THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL...

Thursday, Oct. 24 – Scott Gymnasium – Dickinson, N.D. – 5:30 pm MT
Dickinson State (0-0, 0-0 NSAA) vs Montana Tech (0-0, 0-0 Frontier)

Friday, Oct. 25 – Scott Gymnasium – Dickinson, N.D. – 5:30 pm MT
Dickinson State vs Montana Western (0-0, 0-0 Frontier)

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SEASON OPENERS…
Dickinson State opens the 2024-2025 season with a pair of home games against Frontier Conference opponents in Montana Tech and Montana Western. This will be the first time that DSU has opened their season in Scott Gym since the 2021-2022 season when they hosted the University of Jamestown in their season opener.

THE SERIES SINCE 2005...
vs MT: MT leads 16-6 overall, DSU leads 5-2 in Dickinson
Last: MT 65-64 (11/2/23 in Dillon) / Streak: MT 2
Notes: Montana Tech won the lone matchup last season by one point in Dillon, Montana. The last two games in the series have been decided by a total of three points, with UMW winning both contests. The last DSU win came in 2021 when the Blue Hawks defeated the Bulldogs 80-73 in Dickinson.

vs UMW: UMW leads 4-0, series tied 0-0 in Dickinson
Last: UMW 66-57 (12/29/23 in Lockwood) / Streak: UMW 4
Notes: Montana Western has won all four meetings with the Blue Hawks over the last two seasons with all the games being played in Montana. This will be the first time the teams meet in Dickinson.

PRESEASON POLL…
Dickinson State was picked to finish 6^th in the North Star Athletic Association by the leagues' coaches in the annual preseason poll, the league announced this week. The NSAA is expected to have multiple national tournament qualifiers in the final year of the league, with Dakota State, Mayville State, and Jamestown all coming off NAIA tournament appearances a year ago.