2013–14 University of North Dakota women's basketball team

2013–14 University of North Dakota women's basketball
Big Sky regular season & tournament champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record22–10 (15–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brent Pollari
  • Val Sussex
  • Mallory Youngblut
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons
2013–14 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota† 15 – 5   .750 22 – 10   .688
Southern Utah 15 – 5   .750 23 – 10   .697
Montana 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
Eastern Washington 12 – 8   .600 16 – 14   .533
Idaho State 11 – 9   .550 14 – 17   .452
Montana State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 15   .500
Sacramento State 10 – 10   .500 18 – 12   .600
Northern Colorado 8 – 12   .400 14 – 15   .483
Northern Arizona 6 – 14   .300 9 – 20   .310
Portland State 6 – 14   .300 8 – 21   .276
Weber State 3 – 17   .150 7 – 22   .241
† 2014 Big Sky tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 University of North Dakota women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second year head coach Travis Brewster and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 15–5 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky Regular Season. They were also champions of the Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time in program history to earn an automatic trip to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
1 Leah Szabla Guard 5–9 Freshman Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
2 Mia Loyd Forward 5–11 Sophomore Minneapolis, Minnesota
3 Katie Klapprodt Guard 5–3 RS Freshman Rapid City, South Dakota
4 Siri Burck Guard 6–0 Freshman Fargo, North Dakota
5 Samantha Roscoe Forward 6–3 Freshman Perth, Western Australia
10 Makailah Dyer Guard 5–9 Freshman Madison, Wisconsin
13 Madi Buck Forward 6–0 Senior Bismarck, North Dakota
15 Kelsey Knox Guard 5–7 Sophomore Platte City, Missouri
21 Ellie Ripplinger Guard 5–5 Freshman Grand Forks, North Dakota
22 Josie Dillon Forward 6–1 Sophomore Plymouth, Minnesota
23 Emily Evers Center 6–5 Junior Grand Forks, North Dakota
32 Katie Houdek Forward 6–1 Senior Grafton, North Dakota
34 Megan Lauck Forward 6–1 Senior Shoreview, Minnesota
35 Erin O'Toole Center 6–3 Freshman Plymouth, Minnesota
40 Ellen Kiser Center 6–2 RS Freshman Juda, Wisconsin
52 Allyssa Wall Center 6–4 Senior North Sioux City, South Dakota

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
2:00 pm 		Minnesota Crookston W 85–66  –
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,770)
Grand Forks, ND
11/05/2013*
7:00 pm 		Memidji State W 78–66  –
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,320)
Grand Forks, ND
Regular season
11/10/2013*
5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		at No. 20 Iowa State L 55–84  0–1
 Hilton Coliseum (10,072)
Ames, IA
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Northern Iowa L 56–61  0–2
 McLeod Center (2,103)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/17/2013*
2:00 pm, Midco SN 		South Dakota W 65–61  1–2
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,429)
Grand Forks, ND
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm 		Jamestown W 93–56  2–2
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,372)
Grand Forks, ND
12/04/2013*
11:00 am 		at Milwaukee W 78–66  3–2
 Klotsche Center (3,500)
Milwaukee, WI
12/08/2013*
2:00 pm 		at Minnesota L 44–46  3–3
 Williams Arena (3,568)
Minneapolis, MN
12/14/2013*
2:00 pm, Midco SN 		North Dakota State W 88–83  4–3
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,261)
Grand Forks, ND
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm 		Mayville State W 71–62  5–3
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,352)
Grand Forks, ND
12/21/2013
2:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado W 68–65  6–3
(1–0) 		Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (581)
Greeley, CO
12/28/2013*
2:00 pm 		at No. 21 Iowa L 62–88  6–4
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,209)
Iowa City, IA
01/02/2014
6:00 pm, Midco SN 		Southern Utah W 71–68  7–4
(2–0) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,480)
Grand Forks, ND
01/04/2014
2:00 pm, Midco SN 		Northern Colorado W 63–51  8–4
(3–0) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,389)
Grand Forks, ND
01/09/2014
8:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 48–47  9–4
(4–0) 		Holt Arena (856)
Pocatello, ID
01/11/2014
3:00 pm 		at Weber State W 83–72  10–4
(5–0) 		Dee Events Center (578)
Ogden, UT
01/16/2014
7:00 pm 		Montana W 62–57  11–4
(6–0) 		Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,409)
Grand Forks, ND
01/18/2014
2:00 pm 		Montana State L 65–76  11–5
(6–1) 		Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,639)
Grand Forks, ND
01/23/2014
9:00 pm 		at Sacramento State L 104–110  11–6
(6–2) 		Colberg Court (408)
Sacramento, CA
01/25/2014
7:30 pm, FSAZ 		at Northern Arizona W 91–83  12–6
(7–2) 		Walkup Skydome (574)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/30/2014
7:00 pm 		Eastern Washington W 82–60  13–6
(8–2) 		Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,401)
Grand Forks, ND
02/01/2014
2:00 pm 		Portland State W 69–44  14–6
(9–2) 		Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,567)
Grand Forks, ND
02/06/2014
7:00 pm 		Weber State W 68–55  15–6
(10–2) 		Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,637)
Grand Forks, ND
02/08/2014
2:00 pm 		Idaho State W 64–59 OT 16–6
(11–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,847)
Grand Forks, ND
02/13/2014
8:00 pm 		at Montana State L 67–78  16–7
(11–3) 		Worthington Arena (N/A)
Bozeman, MT
02/15/2014
3:00 pm 		at Montana L 49–52  16–8
(11–4) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,456)
Missoula, MT
02/20/2014
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 71–41  17–8
(12–4) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,407)
Grand Forks, ND
02/22/2014
2:00 pm, Midco SN 		Sacramento State W 87–57  18–8
(13–4) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,572)
Grand Forks, ND
02/27/2014
9:00 pm 		at Portland State W 73–52  19–8
(14–4) 		Stott Center (489)
Portland, OR
03/01/2014
4:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington W 61–57  20–8
(15–4) 		Reese Court (603)
Cheney, WA
03/06/2014
6:00 pm 		at Southern Utah L 53–73  20–9
(15–5) 		Centrum Arena (711)
Cedar City, UT
Big Sky tournament
03/14/2014
5:00 pm 		vs. Idaho State
Semifinals 		W 78–53  21–9
 Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,404)
Grand Forks, ND
03/15/2014
3:00 pm 		vs. Montana
Championship 		W 72–55  22–9
 Betty Englestad Sioux Center (1,937)
Grand Forks, ND
NCAA tournament
03/23/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Texas A&M
First Round 		L 55–70  22–10
 Reed Arena (6,075)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.