Thursday, November 12
Indianapolis, Ind.
6 p.m. CT
North Dakota State
1-3,0-0Summit League
61
at
68
Butler
4-0,0-0Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 7 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 61 |
| Butler | 9 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 68 |
Photo by: Myles Johnson
11/12/2026 9:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS – The North Dakota State women's basketball team dropped a 68-61 decision on Thursday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
After trailing by as many as 13 points in the second half, the Bison (1-3) used six straight points, including four points from Marisa Frost to make the score 51-44 with 7:24 play. Butler (4-0) responded to quickly push its lead back to double digits, 56-46, after Judit Valero drained a triple with 5:44 remaining. The Bulldogs went on to hold off the Bison the rest of the way for the 68-61 victory.
Frost led the way with a team-best 14 points to go along with four assists and one steal. Sophie Hawkinson reached double digits in scoring for the first time in her career with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from three. She also added five rebounds with a team-best three steals to her stat line. Karrington Asp rounded out the top performers grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds with 12 points.
NDSU will be back in action at UTRGV on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m.
After trailing by as many as 13 points in the second half, the Bison (1-3) used six straight points, including four points from Marisa Frost to make the score 51-44 with 7:24 play. Butler (4-0) responded to quickly push its lead back to double digits, 56-46, after Judit Valero drained a triple with 5:44 remaining. The Bulldogs went on to hold off the Bison the rest of the way for the 68-61 victory.
Frost led the way with a team-best 14 points to go along with four assists and one steal. Sophie Hawkinson reached double digits in scoring for the first time in her career with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from three. She also added five rebounds with a team-best three steals to her stat line. Karrington Asp rounded out the top performers grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds with 12 points.
NDSU will be back in action at UTRGV on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m.
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
NDSU
Butler
FG%
.397
.482
3FG%
.167
.350
FT%
.706
.700
RB
36
31
TO
13
12
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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