North Dakota State Bison women's basketball

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North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
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University North Dakota State University
Head coach Jory Collins (6th season)
Conference Summit League
Location Fargo, North Dakota
Arena Scheels Center
(capacity: 5,460)
Nickname Bison
ColorsGreen and yellow [1]
   
NCAA tournament champions
Division II
1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
NCAA tournament runner-up
Division II
1986, 1992, 2000
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II
1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II
1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II
1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
NCAA tournament second round
Division II
1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
AIAW tournament Final Four
Division II: 1982
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1979, 1982
Conference regular season champions
1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997

The North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. They are members of NCAA Division I and the Summit League. The Bison head coach is Jory Collins in his 5th season. [2]

Contents

NCAA Division II Championships

AssociationDivisionSportYearScoreOpponent
NCAA Division II Basketball 199181–74 Southeast Missouri State
NCAA Division II Basketball 199395–63 Delta State
NCAA Division II Basketball 199489–56 Cal State San Bernardino
NCAA Division II Basketball 199598–85 Portland State
NCAA Division II Basketball 1996104–78 Shippensburg

NCAA Division II runner-up teams:

Postseason

WNIT

The Bison have made two appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). Their record is 1–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2023 First round Oregon L 57–96
2024 Second round Montana W 72–63
Super 16 Minnesota L 65–69

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Bison made eighteen appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 47–13. [3]

YearRoundOpponentResult
1986 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 Bryant
Mankato State
Central Missouri State
Philadelphia Textile
Cal Poly Pomona 		W, 81–63
W, 67–62
W, 77–60
W, 77–61
L, 63–70
1987 Regional Finals
Elite Eight		 St. Cloud State
Cal Poly Pomona		W, 67–65
L, 67–77
1988 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four		St. Cloud State
South Dakota State
St. Joseph's (IN)
Hampton 		W, 77–57
W, 91–77
W, 87–74
L, 63–72
1989 First round
Regional Finals		 South Dakota
St. Cloud State		W, 72–71 (OT)
L, 80–87
1990 First round
Regional Finals		St. Cloud State
North Dakota 		W, 91–74
L, 58–90
1991 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 Augustana (SD)
North Dakota
Bellarmine
Bentley
Southeast Missouri State 		W, 90–89
W, 81–59
W, 87–64
W, 83–76
W, 81–74
1992 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		South Dakota State
Augustana (SD)
Washburn
Portland State
Delta State 		W, 92–58
W, 104–69
W, 79–51
W, 93–59
L, 63–65
1993 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 Denver
Augustana (SD)
Cal Poly Pomona
Bentley
Delta State		W, 92–77
W, 91–82
W, 91–55
W, 79–57
W, 95–63
1994 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Augustana (SD)
South Dakota State
Missouri Western State
North Alabama
Cal State San Bernardino 		W, 82–59
W, 82–52
W, 91–74
W, 123–56
W, 89–56
1995 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		 Minnesota–Duluth
South Dakota State
Oakland
Missouri Western State
Portland State		W, 98–61
W, 82–68
W, 87–61
W, 74–67
W, 98–85
1996 First round
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Minnesota–Duluth
North Dakota
Portland State
Delta State
Shippensburg 		W, 72–52
W, 89–77
W, 91–65
W, 93–72
W, 104–78
1997 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Nebraska–Kearney
North Dakota		W, 76–65
L, 66–73
1998 First round Northern State L, 73–76
1999 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		Minnesota–Duluth
North Dakota		W, 61–50
L, 60–83
2000 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Minnesota–Duluth
North Dakota
Delta State
Columbus State
Northern Kentucky 		W, 77–72
W, 92–72
W, 71–64
W, 72–56
L, 62–71 (OT)
2001 First roundMinnesota–DuluthL, 73–81
2003 First round
Second Round		Nebraska–Kearney
South Dakota		W, 76–69
L, 61–84
2004 First round
Second Round		South Dakota
North Dakota		W, 70–63
L, 65–66

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Bison made two appearances in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 2–2–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1979 First round High Point L, 40–93
1982 First round
Second Round
Semifinals
Third-place game		 Centenary
Biola
College of Charleston
William Penn 		W, w/o
W, 87–71
L, 73–88
T, 76–76

