Mataeya Mathern training, playing through pain at UND

Key Highlights

• UND finished at 12-19 overall and 6-10 in the conference standings.
• The Fighting Hawks had no seniors, six juniors, three sophomores and one redshirt, and five true freshmen on the roster last year. Mathern played in 20 games as a true freshman and scored a total of 15 points.
• She averaged 7.7 minutes played per night."My freshman season was full of new experiences where I learned how to navigate many changes and adjust to what it is like playing college basketball at this level," Mathern said.
• "I feel like all the experiences helped me grow as a player and person, which is only going to help me in the future.
• My impression (of) the season was that we (grew) a lot."After UND's season concluded in early March, Mathern and the team took a few weeks off before getting back to work. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"The offseason consisted of a lot of shooting, lifting, ...