Women's Basketball

North Dakota State University

1301 North University Drive - Fargo, ND - 58105
Team Office: Tel: (701) 231-8875 Fax: (701) 231-6246
Team website: www.gobison.com/

North Dakota State offers over 100 BA degrees, over 50 Master's degrees, and nearly 40 doctorates. NDSU is one of 11 colleges that make up North Dakota's university system. Majors offered include Fishery Sciences, Athletic Training, Agriculture, Human Nutritional Services, Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Management, and Interior Design. The 2008 US News report on America's Best Colleges ranked NDSU in the third tier among national universties.

NDSU is located in north Fargo, North Dakota's largest city with a population of approximately 90,000 people. The metro area, which includes the cities of West Fargo, Moorhead, Minn., and Dilworth, Minn., numbers approximately 140k.

School website
www.ndsu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

12,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 20-25

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$11,000
Out-of-State: ~$20,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Civil Engineering- Architectural Engineering

Misc. Information

Head coach Amy Ruley enters her 29th season at North Dakota State in 2007-08. Ruley teams were consistently ranked among the best D2 programs and frequently lead the nation in attendance. NDSU made the transition to D1 in 2005-05. The program's .710 winning percentage was based on playing primarily D2 opponents. In 28 seasons, Ruley has led the Bison to 18 playoff appearances, 27 winning seasons (ncluding twenty 20+ winning seasons) and five national titles. A former player at Purdue, Ruley ranks #2 in most wins and 6th in winning percentage. During the 1990's, Ruley's teams compiled an unbelievable 250-29 record, finishing first in conference play six times and second place four times. In 2004, Ruley was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2005-06, the Bison finished at 9-17 during their second season as a provisional D1 team. In 2006-07, the Bison went 14-11.

Team Name	Bison
Colors	Green and Yellow
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	740-308 (.706)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	14-11	9-17	26-1	121-35 (.776)
Conference	n/a	n/a	n/a	62-22 (.738)
Conf. Finish	n/a	n/a	1	1, 2, 3, 2, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Amy Ruley
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at North Dakota St	1979-80
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	654-187 (.777)
Record at North Dakota St	654-187 (.777)
Coaching Awards	WBCA Eckman Award, WBCA District COTY 9x, WBCA Nat

Asst. Coaches	Kelli Layman, Amanda Leonhard, Molly Marrin

Recruiting Coordinator

Molly Marrin, (701) 231-9556, Molly.Marrin@ndsu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Up until 2004-05, North Dakota State played in the North Central Conference (www.northcentralconference.org), considered by most as one of the most competitive D2 conferences in the nation. However, NDSU is currently in its third of a five-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I.

Conference Opponents

A fixture in the North Central Conference for 25 years, the Bison will play a independent schedule with several Division I opponents in 06-07.

Facilities

Bison Sports Arena
Capacity: 6,000, Average attendance: 2,500