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KVRR Roundtable: MSUM Football Preview

KVRR Sports team preview the upcoming football season for MSUM.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Dragons Athletics) — The Dragons are beginning their seventh season under the direction of Head Coach Steve Laqua. MSUM opens the regular season on Sept. 2 at Augustana. MSUM returns nine starters on offense and seven on defense from last year’s team that finished 7-4, which was the Dragons’ most victories in a season since 1999. MSUM returns 45…

Demetrius Carr Ready to Take the Reins of MSUM Football

Carr is the expected starting quarterback in 2017.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM is preparing for what could be its most successful football season in recent memory. The Dragons bring back significant talent from the team that went 7-4 a year ago. On the offensive side, quarterback Demetrius Carr is not battling for a starting job for the first time. After Jake Hodge was injured last year, it opened the door…

Expectations are Reaching New Heights for MSUM Football

The Dragons return many of their stars from a year ago

MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM has not been known for its football program in recent years. The Dragons won just nine games total from 2008-2012. The team has been turning things around for a while, but this season is poised to be a big breakthrough. MSUM returns its starting quarterback from a year ago, its three most productive rushers and the…

MSUM Women Storm Past Southwest Minnesota State

Dragons advance to NSIC Quarterfinal with 71-35 win

The MSUM women’s basketball team routed Southwest Minnesota State in the first round of the NSIC Tournament, winning 71-35. The Dragons (24-3, 20-2 NSIC) advance to the conference quarterfinals as the top seed in the North Division. The quarterfinals begin on Sunday in Sioux Falls, S.D. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Dragons, MSUM, NSIC, NSIC Tournament, Southwest Minnesota State,…

Lien Named NSIC North Division Player of the Week

Former Moorhead Star Excelling for MSUM

Courtesy MSUM Minnesota State University Moorhead senior Aaron Lien has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division Player of the Week for a third time this season, the league announced on Monday. The Moorhead, Minn., native had an outstanding weekend in helping MSUM to a pair of key home wins. He averaged 24.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.5…

MSUM Men and Women Take Down St. Cloud State

MBB: MSUM 87, SCSU 82. WBB: MSUM 95, SCSU 69.

Courtesy MSUM Athletics Men’s Basketball MOORHEAD, Minn. – Minnesota State University Moorhead improved to 17-3 overall and 12-2 in NSIC play on Saturday evening after winning a shootout over division foe St. Cloud State (14-9, 10-4 NSIC). Senior forward Ayob Ayob scored a career-high 31 points on the way to an 87-82 win. With the win the Dragons now hold…

MSUM Hoops: UMD Stuns Women, Men Down Bulldogs

WBB: UMD 71, MSUM 59. MBB: MSUM 87, UMD 68.

Courtesy MSUM Athletics MOORHEAD, Minn. — The 15-game winning streak for the No. 15 Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team came to an end on Friday as Minnesota Duluth topped the Dragons, 71-59 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn. MSUM fell to 15-2 overall and 12-1 in the NSIC with the loss; the…

MSUM Women Win 11th Straight, Men Back in Win Column

Cassidy Thorson charts 17 points in Dragons win over CSP.

Courtesy MSUM Athletics MOORHEAD, Minn. – Minnesota State University Moorhead (10-3, 5-2 NSIC) looked out of sorts after the holiday break as the Dragons dropped their first game back, 74-65, to Minnesota State Mankato (8-4, 3-3 NSIC). Senior guard Aaron Lien scored a team-high 17 points for MSUM. It was a slow offensive game for a Dragon squad that had…