2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Fighting Hawks, led by sixth year head coach Travis Brewster , played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center . They were members of the Big Sky Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Big Sky women's tournament to Montana State.
This season was the last for North Dakota as a full Big Sky member. On July 1, 2018, the school joined the Summit League in all sports except for football , in which it remained a Big Sky member before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020.[ 4]
Roster
2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Chastity Franklin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Cardinal Ritter HS Johnson County CC
St. Louis, MO
G 3
Melissa Dailey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Centennial HS College of the Siskiyous
Portland, OR
G 4
Jill Morton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr Edina HS
Edina, MN
C 5
Melissa Leet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Portage HS
Portage, WI
G 11
Grace Sawatzke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Jr Monticello HS
Monticello, MN
C 15
Faith Dooley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Central Cass HS
Wheatland, ND
G 20
Mikayla Reinke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Kindred HS
Kindred, ND
G 21
Megan Dailey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Centennial HS College of the Siskiyous
Portland, OR
G 22
Bailey Strand 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Jr Kennedy Secondary
Fergus Falls, MN
G 23
Kaila Burroughs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Jr St. Cloud Tech Denver
St. Cloud, MN
F 24
Julia Fleecs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Glidden-Ralston Jr.-Sr.
Glidden, IA
F 32
Akealy Moton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr West Fargo HS
West Fargo, ND
F 34
Lexi Klabo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Davies HS
Fargo, ND
F 35
Fallyn Freije 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Lakota-Edmore HS
Edmore, ND
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 5]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2017 *2:00 pm
Minnesota–Morris W 99–35 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *4:00 pm
at No. 19 Oregon State
L 55–65 0–1
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
11/15/2017 *7:00 pm, MidcoSN2
at South Dakota State
L 52–66 0–2
Frost Arena Brookings, SD
11/19/2017 *2:00 pm, FSNOR /FSCP
UMass W 82–52 1–2
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,580)Grand Forks, ND
11/24/2017 *2:00 pm
vs. Lamar UTSA Thanksgiving Classic W 73–70 2–2
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
11/25/2017 *3:30 pm
at UTSA UTSA Thanksgiving Classic W 60–47 3–2
Convocation Center (328)San Antonio, TX
12/02/2017 *2:00 pm, FSNOR/FSCP
Northern Iowa W 80–72 4–2
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877)Grand Forks, ND
12/05/2017 *7:00 pm
at No. 8 Baylor
L 43–105 4–3
Ferrell Center Waco, TX
12/09/2017 *2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC
North Dakota State W 79–68 5–3
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,571)Grand Forks, ND
12/12/2017 *7:00 pm
Mayville State W 82–64 6–3
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,358)Grand Forks, ND
12/18/2017 *7:00 pm
Southwest Minnesota State W 85–62 7–3
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,249)Grand Forks, ND
12/21/2017 *5:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota
L 71–76 7–4
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
Big Sky regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm
at Idaho
L 75–80 7–5
Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
12/30/2017 4:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
L 70–74 7–6
Reese Court Cheney, WA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm
Montana L 43–54 7–7
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,325)Grand Forks, ND
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, MidcoSN
Montana State W 79–70 8–7
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,523)Grand Forks, ND
01/11/2018 8:00 pm
at Idaho State
L 46–57 8–8
Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
01/13/2018 3:00 pm
at Weber State
L 69–80 8–9
Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
01/20/2018 2:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 78–70 9–9
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877)Grand Forks, ND
01/25/2018 7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 81–79 10–9
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,594)Grand Forks, ND
01/27/2018 1:00 pm
Idaho L 64–78 10–10
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,935)Grand Forks, ND
02/01/2018 8:00 pm
at Montana State
L 56–72 10–11
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
02/03/2018 3:00 pm
at Montana
L 51–53 10–12
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
02/08/2018 7:00 pm, MidcoSN
Weber State W 80–67 11–12
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,604)Grand Forks, ND
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, MidcoSN
Idaho State L 55–68 11–13
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,977)Grand Forks, ND
02/15/2018 7:30 pm
at Southern Utah
W 68–53 12–13
America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
02/17/2018 6:00 pm
at Northern Arizona
L 59–79 12–14
Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
02/24/2018 3:00 pm
at Northern Colorado
L 45–51 12–15
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
02/28/2018 7:00 pm, MidcoSN
Sacramento State L 66–72 12–16
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,552)Grand Forks, ND
03/02/2018 3:00 pm
Portland State L 61–80 12–17
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,601)Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky tournament
03/05/2018 7:35 pm
(10)
vs. (7) Montana State First Round L 58–68 12–28
Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
References
^ "W Basketball - News - North Dakota Athletics" . Undsports.com. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017 .^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Women's Basketball - Fighting Hawks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2017 .^ North Dakota Fighting Hawks. "North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017 . ^ "UND officially makes the move to the Summit League, Missouri..." Grand Forks Herald . Retrieved August 16, 2017 .^ "W Basketball - Schedules - North Dakota Athletics" . Undsports.com. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
