# 2013–14 University of North Dakota women's basketball team

The 2013–14 University of North Dakota women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second year head coach Travis Brewster and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 15–5 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky Regular Season. They were also champions of the Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time in program history to earn an automatic trip to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Leah Szabla | Guard | 5–9 | Freshman | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota |
| 2 | Mia Loyd | Forward | 5–11 | Sophomore | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 3 | Katie Klapprodt | Guard | 5–3 | RS Freshman | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| 4 | Siri Burck | Guard | 6–0 | Freshman | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 5 | Samantha Roscoe | Forward | 6–3 | Freshman | Perth, Western Australia |
| 10 | Makailah Dyer | Guard | 5–9 | Freshman | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 13 | Madi Buck | Forward | 6–0 | Senior | Bismarck, North Dakota |
| 15 | Kelsey Knox | Guard | 5–7 | Sophomore | Platte City, Missouri |
| 21 | Ellie Ripplinger | Guard | 5–5 | Freshman | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 22 | Josie Dillon | Forward | 6–1 | Sophomore | Plymouth, Minnesota |
| 23 | Emily Evers | Center | 6–5 | Junior | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 32 | Katie Houdek | Forward | 6–1 | Senior | Grafton, North Dakota |
| 34 | Megan Lauck | Forward | 6–1 | Senior | Shoreview, Minnesota |
| 35 | Erin O'Toole | Center | 6–3 | Freshman | Plymouth, Minnesota |
| 40 | Ellen Kiser | Center | 6–2 | RS Freshman | Juda, Wisconsin |
| 52 | Allyssa Wall | Center | 6–4 | Senior | North Sioux City, South Dakota |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2013* 2:00 pm | Minnesota Crookston | W 85–66 | – | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,770) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/05/2013* 7:00 pm | Memidji State | W 78–66 | – | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,320) Grand Forks, ND |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2013* 5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | at No. 20 Iowa State | L 55–84 | 0–1 | Hilton Coliseum (10,072) Ames, IA |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | L 56–61 | 0–2 | McLeod Center (2,103) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm, Midco SN | South Dakota | W 65–61 | 1–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,429) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Jamestown | W 93–56 | 2–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,372) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/04/2013* 11:00 am | at Milwaukee | W 78–66 | 3–2 | Klotsche Center (3,500) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/08/2013* 2:00 pm | at Minnesota | L 44–46 | 3–3 | Williams Arena (3,568) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/14/2013* 2:00 pm, Midco SN | North Dakota State | W 88–83 | 4–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,261) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | Mayville State | W 71–62 | 5–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,352) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/21/2013 2:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | W 68–65 | 6–3 (1–0) | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (581) Greeley, CO |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm | at No. 21 Iowa | L 62–88 | 6–4 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,209) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/02/2014 6:00 pm, Midco SN | Southern Utah | W 71–68 | 7–4 (2–0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,480) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm, Midco SN | Northern Colorado | W 63–51 | 8–4 (3–0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,389) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/09/2014 8:00 pm | at Idaho State | W 48–47 | 9–4 (4–0) | Holt Arena (856) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/11/2014 3:00 pm | at Weber State | W 83–72 | 10–4 (5–0) | Dee Events Center (578) Ogden, UT |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | Montana | W 62–57 | 11–4 (6–0) | Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,409) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm | Montana State | L 65–76 | 11–5 (6–1) | Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,639) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/23/2014 9:00 pm | at Sacramento State | L 104–110 | 11–6 (6–2) | Colberg Court (408) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/25/2014 7:30 pm, FSAZ | at Northern Arizona | W 91–83 | 12–6 (7–2) | Walkup Skydome (574) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | Eastern Washington | W 82–60 | 13–6 (8–2) | Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,401) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/01/2014 2:00 pm | Portland State | W 69–44 | 14–6 (9–2) | Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,567) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | Weber State | W 68–55 | 15–6 (10–2) | Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,637) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 pm | Idaho State | W 64–59 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (11–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,847) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/13/2014 8:00 pm | at Montana State | L 67–78 | 16–7 (11–3) | Worthington Arena (N/A) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/15/2014 3:00 pm | at Montana | L 49–52 | 16–8 (11–4) | Dahlberg Arena (3,456) Missoula, MT |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona | W 71–41 | 17–8 (12–4) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,407) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm, Midco SN | Sacramento State | W 87–57 | 18–8 (13–4) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,572) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/27/2014 9:00 pm | at Portland State | W 73–52 | 19–8 (14–4) | Stott Center (489) Portland, OR |
| 03/01/2014 4:00 pm | at Eastern Washington | W 61–57 | 20–8 (15–4) | Reese Court (603) Cheney, WA |
| 03/06/2014 6:00 pm | at Southern Utah | L 53–73 | 20–9 (15–5) | Centrum Arena (711) Cedar City, UT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2014 5:00 pm | vs. Idaho State Semifinals | W 78–53 | 21–9 | Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,404) Grand Forks, ND |
| 03/15/2014 3:00 pm | vs. Montana Championship | W 72–55 | 22–9 | Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,937) Grand Forks, ND |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/23/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Texas A&M First Round | L 55–70 | 22–10 | Reed Arena (6,075) College Station, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||