QUICK JUMPERS

* Saturday's contest will mark the second to last contest on the road for the Fighting Hawks in 2021. This will be their third to last non conference game before facing North Dakota State on Dec. 22.

* North Dakota returns to road travel after a huge win (97-55) over Minnesota Morris. They currently sit at 4-4 (.500) as they head to Milwaukee for the Saturday match-up. 

* All of the players on UND's roster that played against Minnesota Morris scored in their 97-55 win. The Fighting Hawks had 38 points off the bench.

* This game marks the second time that North Dakota and Marquette have squared off in their histories. Marquette leads the series 1-0.

* Olivia Lane enters the match having reached a new single game high in points (22) against Minnesota Morris.

* Marquette currently sits at a 7-2 record. They currently sit at 2-0 in their conference.

 * UND currently sits fourth in the Summit League standings after being ranked ninth in Summit's Preseason Coaches' Poll. 

ON TAP

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks take to the road again to play Marquette in Milwaukee on Saturday, Dec. 11. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT

The University of North Dakota flew past the Minnesota Morris Cougars for a 97-55 win at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Dec. 4. The Fighting Hawks took the lead early with a 4-0 run scored by Olivia Lane. They would continue to maintain the lead throughout the entire contest, and the Hawks would have all players score to give them the decisive win. The offensive leader for UND was O. Lane who ended the game with a new single game high of 22 points, six rebounds and three steals. Kacie Borowicz ended the evening with a double-double whew fresh faces of the bench led on the boards, Allie McCarthy with nine rebounds followed by Sammiyah Hoskin with seven rebounds. North Dakota finished shooting 44.8 percent from the floor, 20.0 percent from the three and 71.4 percent at the line. Minnesota Morris shot 35.4 percent from the floor, 21.1 percent from the three and 65.4 percent from the line. UND held the lead from the beginning, and they also managed to maintain the advantage in points in the paint (44-20), points off turnovers (28-8), second chance points (26-7), fast break points (23-9), and points off the bench (38-20).

ALL-TIME WITH MARQUETTE

The Marquette Golden Eagles lead the series 1-0. The last time these two teams faced each other was during the 2020-21 season at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. North Dakota fell to Marquette 90-82.

LANE TAKES OVER THE LANE

Olivia Lane reached a new single game high in points against Minnesota Morris on Saturday, Dec. 4. The junior from Pequot Lakes, Minn. led the Fighting Hawks from the initial tip when she scored the first layup of the game to give them the lead. She continued to extend the lead to 4-0 off a fast break layup in the lane. The game against Minnesota Morris marks her highest scoring game of the season. After missing the initial regular season games, O. Lane made her return to the floor against the Bucknell Bison in the TD Bank Classic Tournament. She had three points and five rebounds. Since then, she has scored 11 points against Brown, eight against Siena, and the 22 against Minnesota Morris for a total of 44 points in four games. Not only is O. Lane dominating in the paint on offense, but she currently sits as the Hawks leader in rebounds (RPG 6.8). She had her highest rebounding numbers this season against Brown with a total of 12. Her dominance on the boards and help off the bench on the initial games has helped her crack back into the starting line up for the last two matches.

JODI THE JET

True freshman Jodi Anderson has been an asset off the bench for the Fighting Hawks. With key players missing, she stepped up against Weber State and scored 11 points and had nine rebounds. Anderson has continued to be an asset off the bench. She has scored 46 points coming off the bench in eight games. She currently sits tied at sixth for leaders in points.

SCOUTING MARQUETTE

Marquette enters the weekend with a 7-2 overall record and 2-0 conference record. The Golden Eagles opened their season at home with a decisive win over Alcorn State (96-35). They continued the winning streak at home beating NJIT (90-58) and Southern (65-40). Colorado broke their winning streak when Marquette visited them and fell 53-69. Marquette continued their venture on the road at the Daytona Beach Invitational where they went 1-1. They beat Middle Tennessee in the first round of games, 59-55, but they fell in the second round to Georgia, 45-70. Since then, they have returned home and continued their home winning streak. They beat Xavier, 76-48, and beat Butler, 59-45 before heading across town to beat Milwaukee 59-51.

NEXT UP

Following Saturday afternoon's game, the Fighting Hawks will head back to Grand Forks to play Mayville State at home. Tip-off is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.