NDSU Girls’s Basketball Picked Second in Summit League Preseason Poll

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the second time within the final three seasons, the North Dakota State ladies’s basketball crew has been picked second within the Summit League Preseason Poll, the league workplace introduced on Tuesday morning.

The Bison garnered 498 complete factors with two first-place votes to earn the second spot. South Dakota State was picked first with 558 factors and 34 first-place votes, whereas Oral Roberts closed out the highest three with 410 factors in third place.

Avery Koenen and Jocelyn Schiller have been chosen to the All-Summit League Preseason First Team, whereas Marisa Frost was named to the All-Summit League Preseason Second Team.

Koenen averaged 17.0 factors and eight.1 rebounds per recreation in Summit League play final season. Her 8.1 rebounds per contest ranked second in convention play. On the defensive finish, she was slotted third in league play with 17 complete blocks. Koenen was named to the All-Summit League First Team for the primary time in her profession final season after averaging a team-high 14.5 factors and team-best 7.9 rebounds.

Schiller was named the Summit League Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Summit League Freshman Team final season at North Dakota. She averaged 13.2 factors with 4.1 rebounds and a couple of.9 assists per recreation for the Fighting Hawks. Schiller began all 31 video games and led all freshmen within the Summit League with a team-high 89 assists and team-best 40 steals. She additionally averaged 16.3 factors per recreation in Summit League play, which led all freshmen.

 

Frost averaged 28.8 minutes per recreation to go together with 10.1 factors per recreation. Her 10.1 factors per recreation ranked third on the crew in Summit League play and he or she reached double figures in 9 video games. Frost was additionally named to the Summit League All-Freshman Team final season.

 

The full Summit League launch may be seen here.

 

NDSU will open the 2025-26 season at Northern Iowa on Nov. 3.

 

2025-26 All-Summit League Women’s Basketball

Preseason First Team

Emani Bennett, Kansas City

Avery Koenen, North Dakota State

Madison Mathiowetz, South Dakota State

Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State

Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts

Jocelyn Schiller, North Dakota State

Preseason Second Team

Walker Demers, North Dakota

Marisa Frost, North Dakota State

Maggie Hartwig, South Dakota State

Angelina Robles, South Dakota

Katie Vasecka, South Dakota State

 

Poll

1. South Dakota State (34) | 558
2. North Dakota State (2) | 498
3. Oral Roberts | 410
4. South Dakota | 320
5. St. Thomas | 305
6. Kansas City | 291
7. North Dakota | 251
8. Omaha | 121
9. Denver | 101