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Avery Orth
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    Alpena, S.D.
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Wessington Springs High School
  • Major:
    Biology
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    4.4
  • fg %
    43.5
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    58.7
  • reb/g
    2.5
  • a/g
    0.6
Bio

Freshman (2024-25): Played in 32 games while averaging 6.4 minutes per game ... She recorded 115 points, 65 rebounds, seven steals, and nine blocks.  

High School: 2024 graduate at Wessington Springs High School ... was a four-year starter in basketball finishing her career with 1,300 points and 950 rebounds ... earned second team All-State during senior season in basketball while also being named 281 conference MVP and team being named conference champions ... also competed in volleyball earning second team All-State while finishing career with 1,000 digs, 1,000 kills, and 1,000 points ... was a five-year letterwinner in track and holds the school record in shot put and javelin ... was on National Honors Society, class Valedictorian, and was in the South Dakota top 1% of 2024. 

Parents: Kimberly and Gerry Orth.

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38892 221st Alpena, SD. 57312

Contact: Kathy Orth

605-354-0438

 

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Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 31 18
Games started 0 -
Minutes 244 165
Minutes per game 7.9 9.2
FG 54-124 45-84
FG Pct 43.5 53.6
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 27-46 23-36
FT Pct 58.7 63.9
Off rebounds 28 20
Def rebounds 49 32
Total rebounds 77 52
Rebounds per game 2.5 2.9
Personal fouls 22 11
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 18 13
Turnovers 15 9
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.4
Steals 5 3
Blocks 10 9
Points 135 113
Points per game 4.4 6.3
Points per 40.0 min 22.1 27.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 3 at No. 1 Dordt W, 84-76
Mar 13 vs. No. 15 St. Francis (IL) W, 83-55
Mar 14 vs. No. 10 College of the Ozarks W, 76-53
Mar 20 vs. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson W, 78-53
Mar 21 vs. No. 1 Bethel (TN) W, 82-77
Mar 23 vs. No. 1 Marian (IN) L, 62-54
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 28 at Drake University L, 77-57 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Bismarck State (ND) W, 81-43 - 12 2-10 20.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 7 vs. No. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 62-39 - 12 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 8 at No. 18 Arizona Christian W, 82-58 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 15 at Hastings L, 80-76 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Morningside W, 94-53 - 13 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Nov 22 Midland W, 93-45 - 15 8-10 80.0 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 20
Nov 25 at No. 9 Briar Cliff W, 79-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at No. 4 Dakota State L, 74-62 0 3 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 6 at No. 9 Concordia (NE) W, 59-56 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 at No. 1 Dordt L, 86-81 - 11 7-7 100.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 15
Dec 13 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 96-41 - 17 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 16
Dec 18 RV Providence (MT) W, 58-40 - 6 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 19 at No. 3 Campbellsville (KY) W, 83-55 - 8 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 30 Northwestern W, 90-63 - 7 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Jan 3 at Midland W, 91-40 - 14 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 0-4 0.0 10
Jan 7 Doane (NE) W, 72-45 - 8 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 10 Mount Marty W, 79-50 - 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 14 Waldorf W, 97-35 - 14 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 18 No. 10 Concordia (NE) W, 78-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Morningside W, 75-63 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 90-42 - 19 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 14
Jan 28 No. 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 70-61 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 RV Hastings W, 95-77 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at Doane (NE) W, 69-47 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 at Waldorf W, 115-46 - 17 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 12
