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

The 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

## 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. They were defeated by Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.

## 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.

### 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 |
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### Preseason All-Summit League

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

## 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 | Canceled due to a power outage | Canceled due to a power outage | Canceled due to a power outage | Canceled due to a power outage | 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. |||||||||
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