2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	12–19 (6–10 Summit)
Head coach	Mallory Bernhard (5th season);
Associate head coach	Dennis Hutter
Assistant coaches	Alex Kladis; Andi Gayner;
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fifth-year head coach Mallory Bernhard, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 South Dakota State †	16	–	0	1.000	30	–	4	.882
Oral Roberts	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
North Dakota State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
St. Thomas*	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
North Dakota	6	–	10	.375	12	–	19	.387
Kansas City	6	–	10	.375	12	–	21	.364
South Dakota	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
Omaha	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
Denver	2	–	14	.125	9	–	21	.300

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 9–21, 5–11 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the Summit League released the preseason coaches poll. North Dakota was picked to finish seventh in the Summit League regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Summit League preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Dakota State	562 (34)
2	Oral Roberts	479 (1)
3	North Dakota State	427 (1)
4	South Dakota	363
5	St. Thomas	336
6	Denver	220
7	North Dakota	188
8	Kansas City	144
9	Omaha	116

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Summit League

No Fighting Hawks were named to the first or second Preseason All-Summit League teams.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Paris Bass	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Wayne Memorial High School	Detroit, Michigan
G	1	Skyler Volmer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lyman High School	Presho, South Dakota
G	2	Mikayla Aumer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Cambridge-Isanti High School	Mora, Minnesota
F	5	Kiyah Hurst	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Milwaukee Academy of Science	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	6	Anaiyah Fletcher	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bond Academy	Oshawa, Ontario
F	7	Nevaeh Ferrara Horne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Southwest Academy	Regina, Saskatchewan
F	9	Kiera Pemberton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Walnut Grove Secondary School	Langley, British Columbia
C	10	Fatima Ibrahim	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Royal Crown Academy	Winnipeg, Manitoba
G	12	Mataeya Mathern	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Edgeley High School	Edgeley, North Dakota
G	15	Sydney Piekny	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Niagara Prep	Fenwick, Ontario
G	22	Rakiyah Beal	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Hamtramck High School	Detroit, Michigan
C	24	Walker Demers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	South Dakota	Grafton, North Dakota
G	30	Jocelyn Schiller	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Grand Forks Red River High School	Grand Forks, North Dakota
C	33	Miranda VanderWal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Jr	Southwest Academy	Strathroy, Ontario
G	44	Jayla Owen	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Western Nebraska Community College	Dorval, Quebec