Feb 14 at Mount Marty L, 75-63 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 18 No. 1 Dordt L, 65-59 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 21 at Northwestern W, 81-65 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 Doane (NE) W, 74-45 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 28 RV Hastings W, 86-68 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 3 at No. 1 Dordt W, 84-76 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 13 vs. No. 15 St. Francis (IL) W, 83-55 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Mar 14 vs. No. 10 College of the Ozarks W, 76-53 - 8 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Mar 20 vs. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson W, 78-53 - 2 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 21 vs. No. 1 Bethel (TN) W, 82-77 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. No. 1 Marian (IN) L, 62-54 - 10 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 28 at Drake University L, 77-57 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Bismarck State (ND) W, 81-43 - 12 5 3 8 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 vs. No. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 62-39 - 12 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 8 at No. 18 Arizona Christian W, 82-58 - 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Hastings L, 80-76 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Morningside W, 94-53 - 13 1 2 3 1 1 0 1
Nov 22 Midland W, 93-45 - 15 0 8 8 0 1 0 0
Nov 25 at No. 9 Briar Cliff W, 79-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at No. 4 Dakota State L, 74-62 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Dec 6 at No. 9 Concordia (NE) W, 59-56 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 at No. 1 Dordt L, 86-81 - 11 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
Dec 13 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 96-41 - 17 2 5 7 0 0 0 1
Dec 18 RV Providence (MT) W, 58-40 - 6 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Dec 19 at No. 3 Campbellsville (KY) W, 83-55 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 Northwestern W, 90-63 - 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jan 3 at Midland W, 91-40 - 14 1 3 4 1 0 0 1
Jan 7 Doane (NE) W, 72-45 - 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 10 Mount Marty W, 79-50 - 11 3 1 4 2 0 0 0
Jan 14 Waldorf W, 97-35 - 14 3 3 6 1 2 1 0
Jan 18 No. 10 Concordia (NE) W, 78-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Morningside W, 75-63 - 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 24 at College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 90-42 - 19 4 1 5 4 0 0 1
Jan 28 No. 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 70-61 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 RV Hastings W, 95-77 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 at Doane (NE) W, 69-47 - 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Feb 11 at Waldorf W, 115-46 - 17 4 4 8 0 4 2 1
Feb 14 at Mount Marty L, 75-63 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 18 No. 1 Dordt L, 65-59 - 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 21 at Northwestern W, 81-65 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Feb 25 Doane (NE) W, 74-45 - 7 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Feb 28 RV Hastings W, 86-68 - 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mar 3 at No. 1 Dordt W, 84-76 - 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Mar 13 vs. No. 15 St. Francis (IL) W, 83-55 - 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 vs. No. 10 College of the Ozarks W, 76-53 - 8 1 2 3 1 2 0 1
Mar 20 vs. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson W, 78-53 - 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 vs. No. 1 Bethel (TN) W, 82-77 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. No. 1 Marian (IN) L, 62-54 - 10 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 28 at Drake University L, 77-57 - - - -
Nov 4 Bismarck State (ND) W, 81-43 - 1 - -
Nov 7 vs. No. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 62-39 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 8 at No. 18 Arizona Christian W, 82-58 - 0 - -
Nov 15 at Hastings L, 80-76 - - - -
Nov 19 Morningside W, 94-53 - 0 - 1.0
Nov 22 Midland W, 93-45 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 25 at No. 9 Briar Cliff W, 79-70 - - - -
Dec 2 at No. 4 Dakota State L, 74-62 0 1 0 -
Dec 6 at No. 9 Concordia (NE) W, 59-56 - 0 - -
Dec 10 at No. 1 Dordt L, 86-81 - 1 - -
Dec 13 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 96-41 - 0 - -
Dec 18 RV Providence (MT) W, 58-40 - 0 0 -
Dec 19 at No. 3 Campbellsville (KY) W, 83-55 - 1 0 -
Dec 30 Northwestern W, 90-63 - 0 - -
Jan 3 at Midland W, 91-40 - 2 - -
Jan 7 Doane (NE) W, 72-45 - 1 - -
Jan 10 Mount Marty W, 79-50 - 1 - -
Jan 14 Waldorf W, 97-35 - 0 - 0.5
Jan 18 No. 10 Concordia (NE) W, 78-69 - - - -
Jan 22 at Morningside W, 75-63 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 24 at College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 90-42 - 1 - -
Jan 28 No. 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 70-61 - - - -
Jan 31 RV Hastings W, 95-77 - 0 - -
Feb 8 at Doane (NE) W, 69-47 - 2 - -
Feb 11 at Waldorf W, 115-46 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 14 at Mount Marty L, 75-63 - 2 - -
Feb 18 No. 1 Dordt L, 65-59 - 0 - -
Feb 21 at Northwestern W, 81-65 - 0 - -
Feb 25 Doane (NE) W, 74-45 - 2 - 1.0
Feb 28 RV Hastings W, 86-68 - 0 - 0.0
Mar 3 at No. 1 Dordt W, 84-76 - 1 - 0.0
Mar 13 vs. No. 15 St. Francis (IL) W, 83-55 - 0 - -
Mar 14 vs. No. 10 College of the Ozarks W, 76-53 - 2 - 0.5
Mar 20 vs. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson W, 78-53 - 0 - -
Mar 21 vs. No. 1 Bethel (TN) W, 82-77 - - - -
Mar 23 vs. No. 1 Marian (IN) L, 62-54 - 3 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 30 6.4 1.7-3.3 0.0-0.1 0.5-0.9 3.8
