In this week’s segment of “North Dakota Outdoors,” host Mike Anderson of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department tells us about a GPS tracking study targeting North Dakota’s state bird, the Western meadowlark. Meadowlarks are a good indicator of grassland habitat quality, and with the loss of grasslands, their populations are declining. Joining Anderson to discuss the study are Andy Boyce, a research ecologist for the Smithsonian Institute; and Sandra Johnson, conservation biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Montana Lady Griz (1-5) at North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1-7)
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Grand Forks, North Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Montana aims to end its five-game slide with a victory over North Dakota.
The Fighting Hawks have gone 1-2 in home games. North Dakota is second in the Summit in rebounding with 35.4 rebounds. Walker Demers leads the Fighting Hawks with 9.8 boards.
The Lady Griz have gone 0-2 away from home. Montana is 1-5 against opponents over .500.
North Dakota scores 53.4 points per game, 23.9 fewer points than the 77.3 Montana gives up. Montana averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game North Dakota allows.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Mackenzie Hughes is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Fighting Hawks. Demers is averaging 10.6 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 47.8%.
Mack Konig is averaging 15.2 points and 3.7 assists for the Lady Griz. Avery Waddington is averaging 12.5 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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