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

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. 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. After that though, they would lose to Minnesota in the Super 16.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Heaven Hamling | 11 | F | 5'8" | Senior | Grand Rapids, MN | Graduated |
| Elle Evans | 21 | G | 6'3" | Sophomore | Edwardsville, IL | Transferred to Kansas |

### Incoming transfers

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

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Amelia Hobson G | Parkdale, Australia | Parkdale Secondary College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Claire Stern F | Maple Grove, MN | Maple Grove High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Marisa Frost G | Lino Lakes, MN | Centennial High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## 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 11:00 am, WDAY Xtra/Summit League Network | | Drake | L 78–84 | 0–1 | 13 – Koenen | 9 – Koenen | 4 – Graham | Scheels Center (1,073) Fargo, ND |
| November 10, 2024 2:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Eastern Illinois | W 65–56 | 1–1 | 15 – Koenen | 11 – Koenen | 3 – Koenen | Scheels Center (752) Fargo, ND |
| November 15, 2024 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Jamestown | W 88–50 | 2–1 | 15 – Krzewinski | 7 – Simon | 4 – Lenz | Scheels Center (785) Fargo, ND |
| November 22, 2024 8:15 pm, YouTube | | vs. Vermont ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout | W 58–50 | 3–1 | 15 – Lenz | 7 – Koenen | 4 – Lenz | Alaska Airlines Center (550) Anchorage, AK |
| November 23, 2024 11:30 pm, YouTube | | vs. Troy ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout | L 69–86 | 3–2 | 15 – Koenen | 10 – Koenen | 4 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Center (1,001) Anchorage, AK |
| November 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 60–67 | 3–3 | 11 – Schulte | 7 – Simon | 3 – Lenz | Buccaneer Field House (225) Charleston, SC |
| December 1, 2024 11:00 am, FloSports | | at Charleston | W 72–59 | 4–3 | 17 – Lenz | 13 – Draper | 5 – Frost | TD Arena (422) Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2024 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Montana Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 83–74 | 5–3 | 27 – Frost | 7 – Koenen | 3 – Tied | Scheels Center (624) Fargo, ND |
| December 7, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 74–47 | 6–3 | 14 – Koenen | 6 – Simon | 4 – Draper | Reese Court (536) Cheney, WA |
| December 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 61–67 | 6–4 | 16 – Frost | 8 – Draper | 3 – Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,076) New Orleans, LA |
| December 18, 2024 4:00 pm | | at Washington Husky Classic | L 51–64 | 6–5 | 13 – Draper | 12 – Koenen | 2 – Draper | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,738) Seattle, WA |
| December 19, 2024 2:00 pm | | vs. Boise State Husky Classic | W 70–66 | 7–5 | 15 – Draper | 7 – Lenz | 3 – Schulte | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| December 29, 2024 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Dakota Wesleyan | W 64–55 | 8–5 | 13 – Krzewinski | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Scheels Center (835) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | at St. Thomas | W 73–59 | 9–5 (1–0) | 13 – Koenen | 11 – Koenen | 5 – Schulte | Schoenecker Arena (773) St. Paul, MN |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Denver | W 69–59 | 10–5 (2–0) | 14 – Koenen | 5 – Koenen | 3 – Graham | Scheels Center (570) Fargo, ND |
| January 11, 2025 12:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 79–69 | 11–5 (3–0) | 22 – Koenen | 10 – Koenen | 4 – Schulte | Scheels Center (745) Fargo, ND |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | W 81–67 | 12–5 (4–0) | 23 – Frost | 8 – Draper | 3 – Tied | Baxter Arena (693) Omaha, NE |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | L 51–56 | 12–6 (4–1) | 11 – Krzewinski | 10 – Draper | 5 – Koenen | Swinney Recreation Center (313) Kansas City, MO |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota | W 72–53 | 13–6 (5–1) | 29 – Draper | 12 – Draper | 3 – Koenen | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,442) Vermillion, SD |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | North Dakota | W 70–66 | 14–6 (6–1) | 21 – Koenen | 9 – Draper | 3 – Tied | Scheels Center (2,210) Fargo, ND |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 55–63 | 14–7 (6–2) | 14 – Schulte | 8 – Draper | 5 – Frost | First Bank and Trust Arena (4,156) Brookings, SD |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | St. Thomas | W 81–74 | 15–7 (7–2) | 22 – Koenen | 7 – Koenen | 5 – Schulte | Scheels Center (895) Fargo, ND |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | South Dakota | W 75–65 | 16–7 (8–2) | 25 – Koenen | 7 – Stern | 3 – Simon | Scheels Center (1,037) Fargo, ND |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | South Dakota State | L 53–68 | 16–8 (8–3) | 13 – Koenen | 11 – Koenen | 3 – Frost | Scheels Center (1,158) Fargo, ND |
| February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota | L 60–65 | 16–9 (8–4) | 29 – Koenen | 14 – Koenen | 4 – Stern | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,964) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | W 64–59 | 17–9 (9–4) | 28 – Draper | 14 – Draper | 3 – Simon | Hamilton Gymnasium (357) Denver, CO |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | L 84–100 | 17–10 (9–5) | 20 – Koenen | 12 – Koenen | 2 – Tied | Mabee Center (1,114) Tulsa, OK |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Kansas City | W 93–67 | 18–10 (10–5) | 20 – Koenen | 9 – Koenen | 4 – Koenen | Scheels Center (685) Fargo, ND |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Omaha | W 76–59 | 19–10 (11–5) | 30 – Koenen | 14 – Koenen | 3 – Koenen | Scheels Center (1,059) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025* 2:30 pm, SLN | (3) | vs. (6) Kansas City Quarterfinals | L 58–68 | 19–11 | 14 – Lenz | 9 – Stern | 3 – Tied | Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,825) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) |||||||||
| March 23–25, 2025* TBD, TBA | | Pacific/New Mexico State Second Round | | | | | | TBD TBD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Awards and accolades
### Summit League Player of the Week

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
| Dec. 9 | Marisa Frost | North Dakota State |
| Jan. 27 | Abbie Draper | North Dakota State (2) |
| Mar. 3 | Avery Koenen | North Dakota State (3) |