2025-26 31 7.9 1.7-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.9-1.5 4.4
Total 61 7.1 1.7-3.6 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.2 4.1
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 30 0 192 50-98 51.0 0-2 0.0 15-28 53.6 115
2025-26 31 0 244 54-124 43.5 0-0 - 27-46 58.7 135
Total 61 0 436 104-222 46.8 0-2 0.0 42-74 56.8 250
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 30 192 6.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2025-26 31 244 7.9 8.9-20.3 0.0-0.0 - 4.4-7.5 22.1
Total 61 436 7.1 9.5-20.4 0.0-0.2 0.0 3.9-6.8 22.9
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 30 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3
2025-26 31 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3
Total 61 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 30 0 23 42 65 8 17 7 9
2025-26 31 0 28 49 77 18 15 5 10
Total 61 0 51 91 142 26 32 12 19
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025-26 31 4.6 8.0 12.6 3.0 2.5 0.8 1.6
Total 61 4.7 8.3 13.0 2.4 2.9 1.1 1.7
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 31 7.9 1.7-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.9-1.5 4.4
Conference 18 9.2 2.5-4.7 0.0-0.0 1.3-2.0 6.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 8.8 2.0-4.3 0.0-0.0 1.3-2.0 5.3
Away 13 7.2 2.0-4.1 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.1 4.6
Neutral 5 7.2 0.4-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.4-1.2 1.2
Result
Wins 25 8.2 1.8-4.1 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.8 4.6
Losses 6 6.5 1.7-3.7 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.2 3.5
Month
November 5 10.8 2.4-5.8 0.0-0.0 1.4-2.6 6.2
December 7 7.4 2.9-4.9 0.0-0.0 1.3-1.7 7.0
January 7 9.9 2.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.7 5.0
February 7 5.9 0.7-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.4 1.7
March 5 5.6 0.6-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.4-1.2 1.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 31 0 244 54-124 43.5 0-0 - 27-46 58.7 135
Conference 18 - 165 45-84 53.6 0-0 - 23-36 63.9 113
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 - 114 26-56 46.4 0-0 - 17-26 65.4 69
Away 13 0 94 26-53 49.1 0-0 - 8-14 57.1 60
Neutral 5 - 36 2-15 13.3 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 6
Result
Wins 25 - 205 44-102 43.1 0-0 - 26-45 57.8 114
Losses 6 0 39 10-22 45.5 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 21
Month
November 5 - 54 12-29 41.4 0-0 - 7-13 53.8 31
December 7 0 52 20-34 58.8 0-0 - 9-12 75.0 49
January 7 - 69 14-35 40.0 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 35
February 7 - 41 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 12
March 5 - 28 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 8
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 31 244 7.9 8.9-20.3 0.0-0.0 - 4.4-7.5 22.1
Conference 18 165 9.2 10.9-20.4 0.0-0.0 - 5.6-8.7 27.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 114 8.8 9.1-19.6 0.0-0.0 - 6.0-9.1 24.2
Away 13 94 7.2 11.1-22.6 0.0-0.0 - 3.4-6.0 25.5
Neutral 5 36 7.2 2.2-16.7 0.0-0.0 - 2.2-6.7 6.7
Result
Wins 25 205 8.2 8.6-19.9 0.0-0.0 - 5.1-8.8 22.2
Losses 6 39 6.5 10.3-22.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.0 21.5
Month
November 5 54 10.8 8.9-21.5 0.0-0.0 - 5.2-9.6 23.0
December 7 52 7.4 15.4-26.2 0.0-0.0 - 6.9-9.2 37.7
January 7 69 9.9 8.1-20.3 0.0-0.0 - 4.1-7.0 20.3
February 7 41 5.9 4.9-15.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-2.9 11.7
March 5 28 5.6 4.3-14.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.9-8.6 11.4
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 31 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3
Conference 18 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2
Away 13 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5
Neutral 5 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2
Result
Wins 25 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.4
Losses 6 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0
Month
November 5 1.2 3.4 4.6 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2
December 7 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.3
January 7 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.3
February 7 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.6
March 5 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 31 0 28 49 77 18 15 5 10
Conference 18 - 20 32 52 13 9 3 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 - 15 25 40 8 6 2 3
Away 13 0 11 14 25 8 6 3 6
Neutral 5 - 2 10 12 2 3 0 1
Result
Wins 25 - 26 39 65 14 14 4 10
Losses 6 0 2 10 12 4 1 1 0
Month
November 5 - 6 17 23 1 3 0 1
December 7 0 4 9 13 4 0 2 2
January 7 - 11 10 21 8 3 1 2
February 7 - 5 5 10 3 6 2 4
March 5 - 2 8 10 2 3 0 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 31 4.6 8.0 12.6 3.0 2.5 0.8 1.6
Conference 18 4.8 7.8 12.6 3.2 2.2 0.7 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 5.3 8.8 14.0 2.8 2.1 0.7 1.1
Away 13 4.7 6.0 10.6 3.4 2.6 1.3 2.6
Neutral 5 2.2 11.1 13.3 2.2 3.3 0.0 1.1
Result
Wins 25 5.1 7.6 12.7 2.7 2.7 0.8 2.0
Losses 6 2.1 10.3 12.3 4.1 1.0 1.0 0.0
Month
November 5 4.4 12.6 17.0 0.7 2.2 0.0 0.7
December 7 3.1 6.9 10.0 3.1 0.0 1.5 1.5
January 7 6.4 5.8 12.2 4.6 1.7 0.6 1.2
February 7 4.9 4.9 9.8 2.9 5.9 2.0 3.9
March 5 2.9 11.4 14.3 2.9 4.3 0.0 1.4
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