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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…

NDSU Football Lands 11 on All-Conference List

Bison with six players on first team all-conference.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State led all schools with 11 players named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team by a vote of the league’s media, head coaches and sports information directors announced Monday, Nov. 27. NDSU had six first team picks: fullback Connor Wentz, right guard Austin Kuhnert, long snapper James Fisher, linebacker Nick DeLuca, and…

Three Players Removed From Bison Football Team

Players removed after violating team rules.

FARGO, N.D. — Head coach Chris Klieman announced at his weekly press conference that three players have been removed from the team and one player has been suspended. “We removed three guys from the team last week for violation of team rules,” Klieman said. “I’m not going to comment any further on it. Darren Kelley, Henry Van Dellen and Sean…

Bison Wrestling Falls to No. 3 Oklahoma State

12th ranked Clay Ream picked up the lone Bison victory.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State wrestling fell in its home opener with No. 3 Oklahoma State 40-3 on Sunday. 125—#4 Nic Piccininni (OSU) dec Paul Bianchi (NDSU), 6-1 133—#4 Kaid Brock (OSU) fall McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), 4:06 141—#1 Dean Heil (OSU) tech fall Nico Colunga (NDSU), TF 16-0 149—#11 Geo Martinez (OSU) dec Mitch Bengtson (NDSU), 2-0…

NDSU Women’s Basketball Ends Navy Classic with Win

Rylee Nudell led NDSU with 14 points in the win over UMBC.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State University women’s basketball team wrapped up the Navy Classic with a 67-53 victory over the UMBC Retrievers Sunday, Nov. 26, inside Alumni Hall at the United States Naval Academy. The Bison (5-1) used a 14-2 run at the end of the second quarter to take control of the game after trailing…

Low Shooting Percentage Hurts UND Men’s Basketball in Loss

UND shoots just 18 percent from three in overtime loss to Utah Valley.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Last season both North Dakota and Utah Valley found themselves in the NCAA tournament after winning their respective conference tournaments. Both are different teams this year that still have a lot of talent as they battled in an overtime thriller Saturday at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Geno Crandall finished with 15 points and 10 boards, his…

UND Men’s Hockey Skates to 2-2 Tie

No. 3 UND avoids getting swept by Union

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Third-ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks skated to a 2-2 tie with Union on Saturday night. Colton Poolman got the scoring started for the Fighting Hawks in the first period to go up a goal. Union answered with two goals in the third period before Shane Gersich tied things up at 2. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines…

Bison Basketball Routs Stetson

NDSU puts up 94 in win over Hatters.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Sophomore Tyson Ward scored a career-high 26 points, and Paul Miller registered his fifth career double-double to lead the North Dakota State men’s basketball team to a dominant 94-58 victory over Stetson on Saturday night at the Scheels Center. Ward scored his 26 points with a 10-for-12 shooting performance and also grabbed six rebounds. Miller…

UND Men’s Basketball Tripped up in OT

Geno Crandall charts first double-double of his career in UND loss.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — Utah Valley center Akolda Manyang scored nine of his-game high 24 points in overtime to help the Wolverines outlast North Dakota 83-75 Saturday at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND sophomore Marlon Stewart matched Manyang’s point total, but the Fighting Hawks (3-3) had trouble solving his length inside as he swatted away six shots and added nine…