the team in both assists (158) and aces (25).
- Defensively, Maddy Hornyak is No. 2 on the team with 277 digs (2.59 digs per set). She also paces the team with 30 service aces for an average of 0.28 aces each set.
- Marissa Stockman has built a wall at the net and is No. 7 in the Summit League in blocks per set with 0.98. She also comes in at No. 9 in the league in total blocks with 101.
- UND has four of the top-30 attackers in the league this season. Ashlyn Olson leads the team and is No. 16 in the Summit League with 2.54 kills per set. Norris is the next most productive attacker at No. 22 with 2.20 kills/set. Sierra Ward comes in at No. 25, averaging 1.94 terminations each set. Marissa Stockman rounds out the top-30 attackers, sitting No. 30 in the league with 1.83 kills per set.