GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Fourth-seeded North Dakota took game one of the best-of-three series with fifth-seeded Omaha 4-0 in the first round of the NCHC playoffs. Christian Wolanin and Nick Jones both netted their 12th goals of the season in the victory. Joel Janatuinen also scored in the win. With a win on Saturday North Dakota will advance to the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND Hockey garnered just two points last week against the top-seeded St. Cloud State Huskies. A pair of points happens to be enough to clinch the fourth and final home ice spot in the NCHC Quarterfinals. UND will now host Omaha this coming weekend. Nonetheless, the hawks are saying they are taking away much more than…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — No. 13 North Dakota defeated No. 1 St. Cloud State in double overtime at the Ralph on Saturday 3-2. The Hawks picked up two points in the game catapulting them into fourth in the NCHC standings. UND will host Omaha next weekend at the Ralph in the opening round of the NCHC playoffs. This is the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — No. 13 UND forced overtime against No. 1 St. Cloud State but could not keep the Huskies out of the next in the extra frame to lose 4-3 in OT. Freshman Jordan Kawaguchi got the scoring started for the Fighting Hawks in the second period to go up 1-0. Grand Forks native Jon Lizotte tied things…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota men’s hockey has some work to do as the regular season heads into the final weekend. The Fighting Hawks sit 14th in the PairWise rankings as they prepare to host No. 1 St. Cloud State. “It almost feels like this is our chance,” senior forward Johnny Simonson said. “I know there’s back doors into…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The latest USCHO Poll put North Dakota at No. 13. It’s the team’s lowest ranking of the season. Despite different expectations heading into last season and this season, the two have mirrored each other similarly in terms of overall ranking. Going into 2016-17, UND was the No. 1 team in the country, compared to No. 7…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — In a series that had grown accustomed to some tight contests, Northern Colorado broke a trend with a 79-66 victory over North Dakota Saturday in Big Sky play. The 13-point victory for the Bears (19-10, 10-6 BSC) was the largest win in the series for either team since 2013. The last three contests had all…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. —North Dakota hockey has an extra chip on their shoulder this week heading into a series with Miami-Ohio. After a series split with Omaha last weekend, the Fighting Hawks sit at 13th in Pairwise and tied for 3rd in the NCHC. The team says it’s now do-or-die and their intensity needs to be at an all–time high…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. —UND men’s basketball is continuing to fight for back-to-back postseason berths…and the Hawks are certainly trending in the right direction after winning their past two games over Southern Utah and Northern Colorado. UND picked up its first overtime win of the season in four tries when topping the lumberjacks. The Hawks also made a season-high 15 threes…
FARGO, N.D. — With many screaming fans in attendance, the UND Fighting Hawks and NDSU Bison battled for every rebound and drilled many shots. However, today’s game was more significant than the score on the board. “It demonstrates that although a person has an intellectual disability, when it comes to the vehicle of sport, everybody becomes the same. Nobody likes…
