The North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is a member of the NCAA Division I Summit League; the 2019âÂÂ20 season was their first in the new conference. Previously they played in Division I's Big Sky Conference and Division I's Great West Conference.
The first year the university fielded a women's team was in 1894. Since then, the women's team has appeared in 23 NCAA tournaments. The first Division I appearance was in 2014. With the exception of 1986, 1987, and 1989, the basketball team appeared in every NCAA Division II tournament from 1984 to 2007. Three of the Division II tournament appearances resulted in three consecutive Division II National Championships (1997, 1998, 1999).
NCAA Division II runner-up team: 2001
The Fighting Hawks have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0âÂÂ1.
The Fighting Hawks, then known as the Fighting Sioux, made twenty-two appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 36âÂÂ19.
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