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[undwbbdeservesbetter]

22 hours ago, Siouxphan27 said:

I’ll reply to you for the third time asking you this same question that you seem afraid to answer- How did Hutter go 26-3 his last year coaching Mayville?  

I've answered this.. even a blind squirrel finds a nut

[The Sicatoka]

You've brought a concern, made your case, defended it, been offered the path to make a true change (because that power doesn't reside here), and yet you continue to bemoan, berate, and belittle here. A saboteur could not do better. Or put another way, if this is you helping, please, quit helping.

If you haven't received satisfaction from Armacost go somewhere that influences him. Continued grousing here accomplishes little positive at this point.

[Kab]

My question and maybe it has been answered, is your daughter still on this team or did she graduate 

[iramurphy]

On 4/5/2026 at 8:21 PM, YeahhhSiouxSioux said:

I see Kiera Pemberton has hit the portal again after her season at Baylor. Looks like she barely played while there, mostly only in garbage time. Wondering if she will go to a different power 4 school or drop back down to mid-major. I think her skill set translates better to the mid-major level if she wants lots of playing time.

Although I would be surprised if she was interested, I would reach out to her to gauge interest. 

[Siouxphan27]

13 hours ago, undwbbdeservesbetter said:

I've answered this.. even a blind squirrel finds a nut

Oh I think we've found our resident nut.

So your answer is his successful teams in Mayville won....by accident.  LOL.

  

[iramurphy]

13 hours ago, undwbbdeservesbetter said:

I've answered this.. even a blind squirrel finds a nut

I’m not a blind squirrel but I believe I have found the nut. 
Come on man, you are better than this. If nothing else do it for your daughter. 

[Susie54]

On 4/5/2026 at 6:38 PM, Siouxphan27 said:

I’ll reply to you for the third time asking you this same question that you seem afraid to answer- How did Hutter go 26-3 his last year coaching Mayville?  

Quit making comparisons between Mayville and UND -it is embarrassing to the program and the tradition it worked so hard to develop.  Hutter has not shown any Division I coaching during any games - and it starts with scouting/preparation and adjustments.  He can’t even come up with running an offense based on the players he has on the roster so Mayville has nothing to do with it.

[GoodGood]

19 minutes ago, Susie54 said:

Quit making comparisons between Mayville and UND -it is embarrassing to the program and the tradition it worked so hard to develop.  Hutter has not shown any Division I coaching during any games - and it starts with scouting/preparation and adjustments.  He can’t even come up with running an offense based on the players he has on the roster so Mayville has nothing to do with it.

What system should he have been running? 

[DL Sioux]

2 hours ago, Susie54 said:

Quit making comparisons between Mayville and UND -it is embarrassing to the program and the tradition it worked so hard to develop.  Hutter has not shown any Division I coaching during any games - and it starts with scouting/preparation and adjustments.  He can’t even come up with running an offense based on the players he has on the roster so Mayville has nothing to do with it.

Another pissed off parent?

[Kab]

A lot of people on this board complaining  but not coaches , or maybe have been 

 they probably stated stayed at a holiday inn express last night 

[SiouxFan100]

Some come across as always being mad. 

[fightingsioux4life]

40 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Some come across as always being mad. 

You can disagree with how these people are expressing their frustration, but the program IS a dumpster fire right now. And I am curious as to how the coaching staff is planning to clean it up.

[UND92,96]

Per the Fargo Forum, in addition to the previously announced Volmer, Ohnstad and Fletcher are in the portal. Ohnstad is kind of an enigma. She was the 9th-ranked player in the MN class of 2024 (by comparison Ava Miller was 33rd), which normally suggests somebody is good enough to be a pretty good Summit player, and obviously she was good enough to earn a scholarship to Kansas State, but for whatever reason she just couldn't consistently crack the lineup. She only shot 29.5% from the floor when she did play. I would guess she'll end up somewhere in the NSIC.

Fletcher is probably the least surprising departure, if for no other reason than she was the only one on the roster eligible to return, and who was in the program for more than one year, but still couldn't crack the rotation at any point in the 2025-26 season. I would guess she'll maybe go back to a Canadian school.

Volmer has athletic ability, but she struggled to score and isn't known as a 3-point shooter. Like Ohnstad, I could see her playing in the NSIC.

[ND-fan]

I see Ohnstad has withdrawn from the portal which I take is that she will be still with team.  Of the three players I think she has greatest potential and I think she could become solid player. Has offensive abilities to be consistent scorer but needs to work on her defense and if she does that would gain significant playing time.

