North Dakota State Bison women's basketball

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]

North Dakota State Bison women's basketball
UniversityNorth Dakota State University
Head coachJory Collins (5th season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationFargo, North Dakota
ArenaScheels Center
(Capacity: 5,460)
NicknameBison
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

NCAA Division II Championships

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AssociationDivisionSportYearScoreOpponent
NCAADivision IIBasketball199181–74Southeast Missouri State
NCAADivision IIBasketball199395–63Delta State
NCAADivision IIBasketball199489–56Cal State San Bernardino
NCAADivision IIBasketball199598–85Portland State
NCAADivision IIBasketball1996104–78Shippensburg

NCAA Division II runner-up teams:

  • 1986
  • 1992
  • 2000

Postseason

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WNIT

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
2023First roundOregonL 57–96
2024Second roundMontanaW 72–63
Super 16MinnesotaL 65–69

NCAA Division II tournament results

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
1986First 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
1987Regional Finals
Elite Eight
St. Cloud State
Cal Poly Pomona
W, 67–65
L, 67–77
1988First 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
1989First round
Regional Finals
South Dakota
St. Cloud State
W, 72–71 (OT)
L, 80–87
1990First round
Regional Finals
St. Cloud State
North Dakota
W, 91–74
L, 58–90
1991First 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
1992First 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
1993First 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
1994First 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
1995First 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
1996First 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
1997Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Nebraska–Kearney
North Dakota
W, 76–65
L, 66–73
1998First roundNorthern StateL, 73–76
1999Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Minnesota–Duluth
North Dakota
W, 61–50
L, 60–83
2000Regional 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)
2001First roundMinnesota–DuluthL, 73–81
2003First round
Second Round
Nebraska–Kearney
South Dakota
W, 76–69
L, 61–84
2004First round
Second Round
South Dakota
North Dakota
W, 70–63
L, 65–66

AIAW College Division/Division II

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
1979First roundHigh PointL, 40–93
1982First 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

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Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Colette Folstad (No Conference) (1966–1970)
1966–67Colette Folstad3–3
1967–68Colette Folstad8–2
1968–69Colette Folstad5–4
1969–70Colette Folstad9–1
Colette Folstad:25–10 (.714)
Carol Mondor (No Conference) (1970–1971)
1970–71Carol Mondor3–8
Carol Mondor:3–8 (.273)
Sue Feeney (No Conference) (1971–1972)
1971–72Sue Feeney7–4
Sue Feeney:7–4 (.636)
Sharon Anderson (Minn–Kota Conference) (1972–1973)
1972–73Sharon Anderson6–101—2
Sharon Anderson:6–10 (.375)1–2 (.333)
Pat Halvorson (Minn–Kota Conference) (1973–1975)
1973–74Pat Halvorson10–45—2
1974–75Pat Halvorson6–102—5AIAW Playoffs
Pat Halvorson:16–14 (.533)7–7 (.500)
Judy Strachen (Minn–Kota Conference) (1975–1977)
1975–76Judy Strachen4–142—5
1976–77Judy Strachen3–22AIAW Playoffs
Judy Strachen:7–36 (.163)2–5 (.286)
Paul McKinnon (Minn–Kota Conference) (1977–1979)
1977–78Paul McKinnon12–21AIAW Playoffs
1978–79Paul McKinnon13–19AIAW Nationals
Paul McKinnon:25–40 (.385)
Amy Ruley (North Central Conference) (1979–2004)
1979–80Amy Ruley14–154th
1980–81Amy Ruley19–125th
1981–82Amy Ruley22–102ndAIAW Fourth Place
1982–83Amy Ruley16–105—53rd
1983–84Amy Ruley15–125—74th
1984–85Amy Ruley19–88—64th
1985–86Amy Ruley24–910—42ndNCAA Division II Runner-up
1986–87Amy Ruley26–412—21stNCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1987–88Amy Ruley28–313—11stNCAA Division II Semifinals
1988–89Amy Ruley23–711—31stNCAA Division II Regional Finals
1989–90Amy Ruley25–515—32ndNCAA Division II Regional Finals
1990–91Amy Ruley31–216—22ndNCAA Division II Champions
1991–92Amy Ruley29–416—21stNCAA Division II Runner-up
1992–93Amy Ruley30–216—21stNCAA Division II Champions
1993–94Amy Ruley27–515—31stNCAA Division II Champions
1994–95Amy Ruley32–018—01stNCAA Division II Champions
1995–96Amy Ruley30–217—11stNCAA Division II Champions
1996–97Amy Ruley28–118—01stNCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
1997–98Amy Ruley22–614—42ndNCAA Division II First Round
1998–99Amy Ruley24–514—42ndNCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
1999–00Amy Ruley28–414—41stNCAA Division II Runner-up
2000–01Amy Ruley25–813—52ndNCAA Division II First Round
2001–02Amy Ruley18–1010—8T—3rd
2002–03Amy Ruley26–712—4T—3rd
2003–04Amy Ruley24–711—3T—1st
Amy Ruley (Independent) (2004–2007)
2004–05Amy Ruley26–1
2005–06Amy Ruley9–17
2006–07Amy Ruley14–11
Amy Ruley (Summit League) (2007–2008)
2007–08Amy Ruley17–1112—6T—2nd
Amy Ruley:671–198 (.772)
Carolyn DeHoff (Summit League) (2008–2014)
2008–09Carolyn DeHoff16–1312—63rd
2009–10Carolyn DeHoff16–1311—75th
2010–11Carolyn DeHoff13–169—9T–6th
2011–12Carolyn DeHoff11–208—105th
2012–2013Carolyn DeHoff10–196—107th
2013–14Carolyn DeHoff6–242—128th
Carolyn DeHoff:72–105 (.407)48–54 (.471)
Maren Walseth (Summit League) (2014–2019)
2014–15Maren Walseth11–187—96th
2015–16Maren Walseth7–222—149th
2016–17Maren Walseth6–244—127th
2017–18Maren Walseth9–202—128th
2018–19Maren Walseth7–224—127th
Maren Walseth:40–106 (.274)19–59 (.244)
Jory Collins (Summit League) (2019–present)
2019–20Jory Collins11–197—96th
2020–21Jory Collins15–99—73rd
2021–22Jory Collins11–187—116th
2022–23Jory Collins18–1212—62ndWNIT First Round
2023–24Jory Collins22–1213–32ndWNIT 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

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Head coaches

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#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
8Amy Ruley1979–2008671–198
9Carolyn DeHoff2008–201474–105
10Maren Walseth2014–201940–106
11Jory Collins2019–present77–70

References

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  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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