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NOTES: Fighting Hawks travel down I-29 to face North Dakota State Saturday

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The North Dakota women's basketball team will make the trip down I-29 Saturday for a rematch with North Dakota State at the Scheels Center. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m., following the men's game between UND and NDSU.
 
Watch the Hawks
All UND women's basketball games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the Home of Economy Fighting Hawks Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app, with Jack Michaels calling the action. Saturday's game can be heard on 100.3 FM (The Cat).
 
A live stream of Saturday's game can be found on WDAY Xtra and the Summit League Network.
 
Follow the Hawks
Receive live updates during all UND women's basketball games by following @UNDwbasketball on Twitter. Fans can also follow the Fighting Hawks on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @UNDwbasketball as well as go to FightingHawks.com for up-to-the minute stories, stats and more.
 
Series History vs North Dakota State
North Dakota State won the first matchup between the two teams, 101-85, at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center behind 33 points from Elle Evans. The Fighting Hawks had three players in double-figures in Kacie Borowicz (27), Kiera Pemberton (20) and Kiyah Hurst (14).
 
Borowicz recorded her fourth career 25+ point game against North Dakota State earlier this season with 27 points in the February 3 meeting at the Betty. She's scored 27 points twice against the Bison, with the other time coming last season in an 81-76 loss at the Scheels Center. Alongside her 27 points, Borowicz also dished out seven assists, pulled down four boards and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
 
In Pemberton's first experience in the UND - NDSU rivalry, she scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds and shot 5-for-9 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free throw line.
 
UND's last win in Fargo was a 76-55 victory on Dec. 10, 2016, where Lexi Klabo recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Last Time Out: vs Oral Roberts
The Fighting Hawks struggled to keep up with the high-powered Oral Roberts offense, falling 102-57 on Senior Day Saturday. Kiyah Hurst had a team-high 15 points and was followed by Sammiyah Hoskin and Kiera Pemberton who each had 10 points. Pemberton recorded her second career double-double with 11 rebounds. 
 
Hurst Don't It
Kiyah Hurst erupted for a career-high 27 points in UND's 75-65 win over Denver on February 15, and scored 22 of the team's 41 second half points. Hurst was 9-of-12 from the field with three treys. She notched her fourth double-double of the year with 11 rebounds.
 
After returning to conference play following the Summit League - Big Sky Challenge in early January, Hurst scored in double-figures in all five Summit League games in January and averaged 17.6 points per game.
 
Hurst recorded two double-doubles in the five-game stretch. She notched a 22-point, 10-rebound double-double in a Hawks 100-75 win over Omaha on Jan. 11 and a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards in a win over Denver on Jan. 20. She was efficient during that stretch of play with a field goal percentage of .538 and was 10-of-22 from beyond the arc.  
 
For more information on North Dakota women's basketball, follow on social media @UNDwbasketball or visit FightingHawks.com.
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