NDSU women fall to Gonzaga as Koenen, Krzewinski leave with injuries

SPOKANE, Wash. — North Dakota State lost to Gonzaga on Monday night and Summit League player of the year Avery Koenen left the game late in the first quarter with an injury to her left leg. The extent of Koenen s injury was not immediately known. She was seen later on the Bison bench using crutches and a brace round her left leg. The Bulldogs came from behind to beat NDSU 62-56, but lost not only Koenen but Abby Krzewinski, who also exited the game shortly before Koenen s injury. Bison head coach Jory Collins did not the address the specifics of either injury in his postgame radio comments. Here's the injury to #NDSU standout Avery Koenen, who needed help to leave the floor. pic.twitter.com/t21O06Uvcx — Dom Izzo (@DomIzzoWDAY) November 3, 2026 Obviously with the adversity early in the game and two of our senior leaders going down, and then have the ability to continue to fight the entire game against probably a top 25 team right on cusp there,