THIS WEEK IN BLUE HAWK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

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Friday, Nov. 7 — Bellevue, Neb. — 11:30 a.m. MT
Dickinson State (0-2, 0-0 Frontier) vs Midland (0-2, 0-0 GPAC)

Saturday, Nov. 8 — Bellevue, Neb. — 11:30 a.m. MT
Dickinson State vs. Tabor (2-1, 0-0 KCAC)

LIVE STATS: dsubluehawks.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
LIVE VIDEO: www.youtube.com/@BellevueBruins/streams
 
DSU PROBABLE STARTERS (2025 season to date)
G — #20 Allie Kohn, 5-6, So. — 4.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 0.5 APG
PG — #22 Jada Clarkson, 5-7, Jr. — 6.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 0.5 APG
F — #15 J'ell Garfield, 5-9, Jr. — 7.5 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 2.5 APG
F — #23 Kaylin Garza, 5-11, Sr. — 15.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.5 APG
C — #24 Brae Eneboe, 6-0, Sr. — 10.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.5 APG
 
SOARING HAWKS
• Kaylin Garza — Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Week
 
LAST TIME OUT
Dickinson State opened the 2025–26 season with back-to-back road losses to No. 7 Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho, falling 98–58 on Friday and 79–58 on Saturday.
Senior forward Kaylin Garza led the Blue Hawks across both games, averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 51.9% from the field. Senior center Brae Eneboe added 10.5 points per game, and junior point guard Jada Clarkson hauled in 18 total rebounds, including a game-high 14 on Saturday.
The Blue Hawks shot 37.2% from the floor and 28.6% from three-point range across the weekend but struggled with turnovers, committing 44 over the two-game stretch. Lewis-Clark State took advantage with a +30.5 scoring margin and dominated the paint in both matchups.
 
THE SERIES
vs Midland — DSU leads 2-1; Last: W, 68-66 (Oct. 27, 2023, Bellevue, Neb.) / Streak: W2
vs Tabor — First Meeting; Last: N/A / Streak: N/A
 
OPPONENT SNAPSHOTS
Midland (0-2, 0-0 GPAC) — Dropped both season-opening contests; DSU leads series 2-1
Tabor (2-1, 0-0 KCAC) — Coming in off back-to-back wins; first-ever meeting with DSU
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS (season to date)
Points/Game — Kaylin Garza (Sr.) 15.5 • Total Points — Garza 31
Shooting % (FG) — Kyrie Alldredge (Sr.) .667
3-Point % — Kyrie Alldredge (Sr.) 1.000
Free Throw % — Kyrie Alldredge (Sr.), Jada Clarkson (Jr.) 1.000
Rebounds/Game — Jada Clarkson (Jr.) 9.0 • Total Rebounds — Clarkson 18
Assists/Game — J'ell Garfield (Jr.) 2.5 • Total Assists — Garfield 5
Steals/Game — Kaylin Garza (Sr.), J'ell Garfield (Jr.) 1.0 • Total Steals — Garza, Garfield 2
Blocks/Game — J'ell Garfield (Jr.) 0.5 • Total Blocks — Garfield 1
 
HEAD COACH – ERIC NELSON:
Eric Nelson enters his seventh season as head coach of the Dickinson State women's basketball program. Since arriving in 2018, Nelson has guided the Blue Hawks to three consecutive Frontier Conference semifinal appearances (2021–2023) and has helped raise the program's academic standing, with the team earning the highest GPA on campus for two straight years.
A proven developer of talent, Nelson has coached NAIA All-American Courtney Olson (2020–21, 2021–22) and multiple all-conference selections during his tenure. Prior to DSU, he served six seasons as head coach at Presentation College, where he led the Saints to their first NSAA Final Four appearance and most successful season in program history.
Nelson previously held assistant roles with the men's programs at Mount Marty and Morningside College—his alma mater—where he also played and contributed to multiple GPAC titles and NAIA Tournament runs. A native of Laurel, Neb., he holds degrees from Morningside College and Dickinson State University.