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College Hockey: NCHC Frozen Faceoff Times Set

UND and St. Cloud State set to meet for sixth time in last two seasons.
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. (NCHC Hockey) – After a thrilling end to the NCHC best-of-three quarterfinal series Sunday night, the semifinal times for the 2018 NCHC Frozen Faceoff were announced Monday morning by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Opening the Frozen Faceoff’s debut at Xcel Energy Center, the new home of the NCHC’s championship weekend, will be top-seeded St. Cloud State against…
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NDSU’s Jacobson Named First-Team Academic All-American

Second Straight year that Jacobson has made academic first team
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University senior A.J. Jacobson was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in men’s basketball, it was announced Monday, March 12, by the College Sports Information Directors of America. This is the second consecutive season Jacobson has been named to the Academic All-America first team. Jacobson was also a third-team honoree…
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College Hockey: UND Sweeps Omaha, Advances to Frozen Faceoff

Fighting Hawks score 53 seconds into overtime to eliminate the Mavericks
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The UND Fighting Hawks are headed to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. Fourth-seeded North Dakota defeated fifth-seeded Omaha 4-3 in overtime to sweep the NCHC quarterfinal series at the Ralph. North Dakota advances to the Xcel Energy Center for the semifinals of the conference tournament. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: College hockey, Fighting Hawks, Fighting Hawks…
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Women’s Basketball: MSUM Falls in First Round of Central Regional

MSUM women finish season 23-6.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MSUM Athletics) — The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end on Friday as the Dragons fell to No. 10 Central Missouri, 66-49 in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. MSUM ended the season 23-6. Central Missouri improved to 25-3. “We…
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KVRR Round table: College Basketball Review

KVRR sports team reviews the college basketball season in North Dakota
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FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota and NDSU men’s basketball teams seasons have ended in the conference tournament. The same for the Fighting Hawks women and Bison women. The KVRR sports team reviews the four teams’ seasons and gives a quick look ahead to what could be in store for next season. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines…
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College Hockey: UND Shuts out Omaha, Takes 1-0 Series Lead

North Dakota is one win away from the NCHC Frozen Faceoff
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Fourth-seeded North Dakota took game one of the best-of-three series with fifth-seeded Omaha 4-0 in the first round of the NCHC playoffs. Christian Wolanin and Nick Jones both netted their 12th goals of the season in the victory. Joel Janatuinen also scored in the win. With a win on Saturday North Dakota will advance to the…
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MSUM WBB Trying to Erase Late-Season Struggles

The Dragons have lost two of their last three games after a 16-game winning streak.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Riding a 16-game winning streak heading into the final game of the regular season, MSUM women’s basketball was red hot. Since that point, the Dragons have lost two of three and backed their way into the NCAA D-II Tournament. “We haven’t performed very well at the end of the season so far this year and last year,”…
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Rink Report: St. Cloud State Series Serves as a Lesson Learned for UND Hockey

UND garnered two points in its last series with St. Cloud State
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND Hockey garnered just two points last week against the top-seeded St. Cloud State Huskies. A pair of points happens to be enough to clinch the fourth and final home ice spot in the NCHC Quarterfinals. UND will now host Omaha this coming weekend. Nonetheless, the hawks are saying they are taking away much more than…
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NDSU MBB Can’t Overcome Early Deficit, Falls in Conference Semis

Senior Paul Miller finished with 14 points in final game as a Bison.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Top-seeded South Dakota State defeated the North Dakota State men’s basketball team 78-57 in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament on Monday evening at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. SDSU scored the first 10 points of the game and went up 23-6 less than 10 minutes into the contest. The Jackrabbits led 38-20…
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MSUM Women’s Basketball Ready for Chance in Central Region Tournament

Dragons draw second-seeded Central Missouri in the opening round.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — At the division two level, the season continues for the MSUM women’s basketball team. It was announced late Sunday night that the MSUM Dragons were awarded the seventh-seed in the Central Region tournament and will battle second-seeded Central Missouri. Last years season ended for MSUM by the hands of Central Missouri in the NCAA Tournament. After finishing 23-5…