2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	9–21 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach	Mallory Bernhard (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Travis Bledsoe; John Motherwell; Sabra Wimberley;
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State †	16	–	0	1.000	27	–	6	.818
North Dakota State	13	–	3	.813	22	–	12	.647
Oral Roberts	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
South Dakota	9	–	7	.563	23	–	13	.639
St. Thomas*	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
North Dakota	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
Denver	5	–	11	.313	8	–	22	.267
Kansas City	3	–	13	.188	12	–	20	.375
Omaha	3	–	13	.188	8	–	23	.258

† 2024 Summit League tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

The 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Mallory Bernhard, competed in the Summit League and played home games in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Fighting Hawks finished the season 9–21, 5–11 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.^[2]

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 11–7 in Summit League play,^[3] to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Summit League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Omaha.^[4] They were invited to the WBI where they lost in the first round to California Baptist,^[5] won in the semifinals against Northern Illinois,^[6] but lost in the finals to FIU.^[7]

Offseason

Departures

North Dakota departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Joli Daniger	1	G	5' 7"	GS Senior	Andover, MN	Graduated
Maggie Manson	3	G	5' 9"	Senior	Fargo, ND	Graduated
Claire Orth	10	G/F	5' 10"	GS Senior	Lino Lakes, MN	Graduated
Tara Bieniewicz	14	G/F	6' 0"	GS Senior	Chesterfield, MI	Graduated
Allie McCarthy	24	G	6' 0"	Sophomore	Grand Falls, NB	Transferred to Ottawa
Juliet Gordon	54	F	5' 11"	GS Senior	Adelaide, Australia	Graduated

Incoming

North Dakota incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Destinee Oberg	23	C	6' 3"	GS Senior	Burnsville, MN	Minnesota
Jayla Owen	44	G	5' 6"	Sophomore	Dorval, QC	Western Nebraska CC

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	DJ Davis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Red Oak HS Wabash Valley College	Dallas, TX
F	1	Paris Bass	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Wayne Memorial HS	Detroit, MI
G	2	Mikayla Aumer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Cambridge-Isanti HS	Mora, MN
F	5	Kiyah Hurst	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Milwaukee Academy of Science	Milwaukee, WI
F	7	Nevaeh Ferrara Home	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Southwest Academy	Regina, SK
F	9	Kiera Pemberton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Walnut Grove Secondary	Langley, BC
C	10	Fatima Ibrahim	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Royal Crown School (ON)	Winnipeg, MB
G	11	Kacie Borowicz	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Roseau HS	Roseau, MN
G	13	Mahogany Cottingham	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Parma HS	Parma, OH
G/F	21	Sammiyah Hoskin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Wayne Memorial HS Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI
G	22	Rakiyah Beal	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Hamtramck HS	Detroit, MI
C	23	Destinee Oberg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	John F. Kennedy HS Minnesota	Burnsville, MN
C	33	Miranda VanderWal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	RS So	Southwest Academy	Strathroy, ON
G	44	Jayla Owen	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Dawson College Western Nebraska CC	Dorval, QC
C	55	Darcy Jardine	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Cheyenne East HS	Cheyenne, WY

