DENVER, COLO. – The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks (14-9,7-6 SL) end the road losing streak against the Denver Pioneers (10-15, 6-8 SL) 82-67 for their first Summit League road win of the season.
A hot first half gave UND an advantage, DU was outscored 47-31. UND has its best shooting percentage of the season 48.2 and 95.5 from the line.

Juliet Gordon led with a career high of 19 pts and 10 rebounds (2 OR, 8 DR). This is her third double- double on the season and second in as many games. She had this to say on tonights win. "I know I can knock down the shots, so the teammates pass me the ball and they've got confidence in me to knock it down.                                                        Coach Mal was talking about how we need to bring The Betty on the road. We had lots of supporters, which was nice."

Claire Orth had 15 points and led with three steals.

Kacie Borowicz continues her 32 double digit game scoring streak with 12 and went a perfect 6-6 from the line. She led with five assists.

The Fighting Hawks came out hot in the first quarter. They started out on a 9-0 run and missed only six shots from the field. Denver would be held to only nine points.  The Pios would not allow the hawks to head into halftime with more than a 16-point lead, as they matched basket for basket.

The third quarter, which has plagued UND this season, would not today as a defensive effort forced five Denver turnovers. Heading into the four quarter the Hawks would take a 15-point lead. As the minutes ticked down Denver and UND would again match basket for basket, both teams scored 19. NoDak would hold on for a 82-67 win.

Head Coach Mallory Bernhard said "It's huge. It's probably even bigger when you look at some of the other scores around the league that just went down tonight. We're kind of head-down, focused on what we can do, control what we can control, and that's just playing the next game in front of us. But it's big. We had a lot of players knock down some shots, so that was good to see. Confidence and shooting is huge."

North Dakota will continue Summit League play on Saturday, taking on Omaha at noon. The game will air on Mavs All-Access and will be carried on the Home of Economy Radio Network.

Postgame Notes

• Juliet Gordon has her third double-double of the season
• Highest scoring first half of Summit league play
• Season high of 37 Defensive rebounds
• Season high of .955 from the line
• This marked Borowicz's 32nd straight game with double digit scoring (12)

 
How It Happened

• Q1: UND 25 – DEN 9
• Q2: UND 47 – DEN 31
• Q3: UND 63 – DEN 48
• Q4: UND 82 – DEN 67