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NDSU Football Seniors Slated for Final Home Game

Bison host Sam Houston on Friday night.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State’s football team is treating Tuesday like Wednesday with the short week. The Bison face Sam Houston State in the FCS semifinals on Friday night. The semis are when the herd fell in last year’s playoffs, when they lost to the eventual national champion, James Madison. As the number two overall seed, the Bison are hosting…

NDSU Basketball Shoots the Lights Out in Win over VCSU

Bison shoot over 70 percent in win over Vikings.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team shot over 70 percent to rout Valley City State 101-58 on Tuesday evening at the Scheels Center. The Bison made 40-of-57 shots in the game for 70.2 percent – the second-best team shooting performance in school history. NDSU came up just short of the school record of 70.5…

NDSU FB: Klieman not Concerned with Short Week

The Bison compete in the FCS Semifinal on Friday night

FARGO, N.D. — For the seventh year in a row, North Dakota State is in the FCS Semifinals. The Bison routed 7-seed Wofford 42-10 on Saturday, earning them a date with Sam Houston State this Friday. The short week means both teams have to hasten their preparation, but head coach Chris Klieman is not concerned. “We’ve been fortunate defensively,” Klieman…

NDSU MBB Guard Paul Miller Named Summit League Player of the Week

Miller averaged 23 points, seven rebounds and three assists in two games

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State senior guard Paul Miller is finding his stroke after a sluggish start to the season. Miller is the Summit League Player of the Week after strong performances against North Dakota and Missouri State. He scored 30 points against the Fighting Hawks in a Bison victory, and he came a rebound shy of a double-double…

Bison Football Players Juggling FCS Playoffs and Graduation

14 players will get their diplomas on the day of the FCS Semifinal game against Sam Houston State

FARGO, N.D. — The importance of this Friday goes beyond the FCS semifinal game for many North Dakota State football players. Fourteen Bison will collect their diplomas for graduating in the fall semester. “It’s great, and this is the fourth year that I’ve been a part of it,” NDSU head coach Chris Klieman said. “I’ll get a chance to attend…

Bison Wrestling Upsets No. 18 Central Michigan

Heavyweight Dan Stribal's win lifts Bison to victory.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State 197-pounder Cordell Eaton and heavyweight Dan Stibral closed with wins to lift the Bison to a 19-16 win over No. 18 Central Michigan in a non-conference dual Sunday, Dec. 10, before 440 spectators in the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. North Dakota State (1-3, 0-2 #Big12WR) is scheduled to…

Miller Shines, NDSU Basketball Downs Rival UND

Paul Miller scores a season-high 30 points in the win over North Dakota.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team scored the first 11 points and led from start to finish in an 88-79 win over in-state rival North Dakota on Saturday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. NDSU senior Paul Miller poured in a season-high 30 points on 12-for-16 shooting. The Bison shot 60 percent…

Freije, Klabo Notch Double-Doubles in UND Win over NDSU

North Dakota has won eight straight games against the Bison.

GRAND FORKS, N.D (UND Athletics) —  Fallyn Freije scored a career-high 26 points and added 12 rebounds while Lexi Klabo complemented her effort with 23 points and 10 boards to lift host North Dakota to a 79-68 non-conference win over in-state rival North Dakota State Saturday afternoon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The junior duo led the way for the Fighting Hawks…

NDSU Football Powers Past Wofford in FCS Quarterfinals

Bison advance to 7th straight FCS Semifinals

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Quarterback Easton Stick accounted for four touchdowns and No. 2 seed North Dakota State rolled to a 42-10 victory over seventh-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs Saturday, Dec. 9, before a crowd of 17,008 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. North Dakota State (12-1) became the first…

NDSU Football Defensive End Suspended for One Game

Defensive end Jarrod Tuszka is suspended for Saturday’s game.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University defensive end Jarrod Tuszka is suspended for Saturday’s game, head football coach Chris Klieman announced today. Tuszka, a senior from Warner, S.D., will serve a one-game suspension for violation of team rules.  He has played in 10 of NDSU’s 12 games this season. North Dakota State (11-1) plays Wofford College in…