2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bison, led by third-year head coach Jory Collins , played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota , as members of the Summit League .
NDSU made the Summit League Tournament as the number 6 seed. They were defeated in the first round by Kansas City .[ 1]
Previous season
The Bison finished the 2020-21 season 15–9, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League Tournament , they defeated Denver in the quarterfinals,[ 2] but lost to South Dakota in the semifinals.[ 3]
It was their best season finish since entering Division I in 2009.
Roster
2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Hometown
G
0
Reneya Hopkins
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
Midwest City, Oklahoma
G
4
Ellie Dague
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Henning, Minnesota
G/F
5
Ryan Cobbins
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Kansas City, Kansas
G
11
Heaven Hamling
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
G
13
Rachel Novak
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Fort Collins, Colorado
F
14
Gabrielle Robinson Forde
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Brampton, Ontario
F
20
Emily Behnke
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
F
22
Abbey Kubas
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Dickinson, North Dakota
G/F
23
Olivia Skibiel
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Snohomish, Washington
G
24
Abby Schulte
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Maple Grove, Minnesota
G
32
Sophie Olson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
El Dorado Hills, California
F
33
Katie Hildebrandt
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
McFarland, Wisconsin
F
34
Emily Dietz
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
West Fargo, North Dakota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 18, 2022
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021 *7 PM, ESPN+
at Milwaukee
W 69-58
1-0
Klotsche Center (951)Milwaukee, WI
November 13, 2021 *1 PM, ESPN+
at Green Bay
L 54-71
1-1
Kress Events Center (1,778)Green Bay, WI
November 17, 2021 *7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Northern Iowa
L 63-76
1-2
Scheels Center (504)Fargo, ND
November 20, 2021 *7 PM
Montana
L 63-65
1-3
Scheels Center (794)Fargo, ND
November 23, 2021 *7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Dickinson State
W 95-42
2-3
Scheels Center Fargo, ND
November 29, 2021 *6:30 pm, Big 12 on ESPN+
at Kansas State
L 57-78
2-4
Bramlage Coliseum (2,213)Manhattan, KS
December 4, 2021 *7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Bradley
W 83-72
3-4
Scheels Center (391)Fargo, ND
December 9, 2021 *7:30 pm
at No. 10 Arizona
L 47-59
3-5
McKale Center (7,037)Tucson, AZ
December 12, 2021 *2 PM, Mountain West Network
at Wyoming
L 45-71
3-6
Arena-Auditorium (2,085)Laramie, WY
December 19, 2021 *1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Jamestown
W 82-36
4-6
Scheels Center (409)Fargo, ND
Summit League regular season
December 22, 2021 7 PM, MidcoSN2
at North Dakota
W 67-61
5-6 (1-0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (840)Grand Forks, ND
December 30, 2021 7 PM, MidcoSN2, ESPN+
at South Dakota State
L 60-77
5-7 (1-1)
Frost Arena (1,563)Brookings, SD
January 1, 2022 1 PM, MidcoSN, ESPN+
at South Dakota
L 38-65
5-8 (1-2)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,632)Vermillion, SD
January 6, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Denver
W 74-68
6-8 (2-2)
Scheels Center (237)Fargo, ND
January 8, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Omaha
L 54-68
6-9 (2-3)
Scheels Center (202)Fargo, ND
January 13, 2022 7 PM
at St. Thomas
L 62-73
6-10 (2-4)
Schoenecker Arena (547)St. Paul, MN
January 15, 2022 2 PM
at Western Illinois
W 63-55
7-10 (3-4)
Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 20, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Kansas City
L 62-67
7-11 (3-5)
Scheels Center (373)Fargo, ND
January 22, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Oral Roberts
W 74-70
8-11 (4-5)
Scheels Center (504)Fargo, ND
January 27, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
South Dakota
L 59-78
8-12 (4-6)
Scheels Center (402)Fargo, ND
January 29, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
South Dakota State
L 60-76
8-13 (4-7)
Scheels Center (841)Fargo, ND
February 3, 2022 7 PM
at Omaha
W 69-53
9-13 (5-7)
Baxter Arena (232)Omaha, NE
February 5, 2022 2 PM
at Denver
L 48-62
9-14 (5-8)
Hamilton Gymnasium (301)Denver, CO
February 10, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
Western Illinois
L 59-61
9-15 (5-9)
Scheels Center (330)Fargo, ND
February 12, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
St. Thomas
W 69-60
10-15 (6-9)
Scheels Center (656)Fargo, ND
February 17, 2022 7 PM
at Oral Roberts
L 64-68
10-16 (6-10)
Mabee Center (221)Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2022 2 PM
at Kansas City
L 67-76
10-17 (6-11)
Swinney Recreation Center (856)Kansas City, MO
February 26, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+
North Dakota
W 81-64
11-17 (7-11)
Scheels Center (874)Fargo, ND
Summit League Tournament
March 6, 2022 2:45 pm, MidcoSN, ESPN+
(6)
vs. (3) Kansas City
L 74-81
11-18
Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,825)Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Sources[ 4] [ 5]
References