The North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at the

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. It is a member of the

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Division I

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; the 2019-2020 season was their first in the new conference. Previously they played in Division I's

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and Division I's

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. The first year the university fielded a women's team was in 1894. Since then, the women's team has appeared in 23 NCAA tournaments. The first Division I appearance was in 2014. With the exception of 1986, 1987, and 1989, the basketball team appeared in every NCAA Division II tournament from 1984 to 2007. Three of the Division II tournament appearances resulted in three consecutive Division II National Championships (1997, 1998, 1999).

Head coaches

Conference Championships

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*Regular Season Champion (11 times): 1989-90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993,94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 *Conference tournament champion (7 times): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

*Regular Season Champion (2 times): 2009-10, 2011–12 *Conference tournament champion (1 time): 2012

*Regular Season Champion (2 times): 2013-14, 2016–17 *Conference tournament champion: (1 time): 2014

National Championships

1997 (DII) *Defeated

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94-78 1998 (DII) *Defeated

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92-76 1999 (DII) *Defeated Arkansas Tech 80-63

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Fighting Hawks have made one appearance in the

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. They have a combined record of 0–1.

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Fighting Hawks, then known as the Fighting Sioux, made twenty-two appearances in the

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. They had a combined record of 36–19.

Season–by–season results

Arenas

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, 1974–2003 *

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, 2004–present

References

External links

* {{Summit League women's basketball navbox 1894 establishments in North Dakota Basketball teams established in 1894