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

Year:2024–25
Team:North Dakota State Bison
Sport:women's basketball
Conference:Summit League
Short Conf:Summit
Record:5–3
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Jory Collins
Hc Year:6th
Assoc Coach:Dylan Geissert
Asst Coach2:Jaime Adams
Asst Coach3:Michaela Crall
Stadium:Scheels Center

The 2024–25 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represents North Dakota State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, who are 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.[2] After that though, they would lose to Minnesota in the Super 16.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Heaven Hamling 11 F 5'8" Senior Graduated
Elle Evans 21 G 6'3" Sophomore Transferred to Kansas[4]

Incoming transfers

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

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=""| Summit League regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Summit League tournamentSource:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bison women's basketball team will play another game potentially at home. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 15, 2024. March 29, 2024.
  2. Web site: NDSU Women's Basketball Edges Montana in WNIT Second Round. valleynewslive.com. Valley News Live. March 25, 2024. October 11, 2024.
  3. Web site: Gophers women's basketball escapes North Dakota State's rally for 69-65 win in WNIT Super 16. startribune.com. Minnesota Star Tribune. March 29, 2024. October 11, 2024.
  4. Web site: Edwardsville grad Elle Evans joining Kansas. theintelligencer.com. April 30, 2024. August 27, 2024.
  5. Web site: 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. August 27, 2024.