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College Hockey: UND Reflects On Its First Sixteen Games of the Season

UND dropped to number six in the USCHP poll after Union series

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — With the first half of the regular season winding down, UND hockey has been reflecting a lot on its first sixteen games. The biggest lessons, however, came from the Hawks’ last two contests against then-unranked Union. Following that series, UND dropped to number six in the USCHP poll. Head Coach Brad Berry says one of the…

College Hockey: UND’s Slow Friday Night Starts Continue to be it’s Achilles Heel

UND fell to Union College 4-1 last Friday

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND Hockey turned a lot of heads and shocked a ton of fans last weekend, but not in a good way. The Hawks walked away from their series against unranked Union College winless. Even worse than that, UND’s Friday night contest was described as a “clunker of a performance”. The team says the issue was their…

UND Volleyball Not Content Simply with NCAA Tournament Berth

The Fighting Hawks are trying to upset No. 7 Minnesota

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — This season has been one for the record books for the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team. The Fighting Hawks broke the school record for consecutive home wins and total wins in a season. They also finished the season second nationally in digs and blocks and third in the country in kills. But, the Big…

NDSU FB Feeling Refreshed after Open Week

The Bison have won their last 25 games after an open week

FARGO, N.D. — When a team in any sport has an extra week off, the players tend to respond in one of two ways: They are either fresher for the next matchup, or they get complacent and have their hot streaks cool off. Cooling off has not been an issue for the Bison in recent memory. NDSU has won its…

NDSU Soccer Coach Mark Cook Stepping Down

Cook served as head coach for six seasons, leading the Bison to back-to-back Summit League titles in 2015 and 2016

FARGO, N.D. — Mark Cook will not return to North Dakota State as the women’s soccer coach in 2018. Cook announced Tuesday that he is stepping down after his contract runs out in January. In six seasons, he had an overall record of 56-53-4 and led the Bison to back-t0-back Summit League titles in 2015 and 2016. “I’ve been coaching…

Moorhead Boys Hockey Wins Home Opener in Dominant Fashion

Spuds take down Brainerd 6-1

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead’s boys hockey team has a lot of returning talent on its top lines. The Spuds leaned on that talent Tuesday night with a 6-1 win over Brainerd. Carter Randklev netted a hat trick, and Cole O’Connell netted a pair more in the victory. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: BOYS, Carter Randklev, Cole O’Connell, Hockey,…

Bison FB Anticipating a Well-Prepared San Diego Team

The Bison beat the Toreros in the playoffs last season 45-7

FARGO, N.D. — For the second year in a row, North Dakota State is preparing for San Diego in the FCS playoffs. While the bison were enjoying their first-round bye, the Toreros knocked off Northern Arizona in dominant fashion. The Bison have the pleasure of home-field advantage yet again, but that advantage gets a little watered down when a team like…

Ward Named Summit League Player of the Week

Tyson Ward registers first career player of the week honors.

ELMHURST, Ill. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State’s Tyson Ward was named Summit League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for his performances Nov. 20-26. TYSON WARD, NORTH DAKOTA STATE So. // G // Tampa, Fla. Garnered his first career Player of the Week award Averaged 21.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 29 minutes per game during the week Registered…

UND, NDSU Men’s Basketball Enter Summit League-Big Sky Challenge Series

Both teams will participate in series for next four seasons.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — Members of the Big Sky Conference and Summit League have agreed to a four-year men’s basketball series involving four teams from each league, which will begin during the 2018-19 season. Each school will play one home game and one road contest against separate schools from the other league during each of the four seasons. Big Sky schools participating…

UND Volleyball Draws Minnesota in NCAA Tournament

UND volleyball gets fourth seed in Minneapolis region.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks volleyball team is headed for Minneapolis, Minn., for the second straight season to battle the No. seven overall seed Minnesota Golden Gophers for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The game will mark the second consecutive appearance in the DI NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Hawks, who…