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Open-Field Tackling Big Key for Bison Football on Saturday

NDSU hosts Wofford at 11 a.m. in FCS Quarterfinals.

FARGO, N.D. — The FCS playoffs are down to the final eight teams. Surprise, surprise that includes North Dakota State for the eighth consecutive year. The herd’s defense is the talk of the week as they get set to face their first ‘triple-option opponent of the year. The Bison led the entire country in total defense and are top-ten in stopping…

NDSU MBB Drops Third in a Row

The Bison split the season series against Missouri State

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team was unable to close out the season sweep of preseason Missouri Valley Conference favorite Missouri State on Monday night, falling 71-58 inside the Scheels Center. NDSU fell to 3-5 on the season, while Missouri State improved to 8-2. Senior forward Alize Johnson posted a double-double with 21 points…

Randklev’s Between-the-Legs Move Earns HS Play of the Week

Randklev wins the DJ Colter - Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week

MOORHEAD, Minn. — There was little drama when it came to this week’s DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week. Moorhead’s Carter Randklev performed a nifty between-the-legs move to score a goal that earned him the No. 8 play of Sports Center’s Top 10, and is also good enough for the Play of the Week. Categories:…

NDSU FB Challenging itself to Slow Down Wofford’s Triple-Option Threat

70 percent of Wofford's offense comes on the ground

FARGO, N.D. — When it comes to football in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, there are a lot of teams with really good passing quarterbacks. Now that the Bison are in the playoffs, they’re facing teams that may not air it out as much. On Saturday,NDSU draws Wofford into the Fargodome. The Terriers are a triple-option team, with about 70 percent…

UND Hockey ‘Growing as a Team’ Following WMU Series

UND travels to No. 2 St. Cloud State next.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — No. 6 North Dakota men’s hockey skated short-handed due to illnesses and injuries Saturday night, and was still able to complete the sweep of No. 10 Western Michigan. Goaltender Cam Johnson charted 19 saves on the night as he returned in net after missing the last four series’. UND desperately needed this strong weekend after tough…

Mustache Power: NDSU Superstition Leads team to Quarterfinals

NDSU set to face Wofford in FCS playoffs on Saturday.

FARGO, N.D. — Second-seeded North Dakota State football downed San Diego on Saturday in the FCS playoffs and will take on Wofford in the quarterfinal round. Bison players joked after the win that the superstitious mustaches played a role in the victory. “We played really physical up front. Kind of figured out what they were doing early and I think…

EGF Hockey Knocks Off St. Cloud Cathedral

Green Wave improves to 2-2 on the season.

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — The East Grand Forks Green Wave downed St. Cloud Cathedral on Saturday 5-1. Coby Stauss scored a short-handed goal in the third to seal the victory for the Green Wave. East Grand Forks improves to 2-2 on the season. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: EGF, EGF Hockey, green wave, Green Wave Hockey, High…

Klabo’s Double-Double Carries UND WBB to Win

Lexi Klabo finishes with 29 points and 15 rebounds in the UND victory.

GRAND FORKS, N.D (UND Athletics) —   Junior Lexi Klabo recorded her ninth career double-double on the way to a personal-best 29 points while adding 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots as host North Dakota dispatched Northern Iowa, 80-72, Saturday afternoon in non-conference play at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Fallyn Freije also chipped-in with her fifth career double-double (18 points, 11 rebounds) as the…

UND Hockey Scores Three in the Third, Sweeps Western Michigan

Grant Mismash nets a goal for UND in the victory.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Sixth-ranked North Dakota completes the sweep of tenth-ranked Western Michigan on Saturday with a 4-1 win at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND netted three goals in the third period including goals by Grant Mismash and Hayden Shaw. North Dakota will be on the road next weekend at second-ranked St. Cloud State. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines…

NDSU Football Takes Down San Diego, Advances in FCS Playoffs

NDSU will match up with Wofford in the quarterfinals.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Quarterback Easton Stick passed for three touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 2 seed North Dakota State to a 38-3 victory over San Diego in the second round of the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs Saturday, Dec. 2, before a crowd of 18,067 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. North…