North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball

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North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
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UniversityUniversity of North Dakota
Head coachMallory Bernhard (2nd season)
Conference Summit League
Location Grand Forks, North Dakota
Arena Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
(Capacity: 3,300)
Nickname North Dakota Fighting Hawks
ColorsKelly green and white [1]
   
NCAA tournament champions
Division II
1997, 1998, 1999
NCAA tournament runner-up
Division II
2001
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II
1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II
1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Division I
2014
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II
1976, 1977, 1980,
Conference tournament champions
Division II
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Division I
2014
Conference regular season champions
Division II
1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
Division I
2010, 2014

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is a member of the NCAA Division I Summit League; the 2019-2020 season was their first in the new conference. Previously they played in Division I's Big Sky Conference and Division I's Great West Conference.

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The first year the university fielded a women's team was in 1894. Since then, the women's team has appeared in 23 NCAA tournaments. The first Division I appearance was in 2014. With the exception of 1986, 1987, and 1989, the basketball team appeared in every NCAA Division II tournament from 1984 to 2007. Three of the Division II tournament appearances resulted in three consecutive Division II National Championships (1997, 1998, 1999). [2]

Head coaches

#NameTerm
1Dee Watson1974–1979
2Shirlan Mosley1979–1981
3Gary Schwartz1982–1984
4Martha Hutchinson1985–1986
5 Gene Roebuck 1987–2011
6Travis Brewster2012–2020
7Mallory Bernhard2020–Present

Conference Championships

North Central Conference

Great West Conference

Big Sky Conference

National Championships

1997 (DII)

1998 (DII)

1999 (DII)

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Fighting Hawks have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–1.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2014 #14First round#3 Texas A&ML 55−70

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Fighting Hawks, then known as the Fighting Sioux, made twenty-two appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 36–19.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1984 First round South Dakota L, 48–49
1985 First round St. Cloud State L, 46–66
1988 First round South Dakota State L, 60–76
1990 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		 Augustana (SD)
North Dakota State
Cal Poly Pomona 		W, 93–78
W, 90–58
L, 64–67
1991 First round
Regional Finals		 Florida Atlantic
North Dakota State		W, 94–78
L, 59–81
1992 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		 Bloomsburg
Norfolk State
Delta State 		W, 79–50
W, 63–48
L, 55–63
1993 First roundAugustana (SD)L, 67–79
1994 First roundSouth Dakota StateL, 51–61
1995 First roundSouth Dakota StateL, 75–78
1996 First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Metro State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State		W, 71–47
W, 68–55
L, 77–89
1997 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 Northern State
North Dakota State
Edinboro
Bentley
Southern Indiana 		W, 88–76
W, 73–66
W, 81–46
W, 70–48
W, 94–78
1998 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 Northern Colorado
Nebraska–Kearney
Bentley
Northern Michigan
Emporia State 		W, 96–68
W, 79–68
W, 71–56
W, 79–69
W, 92–76
1999 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Augustana (SD)
North Dakota State
Kennesaw State
Emporia State
Arkansas Tech 		W, 84–62
W, 83–60
W, 96–69
W, 87–81
W,80–63
2000 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		Northern Colorado
North Dakota State		W, 82–67
L, 72–92
2001 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		St. Cloud State
Minnesota–Duluth
Texas A&M–Kingsville
Shippensburg
Cal Poly Pomona		W, 76–63
W, 71–56
W, 88–60
W, 76–67
L, 80–87 (OT)
2002 Regional semifinals Southwest Minnesota State L, 57–66
2003 First round
Second Round		Minnesota–Duluth
South Dakota State		W, 70–63
L, 56–77
2004 First round
Second Round
Third round		 Fort Lewis
North Dakota State
South Dakota State		W, 53–51
W, 66–65
L, 70–72 (OT)
2005 First round
Second Round		 Fort Hays State
Concordia-St. Paul 		W, 87–56
L, 76–78
2006 First round
Second Round
Third round		 CSU Pueblo
Northern State
St. Cloud State		W, 92–69
W, 90–58
L, 69–75
2007 First round
Second Round
Third round
Elite Eight		 Minnesota State–Moorhead
Regis
Nebraska–Kearney
Florida Gulf Coast 		W, 98–66
W, 78–63
W, 108–75
L, 64–83
2008 First round Wayne State (NE) L, 78–85

