NORTH DAKOTA at MONTANA STATE
DATE:  Sunday, Dec. 6 |  3 p.m. CT
SITE:  Bozeman, Mont. (Worthington Arena)
RADIO:  100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
TV/VIDEO:  PlutoTV (Ch. 1057)
LIVE STATS:  MSUBobcats.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball

NORTH DAKOTA at MONTANA
DATE:  Monday, Dec. 7 |  4 p.m. CT
SITE:  Missoula, Mont. (Dahlberg Arena)
RADIO:  100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
TV/VIDEO:  PlutoTV (Ch. 1056)
LIVE STATS:  GoGriz.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball

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QUICK JUMPERS
* The University of North Dakota hit all 14 of their free throws versus Marquette, breaking the school record previously set in 2009.
* North Dakota's 82 points against Marquette were the second-most points scored by UND in a Division I season-opener.
* It was also the most points scored in a UND Head Coach's debut since 1985.
*The Fighting Hawks 45.9-percent field goal percentage was their best clip to open a year since 2016 versus Drake.
* With a game-high 23 points last time out, Julia Fleecs reached the 20-point plateau for the seventh time in her career.
* Fleecs' 23-point performance was only the fourth 20-point game in a season-opener since 2006-07.
* Maggie Manson and Mikayla Reinke scored career-highs against the Golden Eagles, tallying 17 and 13 points, respectively.
* In her UND debut, junior Makayla Wallace recorded six points and five assists in 26 minutes as the starting point guard.

ON TAP
Following a tightly contested opener against Marquette, the gritty North Dakota Fighting Hawks will hit the road for the first time in 2020 when they make a tour of Big Sky Country to take on Montana State and Montana on Dec. 6 and 7, respectively.

RECORD BREAKER
After setting a pair of records last season, team rebounds and individual free-throw percentage, the University of North Dakota set a school free-throw percentage record against Marquette on Nov. 29, hitting all 14 attempts. 

On Dec. 29, 2009, in New Orleans, North Dakota went 10-of-10 from the free-throw line versus Long Island to set the previous record. While three players went to the line against LIU  - Shyla Kuehl (2-2), Whitney Ledger (6-6), and Alys Hays (2-2) - five different Fighting Hawks - Julia Fleecs (4-4), Jaclyn Jarnot (3-3), Maggie Manson (2-2) Mikayla Reinke (3-3) and Makayla Wallace (2-2) - went to the line versus the Golden Eagles. 

UND went flawless at the free-throw line twice last season, making six attempts versus Illinois State on Nov. 24 and five attempts versus South Dakota State in The Summit League Tournament on March 7.

SCOUTING MONTANA STATE
Montana State will be opening its season versus the Fighting Hawks on Sunday after finishing its 2019-20 campaign with a 25-6 record, advancing to the Big Sky Tournament Championship before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the tournament. Like UND, MSU's season-opener for Nov. 25 was canceled, forcing a delayed start to the season. The Bobcats own a 10-4 edge in the all-time series with a 7-0 advantage in Bozeman at Worthington Arena.

SCOUTING MONTANA
Montana opened its season on the road at Utah State on Nov. 25, falling to the Aggies, 81-74, after leading by 13 points halfway through the second quarter. The Lady Griz finished 17-13 last season, falling in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to Northern Arizona, who battled with MSU in the Big Sky Semifinal in the penultimate game. Carmen Gfeller recorded 21 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes of action for Montana against the Aggies. The Lady Griz own a 9-8 advantage in the UND series with a 6-1 record in Missoula. 

NEXT UP
UND will hit the road for Norfolk, Va., when it takes on Old Dominion on Friday, Dec. 11, before playing in Fargo against North Dakota State on Wednesday, Dec. 16.