North Dakota State Women Host Western Illinois, IUPUI in Key Summit League Weekend

North Dakota State University (5-7, 3-1 Summit) is scheduled to host Western Illinois (4-10, 2-1 Summit) at 2:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in Summit League action ... The game has been designated as the third annual Katherine Burgum Classic ... The Katherine Burgum Classic was North Dakota State University athletics' gift for Katherine "K." Kilbourne Burgum's 90th birthday, recognizing her dedication and commitment to young women on campus, the Fargo-Moorhead community and the region ... The Bison are 2-0 in the Classic with wins over Minnesota (62-48, 12-22-06) and Montana State (82-59, 12-30-07) ... 2008 Summit League Player of the Year Lisa Bue was a two-time game MVP for the Bison ... Bue is currently playing professional basketball in Europe ... The game will be televised by Valley News Live on KVLY-TV (NBC, Channel 11, Fargo) ... Valley News Live sports director Scott Peters will handle the play-by-play duties and former NDSU basketball standout Katie Lorenz will provide the color analysis ... Valley News Live weekend sports anchor Brian Shawn will be on the sidelines ... Lorenz will also take part in NDSU Women's Basketball Alumni Weekend, as former Bison players will square off in an Alumni Game following the Bison-WIU contest ... Tanya Crevier will be performing at halftime of the NDSU men's and women's basketball game against Western Illinois ... Crevier is known as the "World's Best" female basketball handler ... The first 500 fans in attendance for Saturday's game will receive a Bison Light Switch Cover courtesy of Xcel Energy ... North Dakota State is scheduled to host IUPUI (7-7, 2-1 Summit) at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 ... The Jaguars play at No. 23-ranked South Dakota State on Saturday ... The Bison are 3-2 at home this season ... The Westerwinds are 0-7 on the road, while IUPUI is 1-3. The Series: This will be the third meeting between North Dakota State and Western Illinois ... The series is tied at 1-1 ... The Westerwinds won 72-67 on Jan. 12, 2008, in Macomb, Ill., and the Bison posted a 63-42 victory in Fargo on Feb. 11, 2008 ... This will be the third meeting between North Dakota State and IUPUI ... The series is tied at 1-1 ... The Jaguars defeated NDSU 59-54 on Jan. 12, 2008, and the Bison won 65-60 in Fargo on Feb. 9. Bison On Radio: WDAY 970 AM of Fargo is the flagship station of the Bison Radio Network ... Stations on the Bison Radio Network for the basketball season include WDAY-AM 970 (Fargo), KQLX-FM 106.1 (Lisbon/select games), ESPN AM 710 /KFYR-AM 550 (Bismarck/select games) and KPOK-AM 1340 (Bowman) ... Scott Miller, WDAY 970 AM sports director will call the play-by-play and Jeremy Jorgenson, NDSU director of athletic broadcasting, will provide the color analysis ... Games are available on www.GoBison.com. 96.3 KNDS FM of Fargo ... Dan "Pinto" Gunderson describes the action, while sports director Michael Howe is the color analyst ... Pregame begins 10 minutes before tip-off Saturday ... The game is also on www.kndsradio.com. Tickets: The Bison Sports Arena ticket office is open between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday ... For more information, contact the NDSU ticket office at 1-888-231-NDSU (6378).