14 NCAA Tournament Appearances

2019 NCAA Regional Semi-finalist

Women's Basketball

20 Darby Youngstrom
20 Darby Youngstrom
Height: 5-10
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Cook, Minn.
High School: North Woods
Position: G
gp 8
pts/g 14.1
fg % 49.4
3pt % 37.5
ft % 97.0
reb/g 4.9
a/g 1.5

2016-17: Started all 29 games, totaling 885 minutes played. Named to the all-GLIAC second and defensive teams. Finished first on the team in scoring with 362 points and in field goal percentage with a 50.8 mark. Had a three-point percentage of 40.0 and a free throw percentage of 83.3. Added 191 rebounds, 52 assists, 34 steals and five blocks.

2015-16: Started all 27 games she appeared in. Averaged 8.2 points per game with 114 rebounds, 37 Assists, and 24 steals. Scored a season-high 19 points against Michigan Tech (Feb. 1). Named team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

2014-15: Redshirted

Before NMU: Was a guard at North Woods High School who earned several accolades.  She was named to the All-State Honorable Mention team in 2012 and 2013 along with being named All-State in 2014.  Youngstrom was the Mesabi Daily News Player of the Year for 2013 and 2014.  She was also named a Minnesota Miss Basketball Candidate after scoring 2,852 points in her career.

She was also Mesabi Daily News Player of the Year in 2012 for volleyball.

Personal: Darby is the daughter of Brian and Beth Youngstrom.  She was born on June 16th, 1996 and is majoring in elementary education.

