NDSU Women's Hoops Hosts Concordia-Moorhead in Exhibition Action Saturday
        After defeating Minnesota-Crookston 64-59 in their season opening exhibition game Oct. 30, the North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team will host Concordia-Moorhead in a final exhibition tune-up Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Bison Sports Arena at 2 p.m.
 
NDSU at Home
        North Dakota State has compiled a 407-75 (.844) record at home, including a 104-36 mark inside the "Friendly Confines" over the past 10 seasons good for a .743 winning percentage. The Bison went 7-7 at home last season.
 
Bison Eighth in Summit League Preseason Poll
        The North Dakota State women's basketball team was tabbed eighth in The Summit League preseason poll released Tuesday, Oct. 15 by the league office. The Bison received 74 points in the poll.
        NDSU returns nine student-athletes from last season's team, including one starter in sophomore forward Marena Whittle. She started 26-of-29 games in 2012-13, averaging 6.7 points and 7.1 rebounds.
        South Dakota State was picked to win the league after claiming its record fifth-consecutive Summit League tournament title and fourth regular season title in six years. The Jackrabbits collected 27-of-30 first-place votes and 319 points in the voting conducted by the league's head coaches, SIDs and media.
        IUPUI was picked to finish runner-up in the poll, collecting three first-place votes and 276 points, after finishing second in the regular season a year ago. South Dakota was third with 224 points followed by Fort Wayne in fourth with 179. League newcomer Denver, Western Illinois, Omaha and the Bison rounded out the poll.
        Fort Wayne's Amanda Hyde was voted as the league's preseason Player of the Year after garnering Player of the Year and first team All-Summit League honors last season.
        Accompanying Hyde on the first team are IUPUI's DeAirra Goss, 2013 Newcomer of the Year Western Illinois' Ashley Luke, last season's Tournament MVP South Dakota's Nicole Seekamp, Denver's Morgan Van Riper-Rose and South Dakota State's Megan Waytashek.
        The second team is composed of reigning Defensive Player of the Year in IUPUI's Dee-Dee Bellamy, South Dakota's Polly Harrington, Omaha's Ericka House, South Dakota State's Steph Paluch and Fort Wayne's Haley Seibert.
 
NDSU Women's Basketball to be Featured Twice on TV in 2013-14
        The North Dakota State women's basketball team will be featured twice on television during the upcoming 2013-14 regular season, the NDSU athletic department announced Thursday, Oct. 10.
        As part of NDSU's broadcast agreement with Hoak Media, the home games against Mississippi State Dec. 17 and South Dakota State Jan. 25 will be aired throughout the state of North Dakota on MeTV. The television network is available via over-the-air channels in Bismarck (5.2), Minot (10.2), Williston (8.2) and Dickinson (7.2) as well as through additional providers.
 
The DeHoff File
        Carolyn DeHoff begins her sixth season as head women's basketball coach at North Dakota State University. She has compiled a 66-81 record overall including a 46-42 ledger in The Summit League.
        The Bison finished the 2013 season with an overall record of 10-19 and were 6-10 in league play. Seniors Dani DeGagne and Katie Birkel were both named to the All-Summit League second team.
        NDSU once again excelled in the classroom in 2013. The Bison placed 10th on the WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll in NCAA Division I and had eight student-athletes named to The Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. Nine Bison were also selected to the Winter/Spring Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
        DeHoff was introduced as North Dakota State University's ninth head women's basketball coach in the program's 48-year history at a press conference in April 2008.
        DeHoff replaced Women's Basketball Hall of Fame coach Amy Ruley, who resigned in March 2008 to accept an associate athletic director for development position at North Dakota State.
        DeHoff completed her first season as associate head coach in 2007-08 and fifth overall on Elaine Elliott's Utah staff. The Utes finished 27-5 overall and won the Mountain West Conference regular season championship with a 16-0 record. Utah lost in the first round of the 2008 NCAA tournament. Her duties at Utah included coordinating recruiting efforts, point guard development, organization and planning of the schedule, coordination of academic affairs and directing summer camps.
        During her stay in Salt Lake City, the Utes won 123 games, three regular season conference championships and one MWC tournament title. Utah made three trips to the NCAA tournament including an Elite Eight berth in 2006 and a WNIT appearance in 2007. The Utes also had a pair of WNBA first round draft picks, along with second round pick in the 2008 draft.
        Her 18-year coaching resume includes a five-year stop at Weber State. The Wildcats went from a sub-.500 program to a back-to-back NCAA tournament participant. Weber State won consecutive Big Sky titles and posted back-to-back 20 win seasons.
        Prior to Weber State, DeHoff was the top assistant at Wyoming for seven seasons and also was an assistant coach at Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Ariz.
        A standout high school player at Cheyenne (Wyo.) East, DeHoff was a Street & Smith's All-America her senior year. She played at Arizona State University from 1987-90, where she was a captain.
        A native of Cheyenne, DeHoff graduated from Arizona State in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and physical education. She was inducted into her high school athletic hall of fame during the fall of 2008.
 
Series History
Concordia-Moorhead: This is the first meeting between NDSU and Concordia-Moorhead in exhibition play.
 
The Opposing Coach
Jessica Rahman - Concordia-Moorhead: Jessica Rahman is entering her 10th season as head women's basketball coach. In her first nine seasons she has guided Concordia to a 171-70 overall mark and nine straight appearances in the MIAC postseason tournament. She has also helped the Cobbers to a pair of conference playoff championships and two trips to the NCAA Tournament in the past three seasons. After graduating magna cum laude from Concordia in 1988, Rahman earned an M.A. degree in education from North Dakota State University in 1998. Rahman is the ninth head coach in the history of Concordia women's basketball.
 
Scouting the Opponent
Concordia-Moorhead: The Cobbers, a member of NCAA-III, are coming off a 21-7 (19-3 MIAC) record during the 2012-13 season. Concordia won the MIAC regular season title for the first time since 1989-90, earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.
 
Bison Claim 64-59 Win Over Minnesota-Crookston in Season Opening Exhibition Game
        NDSU women's basketball tipped-off the 2013-14 season with a 64-59 win over Minnesota-Crookston Wednesday, Oct. 30, inside the Bison Sports Arena in Fargo.
        Holly Johnson led the Bison with a double-double effort, scoring 13 points while snagging 11 rebounds while Liz Keena also scored in double figures with 12 points. Brooke LeMar had a game-high four assists for NDSU.
        The Bison went 19-50 from the field (38-percent) and were 25-30 from the free-throw line (83-percent) but were just 1-8 from three-point range.
        NDSU controlled the glass, pulling down 49 rebounds compared to only 24 for the Golden Eagles.
 
Bison Basketball on the Radio
        All North Dakota State regular season women's basketball games can be heard live on either 740-AM "The Fan" or 790-AM KFGO.  Game-specific station information will be included in all NDSU regular season game notes. A complete broadcast schedule is also available at GoBison.com. 
 
Bison Basketball on the World Wide Web
        All home North Dakota State women's basketball games will be streamed live on a pay-per-view basis at GoBison.com/Showcase. Live stats courtesy of NDSU athletics and Stat Broadcast are available free of charge for every home basketball game. Postgame video highlights and interviews will also be available at GoBison.com and the NDSU athletics' YouTube page at YouTube.com/NDSUAthletics.