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NOTES: North Dakota travels to Omaha for Thursday night hoops

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota women's basketball begins its two-game road trip with Omaha Thursday night at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. The Fighting Hawks will then travel to Kansas City, Mo. to face the Roos.
 
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 Midco Sports and 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 Omaha
North Dakota is 56-11 all-time against the Mavericks dating back to 1977. UND earned a 100-75 win over Omaha in the team's first meeting this season, and will look for it's third straight regular season sweep over the Mavericks. UND's 53 first-half points were the most
 
Four Fighting Hawks reached double-figures in the Jan. 11 win with Kiyah Hurst (22) and Kacie Borowicz (20) each eclipsing the 20-point mark. Borowicz became the third UND player to record a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, while Hurst notched a double-double with 10 boards. Hurst was a perfect 4-of-4 from deep and 7-for-11 overall.
 
NoDak knocked down a season-high 11 three-pointers on 20 attempts, and had four Hawks connect on two or more treys. The Hawks 53 first-half points were the most they've scored in an opening 20 minutes this season, and it was the first time they've hit the 100-point mark.
 
Last Time Out: vs North Dakota State
The Fighting Hawks received a pair of 20-point performances from Kacie Borowicz and Kiera Pemberton but were unable to overcome a nine-point first half deficit in a 101-85 loss to North Dakota State Saturday in the Betty. Borowicz poured in a team-high 27 points, her 10th time scoring 20+ points this season, with seven assists while Pemberton had 20 points and eight boards.
 
The Hawks and Bison played the first and third quarters to a near tie, with NDSU holding a one-point advantage over those 20 minutes, but the Bison outscored UND by 15 points in the second and fourth. UND shot .491 percent from the field, with 36 paint points, .545 percent from deep and was 25-of-32 from the free throw line.
 
Moving up the Record Books
Kacie Borowicz became the ninth North Dakota women's basketball player to eclipse 400 career assists in Saturday's game against North Dakota State. Borowicz now has 403 helpers in her career at UND, and can move into eighth place on the all-time list with five in Thursday's game.
 
Borowicz is the fourth Fighting Hawk to score over 1,500 career points and dish out over 400 assists in a career.
 
After scoring 27 points against the Bison, Borowicz moved into the UND career scoring list top-five and now has 1,849 points in a green and white jersey.
 
Hurst Don't It
After returning to conference play following the Summit League - Big Sky Challenge in early January, Kiyah Hurst scored in double-figures in all five Summit League games in January and averaged 17.6 points per game.
 
Hurst recorded two double-doubles in the five-game stretch. She notched a 22-point, 10-rebound double-double in a Hawks 100-75 win over Omaha on Jan. 11 and a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards in a win over Denver on Jan. 20. She was efficient during that stretch of play with a field goal percentage of .538 and was 10-of-22 from beyond the arc.
 
For more information on North Dakota women's basketball, follow on social media @UNDwbasketball or visit FightingHawks.com.
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