Season–by–season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Colette Folstad (No Conference)(1966–1970)
1966–67Colette Folstad 3–3——
1967–68Colette Folstad 8–2——
1968–69Colette Folstad 5–4——
1969–70Colette Folstad 9–1——
Colette Folstad:25–10 (.714)–
Carol Mondor (No Conference)(1970–1971)
1970–71Carol Mondor 3–8——
Carol Mondor:3–8 (.273)–
Sue Feeney (No Conference)(1971–1972)
1971–72Sue Feeney 7–4——
Sue Feeney:7–4 (.636)–
Sharon Anderson (Minn–Kota Conference)(1972–1973)
1972–73Sharon Anderson 6–101—2—
Sharon Anderson:6–10 (.375)1–2 (.333)
Pat Halvorson (Minn–Kota Conference)(1973–1975)
1973–74Pat Halvorson 10–45—2—
1974–75Pat Halvorson 6–102—5—AIAW Playoffs
Pat Halvorson:16–14 (.533)7–7 (.500)
Judy Strachen (Minn–Kota Conference)(1975–1977)
1975–76Judy Strachen 4–142—5—
1976–77Judy Strachen 3–22——AIAW Playoffs
Judy Strachen:7–36 (.163)2–5 (.286)
Paul McKinnon (Minn–Kota Conference)(1977–1979)
1977–78Paul McKinnon 12–21——AIAW Playoffs
1978–79Paul McKinnon 13–19—— AIAW Nationals
Paul McKinnon:25–40 (.385)–
Amy Ruley (North Central Conference)(1979–2004)
1979–80Amy Ruley 14–15—4th
1980–81Amy Ruley 19–12—5th
1981–82Amy Ruley 22–10—2nd AIAW Fourth Place
1982–83Amy Ruley 16–105—53rd
1983–84Amy Ruley 15–125—74th
1984–85Amy Ruley 19–88—64th
1985–86Amy Ruley 24–910—42nd NCAA Division II Runner-up
1986–87Amy Ruley 26–412—21st NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1987–88Amy Ruley 28–313—11st NCAA Division II Semifinals
1988–89Amy Ruley 23–711—31st NCAA Division II Regional Finals
1989–90Amy Ruley 25–515—32nd NCAA Division II Regional Finals
1990–91Amy Ruley 31–216—22nd NCAA Division II Champions
1991–92Amy Ruley 29–416—21st NCAA Division II Runner-up
1992–93Amy Ruley 30–216—21st NCAA Division II Champions
1993–94Amy Ruley 27–515—31st NCAA Division II Champions
1994–95Amy Ruley 32–018—01st NCAA Division II Champions
1995–96Amy Ruley 30–217—11st NCAA Division II Champions
1996–97Amy Ruley 28–118—01st NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
1997–98Amy Ruley 22–614—42nd NCAA Division II First Round
1998–99Amy Ruley 24–514—42nd NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
1999–00Amy Ruley 28–414—41st NCAA Division II Runner-up
2000–01Amy Ruley 25–813—52nd NCAA Division II First Round
2001–02Amy Ruley 18–1010—8T—3rd
2002–03Amy Ruley 26–712—4T—3rd
2003–04Amy Ruley 24–711—3T—1st
Amy Ruley (Independent)(2004–2007)
2004–05Amy Ruley 26–1
2005–06Amy Ruley 9–17
2006–07Amy Ruley 14–11
Amy Ruley (Summit League)(2007–2008)
2007–08Amy Ruley 17–1112—6T—2nd
Amy Ruley:671–198 (.772)
Carolyn DeHoff (Summit League)(2008–2014)
2008–09Carolyn DeHoff 16–1312—63rd
2009–10Carolyn DeHoff 16–1311—75th
2010–11Carolyn DeHoff 13–169—9T–6th
2011–12Carolyn DeHoff 11–208—105th
2012–2013Carolyn DeHoff 10–196—107th
2013–14Carolyn DeHoff 6–242—128th
Carolyn DeHoff:72–105 (.407)48–54 (.471)
Maren Walseth (Summit League)(2014–2019)
2014–15Maren Walseth 11–187—96th
2015–16 Maren Walseth 7–222—149th
2016–17Maren Walseth 6–244—127th
2017–18Maren Walseth 9–202—128th
2018–19 Maren Walseth 7–224—127th
Maren Walseth:40–106 (.274)19–59 (.244)
Jory Collins (Summit League)(2019–present)
2019–20Jory Collins 11–197—96th
2020–21Jory Collins 15–99—73rd
2021–22 Jory Collins 11–187—116th
2022–23 Jory Collins 18–1212—62nd WNIT First Round
2023–24 Jory Collins 22–1213–32nd WNIT Super 16
Jory Collins:77–70 (.524)48–36 (.571)
Total:948–600 (.612)

      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

Arenas

Head coaches

#NameTermRecord
1Collette Folstad1966–196922–9
2Carol Mondor19703–8
3Sue Feeney19717–4
4Sharon Anderson19726–10
5Pat Halvorson1973–7516–14
6Judy Stachen1976-777–36
7Paul McKinnon1977–7825–40
8 Amy Ruley 1979–2008671–198
9 Carolyn DeHoff 2008–201474–105
10 Maren Walseth 2014–201940–106
11 Jory Collins 2019–present77–70

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References

  1. ↑ NDSU Bison Graphic Standards (PDF). May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maren Walseth, North Dakota State Mutually Agree to Part Ways". NDSU. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  3. ↑ http://www.gobison.com/documents/2015/3/26/NDSUWBBRecordBook.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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