Head coach

Mallory Bernhard (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Travis Bledsoe (North Dakota)
John Motherwell (Michigan)
Sabra Wimberley (LeMoyne–Owen)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m.		at Wyoming	L 60–77	0–1	29 – Borowicz	9 – Beal	4 – Davis	Arena-Auditorium (2,284) Laramie, WY
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN		Grand Canyon	L 61–73	0–2	20 – Borowicz	11 – Pemberton	4 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,423) Grand Forks, ND
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Concordia College	W 80–47	1–2	22 – Borowicz	8 – Pemberton	3 – Davis	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,374) Grand Forks, ND
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN		Montana State	L 53–60	1–3	22 – Borowicz	10 – Hurst	3 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,169) Grand Forks, ND
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	L 53–75	1–4	16 – Borowicz	9 – Pemberton	4 – Borowicz	Reed Green Coliseum (1,366) Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023* 8:00 a.m., ESPN+		vs. North Texas Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	L 50–71	1–5	12 – Hurst	6 – Owen	3 – 2 tied	Reed Green Coliseum (56) Hattiesburg, MS
November 28, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SLN		Minot State	W 82–53	2–5	26 – Hurst	8 – Hurst	3 – 3 tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 3, 2023* 5:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN		Eastern Michigan	W 64–56	3–5	20 – Hurst	9 – Hurst	3 – Hurst	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,349) Grand Forks, ND
December 7, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 55–67	3–6	13 – Ferrara Horne	8 – Pemberton	2 – 4 tied	Lantz Arena (2,546) Charleston, IL
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Mayville State	L 68–75	3–7	16 – Borowicz	9 – Borowicz	7 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,322) Grand Forks, ND
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN		Drake	L 60–108	3–8	29 – Borowicz	5 – 2 tied	4 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,361) Grand Forks, ND
December 29, 2023 1:00 p.m., SLN		at St. Thomas (MN)	L 76–95	3–9 (0–1)	32 – Borowicz	5 – 2 tied	4 – Hoskin	Schoenecker Arena (435) St. Paul, MN
December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		South Dakota State	L 53–74	3–10 (0–2)	17 – Borowicz	10 – VanderWal	2 – Hoskin	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,214) Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State Summit League–Big Sky Challenge	W 78–72	4–10	18 – VanderWal	7 – VanderWal	5 – Borowicz	Reed Arena (711) Pocatello, ID
January 6, 2024* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN		Eastern Washington Summit League–Big Sky Challenge	L 65–72	4–11	17 – Borowicz	9 – Hoskin	5 – 3 tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,316) Grand Forks, ND
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN		Omaha	W 100–75	5–11 (1–2)	22 – Hurst	12 – Borowicz	10 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,127) Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN		Kansas City	W 76–62	6–11 (2–2)	27 – Pemberton	7 – Borowicz	3 – 2 tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,405) Grand Forks, ND
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Oral Roberts	L 55–71	6–12 (2–3)	19 – Borowicz	11 – Borowicz	2 – 2 tied	Mabee Center (1,074) Tulsa, OK
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		at Denver	W 78–68	7–12 (3–3)	21 – Borowicz	12 – Hurst	7 – Borowicz	Hamilton Gymnasium (545) Denver, CO
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN		St. Thomas (MN)	L 66–76	7–13 (3–4)	24 – Borowicz	9 – 2 tied	2 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,290) Grand Forks, ND
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN		South Dakota	L 53–69	7–14 (3–5)	19 – Borowicz	10 – Borowicz	4 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,366) Grand Forks, ND
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN		North Dakota State	L 85–101	7–15 (3–6)	27 – Borowicz	8 – Pemberton	7 – Borowicz	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,913) Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Omaha	W 83–81	8–15 (4–6)	18 – 2 tied	9 – Borowicz	5 – Borowicz	Baxter Arena (394) Omaha, NE
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		at Kansas City	L 71–86	8–16 (4–7)	25 – Borowicz	6 – 2 tied	6 – Borowicz	Swinney Recreation Center (735) Kansas City, MO
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN		Denver	W 75–65	9–16 (5–7)	27 – Hurst	11 – Hurst	4 – 2 tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,232) Grand Forks, ND
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN		North Dakota	L 57–102	9–17 (5–8)	15 – Hurst	11 – Pemberton	3 – Beal	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,315) Grand Forks, ND
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota State	L 80–107	9–18 (5–9)	21 – Evans	7 – Krzewinski	5 – Hamling	Scheels Center (2,502) Fargo, ND
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN		at South Dakota State	L 47–103	9–19 (5–10)	23 – Borowicz	7 – Pemberton	1 – 3 tied	Frost Arena (2,134) Brookings, SD
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota	L 54–65	9–20 (5–11)	25 – Borowicz	11 – Pemberton	2 – 2 tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,792) Vermillion, SD
Summit League women's tournament
March 10, 2024 12:30 p.m., SLN	(6)	vs. (3) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals	L 68–91	9–21	26 – Borowicz	10 – Hurst	5 – 2 tied	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,061) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ Sharpe, Abby (March 10, 2024). "UND drops fifth-straight Summit League tournament game in quarterfinal loss to Oral Roberts". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 5, 2023). "Hawks fall short in quarterfinals match up against Omaha, 84-81". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 17, 2023). "Hawks fall to Lancers in Game one of the WBI, 96-79". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 18, 2023). "Hawks win first National postseason game in the DI era over NIU, 102-99". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 19, 2023). "Fighting Hawks cap Summit League best season with hard fought 76-73 defeat". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". fightinghawks.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[2] Sharpe, Abby (March 10, 2024). "UND drops fifth-straight Summit League tournament game in quarterfinal loss to Oral Roberts". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[3] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[4] Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 5, 2023). "Hawks fall short in quarterfinals match up against Omaha, 84-81". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[5] Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 17, 2023). "Hawks fall to Lancers in Game one of the WBI, 96-79". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[6] Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 18, 2023). "Hawks win first National postseason game in the DI era over NIU, 102-99". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[7] Sagvold, Kelsey Lee (March 19, 2023). "Fighting Hawks cap Summit League best season with hard fought 76-73 defeat". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[8] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". fightinghawks.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

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