Recent Games
Feb 10 at Saginaw Valley W, 67-62
Feb 15 Lake Superior St. W, 60-56
Feb 17 Ferris St. W, 69-60
Feb 22 Davenport W, 55-44
Feb 24 Wayne St. (Mich.) W, 67-66
Feb 28 at Grand Valley St. L, 58-40
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 8 1
Games started 8 1
Minutes 220 11
Minutes per game 27.5 11.0
FG 39-79 3-3
FG Pct 49.4 100.0
3PT 3-8 0-0
3PT Pct 37.5 -
FT 32-33 0-0
FT Pct 97.0 -
Off rebounds 10 0
Def rebounds 29 3
Total rebounds 39 3
Rebounds per game 4.9 3.0
Personal fouls 13 0
Disqualifications - -
Assists 12 1
Turnovers 22 1
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 1.0
Steals 7 0
Blocks 2 0
Points 113 6
Points per game 14.1 6.0
Points per 40 min 20.5 21.8
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 28 Finlandia W, 90-35 1 13 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 9
Nov 10 at Indianapolis W, 59-53 1 31 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 14
Nov 12 at Lewis L, 82-59 1 25 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 14
Nov 16 at Concordia-St. Paul W, 56-49 1 34 7-17 41.2 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 15
Nov 18 at Minn.-Crookston W, 73-55 1 21 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 5-5 100.0 13
Nov 19 at Minn. St. Moorhead L, 74-63 1 36 8-14 57.1 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 18
Nov 25 at Bellarmine W, 63-55 1 30 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 9-10 90.0 17
Nov 26 vs. Southern Ind. L, 59-49 1 32 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 10-10 100.0 16
Nov 30 Northwood L, 64-56 1 11 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 2 Saginaw Valley W, 60-52 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Purdue Northwest W, 80-52 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Grand Valley St. L, 66-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 Michigan Tech L, 59-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 at Minn. Duluth L, 76-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Tiffin W, 71-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Ashland L, 99-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Lake Superior St. W, 79-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Ferris St. L, 62-52 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Wayne St. (Mich.) L, 64-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Davenport W, 67-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Michigan Tech L, 61-54 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Purdue Northwest W, 63-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Grand Valley St. L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Northwood L, 56-53 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Saginaw Valley W, 67-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Lake Superior St. W, 60-56 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Ferris St. W, 69-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Davenport W, 55-44 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Wayne St. (Mich.) W, 67-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Grand Valley St. L, 58-40 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 28 Finlandia W, 90-35 1 13 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 10 at Indianapolis W, 59-53 1 31 2 2 4 2 4 0.5 2 0 3 -
Nov 12 at Lewis L, 82-59 1 25 1 3 4 2 2 1.0 0 0 0 -
Nov 16 at Concordia-St. Paul W, 56-49 1 34 0 9 9 2 3 0.7 0 1 2 -
Nov 18 at Minn.-Crookston W, 73-55 1 21 1 5 6 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 19 at Minn. St. Moorhead L, 74-63 1 36 3 2 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 25 at Bellarmine W, 63-55 1 30 2 2 4 2 6 0.3 3 0 3 -
Nov 26 vs. Southern Ind. L, 59-49 1 32 1 3 4 2 4 0.5 2 1 1 -
Nov 30 Northwood L, 64-56 1 11 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 2 Saginaw Valley W, 60-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Purdue Northwest W, 80-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Grand Valley St. L, 66-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 Michigan Tech L, 59-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 at Minn. Duluth L, 76-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Tiffin W, 71-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Ashland L, 99-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Lake Superior St. W, 79-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Ferris St. L, 62-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Wayne St. (Mich.) L, 64-50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Davenport W, 67-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Michigan Tech L, 61-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Purdue Northwest W, 63-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Grand Valley St. L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Northwood L, 56-53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Saginaw Valley W, 67-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Lake Superior St. W, 60-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Ferris St. W, 69-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Davenport W, 55-44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Wayne St. (Mich.) W, 67-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Grand Valley St. L, 58-40 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2014-15 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
2015-16 27 27 25.4 3.1-6.2 49.4 0.3-1.2 21.2 1.8-2.6 67.6 8.2
2016-17 29 29 30.5 4.1-8.1 50.8 0.3-0.8 34.8 3.9-5.1 76.5 12.5
2017-18 8 8 27.5 4.9-9.9 49.4 0.4-1.0 37.5 4.0-4.1 97.0 14.1
2018-19 33 33 31.1 4.1-8.8 45.9 0.7-2.5 29.6 2.5-3.3 74.5 11.3
Total 97 97 29.1 3.9-8.0 48.5 0.4-1.5 29.0 2.8-3.7 76.0 11.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2014-15 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2015-16 27 27 687 83-168 49.4 7-33 21.2 48-71 67.6 221
2016-17 29 29 885 120-236 50.8 8-23 34.8 114-149 76.5 362
2017-18 8 8 220 39-79 49.4 3-8 37.5 32-33 97.0 113
2018-19 33 33 1026 134-292 45.9 24-81 29.6 82-110 74.5 374
Total 97 97 2818 376-775 48.5 42-145 29.0 276-363 76.0 1070
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2014-15 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
2015-16 27 27 25.4 4.8-9.8 49.4 0.4-1.9 21.2 2.8-4.1 67.6 12.9
2016-17 29 29 30.5 5.4-10.7 50.8 0.4-1.0 34.8 5.2-6.7 76.5 16.4
