North Dakota Women's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Big Sky (20-10, 15-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/3 San Francisco (71-63), 2/4 at Northern Colorado (57-51), 2/9 at Eastern Washington (75-71)
Bad Losses: 11/13 at Texas Tech (80-90), 11/27 at Kansas (71-76), 2/11 at Idaho (61-74)
Coach: Travis Brewster
 
Probable Starters:
Makailah Dyer, Senior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4.0 rpg
Bailey Strand, Sophomore, Guard, 5.1 ppg
Grace Sawatzke, Sophomore, Guard, 3.0 ppg
Lexi Klabo, Sophomore, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Fallyn Freije, Sophomore, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Samantha Roscoe, Senior, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg,1.7 bpg
Leah Szabla, Senior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 2.1 apg
Jill Morton, Sophomore, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Chastity Franklin, Junior, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 2.4 apg, 3.5 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.0 (49th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.9 (273, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.4 (149, 6)   
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (139, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.9 (163, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.5 (132, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (60, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.3 (74, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (129, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.9 (188, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    WBI     First Round loss to New Mexico
2014    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2012    WBI     First Round loss to Seattle
 
*all team stats through 3/2