Season–by–season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Dee Watson (Minn–Kota Conference)(1974–1979)
1974–75Dee Watson 3–14——
1975–76Dee Watson 17–9——
1976–77Dee Watson 16–15——
1977–78Dee Watson 13–16——
1978–79Dee Watson 5–18——
Dee Watson:54–72 (.429)
Shirlan Mosley (No Conference)(1979–1982)
1979–80Shirlan Mosley 19–8——SDAIAW Division II Tournament
1980–81Shirlan Mosley 15–12——
1981–82Shirlan Mosley 9–15——
Shirlan Mosley:43–35 (.551)
Gary Schwartz (North Central Conference)(1982–1985)
1982–83Gary Schwartz 15–96—42nd
1983–84Gary Schwartz 22–78—4T—2nd NCAA Division II First Round
1984–85Gary Schwartz 23–610—4T—2nd NCAA Division II First Round
Gary Schwartz:60–22 (.732)24–12 (.667)
Martha Hutchinson (North Central Conference)(1985–1987)
1985–86Martha Hutchinson 12–155—96th
1986–87Martha Hutchinson 7–202—128th
Martha Hutchinson:19–35 (.352)7–21 (.250)
Gene Roebuck (North Central Conference)(1987–2008)
1987–88Gene Roebuck 22–69—53rd NCAA Division II First Round
1988–89Gene Roebuck 19–96—85th
1989–90Gene Roebuck 27–416—21st NCAA Division II Elite Eight
1990–91Gene Roebuck 28–217—11st NCAA Division II Regional Final
1991–92Gene Roebuck 24–713—53rd NCAA Division II Elite Eight
1992–93Gene Roebuck 23–516—2T—1st NCAA Division II First Round
1993–94Gene Roebuck 26–218—01st NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1994–95Gene Roebuck 23–515—32nd NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1995–96Gene Roebuck 26–614—43rd NCAA Division II Regional Finals
1996–97Gene Roebuck 28–414—42nd NCAA Division II Champions
1997–98Gene Roebuck 31–118—01st NCAA Division II Champions
1998–99Gene Roebuck 31–117—11st NCAA Division II Champions
1999–00Gene Roebuck 25–515—32nd NCAA Division II Regional Finals
2000–01Gene Roebuck 29–415—31st NCAA Division II Runner-up
2001–02Gene Roebuck 24–514—41st NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2002–03Gene Roebuck 26–612—4T—3rd NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2003–04Gene Roebuck 27–612—43rd NCAA Division II Regional Finals
2004–05Gene Roebuck 25–610—21st NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2005–06Gene Roebuck 34–112—01st NCAA Division II Regional Finals
2006–07Gene Roebuck 32–410—21st NCAA Division II Elite Eight
2007–08Gene Roebuck 27–410—22nd NCAA Division II First Round
Gene Roebuck (Division I Independents)(2008–2009)
2008–09Gene Roebuck 18–11——
Gene Roebuck (Great West Conference)(2009–2012)
2009–10Gene Roebuck 17–1411—11st
2010–11Gene Roebuck 15–168—42nd
2011–12Gene Roebuck 21–119—11st WBI First Round
Gene Roebuck:628–145 (.812)300–65 (.822)
Travis Brewster (Big Sky Conference)(2012–2018)
2012–13Travis Brewster 11–186—14T–9th
2013–14 Travis Brewster 22–1015—5T–1st NCAA First Round
2014–15 Travis Brewster 17–159—9T–5th WBI First Round
2015–16 Travis Brewster 19–1413—5T–2nd WBI Quarterfinals
2016–17 Travis Brewster 20–1115—3T–1st WNIT First Round
2017–18 Travis Brewster 12–185—13T–9th
Travis Brewster (Summit League)(2018–2020)
2018–19 Travis Brewster 12–196—106th
2019–20Travis Brewster 15–156—107th
Travis Brewster:128–120 (.516)75–69 (.521)
Mallory Bernhard (Summit League)(2020–present)
2020–21Mallory Bernhard 2–192—139th
2021–22Mallory Bernhard 15–159—95th
2022–23Mallory Bernhard 19–1311—73rd WBI 6th Place
Mallory Bernhard:36–47 (.434)22–29 (.431)
Total:968–478 (.669)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ UND Athletics Brand 22 Media (PDF). April 10, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "North Dakota Women's Basketball - 2014-15 Media Guide". University of North Dakota. pp. 28, 98–112. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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