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

The 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball 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, compete in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	9–20 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach	Mallory Bernhard (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Travis Bledsoe John Motherwell Sabra Wimberley
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	16	–	0		1.000			24	–	5		.828
North Dakota State	13	–	3		.813			19	–	10		.655
Oral Roberts	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
South Dakota	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
St. Thomas*	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
North Dakota	5	–	11		.313			9	–	20		.310
Denver	5	–	11		.313			8	–	21		.276
Kansas City	3	–	13		.188			12	–	19		.387
Omaha	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner As of March 2, 2024

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 11–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Summit League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Omaha. They were invited to the WBI where they lost in the first round to Cal Baptist.

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 were no recruiting classing 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

Schedule and results

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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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						Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

References

1. "W Basketball - Schedules - North Dakota Athletics". fightinghawks.com.