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MSUM Men Ready for NCAA Tournament

Dragons open first round of NCAA Tournament Saturday.

FARGO, N.D. — The MSUM Dragon mens basketball team did not finish the NSIC tournament the way that it hoped, but its season did not end there. MSUM opens up the first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament on Saturday against East Central. The Dragons will bring in the NSIC player of the year in Aaron Lien. He was…

UND MBB Smokes Past Portland State in Big Sky Tournament

Fighting Hawks bounce Vikings with 95-72 win

RENO, Nev.  (UND Athletics) – Top-seeded North Dakota used a blistering start to bury eighth-seeded Portland State 95-72 in Thursday’s first quarterfinal of the Big Sky Tournament. Senior Corey Baldwin led the way with his first career double-double, finishing with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Baldwin was one of six Fighting Hawks (20-9) to finish in double figures as UND…

Rink Report: UND, St. Cloud State Battle for NCAA Lives

No. 4 UND hosts No. 5 St. Cloud State in NCHC Quarterfinals.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The regular season has come and gone for the No. 4 seed University of North Dakota as they open the NCHA quarterfinals hosting the fifth-seeded St. Cloud State Huskies. That is the one thing that has changed, is the fact that it is the postseason. What hasn’t changed for the Fighting Hawks, is the way that they…

NCAA Wrestling Seeds Released: Ream grabs No. 6, Rodriguez No. 9

The NCAA Wrestling Tournament begins March 16

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (NDSU Athletics) — The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship brackets were revealed Wednesday, March 8, for North Dakota State University 125-pound Josh Rodriguez, 133-pound Cam Sykora, 157-pound Clay Ream, 165-pound Andrew Fogarty and 285-pound Ben Tynan. The NCAA tournament is scheduled for Thursday, March 16 through Saturday, March 18, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. Rodriguez,…

MSUM Men’s and Women’s Basketball Going to NCAA Tournament

MSUM's men's and women's basketball teams are heading to the NCAA tournament

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It’s a great time to be an MSUM basketball fan. Both Men’s and Women’s basketball teams have made it to the Division 2 NCAA basketball tournament. This is the first time the women’s team is playing in the tournament since the 2008-09 season. The Dragons earned the No. 3 seed in the Central Region and the women’s…

UND’s Brewster Named Big Sky WBB Coach of the Year

Brewster led the Fighting Hawks to a 15-3 conference record

RENO, Nev. (UND Athletics) — After guiding the Fighting Hawks’ women’s basketball team to another co-regular season Big Sky Conference title, UND head women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster was named the league’s coach of the year, announced Tuesday at the postseason league tournament. UND (20-9, 15-3) tied atop the conference standings and brings the No. 2 seed into tomorrow’s quarterfinal…

Three UND Men’s Basketball Players Earn Conference Honors

Hooker, Crandall and Seales get Big Sky recognition

RENO, Nev. (UND Athletics) — Senior Quinton Hooker along with sophomores Geno Crandall and Cortez Seales all earned recognition Monday by the Big Sky Conference for their contributions to the Fighting Hawks’ regular season title. UND set a Division I program record with 19 regular season victories with 14 of those coming in league action. Hooker was one of three unanimous selections to the All-Big…

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…