North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball

North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball
2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of North Dakota
Head coachMallory Bernhard (5th season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationGrand Forks, North Dakota
ArenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
(capacity: 3,300)
NicknameFighting Hawks
ColorsKelly green and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


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 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 1974–1979
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)

1998 (DII)

1999 (DII)

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

Season–by–season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dee Watson (Minn–Kota Conference) (1974–1979)
1974–75 Dee Watson 3–14 — —
1975–76 Dee Watson 17–9 — —
1976–77 Dee Watson 16–15 — —
1977–78 Dee Watson 13–16 — —
1978–79 Dee Watson 5–18 — —
Dee Watson: 54–72 (.429)
Shirlan Mosley (No Conference) (1979–1982)
1979–80 Shirlan Mosley 19–8 — — SDAIAW Division II Tournament
1980–81 Shirlan Mosley 15–12 — —
1981–82 Shirlan Mosley 9–15 — —
Shirlan Mosley: 43–35 (.551)
Gary Schwartz (North Central Conference) (1982–1985)
1982–83 Gary Schwartz 15–9 6—4 2nd
1983–84 Gary Schwartz 22–7 8—4 T—2nd NCAA Division II First Round
1984–85 Gary Schwartz 23–6 10—4 T—2nd NCAA Division II First Round
Gary Schwartz: 60–22 (.732) 24–12 (.667)
Martha Hutchinson (North Central Conference) (1985–1987)
1985–86 Martha Hutchinson 12–15 5—9 6th
1986–87 Martha Hutchinson 7–20 2—12 8th
Martha Hutchinson: 19–35 (.352) 7–21 (.250)
Gene Roebuck (North Central Conference) (1987–2008)
1987–88 Gene Roebuck 22–6 9—5 3rd NCAA Division II First Round
1988–89 Gene Roebuck 19–9 6—8 5th
1989–90 Gene Roebuck 27–4 16—2 1st NCAA Division II Elite Eight
1990–91 Gene Roebuck 28–2 17—1 1st NCAA Division II Regional Final
1991–92 Gene Roebuck 24–7 13—5 3rd NCAA Division II Elite Eight
1992–93 Gene Roebuck 23–5 16—2 T—1st NCAA Division II First Round
1993–94 Gene Roebuck 26–2 18—0 1st NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1994–95 Gene Roebuck 23–5 15—3 2nd NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1995–96 Gene Roebuck 26–6 14—4 3rd NCAA Division II Regional Finals
1996–97 Gene Roebuck 28–4 14—4 2nd NCAA Division II Champions
1997–98 Gene Roebuck 31–1 18—0 1st NCAA Division II Champions
1998–99 Gene Roebuck 31–1 17—1 1st NCAA Division II Champions
1999–00 Gene Roebuck 25–5 15—3 2nd NCAA Division II Regional Finals
2000–01 Gene Roebuck 29–4 15—3 1st NCAA Division II Runner-up
2001–02 Gene Roebuck 24–5 14—4 1st NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2002–03 Gene Roebuck 26–6 12—4 T—3rd NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2003–04 Gene Roebuck 27–6 12—4 3rd NCAA Division II Regional Finals
2004–05 Gene Roebuck 25–6 10—2 1st NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2005–06 Gene Roebuck 34–1 12—0 1st NCAA Division II Regional Finals
2006–07 Gene Roebuck 32–4 10—2 1st NCAA Division II Elite Eight
2007–08 Gene Roebuck 27–4 10—2 2nd NCAA Division II First Round
Gene Roebuck (Division I Independents) (2008–2009)
2008–09 Gene Roebuck 18–11 — —
Gene Roebuck (Great West Conference) (2009–2012)
2009–10 Gene Roebuck 17–14 11—1 1st
2010–11 Gene Roebuck 15–16 8—4 2nd
2011–12 Gene Roebuck 21–11 9—1 1st WBI First Round
Gene Roebuck: 628–145 (.812) 300–65 (.822)
Travis Brewster (Big Sky Conference) (2012–2018)
2012–13 Travis Brewster 11–18 6—14 T–9th
2013–14 Travis Brewster 22–10 15—5 T–1st NCAA First Round
2014–15 Travis Brewster 17–15 9—9 T–5th WBI First Round
2015–16 Travis Brewster 19–14 13—5 T–2nd WBI Quarterfinals
2016–17 Travis Brewster 20–11 15—3 T–1st WNIT First Round
2017–18 Travis Brewster 12–18 5—13 T–9th
Travis Brewster (Summit League) (2018–2020)
2018–19 Travis Brewster 12–19 6—10 6th
2019–20 Travis Brewster 15–15 6—10 7th
Travis Brewster: 128–120 (.516) 75–69 (.521)
Mallory Bernhard (Summit League) (2020–present)
2020–21 Mallory Bernhard 2–19 2—13 9th
2021–22 Mallory Bernhard 15–15 9—9 5th
2022–23 Mallory Bernhard 19–13 11—7 3rd WBI 6th Place
Mallory Bernhard: 36–47 (.434) 22–29 (.431)
Total: 968–478 (.669)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Arenas

References

  1. ^ UND Athletics Brand 22 Media (PDF). April 10, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "North Dakota Women's Basketball - 2014-15 Media Guide". University of North Dakota. pp. 28, 98–112. Retrieved December 12, 2014.