North Dakota State Bison take on the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

By Canadian Press on December 17, 2025.

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (4-5, 1-1 Southland) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9-2)

Malibu, California; Wednesday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley and North Dakota State square off in Malibu, California.

The Bison have a 9-2 record in non-conference games. North Dakota State averages 77.8 points while outscoring opponents by 14.1 points per game.

The Vaqueros have a 3-4 record against non-conference oppponents. UT Rio Grande Valley is second in the Southland with 15.9 assists per game led by Erin Maguire averaging 4.1.

North Dakota State’s average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game UT Rio Grande Valley gives up. UT Rio Grande Valley has shot at a 41.5% rate from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point fewer than the 42.5% shooting opponents of North Dakota State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Avery Koenen is scoring 19.2 points per game with 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Bison. Marisa Frost is averaging 13.4 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 48.4% over the last 10 games.

Jalayah Ingram is scoring 18.0 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Vaqueros. Chazlyn Dettor is averaging 9.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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