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UND Women’s Basketball Taking Positive Mindset to Roster Challenges

Team played with seven active players last week

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota women’s basketball is feeling the worst of playing a season through a pandemic. Only six players on the roster have played in all seven games this year due to COVID-19 issues. The Fighting Hawks had originally scheduled eight non-conference games ended up only playing seven even adding a new opponent in Wisconsin all together….

UND Hockey to Play Colorado College This Weekend

Fighting Hawks traveling to Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – (UND Athletics)  Due to a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Denver hockey program, the Denver and Colorado College home-and-home series scheduled for this weekend, Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, has been postponed, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference announced Wednesday. In its place, Colorado College will now…

UND Hockey Not Ruling Out Games Before Next Scheduled Series On Jan. 15

HC Brad Berry said "there is an openness" from the NCHC to move games around

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Another week. Another postponed series for North Dakota hockey as its home opener with Omaha was rescheduled for February 19th and 20th at Ralph Engelstad Arena. However, there could be some pucks flying for the Fighting Hawks even sooner. The next series scheduled on the Hawks calendar is January 15th and 16th against Denver. For the…

NDSU O-Line Coach Blazek Joining Bohl’s Staff at Wyoming

Came in as O-Line Coach When Entz Named Head coach

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football begins practice in 16 days. Once they hit the field a familiar face won’t be there. Offensive line coach AJ Blazek is going back to the FBS joining former Bison coach, Craig Bohl at Wyoming.. Blazek came in from Rutgers and the Big Ten when Matt Entz was named head coach before the…

UND Hockey’s Home Opener With Omaha Postponed

SeriES MOVED TO Feb. 19-20

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Hockey’s home opener set for this weekend against Omaha has been postponed. The Mavericks continue with COVID-19 issues within its program. The series will now be played February 19th and 20th  at the Ralph. All who bought tickets can use them for the new dates. It’s the second weekend in a row both programs …

Peyton Boom Hoping to Provide Spark for MSUM Women’s Basketball This Season

Was Named NSIC All-Second Team Selection last season

MOORHEAD, MINN. — Heading into a new season, Minnesota State-Moorhead women’s basketball is in a youth movement. 7 of the 15 players are underclassmen and only four played in all 30 games. One of those players who was out there every night Barnesville native forward Peyton Boom. Business will need to be boomin’ for the Dragons to have success this…

Heaven Hamling the Stairway to NDSU Women’s Basketball’s Hot Start

Hamling leads the team in points through first six games

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State women’s basketball have come out of the gate hot. Finishing the non-conference slate with a 5-1 record tied for the most wins to start a season since 2007.. It’s earned them the 19th ranking in the mid-major poll for the third consecutive week and a lot of the success can be chalked up to…

UND Women’s Basketball’s Conference Opening Series Reduced to One

Will play only one game on Saturday against UMKC on Saturday

GRAND FORKS, N.D — Due to contact tracing within the North Dakota women’s basketball program and the roster limits that problem presents, this weekend’s two game conference opening series against Missouri-Kansas City will be shortened to one game at the Betty on Saturday. Both teams came to an agreement on at least playing the one contest and was approved by…

Belief the Key to NDSU Women’s Basketball’s 5-1 Start to the Season

Most wins in non-conference since 2007

FARGO, N.D. — When talking about the start North Dakota State women’s basketball has had this season, you’ll need to use the flame emoji. The Bison are off to a 5-1 start, tied for the most wins in the non conference since 2007. It’s earned them the 19th ranking in the mid-major top 25 for the third consecutive week after…

MSUM Men’s and Women’s Basketball Ready to Tip-Off Seasons After Two-Month Delayed Start

Both teams open up against Augustana this weekend

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The wait is over for Minnesota State Moorhead’s men’s and women’s basketball programs.. After a two month delay to the start of the season NSIC play tips off this weekend. On the men’s side, the Dragons are coming off a year playing their best basketball at the end of it. Getting past the quarterfinals of the NSIC…