FARGO – North Dakota State University held Omaha scoreless for the opening 6 minutes and 7 seconds of the game en route to a 66-55 win on Saturday.
Leading by 7 points heading to the fourth quarter, NDSU opened the final frame on a 15-0 run to put the game out of reach for the Mavericks.
“Playing back-to-back is hard especially with every team’s unique style of play,” said NDSU guard Heaven Hamling on going up against the same opponent twice in the same weekend. “We saw it against Western and Omaha has their zone that they play, so I think you just have to use through it and just stick to the gameplan and finds ways to score.”
Hamling scored a career-high 21 points and was one of eleven Bison in the scoring column. Hamling converted 5-11 from beyond the arc which tied a career-high made three-pointers.
“She just gets confidence to everybody,” said Bison head coach Jory Collins on the shooting performance from Hamling. “I’ve asked her to shot it more, I’ve kinda been bagging her to get eight to ten three’s off a game – she’s kinda the expectation for our team in having a green light and it was good to see her get shots up.”
Elena Pilakouta paced Omaha with 16 points and 5 rebounds.
STAT OF THE GAME
The Bison finished 10-27 from the three-point line while Omaha went 1-10.
NOTES
NDSU won three-straight games against Summit League competition, which is their first time doing so since the 2016-17 season. The Bison beat Denver, South Dakota and Fort Wayne for three straight wins from December 31, 2016, to January 7, 2017.
Bison sophomore forward Marie Olson left the game with 5:51 left in the seconds quarter. Olson left the game with crutches.
NDSU improved to 6-0 inside the Scheels Center this season.
UP NEXT
NDSU (8-2 overall, 3-1 Summit League) plays at the University of North Dakota on Friday. The Bison defeated UND 74-67 in overtime from the Scheels on December 16, 2020, in a non-conference meeting.
Omaha (1-6 overall, 0-2 Summit League) hosts South Dakota State for a weekend series beginning on Friday.
BOX SCORE
OMAHA 6 14 22 13 55
NDSU 14 16 19 17 66
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Omaha: Pilakouta 16, Ogier 13, Schmitt 7, Murdie 6, Felici 3, Ekdahl 2, Johnson 2, Wilson 2, Johnston 2, Killian 2.
NDSU: Hamling 21, Schulte 9, Deaton 7, Gaislerova 7, Hopkins 5, Behnke 5, Cobbins 4, Olson 3, Dietz 2, Strop 2, Skibiel 1.
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