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UND Hockey Encouraged By Veteran Leadership

The Fighting Hawks have 11 upperclassmen

Grand Forks N.D. — With six juniors and five seniors this year, North Dakota hockey is a team filled with veteran leadership. The 11 upperclassmen are establishing a good dynamic for a team that missed out on the postseason last year. The seniors have seen the ups of winning a national championship and the downs of last year’s disappointment. Leadership…

NDSU Punter Earns MVFC Weekly Honor

Garret Wegner was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State punter Garret Wegner was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week by the league office Monday, Oct. 1. It is his first career player of the week honor. Wegner, a sophomore from Lodi, Wis., averaged 47.4 yards on five punts with three inside the 20-yard-line to help North Dakota…

NDSU FB Prepares for Season’s First Road Trip

The Bison take on Northern Iowa on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football (4-0, 1-0 MVFC) is hitting the road for the first time all season to continue conference play at Northern Iowa. The Bison have a lot of ties to UNI, with several players from the Hawkeye State. Plus, it’s head coach Chris Klieman’s alma mater. That makes the herd familiar with the panthers, but they’re…

College Volleyball: NDSU Downed By Denver in Summit League Match

Allie Mauch led the Bison with nine kills

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU ATHLETICS)  Becca Latham collected a match-high 16 kills and hit .419, while Andrea Eddy had seven service aces as Denver defeated North Dakota State 3-1 (25-21, 25-17, 27-29, 25-15) in a Summit League match played Sunday, Sept. 30, before 749 spectators at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. NDSU (3-13, 1-4 SL) is scheduled to hit the road…

NDSU Dakota Marker Victory Holds Extra Meaning

NDSU reclaimed the 75-pound trophy from SDSU

FARGO, N.D. — When the final few seconds ticked off the game clock yesterday, it was the Bison racing to proudly lift the Dakota Marker. NDSU reclaimed the 75-pound trophy that had resided in Brookings, South Dakota for the last two years. The 21-17 win didn’t come easy for the Bison, though. In fact, SDSU led by three heading into…

Turnovers Haunt Concordia in Loss to St. Thomas

St. Thomas shut out the Cobbers through the first three quarters

MOORHEAD, Minn. — For three straight seasons, Concordia football has finished third in the conference behind powerhouses St. John’s and St. Thomas. The Tommies have won each of the last three conference championships, and the Cobbers haven’t had a win against the program since 2007. Saturday’s revenge game also didn’t fare well for Concordia.  The Cobbers were held scoreless through…

Dakota Marker Drive of the Game

Easton Stick highlights a key play to help NDSU tie up the game with South Dakota State

FARGO, N.D. — Picking up a win against South Dakota State rarely comes easily for North Dakota State. The Bison were able to get past the Jackrabbits on Saturday with a 21-17 win. The biggest moment of the game came after an NDSU interception late in the first quarter. On the ensuing drive, the Bison got into South Dakota State territory…

NDSU Reclaims Dakota Marker with 21-17 Win

The Bison took down No. 3 South Dakota State Saturday

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — Darrius Shepherd caught five passes for a career-high 118 yards as No. 1-ranked North Dakota State reclaimed the Dakota Marker with a 21-17 victory over third-ranked South Dakota State in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams Saturday, Sept. 29. Shepherd caught a 41-yard TD pass in the second quarter to give NDSU…