2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	0–0 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	Jory Collins (6th season);
Associate head coach	Dylan Geissert
Assistant coaches	Jaime Adams; Michaela Crall;
Home arena	Scheels Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Denver	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Omaha	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Thomas*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner

The 2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team will represent North Dakota State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, who will be led by sixth year head coach Jory Collins, play their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 22–12, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in second place. This is currently NDSU's best finish since entering Division I. In the Summit League tournament the Bison defeated Denver and Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals and semifinals to reach their first ever championship game. They fell to South Dakota State in the title game to miss out on a berth to the NCAA tournament.^[1] However, they did earn an automatic bid to the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament, and even received a first round bye. In their first tournament game, they defeated Montana at home for the program's first postseason win in the Division I era. After that though, they would lose to Minnesota in the Super 16.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Heaven Hamling	11	F	5'8"	Senior	Grand Rapids, MN	Graduated
Elle Evans	21	G	6'3"	Sophomore	Edwardsville, IL	Transferred to Kansas^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Molly Lenz	1	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Victoria, MN	Illinois State
Sacia Vanderpool	20	F	6'5"	Senior	Byron, MN	Wisconsin

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amelia Hobson G	Parkdale, Australia	Parkdale Secondary College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Apr 18, 2024
Amelia Hobson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Claire Stern F	Maple Grove, MN	Maple Grove High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Aug 2, 2022
Claire Stern F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Marisa Frost G	Lino Lakes, MN	Centennial High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Aug 2, 2022
Marisa Frost G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	1	Molly Lenz	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Victoria, MN
F	2	Abbie Draper	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Waverly, IA
G	3	Leah Mackenzie	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Melbourne, AUS
G	8	Amelia Hobson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Parkdale, AUS
G	10	Abby Graham	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Portland, OR
F	11	Claire Stern	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Maple Grove, MN
G	12	Marisa Frost	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lino Lakes, MN
F	20	Sacia Vanderpool	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Byron, MN
G	21	Taryn Hamling	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Grand Rapids, MN
F	22	Avery Koenen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Montevideo, MN
G	24	Abby Schulte	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Maple Grove, MN
F	32	Miriley Simon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	West Fargo, ND
G	40	Abby Krzewinski	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Wayzata, MN

Head coach

Jory Collins (Emporia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Dylan Geissert (Emporia State)
Jaime Adams (North Dakota State)
Michaela Everett (Wisconsin)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 TBD, TBA	Drake	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
November 10, 2024 TBD, TBA	Eastern Illinois	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
November 15, 2024 TBD, TBA	Jamestown	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
November 22, 2024 TBD, TBA	vs. Vermont ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout	Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK
November 23, 2024 TBD, TBA	vs. Troy/Alaska Anchorage	Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK
November 29, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Charleston Southern	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 1, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Charleston	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 4, 2024 TBD, TBA	Montana Big Sky–Summit Challenge	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
December 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., TBA	at Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge	Reese Court Cheney, WA
December 10, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
December 18, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
December 19, 2024 TBD, TBA	vs. Boise State	Hec Edmundson Pavillion Seattle, WA
December 29, 2024 TBD, TBA	Dakota Wesleyan	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Summit League regular season
January 4, 2025 TBD, TBA	at St. Thomas	Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
January 9, 2025 TBD, TBA	Denver	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 11, 2025 TBD, TBA	Oral Roberts	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 16, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Omaha	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 18, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Kansas City	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2025 TBD, TBA	at South Dakota	Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2025 TBD, TBA	North Dakota	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 29, 2025 TBD, TBA	at South Dakota State	Frost Arena Brookings, SD
February 1, 2025 TBD, TBA	St. Thomas	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 8, 2025 TBD, TBA	South Dakota	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 12, 2025 TBD, TBA	South Dakota State	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 15, 2025 TBD, TBA	at North Dakota	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 20, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Denver	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 22, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Oral Roberts	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 27, 2025 TBD, TBA	Kansas City	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
March 1, 2025 TBD, TBA	Omaha	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Summit League Tournament
March 5–9, 2025 SLN/CBS Sports Network	vs. Summit League tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "Bison women's basketball team will play another game potentially at home". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "Edwardsville grad Elle Evans joining Kansas". theintelligencer.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[1] "Bison women's basketball team will play another game potentially at home". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[2] "Edwardsville grad Elle Evans joining Kansas". theintelligencer.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

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