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NDSU’s Miller, Werner Claim All-Conference Honors

Paul Miller is First Team All-Conference, Dexter Werner is Sixth Man of the Year

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State junior guard Paul Miller was named to the All-Summit League first team, and senior forward Dexter Werner earned second-team All-Summit League honors and the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award. Miller is the first Bison to garner first-team all-league honors as a junior since Marshall Bjorklund in 2013. Miller averaged 19.3…

UND’s Faison Named Under Armour FCS Athletic Director of the Year

Fighting Hawks featured two Big Sky champs and a National Champion hockey team in 2016

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – The National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced today that University of North Dakota Athletics Director Brian Faison has been chosen by his peers as a 2016-17 Under Armour Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors of the Year. “On behalf of the Big Sky Conference, congratulations to North Dakota’s Brian Faison for his Athletics Director of the…

NDSU Men’s Basketball Heading into Summit League Tournament with a Sense of Urgency

The two-seeded Bison will face seven-seed IUPUI

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State is days away from its first-round matchup against IUPUI in the Summit League Tournament. The Bison split the regular-season series against the Jaguars, but head coach Dave Richman says this is the one that matters. “The phrase that we’re talking about to the group right now is just the urgency,” Richman said. “The urgency…

Rink Report: UND Hits the Road for Final Regular-Season Series

The Fighting Hawks face Miami-Ohio on Friday, Saturday

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team is heading into the final series of the regular season with ground to make up in the NCHC. Jeremy Klein reports from Grand Forks that the team is focused on making sure they don’t slip on the final stretch. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Fighting Hawks, Fighting…

UND’s Dyer Picks up Second Consecutive Conference Player of the Week Honor

Dyer leads the Fighting Hawks in scoring with 15.2 points per game

OGDEN, Utah (UND Athletics) — Powered by her first career double-double in Saturday’s win over Northern Colorado, senior Makailah Dyer is a repeat winner of the Big Sky Conference’s Player of the Week award, announced Tuesday by league officials. Dyer poured in a team-high 17 points and added a career-high 11 rebounds as North Dakota moved one game closer to a…

Fighting Hawks Advance to Final Face-off

UND Women's hockey wins series over Ohio State.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — Just like the game-three overtime game-winner seven years ago by Monique Lamoureux, freshman Emma Nuutinen scored in OT to send the UND women’s hockey team to its seventh-straight WCHA Final Face-Off with a 2-1 win over Ohio State on Sunday afternoon. It was the second overtime of the weekend for the two teams, as…

Summit League Basketball Tournament Brackets Released

NDSU men grab 2 seed, Bison women the 7 seed.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Summit League tournament is set to tip-off on Saturday and Sunday. The Bison men’s basketball team secured the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament despite the loss to Omaha in the team’s regular-season finale. The herd will take on the seven seed, IUPUI. The Jaguars split the season series with NDSU. The Bison defeated…

MSUM Women Fall in Sioux Falls

Dragons eliminated from Sanford Health/NSIC Tournament.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MSUM Athletics) – The No. 11 Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team’s comeback fell short as the Dragons fell to the Cougars of Sioux Falls in the NSIC/Sanford Health Women’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, 54-45. Freshman forward Megan Hintz led the Dragons with 10 points, as MSUM moves to 24-4 on the season. USF improved to 21-7. MSUM…

UND Men’s Hockey Falters on Senior Night

Hawks get shut out at home, 3-0

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The No. 16 ranked University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks men’s hockey team fell to Omaha, 3-0, on Saturday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND (16-14-3, 9-12-1-1 NCHC) failed to put much pressure on the Mavericks all night; registering only 22 shots. With the current results in the NCHC, North Dakota and Omaha are currently tied for…

WBB: UND Takes Season Series from Northern Colorado

Fighting Hawks remain on top of the Big Sky standings

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) —  North Dakota’s three seniors prodived the bulk of the scoring in their final home game as UND inched closer to a potential Big Sky Conference regular season title with a 75-68 win over Northern Colorado Saturday. UND moves to 14-2 in the league with the win, needing just one more win or a Montana…