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NOTES: Hawks fight to maintain perfect record at home

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Next Game: vs. Denver
The University of North Dakota women's basketball team ends the week at home against Denver on Saturday, January 14 at 1 p.m.

Watch the Hawks
All UND women's basketball games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the Home of Economy Fighting Hawks Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app, with longtime broadcaster Jack Michaels calling the action. Thursday's game can be heard on 1440 AM.

Saturday's game can be seen on Midco Sports or on ESPN+, with a subscription. 

Follow the Hawks
Receive live updates during all UND women's basketball games by following @UNDwbasketball on Twitter. Fans can also follow the Fighting Hawks on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @UNDwbasketball as well as go to FightingHawks.com for up-to-the minute stories, stats and more.

Series History vs. the Pioneers 
The Fighting Hawks head out to take on the Denver Pioneers for only the 12th time in school history. UND leads the series 7-4. While the UND 
women's basketball program may be new to Denver. The two schools know each other well in hockey, both being members of the NCHA since its induction in 2013. 

Coach Mallory has a near perfect record against Denver, sitting at 3-1 at the helm. The Fighting Hawks and Pioneers in the short history have gone to extra minutes three times since UND joined the Summit league in 2019. 

Last Time Out: vs Omaha 
Kacie Borowicz's go-ahead bucket with 12 seconds to play capped a late rally by North Dakota and boosted the Fighting Hawks to a 65-63 victory over Omaha on Thursday night at a raucous Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, N.D. 

UND (10-6, 3-3 Summit League) trailed by three, 63-60, with 2:56 to play, but the NoDak defense held the Mavericks without a point (8-8, 3-2 Summit League) and forced turnovers to complete a 5-0 run and the comeback victory to improve to 8-0 at home this season. 

Following a Borowicz basket to trim the lead to one, Claire Orth forced a turnover with a steal to give the ball back to the hosts in the final 30 seconds. Despite a giveaway on the offensive end, the North Dakota defense forced a second turnover on the ensuing possession for another chance at the lead. The senior wouldn't miss a second time, as the league's top scorer drilled a basket from the elbow to give UND a 64-63 lead with 12 seconds to play. 

The defense continued to dominate in the final moments, with Juliet Gordon grabbing her second steal of the game and forcing an Omaha foul to allow the Hawks to ice it at the charity stripe for the 65-63 win. 

Borowicz was up to her usual ways on the offensive side of the ball, scoring a game-high 18 points while dishing out six assists, grabbing five rebounds and a block in 37 minutes of action. The senior has now reached double figures in 25 straight games dating back to Jan. 29, 2022 and has led UND in scoring in each game this season. 

Home Sweet Home
UND has been dominant at home this season, improving to 8-0 inside the Betty to begin the season following the win over Omaha. 

The last time NoDak started 8-0 at home was 2013-14, when the green and white won its first seven contests at home before closing out a 15-1 season on its home floor. 

UND has not allowed a home opponent to score more than 66 points through seven contests and has won six of the seven games by double figures. 

FULL GAME NOTES ARE HERE.
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