2025-2026 Season

[ND-fan]

Turnovers are bad difficult to overcome but what is worse is 3pt. Shooting can’t continue to shoot under 25% when big part of your game plan depends on outside game to open up inside game.  I think these players are better than that you got to have confidence and belief you’re going to hit the shot. Yesterday when they missed everything I think they were just happy hitting the rim. I know they have practiced shooting so if you’re hitting these shots in practice why not in game condition. This could be coaching but I think it’s number these girls.should be redshirting to develop their talents and a lot of this successful teams have experienced players to rely on.  This has been difference between SDSU and NDSU  has been younger team. It will be interesting how this plays out this year with NDSU having couple of stars that junior and sophomores with a lot of playing time. This is rebuilding year finding talent to build for the future.

[coachdags]

Hopefully, we can get a win. Omaha hosts a 2-12 Record, and held Open Tryouts just a month ago to fill its roster.

https://www.facebook.com/HurrdatSports/posts/omaha-womens-basketball-is-hosting-open-tryouts-at-baxter-arena-on-dec-15the-tea/863252296465640/

[EternalOptimist]

2 hours ago, coachdags said:

Hopefully, we can get a win. Omaha hosts a 2-12 Record, and held Open Tryouts just a month ago to fill its roster.

https://www.facebook.com/HurrdatSports/posts/omaha-womens-basketball-is-hosting-open-tryouts-at-baxter-arena-on-dec-15the-tea/863252296465640/

 

Ouch, open tryouts in the season.  That's a program in a tough spot.

[F'n Hawks]

At least we aren’t as bad as Omaha…

[gfhockey]

Leah zabla was in da house 

[Siouxphan27]

A win is a win. Gain some confidence and positive momentum. 

[NewUndFan]

11 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Leah zabla was in da house 

Who is that? 

[UND92,96]

25 minutes ago, NewUndFan said:

Who is that? 

Former UND player, and current Omaha assistant coach.

[GoodGood]

Went to my first game of the year today. Yikes..... that's all I'll say

[ND-fan]

Today’s game took step backwards again KC with their preesue defense got us away from what we do best. Kept us from finding good shots and turn over margin went right up to level where we don’t get enough possessions. We gave up 26 points on turnovers plus if you add points lost in possessions of say from normal turnovers of 10 to 12 turnovers where we shot 44% would gave us another 10 points and then add poor free throw shooting we spotted them nearly 40 points we needed to make up. There is no way we can win games with this kind of play. Hutter worked on shooting he said this week but.then we step back ball control and rebounding playing better defense. These younger players need to step up and start playing full 40 minutes of basketball they have been given playing time to improve but they now need to step up and prove they deserve this time. I believe coach Hutter has some tough decisions coming ahead with this group I see potential in number of these girls but they now need to step up and now prove they deserve to be at this level. 

[ND-fan]

This team also needs a player that can be counted on to get us points when things are going bad as of right now we don’t have that player I see where couple of our younger players may have that ability but so far they are not there to do that on consistent basis. I hope we have somebody we have recruited coming in or at least working on to come here.  This would just make number of our other players that much better and we need leader of that type if we’re going to make that jump to next level in conference. But that player also needs to fit in as team player there not easy to find but is what is needed for the program.

[Kab]

These young players don’t understand how to break pressure

Stopping across half line along the side line is foolish, you only have 2 places to go instead of 4, they did that a couple times and were called for over and back

putting 2 freshman in at the same time is on Hutter 

[fightingsioux4life]

Hutter is basically starting over from scratch. Schmidt and Jackson at least had some pieces in place when they took over.

[coachdags]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Hutter is basically starting over from scratch. Schmidt and Jackson at least had some pieces in place when they took over.

Hutter was hired as number 1 assistant and associate head coach two years ago. He has had a hand in the departure portal and restocking of players he believed in and wanted. 

[coachdags]

The point gaurd he brought in this year from his previous school, leads the team with 69 turnovers 😥

[fightingsioux4life]

2 hours ago, coachdags said:

Hutter was hired as number 1 assistant and associate head coach two years ago. He has had a hand in the departure portal and restocking of players he believed in and wanted. 

But that's still not the same as being the boss.

[ND-fan]

BackThe current situation is not on Hutter it’s on AD and his people they knew they had problem with Bernhard last year they brought in Hutter to help her to develop players and to use scouting report to game plan. The problem was she had internal problem with the players and administration had to know this but let it slide until the whole program blew up. I have know idea what happened but I think the players were waiting for change but again administration didn’t do anything then it forced players to make decision and I believe it just created perfect storm and today agents came in number of payers were sold there greener pastures else where. For couple moving has improved there status but many at best it was lateral move and for some it was needed to move to where they fit better. Ibrahim has found good fit and playing starting for Dayton, Schiller is having success and Jory seems to have managed to her to mold into the team, Pemberton moved to top power team but she is getting limited playing time and she needed to be on team where she would get more playing time to continue to develop not sitting on bench, Horne moved up again getting little more playing time but needed to be on team similar UND getting playing time, Hurst moved to division II better fit for her skills, Beal moved slightly lower laterally turned into bust based on talent she came in with I don’t know if it was her or failure on us developing her probably both But could have been much different if her talent would have developed. The other players that left were just to far from knowing potential and probably needed to move on. Hutter has chosen to build from scratch with exception Hughes he brought in yes a lot of turnovers but as point guard  number are from young players out of position or not prepared to receive feeds or running offense. She was here just for year teach  his system and there young guards developed this year. This has been happening Volmer is making strides, Hillesheim has improved, Harvey is back which is good, and Londen Harriss I think could become exceptional player she has all tools just needs to develop them. These players are future of this team for guards and Ava Miller is going to get better especially if she gets stronger to hold her own inside. I think also Ohnstad could become unique player for us but needs to work on her game  and has come miles since beginning of season.  Just need to find more talent that is ready to play with these players. Still going to be long season SDSU and NDSU games will be brutal there right now at whole different level. The St Thomas and South Dakota games will be important if we can make these competitive games then we’re getting better. KC game was disappointment I think we should have been competitive with them but some it they are quicker more experienced at guard  which cost us dearly yesterday .