North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball

North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
University	University of North Dakota
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Grand Forks, ND
Head coach	Travis Brewster (1st year)
Arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (Capacity: 3,300)
Nickname	Fighting Hawks
Colors	Kelly Green and White
NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions
1997*, 1998*, 1999*
NCAA/AIAW Tournament runner-up
2001*
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four
1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2001*
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1990*, 1992*, 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2001*, 2007*
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1976**, 1977**, 1980**, 1984*, 1985*, 1988*, 1990*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000*, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2014
Conference tournament champions
2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2014
Conference regular season champions
1990*, 1991*, 1993*, 1994*, 1998*, 1999*, 2001*, 2002*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2010, 2014 *at Division II Level **in AIAW competition

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks 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 Big Sky Conference; the upcoming 2012-2013 season will be their first in the new conference. Previously they played in Division II's North Central Conference and Division I's Great West Conference. The current women's head coach is Travis Brewster. The announcer for the women's team is Kris Holm. Radio duties are handled by Paul Ralston and Mitch Wigness.

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).

Head coaches

#	Name	Term
1	Dee Watson	1974–1978
2	Shirlan Mosley	1979–1981
3	Gary Schwartz	1982–1984
4	Martha Hutchinson	1985–1986
5	Gene Roebuck	1987–2011
6	Travis Brewster	2012–present

2014–15 Roster

2013–14 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High school/previous college Home town G 1 Leah Szabla 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Providence Academy High School Brooklyn Park, Minn. F 2 Mia Loyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So DeLaSalle High School Minneapolis, Minn. G 3 Katie Klapprodt 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Fr Stevens High School Rapid City, S.D. G 4 Siri Burck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Fargo South High School Fargo, N.D. F 5 Samantha Roscoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Newman College Perth, Western Australia G 10 Makailah Dyer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So East High School Madison, Wis. / Univ. of Wisconsin G 12 Kanani Asuncion 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Century High School Rochester, MN F 13 Madi Buck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Century High School Bismarck, N.D. G 15 Kelsey Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Platte City High School Platte City, Mo. / Johnson County CC G 21 Ellie Ripplinger 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Red River High School Grand Forks, N.D. F 22 Josie Dillon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Benilde-St. Margaret's High School Plymouth, Minn. C 23 Emily Evers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Red River High School Grand Forks, N.D. F 32 Katie Houdek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Grafton High School Grafton, N.D. F 34 Megan Lauck 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mounds View High School Shoreview, Minn. C 35 Erin O'Toole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hopkins High School Minnetonka, Minn. C 40 Ellen Kiser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Juda High School Juda, Wis. C 52 Allyssa Wall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Dakota Valley High School North Sioux City, S.D.	Head coach Travis Brewster Assistant coach(es) Brent Pollari Val Sussex Mallory Youngblut Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-10-05

Arenas

• Hyslop Sports Center, 1974–2003
• Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, 2004–present

External links

• Official website