Head coach

Mallory Bernhard (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Dennis Hutter (Bethel)
Alex Kladis (South Carolina)
Andi Gayner (Mayville State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	Canceled due to a power outage^[4]					Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Eastern Illinois	W 66–63	1–0	21 – Pemberton	12 – Pemberton	3 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,712) Grand Forks, ND
November 12, 2024* 7:30 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		vs. Dickinson State Capital City Classic	W 77–58	2–0	19 – Aumer	6 – Ferrara Horne	2 – Tied	Bismarck Event Center (1,200) Bismarck, ND
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		Green Bay	L 63–66	2–1	17 – Aumer	10 – Pemberton	5 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,599) Grand Forks, ND
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		Montana	L 59–71	2–2	17 – Ibrahim	7 – Schiller	3 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,548) Grand Forks, ND
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 69–74	2–3	15 – Aumer	12 – Demers	5 – Schiller	E. A. Diddle Arena (767) Bowling Green, KY
November 30, 2024* 1:30 pm		vs. Valparaiso Christmas City Classic	L 57–76	2–4	17 – Demers	6 – Demers	4 – Aumer	Stabler Arena (489) Bethlehem, PA
December 1, 2024* 11:00 am		vs. Marist Christmas City Classic	L 56–60	2–5	15 – Pemberton	12 – Demers	2 – Tied	Stabler Arena (348) Bethlehem, PA
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 73–69	3–5	16 – Aumer	9 – Ibrahim	4 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,414) Grand Forks, ND
December 7, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 47–65	3–6	13 – Pemberton	4 – Pemberton	4 – Schiller	Bank of Colorado Arena (519) Greeley, CO
December 12, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 63–82	3–7	13 – Pemberton	13 – Demers	2 – Schiller	Knapp Center (4,222) Des Moines, IA
December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm, SLN		Bethel	W 62–42	4–7	15 – Pemberton	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Mayville State	W 73–61	5–7	25 – Pemberton	16 – Demers	5 – Ferrara Horne	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,588) Grand Forks, ND
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 41–73	5–8	13 – Demers	5 – Tied	2 – Ferrara Horne	Arena-Auditorium (2,311) Laramie, WY
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha	L 66–71	5–9 (0–1)	22 – Pemberton	13 – Pemberton	2 – Tied	Baxter Arena (683) Omaha, NE
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	W 63–60	6–9 (1–1)	28 – Schiller	8 – Tied	3 – Pemberton	Swinney Recreation Center (345) Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN		Oral Roberts	L 91–98 ^2OT	6–10 (1–2)	34 – Pemberton	8 – Tied	4 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,489) Grand Forks, ND
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		Denver	W 69–61	7–10 (2–2)	16 – Pemberton	8 – Schiller	4 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,673) Grand Forks, ND
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		South Dakota	W 80–54	8–10 (3–2)	17 – Aumer	13 – Tied	3 – Tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,841) Grand Forks, ND
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN		at South Dakota State	L 73–87	8–11 (3–3)	19 – Schiller	6 – Pemberton	5 – Ferrara Horne	First Bank and Trust Arena (3,129) Brookings, SD
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY/SLN		at North Dakota State	L 66–70	8–12 (3–4)	20 – Schiller	7 – Tied	1 – Tied	Scheels Center (2,210) Fargo, ND
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		St. Thomas	L 71–76	8–13 (3–5)	20 – Demers	15 – Demers	4 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,624) Grand Forks, ND
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota	L 66–76	8–14 (3–6)	19 – Pemberton	17 – Pemberton	3 – Schiller	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,042) Vermillion, SD
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota State	L 45–66	8–15 (3–7)	13 – Schiller	7 – Ibrahim	1 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,529) Grand Forks, ND
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas	L 54–77	8–16 (3–8)	13 – Aumer	11 – Demers	5 – Schiller	Schoenecker Arena (402) St. Paul, MN
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		North Dakota State	W 65–60	9–16 (4–8)	22 – Pemberton	8 – Pemberton	2 – Tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,964) Grand Forks, ND
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	L 80–83	9–17 (4–9)	21 – Tied	10 – Tied	5 – Schiller	Mabee Center (1,519) Tulsa, OK
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN		at Denver	W 73–68	10–17 (5–9)	21 – Pemberton	14 – Ibrahim	3 – Aumer	Hamilton Gymnasium (465) Denver, CO
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN		Omaha	L 70–76	10–18 (5–10)	26 – Pemberton	16 – Ibrahim	3 – Aumer	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,544) Grand Forks, ND
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN		Kansas City	W 83–79	11–18 (6–10)	22 – Schiller	11 – Pemberton	4 – Schiller	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,713) Grand Forks, ND
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2025 12:00 pm, SLN	(5)	vs. (4) St. Thomas Quarterfinals	W 80–67	12–18	30 – Pemberton	10 – Ibrahim	8 – Schiller	Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,825) Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2025 2:30 pm, SLN	(5)	vs. (1) No. 25 South Dakota State Semifinals	L 55–84	12–19	23 – Pemberton	9 – Ibrahim	3 – Pemberton	Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "UND drops fifth-straight Summit League tournament game in quarterfinal loss to Oral Roberts". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
1 2 3 "Jackrabbits tabbed to win fifth straight #SummitWBB crown". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "Power Outage Cancels Season-Opening YSU Women's Basketball Game; Men's Game Status TBD". Youngstown State University. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[2] "UND drops fifth-straight Summit League tournament game in quarterfinal loss to Oral Roberts". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[poll-3] 1 2 3 "Jackrabbits tabbed to win fifth straight #SummitWBB crown". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[4] "Power Outage Cancels Season-Opening YSU Women's Basketball Game; Men's Game Status TBD". Youngstown State University. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[6] "North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

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