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UND Women’s Basketball Gets Ready for Top Three Battle With South Dakota State

Fighting Hawks sit in third behind Jackrabbits in the Summit League Standings

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota women’s basketball made it six straight over the weekend with wins over Oral Roberts and Kansas City. With a 6-3 conference record, the Fighting Hawks are on pace to finish above .500 for the first time since joining the Summit League four seasons ago. Leading the way has been Roseau native Kacie Borowicz who…

NDSU Men’s Basketball Wins First Division Match-Up Against St. Thomas

Bison beat the Tommies 77-56

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State men’s basketball team shot 56 percent overall and 50 percent from three-point range as it rolled to a 77-56 win over St. Thomas in Summit League play Tuesday night. NDSU improved to 13-7 on the season and 5-3 in league action. Senior forward Rocky Kreuser registered his sixth double-double of the…

UND’s Borowicz Goes Back-to-Back As Summit League Player of the Week

Leads Summit League in scoring

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For the second straight week North Dakota guard Kacie Borowicz  has been named the Summit League player of the week.. In wins over Oral Roberts and Kansas City, the Roseau native averaged 24 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals per game as the Fighting Hawks extended their win streak to six games. With those performances,…

NDSU Men’s Basketball Finding Positives Through Adversity

Bison have won 7 of 10 despite injuries to key players in line-up

FARGO, N.D — From injuries to the rescheduling of games North Dakota State men’s basketball has gone through its fair share of adversity this season. Battling through these situations has brought many positives. Without starting guard Sam Griesel  for seven games because of an ulcer in the non-conference and now without forwards Grant Nelson with a knee injury and Andrew…

MSUM Splits Basketball Doubleheader with Winona State

Women Lose 75-66, Men Win 74-58

Courtesy: MSUM Athletics MOORHEAD, Minn. – A strong defensive effort helped the Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team earn a 74-58 win over Winona State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action Friday night at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead. MSUM, playing for the first time since Jan. 2, improved to 10-8 overall and 5-4 in the NSIC while Winona State…

NDSU Drops Close One At Home, 67-62 to Kansas City

Emily Dietz and Ryan Cobbins combined for 34 points in loss

FARGO, N.D. – Kansas City assembled a 9-2 run late in the fourth quarter to edge the North Dakota State women’s basketball team, 67-62, on Thursday night at Scheels Center. NDSU (7-11, 3-5 Summit) opened up a nine-point advantage in the fourth quarter, 54-45, with 9:15 remaining. Kansas City (13-4, 3-3 Summit) then strung together a 9-2 run later in the…

MSUM Basketball Programs Back to Action After 2-Week COVID Pause

First games since Jan. 2-3

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Its been a long two weeks for both Minnesota State-Moorhead basketball programs. Four games over two weekends including a home doubleheader were canceled after the return from the holiday break as COVID spread across both teams. Its been a slow work back to the court. The Dragons went through a mandatory 7-day pause from the NSIC before…

Offensive Production Helping UND Women Find Success in Year Two Under Bernhard

Fighting Hawks have won four straight; 10-8 on the year

GRAND FORKS, N.D — North Dakota women’s basketball  is off to their best start in the Mallory Bernhard era riding a four-game win streak  and having a record over .500  for the first time in three seasons at 10-8. It comes after sweeping the first road series as members of the summit league.. Much of the production is created on…

UND-Western Michigan Match-Up For First Time Since NCHC Pod

16 UND players playing at Western for first time

GRAND FORKS, N.D — North Dakota hockey fans start blasting the Dropkick Murphy’s because the boys are back. After last weekend’s series with Omaha was postponed due to COVID those players who were out were cleared to take the ice again Monday. It makes this weekend’s series against Western Michigan all systems go. Its the first time UND is matching…