SOUTH DAKOTA at NORTH DAKOTA
DATE: Thursday, Jan. 24 | 7:00 PM CT
SITE: Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
TV: MidcoSN2/FOX College Sports (Alex Heinert, Val Sussex)
RADIO: 100.3 FM, 790 AM (Jack Michaels)
WEB VIDEO: ESPN +
LIVE STATS: FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball
QUICK JUMPERS
*Lexi Klabo owns UND's career mark for free throws made (478)
*She leads the NCAA in FTs made (129)
*UND has now won 11 straight over Omaha.
*North Dakota owns a 15-10 mark against Summit League schools since joining D1.
*Claire Orth made her first career start at North Dakota State Sunday.
ON TAP
UND will battle defending regular season champion South Dakota Thursday at the Betty. The Yotes went undefeated in league play last year and this season again lead the conference at 5-1 heading into the week.
LAST ACTION
North Dakota State turned 18 UND turnovers into 30 points on the way to a 68-57 win in Fargo, N.D.. for the Bison's first win in the series since 2004. Lexi Klabo was held to 11 points and six boards in the loss.
THE SERIES WITH USD
North Dakota leads the all-time series with the Coyotes with a 49-26 record in a series that dates back to 1977. UND won 23 consecutive games in this series from 1990 - 2001. The series is tied, 6-6, in the Division I era with South Dakota currently on a four-game winning streak.
LAST TIME AGAINST USD
Bailey Strand connected on five first-half triples but host South Dakota rallied back from down 16 after the first quarter to steal a 76-71 win at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. UND out-rebounded the Yotes, 35-18, but gave up 22 turnovers which fueled USD's comeback.
ORTH OF OFFICE
Freshman Claire Orth earned herself her first career start Sunday at North Dakota State. The Circle Pines, Minn., native took just one shot in her 17 minutes of work. After scoring just 2.1 points per game in the non-conference slate, Orth has scored at least six in three Summit League games, including a career-best 11-point output against Western Illinois (Jan. 13).
FLEECS' FIRST
Julia Fleecs got into the starting lineup for the first time in her career in North Dakota's 68-57 win over Omaha Jan. 9. She responded with 14 points and five rebounds in the absence of Lexi Klabo.
LEXI KLA-NO
Lexi Klabo was not in uniform for the first time in her career Jan. 9 in the win over Omaha. She had played in every game up to that point and came back our days later to pour in 27 points and add 11 rebounds vs. Western Illinois.
OOPS, I DID IT AGAIN
Lexi Klabo became the first repeat Summit League Player of the Week with her honor on Dec. 31. She scored 21 and grabbed eight rebounds in the win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the team's first-ever Summit League tilt Dec. 29.
LEXI EXCAVATING THE RECORD BOOK
Lexi Klabo has moved into 14th place on UND's all-time scoring list, passing current associate head coach Mallory Bernhard (Youngblut) and former teammate Mia Loyd in the process. At her current pace (18.7 ppg), she would crack into the top 10 (1,531) in just shy of five games. She's also broke the free throw makes record and is currently among the leaders in blocked shots and has moved into the top 10 in rebounds as well.
TRACK IT DOWN, JACK
All University of North Dakota basketball games can be heard live on the UND sports Home of Economy Radio Network. The flagship for UND basketball is 100.3 The Cat with 1440 AM The Fan running games when men's and women's games are simultaneous. Jack Michaels, also the voice of UND football, is on the call providing the play-by-play for the UND women.
HOW TO FOLLOW?
You can follow UND women's basketball on twitter @UNDWbasketball for in-game scores, notes and links to live stats and how to watch.
FIGHTING HAWKS ON MOBILE
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