The 2022–23 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by fourth-year head coach Jory Collins, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Summit League. After the Bison's win over St. Thomas on February 23, the Bison clinched their highest Division I win count since 2008. The Bison clinched the second seed in the Summit League tournament, the highest mark in a conference tournament since their Division II days.
Their tournament run ended in the quarterfinals of the tournament when they lost to 10th-seeded Kansas City.
The Bison were automatically invited to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament since Summit League regular-season champion South Dakota State made the NCAA tournament. Their postseason run ended in the WNIT first round when they lost to Oregon.
Previous season The Bison finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 7–11 in Summit League play, to finish in sixth place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to third-seeded Kansas City to be eliminated from the tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Reneya Hopkins 0 G 5' 6" Senior Midwest City, OK Transferred to Texas A&M University–Texarkana (NAIA) Kylie Strop 2 G 5' 7" Sophomore River Falls, WI Transferred to Wisconsin–Eau Claire (Division III) Kadie Deaton 3 G 5' 11" Junior Wausau, WI Transferred to Pacific Ellie Dague 4 G 5' 10" Freshman Henning, MN Transferred to St. Thomas Ryan Cobbins 5 G/F 6' 0" Junior Kansas City, KS Transferred to Alabama Abbey Kubas 22 F 5' 11" Freshman Dickinson, ND Left team for personal reasons Olivia Skibiel 23 G/F 6' 0" Junior Snohomish, WA Transferred to Minnesota State–Moorhead (Division II) Source:
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Abbie Draper 2 F 6' 2" Sophomore Waverly, IA Bradley Georgia Baldwin 4 F 6' 0" Junior Melbourne, Australia Eastern Kentucky Taylor Brown 14 F 6' 1" Senior Lakeville, MN American
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Summit League tournament
!colspan=12 style=| Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
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Awards and accolades Summit League Player of the Week
WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNovember 28Heaven HamlingNorth Dakota StateJanuary 3Heaven Hamling (2)North Dakota State (2)February 20Heaven Hamling (3)North Dakota State (3)
Summit League regular season awards
Freshman of the Year Elle Evans
All-Summit League First Team Heaven Hamling
All-Summit League Honorable Mention Elle Evans
All-Summit League Defensive Team Elle Evans
All-Summit League Newcomer Team Elle Evans
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