2025–26 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

2025–26 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record7–20 (3–10 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alex Kladis
  • Andi Gayner
  • Claire Canahuate
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
2025–26 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 – 0   1.000 23 – 2   .920
South Dakota 10 – 2   .833 20 – 6   .769
South Dakota State 10 – 2   .833 20 – 6   .769
Oral Roberts 6 – 6   .500 13 – 12   .520
St. Thomas 6 – 6   .500 13 – 13   .500
Kansas City 4 – 9   .308 7 – 19   .269
Denver 3 – 10   .231 9 – 17   .346
North Dakota 3 – 10   .231 7 – 20   .259
Omaha 2 – 11   .154 4 – 24   .143
† 2026 Summit League tournament winner
As of February 15, 2026

The 2025–26 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season as members of the Summit League. The Fighting Hawks are led by first-year head coach Dennis Hutter and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.[1][2]

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2024–25 season 12–19, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for 5th place.[3] They were defeated by South Dakota State in the semifinals of the 2025 Summit League women's basketball tournament.[4]

Roster

2025–26 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Skyler Volmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lyman High School Presho, South Dakota
G 2 Mikayla Aumer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Cambridge-Isanti High School Mora, Minnesota
F 3 Finley Ohnstad 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Kansas State Elko, Minnesota
G 4 Lauren Hillesheim 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hopkins High School Golden Valley, Minnesota
G 5 Mackenzie Hughes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Mayville State Thompson, North Dakota
F 6 Anaiyah Fletcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bond Academy Oshawa, Ontario
F 7 Hanna Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Arizona State Aberdeen, South Dakota
G 8 Kendra Harvey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Byron High School Byron, Minnesota
G 10 Addison Kolsterbuer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So South Dakota Little Rock, Iowa
G 12 Mataeya Mathern 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Edgeley High School Edgeley, North Dakota
G 13 Lauren Reardon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Grand Forks Central High School Grand Forks, North Dakota
F 14 Ava Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So USC Upstate Rochester, Minnesota
G 15 Sydney Piekny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Niagra Prep Fenwick, Ontario
G 21 London Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hopkins High School Minneapolis, Minnesota
C 24 Walker Demers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr South Dakota Grafton, North Dakota
C 33 Miranda VanderWal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Southwest Academy Strathroy, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 pm 		at Minnesota L 47–91  0–1
 Williams Arena (3,384)
Minneapolis, MN
November 7, 2025*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Youngstown State L 58–65  0–2
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,497)
Grand Forks, ND
November 11, 2025*
6:00 pm 		at Green Bay L 43–67  0–3
 Kress Events Center (1,903)
Green Bay, WI
November 16, 2025*
12:00 pm 		at Eastern Kentucky L 46–57  0–4
 Baptist Health Arena (281)
Richmond, KY
November 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Eastern Kentucky L 66–87  0–5
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,384)
Grand Forks, ND
November 21, 2025*
12:00 pm, SLN 		Wyoming W 65–45  1–5
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,575)
Grand Forks, ND
November 27, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Boise State
Paradise Jam 		L 45–65  1–6
 UVI Sports and Fitness Center (224)
Charlotte Amalie West, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 28, 2025*
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		vs. Elon
Paradise Jam 		L 57–65  1–7
 UVI Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie West, U.S. Virgin Islands
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Montana
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 56–86  1–8
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,375)
Grand Forks, ND
December 6, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 57–99  1–9
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,877)
Bozeman, MT
December 14, 2025*
12:00 pm, SLN 		Western Kentucky L 50–80  1–10
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,318)
Grand Forks, ND
December 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Mayville State W 79–30  2–10
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,451)
Grand Forks, ND
December 20, 2025*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Dickinson State W 65–46  3–10
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,337)
Grand Forks, ND
January 1, 2026
3:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver L 57–64  3–11
(0–1) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (575)
Denver, CO
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 67–95  3–12
(0–2) 		Mabee Center (993)
Tulsa, OK
January 8, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		Omaha W 75–54  4–12
(1–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,386)
Grand Forks, ND
January 10, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		Kansas City L 56–77  4–13
(1–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,378)
Grand Forks, ND
January 14, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota L 39–62  4–14
(1–4) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,232)
Vermillion, SD
January 21, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State L 47–99  4–15
(1–5) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,531)
Grand Forks, ND
January 24, 2026
2:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas L 54–72  4–16
(1–6) 		Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (654)
St. Paul, MN
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts L 80–89  4–17
(1–7) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,488)
Grand Forks, ND
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		Denver W 73–72  5–17
(2–7) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,511)
Grand Forks, ND
February 1, 2026*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Bismarck State
Rescheduled from December 9, 2025[5] 		W 89–80  6–17
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,425)
Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2026
6:30 pm, SLN 		at Omaha L 54–58  6–18
(2–8) 		Baxter Arena (679)
Omaha, NE
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City W 68–58  7–18
(3–8) 		Swinney Recreation Center (437)
Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State L 48–94  7–19
(3–9) 		First Bank and Trust Arena (2,457)
Brookings, SD
February 15, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State L 51–87  7–20
(3–10) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,019)
Grand Forks, ND
February 21, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		St. Thomas Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026*
TBD, SLN/CBSSN 		vs. Summit League tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Betty Engelstad Sioux Center". fightinghawks.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dennis Hutter". fightinghawks.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Summit League. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  4. ^ Watson, Anna (March 8, 2025). "North Dakota falls short to No. 1 South Dakota State in semifinals". North Dakota Athletics. Sioux Falls, SD. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Game Against Bismarck State Rescheduled". fightinghawks.com. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  6. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  7. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
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