North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball

North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
University	University of North Dakota
Head coach	Mallory Bernhard (interim) (1st season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (Capacity: 3,300)
Nickname	North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Colors	Kelly green and white[1]
NCAA Tournament Champions
Division II 1997, 1998, 1999
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
Division II 2001
NCAA Tournament Final Four
Division II 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Division II 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007
NCAA Tournament Appearances
Division II 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Division I 2014
AIAW Tournament Appearances
Division II 1976, 1977, 1980,
Conference tournament champions
Division II 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Division I 2014
Conference regular season champions
Division II 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 Division I 2010, 2014

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux 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 Summit League; the 2019-2020 season was their first in the new conference. Previously they played in Division I's Big Sky Conference and Division I's Great West Conference. 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).^[2]

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	2012–2020
7	Mallory Bernhard	2020-Present

Conference Championships[]

North Central Conference

• Regular Season Champion (11 times): 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1993,94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
• Conference Tournament Champion (7 times): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Great West Conference

• Regular Season Champion (2 times): 2009-10, 2011-12
• Conference Tournament Champion (1 time): 2012

Big Sky Conference

• Regular Season Champion (2 times): 2013-14, 2016-17
• Conference Tournament Champion: (1 time): 2014

National Championships[]

1997 (DII)

• Defeated Southern Indiana 94-78

1998 (DII)

• Defeated Emporia State 92-76

1999 (DII)

• Defeated Arkansas Tech 80-63

Postseason[]

NCAA Division I tournament results[]

The Fighting Hawks have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. They have a combined record of 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	#14	First Round	#3 Texas A&M	L 55−70

NCAA Division II tournament results[]

The Fighting Hawks, then known as the Fighting Sioux, made twenty-two appearances in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament. They had a combined record of 36–19.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	First Round	South Dakota	L, 48–49
1985	First Round	St. Cloud State	L, 46–66
1988	First Round	South Dakota State	L, 60–76
1990	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight	Augustana (SD) North Dakota State Cal Poly Pomona	W, 93–78 W, 90–58 L, 64–67
1991	First Round Regional Finals	Florida Atlantic North Dakota State	W, 94–78 L, 59–81
1992	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight	Bloomsburg Norfolk State Delta State	W, 79–50 W, 63–48 L, 55–63
1993	First Round	Augustana (SD)	L, 67–79
1994	First Round	South Dakota State	L, 51–61
1995	First Round	South Dakota State	L, 75–78
1996	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Metro State South Dakota State North Dakota State	W, 71–47 W, 68–55 L, 77–89
1997	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Northern State North Dakota State Edinboro Bentley Southern Indiana	W, 88–76 W, 73–66 W, 81–46 W, 70–48 W, 94–78
1998	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Northern Colorado Nebraska–Kearney Bentley Northern Michigan Emporia State	W, 96–68 W, 79–68 W, 71–56 W, 79–69 W, 92–76
1999	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Augustana (SD) North Dakota State Kennesaw State Emporia State Arkansas Tech	W, 84–62 W, 83–60 W, 96–69 W, 87–81 W,80–63
2000	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Northern Colorado North Dakota State	W, 82–67 L, 72–92
2001	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	St. Cloud State Minnesota–Duluth Texas A&M–Kingsville Shippensburg Cal Poly Pomona	W, 76–63 W, 71–56 W, 88–60 W, 76–67 L, 80–87 (OT)
2002	Regional Semifinals	Southwest Minnesota State	L, 57–66
2003	First Round Second Round	Minnesota–Duluth South Dakota State	W, 70–63 L, 56–77
2004	First Round Second Round Third Round	Fort Lewis North Dakota State South Dakota State	W, 53–51 W, 66–65 L, 70–72 (OT)
2005	First Round Second Round	Fort Hays State Concordia-St. Paul	W, 87–56 L, 76–78
2006	First Round Second Round Third Round	CSU Pueblo Northern State St. Cloud State	W, 92–69 W, 90–58 L, 69–75
2007	First Round Second Round Third Round Elite Eight	Minnesota State–Moorhead Regis Nebraska–Kearney Florida Gulf Coast	W, 98–66 W, 78–63 W, 108–75 L, 64–83
2008	First Round	Wayne State (NE)	L, 78–85

Arenas[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Official website