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NDSU and Women’s Basketball Coach Agree To Part Ways

Maren Walseth had a 40-106 record in five seasons with the Bison, including a 19-59 record in The Summit League.
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FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State Athletic Department and head women’s basketball coach Maren Walseth have mutually agreed to part ways, director of athletics Matt Larsen announced Monday, March 11. Walseth had a 40-106 record in five seasons with the Bison, including a 19-59 record in The Summit League. She led the Bison to an 11-18 record and sixth-place…
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NDSU WBB Drops Fifth Consecutive Game

Pioneers beat the Bison, 87-67
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FARGO, N.D. — (NDSU Athletics) Emily Dietz scored a career-high 26 points, but it wasn’t enough as Denver (13-11, 6-5 Summit) beat the North Dakota State (6-17, 3-7 Summit) women’s basketball team 87-67 Saturday afternoon at the Scheels Center. The Bison held an early 4-3 lead on baskets by Dietz and Rylee Nudell. A jumper by Jasmine Jeffcoat in the lane with 7:21…
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NDSU WBB United in Win Over UND

Bison Beat the Fighting Hawks, 69-57 on Sunday
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FARGO, N.D. — Everything seemed to be clicking for NDSU Women’s Basketball on Sunday in its 69–57 win over UND. All nine of the Bison who played, scored. The Herd is still a very young team with eight of the 12 players underclassmen. The team credited much of the success against the Fighting Hawks from the four upperclassmen on the…
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NDSU WBB Ends Eight-Game Losing Streak to UND

Bison Beat the Fighting Hawks, 69-57
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FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) Michelle Gaislerova and Emily Dietz each scored in double figures Sunday, as the North Dakota State (6-12, 3-3 Summit) women’s basketball team earned a 69-57 victory over North Dakota (8-12, 3-4 Summit) at the Scheels Center. It was a sign of things to come in the early going, as Dietz scored the first points of the game on…
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NDSU WBB Falls in Final Minutes to Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Panthers beat the Bison 57-55
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FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) A balanced attack from Milwaukee led to a 57-55 Panther win over the North Dakota State women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon at the Scheels Center. An early 9-4 run with all the points coming from Michelle Gaislerova and Emily Dietz gave the Bison a 12-7 lead with 6:01 to play in the quarter. Milwaukee ended the frame on an…
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Late Push from NDSU WBB Leads Them to Victory over New Hampshire

Bison Beat the Wildcats 56-51
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FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State women’s basketball team hit six free throws in the final :08 Sunday afternoon, as the Bison beat New Hampshire 56-51 at the Scheels Center inside the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. NDSU held an early 4-2 lead on back-to-back layups by Emily Dietz, but the Wildcats answered with an 8-0 run in a…
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Women’s Basketball: NDSU Dealt with Defensive Dilemmas in Last Four Games

NDSU allows the 2nd most points in the league
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FARGO, N.D. — NDSU Women’s Basketball has had the week off after falling to Summit League opponent, Denver on Saturday. The Pioneers knocked down 16-three-point buckets in the contest, shooting 42 percent from long range. Denver also scored 20-second chance points in its 98-79 victory. But struggling to slow down opposing team’s offenses is nothing new for the Bison. NDSU has…
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NDSU WBB Coach Walseth Impressed by Team’s Start

The Bison are 4-0 for the first time since 2004-05
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FARGO, N.D. — For the first time since the 2004-05 season, North Dakota State’s women’s basketball team is 4-0. The Bison won only two non-conference games a year ago, but head coach Maren Walseth is seeing dramatic improvements. One thing she says she likes about this year’s squad is how quickly they move up and down the floor. “I’ve always…
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Watch: NDSU WBB Coach Maren Walseth Discusses National Signing Day additions

The Bison added one player to go along with their corps of youngsters
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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University women’s basketball head coach Maren Walseth announced Wednesday, Nov. 8, the signing of high school standout Reagan Heun to a National Letter of Intent to attend NDSU and play basketball starting in the fall of 2018. “I am excited to officially welcome Reagan Heun and her family into our Bison family today. Once again,…
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Bison Women Snap 8-Game Losing Skid

NDSU Sweeps Denver with Nine Point Win
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Courtesy NDSU The North Dakota State University women’s basketball team outscored the University of Denver Pioneers, 28-19, in the fourth quarter to earn a 67-58 win over the Pioneers Wednesday, Feb. 15, inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Bison, who improved to 6-20 overall and 4-9 in…