[Kab]

Which coach is leaving, I believe they advertised for an assistant coach ?

[Siouxphan27]

On 4/7/2026 at 3:53 PM, Susie54 said:

Quit making comparisons between Mayville and UND -it is embarrassing to the program and the tradition it worked so hard to develop.  Hutter has not shown any Division I coaching during any games - and it starts with scouting/preparation and adjustments.  He can’t even come up with running an offense based on the players he has on the roster so Mayville has nothing to do with it.

I think everyone else understands I wasn't comparing Mayville to UND.  I was making the point that Hutter proved he could win with several successful seasons against Mayville's peers.  

Your critique of his coaching ignores the talent level of this past year's team.  The foundation of a successful program starts with having a roster full of D1 worthy players.  He has not had that, yet.  And, it's going to be difficult for him to win recruiting battles given the state of the program when he took over.  Bottom line is he needs time and resources to build the program back up.  

[UND Fan]

7 hours ago, Kab said:

Which coach is leaving, I believe they advertised for an assistant coach ?

I have been told by a good source that we will be very happy with our new assistant.  That is all I know!

[ND-fan]

I wonder who that could be that would be liked byUND faithful and is now in coaching ranks. I have couple of people in my mind but not sure of any of them. I have been doing little research on possible candidates 1. Lexi klabo who has been coaching in Fargo for area athletes for improving sports performance basketball players.; 2 Leaha  Szabla assistant coach at Omaha; 3. Makaila Dyer assistant at Madison college. There could be any number of other people but these people are still involved I basketball but there could be number of others too. We have great tradition women’s basketball players here and number of them played professionally or are still playing having very successful careers.

[GreatForks]

I was very surprised to see this.

[NewUndFan]

1 hour ago, GreatForks said:

I was very surprised to see this.

Only player that maybe could play D1.  Its going to be a very long year if Hutter has basically the same team as last year 

[Susie54]

In order to build a roster of players that could be competitive in D1  this is one player that UND could not lose.  UGH it just is so depressing to see no progress that gives hope.

[ND-fan]

This is surprise but she may have received offer else where for more money or support.i can’t imagine anybody offering  more playing time but maybe place where she can playing for conference championship or at least shot at the post season. Who knows why the reason could be personal or even to play closer to home.  I am sad see her leave but you need to be committed if she isn’t there’s nothing you can do look at number of players in the portal. I think it’s mistake being in portal now 2 straight years generally not how to build career in women’s basketball.

 

[undwbbdeservesbetter]

On 4/14/2026 at 11:19 PM, ND-fan said:

I see Ohnstad has withdrawn from the portal which I take is that she will be still with team.  Of the three players I think she has greatest potential and I think she could become solid player. Has offensive abilities to be consistent scorer but needs to work on her defense and if she does that would gain significant playing time.

not with the team just staying to keep her scholarship

[Siouxperman8]

19 minutes ago, undwbbdeservesbetter said:

not with the team just staying to keep her scholarship

It's been a long time since I was in school so a lot has changed. 

I assumed you kept your scholarship through the end of the semester even if you entered the portal.  Is her scholarship protected beyond that if she isn't with the team? Or are you referring to other scholarships beyond basketball?

[undwbbdeservesbetter]

1 hour ago, Siouxperman8 said:

It's been a long time since I was in school so a lot has changed. 

I assumed you kept your scholarship through the end of the semester even if you entered the portal.  Is her scholarship protected beyond that if she isn't with the team? Or are you referring to other scholarships beyond basketball?

up until a year ago only power 5 schools scholarship  was gauranteed for 4 years meaning if you were asked to leave the team based on performance or playing time or any reason non disciplinary you could stay at the school under scholarship and they had to honor it until you graduate, when rev share was implemented that rule was extended for all d1 basketball teams, so yes its very possible staying enrolled at UND under scholarship not on team!!! im surprised it doesn't happen more often but most poeple wanna play, so to answer your question yes her scholarship is protected as is every player's on the team that doesn't transfer, keep in mind you cant quit the team and keep the scholarship you have to be asked to leave based off performance playing time or something else non disciplinary, if its something for discipline or acedemic reasons they don't honor your scholarship if you stay at the school, so in closing she will keep her scholarship at UND if in fact she was asked to leave based on performance or playing time or any other non disciplinary reason