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PHOTOS: Scenes from historic Bison victory against Montana in Women's NIT
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2024-03-26 14:30:54
Description: FARGO North Dakota State earned an historic victory Monday night at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.

The Bison scored a 72-63 victory against Montana in the second round of the Women's NIT before 2,254 fans at Scheels Center.



NDSU won a Women's NIT game for the first time in program history and also hosted a postseason game for the first time in its Division I era. The Bison last hosted a postseason game in 2000 in the NCAA Division II North Central regional.



“I was really proud of our group, the way they came out with poise," said Bison head coach Jory Collins.



Junior forward Abbie Draper paced the Bison with 18 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore guard Elle Evans added 17 points, four rebounds and two blocked shots.



The Bison avanced to the Super 16 and next play the Minnesota-Pacific winner.



The Bison played for the first time in nearly two weeks. Their previous game was March 12 against South Dakota State in the Summit League tournament title game.



Collins said he was impressed that his team came out sharp after the long layoff between games.



“The hardest thing is keeping your edge against each other," Collins said. “I thought we did a really good job today handling that. ... I was worried and maybe I didn’t need to be.”



Below are scenes from Monday's victory:

















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