OMAHA at NORTH DAKOTA
DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 9 | 7:00 PM CT
SITE: Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
TV: Midco SN /FOX College Sports (Alex Heinert, Val Sussex)
RADIO: 100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
WEB VIDEO: ESPN +
LIVE STATS: FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball
WESTERN ILLINOIS at NORTH DAKOTA
DATE: Sunday, Jan. 12 | 2:00 PM CT
SITE: Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
TV: Midco SN /FOX College Sports (Alex Heinert, Val Sussex)
RADIO: 100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
WEB VIDEO: ESPN +
LIVE STATS: FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball
QUICK JUMPERS
*Lexi Klabo- 7 FTs shy of UND's career mark.
*She leads the NCAA in FTs made & attempts
*UND has won 10 straight over Omaha.
*UND is 2-0 all-time vs. WIU.
*North Dakota owns a 14-7 mark against Summit League schools since joining D1.
*UND's longest homestand of the season (3) starts Wednesday vs. Omaha.
*Jill Morton has recorded at least 7 rebounds in five of the last seven games.
*Morton surpassed 750 career points (754).
*Alaina Jarnot's 13 points Saturday at Denver were the most in a UND uniform.
ON TAP
North Dakota returns home to host a pair of games this week, part of a stretch in January that sees UND play four of its next five at home with the only road game in Fargo, N.D.. at North Dakota State.
LAST ACTION
Denver used a 14-0 first-half run to grab control, eventually winning, 87-66, to hand North Dakota its first Summit League loss Saturday.
THE SERIES WITH OMAHA
UND has dominated the all-time series against the Mavericks, taking 49 of the 58 meetings, including the last 10. Omaha held a 7-6 edge in the series to start, dating back to 1977, but North Dakota has won 43 of the last 45 games.
All-time vs. Omaha
UND leads 49-9
Home: 24-5, Away: 25-3, Neutral: 0-1
Last 10 meetings:
*1/14/05 W 86-58 (H)
1/7/06 W 89-64 (H)
1/12/06 W 72-47 (A)
^3/4/06 W 83-69 (H)
1/20/07 W 95-67 (H)
2/17/07 W 81-66 (A)
1/26/08 W 86-55 (A)
2/23/08 W 88-64 (H)
11/26/14 W 72-52 (A)
11/17/15 W 67-52 (H)
THE SERIES WITH WESTERN ILLINOIS
North Dakota won a home-and-home with WIU in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
All-time vs. Western Illinois
UND leads 2-0
Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0
11/29/14 W 85-77 (A)
12/8/15 W 78-67 (H)
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.
ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
The Summit League named Klabo its Female Athlete of the Month for December after her standout performance. For the month, the senior
averged 16.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, helping UND to four wins in the month. She sccored in double figures in all but one game and was named to the Stetson Hatter All-Tournament Team in the final non-conference games of the season. There, Klabo finished the tourney with a 28-point, 8-rebound, 5-blocked shots performance in the double-overtime win over San Francisco on Dec. 21. She made 16 free throws in that win and currently leads all of NCAA Division I in both free throws attempted and made.
WHO NEEDS YA?
North Dakota won handily over Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 30 without the need for a long-range bucket. UND went 0-for-7 from three-point land but won by 19. North Dakota has had several games with just one three-pointer made, but its last without a make from deep was an 86-79 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 27, 2016 (0-for-2).
31 FLAVORS
North Dakota scored a season-high 31 points in the second quarter of the Summit League opener against Purdue Fort Wayne. That total marked the third time UND has charted at least 30 points in a quarter and is the second-highest single-quarter point total for North Dakota since the game went to a quarter system (2015-16 season). All have come at home at the Betty and all have resulted in UND wins.
Most UND Points in a Single Quarter
Pts Qtr Opponent Score Result
32 4th vs. NAU (1/28/17) 88-69 W
31 2nd vs. PFW (12/20/18) 79-60 W
30 4th vs. Weber St. (2/18/17) 83-67 W
BENCH BOOST
North Dakota got 37 points from its reserves in the 79-60 win over Purdue Fort Wayne Dec. 30. UND got 13 from Melissa Dailey and 11 more from Julia Fleecs as 10 different players scored for the Fighting Hawks in the win.
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 (19.0 ppg), she would crack into the top 10 (1,531) in 7 games. She's also just seven free throw makes away from the school record and is currently among the leaders in blocked shots.
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
Take North Dakota women's basketball with you wherever you go with the Fighting Hawks mobile app. Download it to your computer or your smart phone for free and follow your team wherever they go.
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