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Four Bison Wrestlers Qualify for NCAA Tournament

Josh Rodriguez and Clay Ream Place second at Big 12 Championships

TULSA, Okla. (NDSU ATHLETICS) — North Dakota State 125 Josh Rodriguez and 157 Clay Ream both placed second at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on Sunday, March 5 in the BOK Center. NDSU 133 Cam Sykora placed third, 285 Ben Tynan finished fourth, and 165 Andrew Fogarty, 184 Tyler McNutt and 197 Cordell Eaton all placed sixth. North Dakota State finished fourth in the team…

Big Sky Basketball Conference Tournaments Set

UND men seeded 1; UND women seeded 2.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS) — Quinton Hooker scored 29 points to help deliver North Dakota’s first regular season men’s basketball conference title in 22 seasons with an 82-73 victory over Portland State. Making it extra special was that it came on Hooker’s Senior Day that he celebrated with three classmates in a pre-game ceremony. With the win, UND (19-9, 14-4…

NDSU Basketball Upended in Conference Tourney

Bison basketball season ends after loss to IUPUI

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS) – The No. 2 seeded North Dakota State men’s basketball team lost 76-57 to No. 7 seed IUPUI in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Saturday night at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The Jaguars outscored the Bison 39-24 in the second half. IUPUI held a 37-33 lead at halftime. NDSU pulled within…

Hockey: UND Women’s Season Ends with Loss to Wisconsin

Fighting Hawks lose 2-1 to the No. 1 Badgers

MINNEAPOLIS (UND Athletics) — Special teams was the deciding factor in the semifinal matchup between the UND women’s hockey team and No. 1 Wisconsin, as the Badgers used a five-on-three power play goal in the second period to open the scoring en route to a 2-1 win over UND on Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena. The loss ends North Dakota’s…

UND Women’s Basketball Works toward Big Sky Tournament

Fighting Hawks prepare for conference tournament

PORTLAND, Ore. — The North Dakota women’s basketball team ends the regular season with a share of the Big Sky title. The Fighting Hawks (20-9, 15-3 BSC) fell to Portland State (14-16, 8-10 BSC) in the season finale, giving them the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament beginning on March 6. KVRR Sports anchors Keith Albertson and Jeremy Klein preview…

Coach of the Week: NDSU Wrestling’s Roger Kish

Kish is in 6th season as the Bison Wrestling Coach

FARGO, N.D. — This weeks coach of the week is NDSU wrestling’s Roger Kish. Kish is in his sixth season as head coach of North Dakota State.  He is the fourth head coach in the 59-year history of the Bison wrestling program, and he has a 40-34 overall record. He spent two years as an assistant wrestling coach at NDSU…

UND Closes Regular Season with Eyes on Big Sky Title

Fighting Hawks tied for first in Big Sky

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS) — Senior Day sets up with the potential of being extra special if North Dakota can knock off Portland State Saturday afternoon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. A victory would clinch the No. 1 seed for the Fighting Hawks at next week’s Big Sky Tournament and give the program at least a share of the…

NDSU Readies for Rematch with IUPUI in Summit League Tournament

Bison hold the two seed in the Summit League Tournament.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS) — Championship-caliber focus and high-octane effort. That’s what the North Dakota State men’s basketball team hopes to bring each time it steps on the court. Coming off an exciting regular season that saw the highest home attendance in more than two decades, the Bison aim for postseason success when they take the floor at the Denny…

NDSU Women’s Basketball Embracing Underdog Role

The Bison are the 7-seed in the Summit League Tournament

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — The North Dakota State University women’s basketball team (6-23 overall) is scheduled to tip-off play in The Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship Saturday, March 4, at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The No. 7 seed Bison are slated to take on No. 2 seed IUPUI (22-7 overall) in a quarterfinal game…

NDSU MBB May Look to its Depth in Summit League Tournament

Tyson Ward scored a career-high 22 points vs. IUPUI earlier this season

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) — The No. 2-seeded North Dakota State men’s basketball team (19-10 overall, 11-5 Summit League) will play No. 7 seed IUPUI (13-17, 7-9 Summit) in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Saturday, Mar. 4, at 8:30 p.m. inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The winner will play the winner…