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NOTES: North Dakota visits Pioneers Saturday

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Fighting Hawks continue their road trip Saturday, as they visit Denver, Colo. for a 2:00 p.m. Summit League matchup with the Denver Pioneers at Hamilton Gymnasium.
 
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 Jack Michaels calling the action. Friday's game can be heard on 100.3 FM (Cat Country).
 
A live stream of Wednesday's game can be found on the Summit League Network.
 
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 Denver
The Fighting Hawks own a 9-4 edge all-time against the Pioneers. The two teams met for the first time in 1987 and again in 1988, both UND wins, and then didn't face each other until the Fighting Hawks joined the Summit League in 2019.
 
NoDak swept last year's season series and won both games by double-digit point totals. Three Hawks reached double-digits in the 82-67 win at Hamilton Gymnasium and were paced by Juliet Gordon's 19 points. Kacie Borowicz added 12 points and five assists and averaged 17.5 points in the two wins over DU last season.
 
Last Time Out: vs Oral Roberts
The Fighting Hawks fell to the Golden Eagles, 71-55, at the Mabee Center Thursday night and moved to 2-3 in Summit League action. The Hawks trailed by just one point at halftime, but the Golden Eagles pulled away with a big third quarter. UND surrendered 31 turnovers in the contest, which turned into 28 ORU points.
 
Kacie Borowicz recorded her fifth career double-double and paced the Hawks in scoring for the 11th time with 19 points and 11 rebounds. She was followed by Kiyah Hurst's 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Kiera Pemberton also pulled down double-digit rebounds with 10.
 
Borowicz Earns Second Summit League Weekly Accolade
After recording a triple-double against Omaha, and helping the Hawks to a 2-0 week, Kacie Borowicz was named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week for the second time this season and sixth time in her career.
 
The Preseason Player of the Year opened her week by becoming the third player in UND history to register a triple-double. Borowicz scored 20 points, pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds and dished out a season-high 10 assists in the 100-75 victory over Omaha. The Roseau, Minn., native then tallied 10 points, a team-high seven rebounds and added two steals in a 79-61 victory over Kansas City that was UND's third in the last four games.
 
Messed Around and Got a Triple-Double
Kacie Borowicz added her name in the UND record book alongside two North Dakota greats, Katie Richards and Jenny Crouse, as the third player in program history to record a triple-double in the Hawks 100-75 win over Omaha. Borowicz scored 20 points, dished out 10 assists and pulled down 11 rebounds. Borowicz is one of 17 players in the NCAA to secure a triple-double this season, and the only player from player from the Summit League.
 
Richards posted a 13 point, 11 assist and 10 rebound triple-double against Morningside on Jan. 15, 2000, while Crouse had 19 points, 14 blocks and 12 rebounds against St. Cloud State on Feb. 8, 1997.
 
For more information on North Dakota women's basketball, follow on social media @UNDwbasketball or visit FightingHawks.com.
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