North Dakota State Bison women's basketball

North Dakota State Bison
North Dakota State Bison
	2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team
University	North Dakota State University
Head coach	Jory Collins (3rd season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Fargo, North Dakota
Arena	Scheels Center ; (Capacity: 5,460)
Nickname	Bison
Colors	Green and yellow;
NCAA Tournament Champions
	Division II; 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
	Division II; 1986, 1992, 2000
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	Division II; 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	Division II; 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II; 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
NCAA Tournament Second round
	Division II; 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	Division II; 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
AIAW Tournament Final Four
	Division II: 1982
AIAW Tournament Appearances
	Division II: 1979, 1982
Conference regular season champions
	1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997

The North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. They are members of the NCAA Division I and the Summit League. The Bison head coach position is currently held by Jory Collins.^[2]

NCAA Division II Championships[]

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Score	Opponent
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1991	81–74	Southeast Missouri State
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1993	95–63	Delta State
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1994	89–56	Cal State San Bernardino
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1995	98–85	Portland State
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1996	104–78	Shippensburg

NCAA Division II runner-up teams:

1986
1992
2000

Postseason[]

NCAA Division II tournament results[]

The Bison made eighteen appearances in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament. They had a combined record of 47–13.^[3]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Bryant Mankato State Central Missouri State Philadelphia Textile Cal Poly Pomona	W, 81–63 W, 67–62 W, 77–60 W, 77–61 L, 63–70
1987	Regional Finals Elite Eight	St. Cloud State Cal Poly Pomona	W, 67–65 L, 67–77
1988	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	St. Cloud State South Dakota State St. Joseph's (IN) Hampton	W, 77–57 W, 91–77 W, 87–74 L, 63–72
1989	First Round Regional Finals	South Dakota St. Cloud State	W, 72–71 (OT) L, 80–87
1990	First Round Regional Finals	St. Cloud State North Dakota	W, 91–74 L, 58–90
1991	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Augustana (SD) North Dakota Bellarmine Bentley Southeast Missouri State	W, 90–89 W, 81–59 W, 87–64 W, 83–76 W, 81–74
1992	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	South Dakota State Augustana (SD) Washburn Portland State Delta State	W, 92–58 W, 104–69 W, 79–51 W, 93–59 L, 63–65
1993	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Denver Augustana (SD) Cal Poly Pomona Bentley Delta State	W, 92–77 W, 91–82 W, 91–55 W, 79–57 W, 95–63
1994	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Augustana (SD) South Dakota State Missouri Western State North Alabama Cal State San Bernardino	W, 82–59 W, 82–52 W, 91–74 W, 123–56 W, 89–56
1995	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Minnesota–Duluth South Dakota State Oakland Missouri Western State Portland State	W, 98–61 W, 82–68 W, 87–61 W, 74–67 W, 98–85
1996	First Round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Minnesota–Duluth North Dakota Portland State Delta State Shippensburg	W, 72–52 W, 89–77 W, 91–65 W, 93–72 W, 104–78
1997	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Nebraska–Kearney North Dakota	W, 76–65 L, 66–73
1998	First Round	Northern State	L, 73–76
1999	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Minnesota–Duluth North Dakota	W, 61–50 L, 60–83
2000	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Minnesota–Duluth North Dakota Delta State Columbus State Northern Kentucky	W, 77–72 W, 92–72 W, 71–64 W, 72–56 L, 62–71 (OT)
2001	First Round	Minnesota–Duluth	L, 73–81
2003	First Round Second Round	Nebraska–Kearney South Dakota	W, 76–69 L, 61–84
2004	First Round Second Round	South Dakota North Dakota	W, 70–63 L, 65–66

AIAW College Division/Division II[]

The Bison made two appearances in the AIAW National Division II Basketball Tournament, with a combined record of 2–2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	First Round	High Point	L, 40–93
1982	First Round Second Round Semifinals Third Place Game	Centenary Biola College of Charleston William Penn	W, w/o W, 87–71 L, 73–88 T, 76–76

Arenas[]

1966–1970
Bison Sports Arena 1970–2016
Scheels Center 2016–present

Head coaches[]

#	Name	Term	Record
1	Collette Folstad	1966–1969	22-9
2	Carol Mondor	1970	3-8
3	Sue Feeney	1971	7-4
4	Sharon Anderson	1972	6-10
5	Pat Halvorson	1973–75	16-14
6	Judy Stachen	1976-77	7-36
7	Paul McKinnon	1977–78	25-40
8	Amy Ruley	1979–2008	671-198
9	Carolyn DeHoff	2008–2014	74-105
10		2014–2019	40-106
11	Jory Collins	2019–present	26-28

References[]

^ NDSU Bison Graphic Standards (PDF). May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
^ "Maren Walseth, North Dakota State Mutually Agree to Part Ways". NDSU. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
^ http://www.gobison.com/documents/2015/3/26/NDSUWBBRecordBook.pdf

External links[]

Official website

[1] NDSU Bison Graphic Standards (PDF). May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[2] "Maren Walseth, North Dakota State Mutually Agree to Part Ways". NDSU. Retrieved 2019-03-11.

[3] ttp://www.gobison.com/documents/2015/3/26/NDSUWBBRecordBook.pdf

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