@UNCBearsWBB Set to Take on North Dakota in the First Round

Wednesday, March 11

Missoula, Mont.

1:30 pm

University of Northern Colorado

North Dakota

3/10/2015 4:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Just four days after facing each other to end the regular season, UNC takes on North Dakota again in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament

By: Ryan Pfeifer, UNCBears.com

Northern Colorado and North Dakota women's basketball face each other in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament, just four days after squaring off in Grand Forks.

Game 30
Who: North Dakota 17-13, 9-9 Big Sky
When: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.
Where: Missoula, Mont., Dahlberg Arena
Series History: North Dakota 34-5, last meeting, March 7, 2015 (UNC, 67-56)
Game Links: Video | Audio | Live Stats
Game Notes: Northern Colorado | North Dakota | Big Sky

Bear Facts
• UNC is currently on a eight game winning streak. It is the school's longest since 2013 when the team won nine straight.
• During this current win streak the Bears have been averaging 79.2 points per game
• The Big Sky released the All-Conference team this week, with D'shara Strange earning Co-MVP and Stephanie Lee making it to the first team also..
• Northern Colorado has held its past four opponents under 70 points.
• Kyleigh Hiser continues her hot shooting from deep over the past four games going 14-22 (.636%)
• It is not just the offense that has been leading the Bears on this win streak, but the defense has been playing well too. They have allowed 60.9 points per game and forcing 16.0 turnovers a game.
• Northern Colorado is 3-4 all-time in the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
• The Bears have a top 15 assist to turnover ratio of 1.22.
• UNC is ranked 65th in the nation holding opponents to 59.2 points per game

Scouting North Dakota
North Dakota has been on a skid lately, losing six of its last seven games, including a current three game losing streak. UNC and UND played against each other just last week, with the Bears winning 67-56. UND's offense has a variety of scorers with five players averaging seven points or more a game, including three averaging 10 points plus. As a team North Dakota is very good on the boards out-rebounding its opponents by a margin of +7.8 a game. This will be the rubber match between the Bears and UND, both winning on each other's home courts.

RPI Report
Northern Colorado is currently 136th in the RPI, ranking 4th overall right now among Big Sky teams. Montana has the highest RPI for the Big Sky at 96. (As of 3/10/15)

On this Date
Northern Colorado is 1-1 all-time on March 11th. Both games were during the conference tournaments. The last time the Bears played on the date was in 2000 against North Dakota.

What's on Deck?
If the Bears win on Wednesday, UNC will play in the first semifinal game on Friday, with tip-off being at 11:00 a.m.