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Men’s Basketball: UND Hunts for Back-to-Back NCAA Tournament Berths

UND picked up its first overtime win of the season in four tries when topping the lumberjacks
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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…
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UND Volleyball Not Content Simply with NCAA Tournament Berth

The Fighting Hawks are trying to upset No. 7 Minnesota
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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…
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Sooner Pitchers Could Create Tall Task For Bison Offense

OU's Paige Parker: 20-5, 160.0 IP, 1.36 ERA, and 207 K
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NORMAN, Okla. (Oklahoma Athletics) — The defending national champion Oklahoma softball team (50-8, 17-1 Big 12) will host an NCAA Regional in Norman beginning Friday. The four-team, three-day event features Tulsa (39-15, 15-3 American) facing Arkansas (31-22, 7-18 SEC) at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning on SEC Network, before Oklahoma takes on North Dakota State (28-31, 11-7 Summit League) at 1:30…
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Bison Softball Embracing Underdog Role Again

NDSU faces Oklahoma at 2 p.m. on Friday
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – This will be the fourth meeting between North Dakota State and Oklahoma. Oklahoma leads the series 2-1. The Bison lost the season opening series against the Sooners 9-0 and 7-2 in 2006. NDSU defeated Oklahoma 1-0 in 11 innings in the first game of the 2009 NCAA Norman Regional. This would be the third meeting between…
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Bison Softball Prepares for Defending National Champion Oklahoma

NDSU making eighth NCAA tournament appearance in nine years.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — Summit League champion North Dakota State (28-31) is scheduled to play, defending champion and No. 10-seed Oklahoma (50-8) at 2 p.m. Central Time on Friday, May 19, on the first day of the NCAA Norman Regional at Marita Hynes Field. NDSU and Big 12 champion Oklahoma are scheduled to play on ESPN3. The first game features…
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UND Reacts to Overtime Stunner

North Dakota falls in NCAA Tournament to Boston University.
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FARGO, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS) — In a roller coaster of a season for the defending NCAA hockey champions, the ride came to screeching halt for the University of North Dakota Friday afternoon at Scheels Arena. Boston University sophomore defenseman Charlie McAvoy took a backdoor pass from BU’s leading scorer, freshman Clayton Keller, to score the winner in a 4-3 double overtime…
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UND Hockey Loses in Double Overtime to Boston

BU came into Fargo as the No. 2 seed while UND was the No. 3 seed for the West Regional
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  FARGO, N.D. — The UND Fighting Hawks Hockey team lost a heartbreaker in double overtime to the Boston University Terriers. BU came into Fargo as the No. 2 seed while UND was the No. 3 seed for the West Regional. KVRR Sports Director Keith Albertson will have much more, along with highlights in KVRR Sports Extra. Categories: Community, Local News, News…
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Rink Report: UND Expects Raucous Crowd at West Regional

UND faces BU Friday at 2 p.m.
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FARGO, N.D. — This is the second time in three years that the West Regional will be at Scheels Arena in Fargo. Both No. 2 Boston University and No. 3 North Dakota know what kind of crowd to expect Friday given the demographic of the area. “I don’t think you need to talk to too many people to anticipate what’s going…
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UND Aims to Take Advantage of BU’s Youth, Inexperience

BU Freshman account for 56 goals, 135 points this season.
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FARGO, N.D. — The University of North Dakota is two days away from its West regional game against second-seeded Boston University. UND is making its 15th consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament. Many of the Terriers’ stars are making their first appearance on this type of stage. BU’s freshmen have scored 56 of 117 goals this season, and the Terriers are even…
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UND Expects Tucker Poolman to Play on Friday

The Fighting Hawks defenseman was injured in the Frozen Faceoff Final against Minnesota-Duluth
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MINNEAPOLIS — University of North Dakota defenseman Tucker Poolman is expected to play in the Region West game against Boston University on Friday, according to head coach Brad Berry. Poolman left Friday’s game with an upper-body injury suffered in the first period of the Frozen Faceoff Final against Minnesota-Duluth and did not return. “I do know one thing,” Berry said…