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NDSU Will Face University of Arizona in 2022

The Bison and Wildcats will play Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson.

The North Dakota State University Bison football team will face the University of Arizona in 2022. The Missouri Valley Conference Bison signed a one-game contract with the Pac-12 Wildcats. The game will take place at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, September 17, 2022. It’s NDSU’s first game with Arizona and the second of three against Pac-12 teams. The Bison have road…

College Softball: Bison Score Three in the Sixth to Down Jags

NDSU gets back in the win column with 7-4 victory.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — Dani Renner lifted a go-ahead three-run home run and KK Leddy notched a complete game as North Dakota State came back to defeat IUPUI 7-4 on a cold and windy Sunday, April 9, before 128 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. The Bison avoided being swept in league play for the first time since March 2011 and…

College Baseball: Jackrabbits Shut out Bison in Series Finale

Bison fall to SDSU despite surrendering just 4 hits.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits defeated the North Dakota State University baseball team, 1-0, Sunday, April 9, at Newman Outdoor Field in the final game of a three-game Summit League series. With the loss, the Bison fall to 14-17 overall and 6-6 in Summit League play while the Jacks improve to 14-13 on the…

College Baseball: Bison Top Jackrabbits, Cobbers Split with Tommies

Pfannenstein's 8 K's propel NDSU to victory.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Senior Reed Pfannenstein pitched 7 2/3 powerful innings and matched his career-high with eight strikeouts as the North Dakota State University baseball team defeated the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits, 4-1, on a beautiful Saturday, April 8, at Newman Outdoor Field. With the victory, the Bison clinch their third straight Summit League series win and improve…

College Softball: NDSU Streak Snapped, Cobbers and Dragons Swept

NDSU 36-game win streak vs. Summit League opponents ends.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) –Erica Tharp and Nickhole Finch combined on a four-hitter as IUPUI defeated North Dakota State 3-1 in the opener, while Jaguars rallied from a four-run deficit for a 11-9 win in the second to complete the Summit League softball doubleheader sweep over NDSU on Saturday, April 8, before 180 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. The…

Bison Baseball Walks its way to Victory

Luke Lind strikes out 8 in NDSU win.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Senior Luke Lind pitched seven strong innings and tied his career-high with eight strikeouts, and freshman Bennett Hostetler went 3-for-3 at the plate to help the North Dakota State University baseball team defeat South Dakota State, 4-1, in the opening game of a three-game Summit League series Friday, April 7, at Newman Outdoor Field. With the victory,…

Tough Non-Conference Schedule Prepares NDSU Softball for Summit League

Bison Host IUPUI in a series beginning on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State softball (15-21, 3-0 SL) is scheduled to host IUPUI (13-20, 3-0 SL) for the Bison’s first home series of the season. The Bison have won four in a row, including a series against Fort Wayne to kick off Summit League Play. At times, NDSU’s offense has struggled to get going, but head coach Darren…

NDSU’s Plankers is ‘Beat Up,’ Participates in Pro Day Anyway

Jack Plankers one of three former Bison linemen who participated in Pro Day.

FARGO, N.D. — Many former Bison have dreamed of continuing their football careers after hanging up the green and gold, but the wear-and-tear of a football season can get to some players. Jack Plankers was one of those players who suffered from the physicality of a long football season, leaving him unsure if he wanted to hang up his football cleats…

Former NDSU Basketball Star Hits the Gridiron

Former NDSU Forward Dexter Werner participates in Football Pro Day.

FARGO, N.D. — Bison fans have grown accustom to seeing number 40 dominating the paint on the basketball floor, but today the Summit League 6th-Man of the Year traded his sneakers for cleats at the NDSU football pro day. “I had a blast today,” Dexter Werner said. “Just getting to be out here, doing some of the drills, showing what…

Former Bison Participate in Pro Day

King Frazier, Zack Johnson and others perform in front of scouts.

FARGO, N.D. — The NDSU Bison football program held the annual pro day for former Bison players at the Dacotah Field bubble. Former Bison King Frazier, Zack Johnson, Landon Lechler and more were strutting their stuff for the chance to impress the pro football scouts. Members from nearly a dozen NFL teams showed up to assess the former NDSU athletes…