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Pryor’s Message to UND Volleyball after consecutive losses: ‘Fix It’

The Fighting Hawks fell to 4-2 in Big Sky play

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND volleyball has hit choppy waters for the first time this season. The Fighting Hawks have lost their last two Big Sky matches, dropping them to second in the North Division of the conference. North Dakota still sits at 19-4 overall, but head coach Mark Pryor wants to make sure his team doesn’t get complacent. “Our…

Summit League Race Tightens for NDSU Volleyball

Five teams are within 1.5 games at the top of the conference standings

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU volleyball is back at home for a stretch of four games in a very tightly-packed Summit League. Just 1.5 games separate the top five teams in the standings. The bison are 3-2 in conference, along with Denver and Omaha, while Oral Roberts Oral roberts leads the way at 5-1. With this kind of parity, it makes each…

Rink Report: UND’s Casey Johnson Looks To Play A Big Role in 2017

Head Coach Brad Berry says Sophomore Casey Johnson is confidently assuming his role

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND hockey took home its first victory of the season Saturday, topping Alaska Anchorage 3-2 in overtime. Head Coach Brad Berry says there were several positive takeaways from Saturday’s win, but the biggest might be how comfortable sophomore Casey Johnson is assuming his role. “I thought the second half of the year he started to feel — I don’t like…

UND Football Tested by Montana as well as its Fans

The Fighting Hawks are in Missoula this weekend

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota’s football team stopped its free-fall on Saturday with a homecoming win against Northern Colorado. This weekend, the Fighting Hawks are back on the road to face No. 24 Montana and its hostile crowd. UND head coach Bubba Schweigert says his team is building on the experience of playing at Utah to…

NDSU FB Prepared for Tough Battle in the Trenches

The Bison and Youngstown State both love to run the football

FARGO, N.D. — A road matchup for No. 2 North Dakota State is looming against No. 8 Youngstown State. The Bison and Penguins both tend to dominate time of possession in games, so that’s the biggest key these teams are looking at heading into Saturday. NDSU boasts the top rushing offense in the FCS with 318.6 yards per game. But,…

UND Football Happy to be Back in the Win Column

Fighting Hawks gear up for Montana on Saturday.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Homecoming was kind to the Fighting Hawks football team on Saturday. The Hawks survived a 48-38 thriller against Northern Colorado after losing a 25 point lead. The bleeding has stopped, temporarily in Grand Forks and the feelings surrounding this football team are heading in a much more positive direction coming off this victory. “I think it was…

NDSU Credits Undefeated Record to High Standards

The Bison refused to look past any opponent, head coach Chris Klieman says

FARGO, N.D. — Five weeks into the season, North Dakota State’s football team sits at 5-0 on the year. The Bison didn’t have the toughest schedule, but they still managed to prove themselves along the way. The team has only given up 31 points through five contests, and they have scored at least 38 in every game. Head coach Chris…

UND Football Sets Season-Highs in Homecoming Game

Hawks score 48 points in Saturday's win.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It would seem the magic number for North Dakota football is 40. For the first time in three weeks the Hawks did not surrender 40 points to their opponent and they came up with a victory. North Dakota set season-highs with 48 points and 562 yards of offense. UND also rushed for five touchdowns, most by…

Second Half Surge Gives NDSU Soccer Big Win

Bison score 3 goals in the second half to down Omaha.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Junior defender Hanna Norman netted a goal with two minutes remaining in the second-half to help the North Dakota State University women’s soccer team earn a 3-2 victory over the Omaha Mavericks Sunday, Oct. 8, in a Summit League match at Dacotah Field. With the Bison (5-9-0 overall, 3-1-0 Summit) and Mavs (4-8-1 overall, 1-2-0 Summit) tied,…

Hawks Hockey Finishes off Seawolves in OT

UND returns home next weekend to host St. Lawrence.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (UND Athletics) – As North Dakota head coach Brad Berry made his way up the Sullivan Arena bleachers for his postgame radio interview on Saturday night, he passed by the Grand Forks media contingent, looked at them and said, “Never in doubt.” That he did so with a smile as wide as an Olympic ice surface was the obvious tell that his…