2017-18 8 8 27.5 7.1-14.4 49.4 0.5-1.5 37.5 5.8-6.0 97.0 20.5
2018-19 33 33 31.1 5.2-11.4 45.9 0.9-3.2 29.6 3.2-4.3 74.5 14.6
Total 97 97 29.1 5.3-11.0 48.5 0.6-2.1 29.0 3.9-5.2 76.0 15.2
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 27 27 25.4 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.6 0.0 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.9 0.0
2016-17 29 29 30.5 2.3 4.2 6.6 1.6 0.0 1.8 2.6 0.7 1.2 0.2
2017-18 8 8 27.5 1.3 3.6 4.9 1.6 - 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.9 0.3
2018-19 33 33 31.1 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.6 0.0 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.9 0.2
Total 97 97 29.1 1.7 3.6 5.2 1.6 0.0 1.7 2.2 0.8 1.0 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 27 27 687 40 74 114 43 1 37 46 0.8 24 1
2016-17 29 29 885 68 123 191 46 0 52 75 0.7 34 5
2017-18 8 8 220 10 29 39 13 - 12 22 0.5 7 2
2018-19 33 33 1026 46 119 165 52 1 68 67 1.0 31 6
Total 97 97 2818 164 345 509 154 2 169 210 0.8 96 14
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 27 27 25.4 2.3 4.3 6.6 2.5 0.1 2.2 2.7 0.8 1.4 0.1
2016-17 29 29 30.5 3.1 5.6 8.6 2.1 0.0 2.4 3.4 0.7 1.5 0.2
2017-18 8 8 27.5 1.8 5.3 7.1 2.4 0.0 2.2 4.0 0.5 1.3 0.4
2018-19 33 33 31.1 1.8 4.6 6.4 2.0 0.0 2.7 2.6 1.0 1.2 0.2
Total 97 97 29.1 2.3 4.9 7.2 2.2 0.0 2.4 3.0 0.8 1.4 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 8 8 27.5 4.9-9.9 49.4 0.4-1.0 37.5 4.0-4.1 97.0 14.1
Conference 1 1 11.0 3.0-3.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 6.0
Exhibition 1 1 13.0 3.0-4.0 75.0 1.0-1.0 100.0 2.0-2.0 100.0 9.0
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Home 1 1 11.0 3.0-3.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 6.0
Away 6 6 29.5 5.5-11.3 48.5 0.5-1.0 50.0 3.7-3.8 95.7 15.2
Neutral 1 1 32.0 3.0-8.0 37.5 0.0-2.0 0.0 10.0-10.0 100.0 16.0
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Wins 4 4 29.0 5.0-10.8 46.5 0.2-0.5 50.0 4.5-4.8 94.7 14.8
Losses 4 4 26.0 4.8-9.0 52.8 0.5-1.5 33.3 3.5-3.5 100.0 13.5
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November 8 8 27.5 4.9-9.9 49.4 0.4-1.0 37.5 4.0-4.1 97.0 14.1
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 8 8 220 39-79 49.4 3-8 37.5 32-33 97.0 113
Conference 1 1 11 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Exhibition 1 1 13 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 9
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Home 1 1 11 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Away 6 6 177 33-68 48.5 3-6 50.0 22-23 95.7 91
Neutral 1 1 32 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 10-10 100.0 16
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Wins 4 4 116 20-43 46.5 1-2 50.0 18-19 94.7 59
Losses 4 4 104 19-36 52.8 2-6 33.3 14-14 100.0 54
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November 8 8 220 39-79 49.4 3-8 37.5 32-33 97.0 113
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 8 8 27.5 7.1-14.4 49.4 0.5-1.5 37.5 5.8-6.0 97.0 20.5
Conference 1 1 11.0 10.9-10.9 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 21.8
Exhibition 1 1 13.0 9.2-12.3 75.0 3.1-3.1 100.0 6.2-6.2 100.0 27.7
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Home 1 1 11.0 10.9-10.9 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 21.8
Away 6 6 29.5 7.5-15.4 48.5 0.7-1.4 50.0 5.0-5.2 95.7 20.6
Neutral 1 1 32.0 3.8-10.0 37.5 0.0-2.5 0.0 12.5-12.5 100.0 20.0
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Wins 4 4 29.0 6.9-14.8 46.5 0.3-0.7 50.0 6.2-6.6 94.7 20.3
Losses 4 4 26.0 7.3-13.8 52.8 0.8-2.3 33.3 5.4-5.4 100.0 20.8
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November 8 8 27.5 7.1-14.4 49.4 0.5-1.5 37.5 5.8-6.0 97.0 20.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 8 8 27.5 1.3 3.6 4.9 1.6 - 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.9 0.3
Conference 1 1 11.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 1 13.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Home 1 1 11.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Away 6 6 29.5 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.0 - 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.8 0.2
Neutral 1 1 32.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 - 2.0 4.0 0.5 2.0 1.0
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Wins 4 4 29.0 1.3 4.5 5.8 2.5 - 1.8 3.5 0.5 1.3 0.3
Losses 4 4 26.0 1.3 2.8 4.0 0.8 - 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.3
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November 8 8 27.5 1.3 3.6 4.9 1.6 - 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.9 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 8 8 220 10 29 39 13 - 12 22 0.5 7 2
Conference 1 1 11 0 3 3 0 - 1 1 1.0 0 0
Exhibition 1 1 13 1 0 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 0
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Home 1 1 11 0 3 3 0 - 1 1 1.0 0 0
Away 6 6 177 9 23 32 12 - 9 17 0.5 5 1
Neutral 1 1 32 1 3 4 1 - 2 4 0.5 2 1
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Wins 4 4 116 5 18 23 10 - 7 14 0.5 5 1
Losses 4 4 104 5 11 16 3 - 5 8 0.6 2 1
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November 8 8 220 10 29 39 13 - 12 22 0.5 7 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 8 8 27.5 1.8 5.3 7.1 2.4 0.0 2.2 4.0 0.5 1.3 0.4
Conference 1 1 11.0 0.0 10.9 10.9 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 1 13.0 3.1 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Home 1 1 11.0 0.0 10.9 10.9 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.0 0.0 0.0
Away 6 6 29.5 2.0 5.2 7.2 2.7 0.0 2.0 3.8 0.5 1.1 0.2
Neutral 1 1 32.0 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.3 0.0 2.5 5.0 0.5 2.5 1.3
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Wins 4 4 29.0 1.7 6.2 7.9 3.4 0.0 2.4 4.8 0.5 1.7 0.3
Losses 4 4 26.0 1.9 4.2 6.2 1.2 0.0 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.8 0.4
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November 8 8 27.5 1.8 5.3 7.1 2.4 0.0 2.2 4.0 0.5 1.3 0.4
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  • Northwood vs. Northern Mich.
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  • Northwood vs. Northern Mich.
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  • Northwood vs. Northern Mich.
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  • Northwood vs. Northern Mich.
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  • Northwood vs. Northern Mich.