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McLean Homers, Bison Baseball Downs Western Illinois

NDSU back in the win column defeating Leathernecks
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OMAHA, Neb. (NDSU Athletics) – Blake Stockert tied his career-high with nine strikeouts and Jayse McLean hit his team-best fifth home run of the season to lift the North Dakota State University baseball team to a 3-1 victory over the Western Illinois University Leathernecks Saturday, April 21, at Seymour Smith Park. North Dakota State (14-17, 7-8 Summit League) and Western Illinois (8-22, 6-7 Summit…
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Bison Baseball Fall in Series Opener to Western Illinois

Matt Elsenpeter and Bennett Hostetler each had two hits in the loss
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OMAHA, Neb. (NDSU Athletics) – The Western Illinois University Leathernecks scored five runs in the third inning to take control of the game and eventually post a 7-2 win over the North Dakota State University baseball team Friday, April 20, in the series opener of a three-game Summit League series at Seymour Smith Park. North Dakota State (13-17, 6-8 Summit…
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Sertic Claims Fourth Pitcher of the Week Honor of Season

Sertic leads the Summit League in ERA, wins and strikeouts this season.
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ELMHURST, Ill. — North Dakota State’s Jacquelyn Sertic collected her fourth Summit League pitcher of the week honor of the season after her performance in Omaha last Friday. The 14 pitcher of the week honors is tied for second in league history. Sertic struck out 12 in a complete game victory for the Bison. She has now reached double-digit strikeouts in a…
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Bison Softball Prepares for Summit League Opener

NDSU Summit League opener set for this weekend with Omaha.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State (20-12, 0-0 SL) is scheduled to play its three-game Summit League softball series at Omaha (13-24, 1-5 SL). The teams will play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, and 1 p.m. single-game Friday, April 6 at Westside Field at Westbrook. The series was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 7, and…
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NDSU Baseball Gears up for Big Series with Oral Roberts

North Dakota State baseball is currently 11-11 on the season.
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FARGO, N.D. — The Bison baseball team announced on Tuesday that they will not be playing a home game until the April 17th contest against Valley City State. North Dakota State’s series with Omaha originally slated for April 6-8 in Fargo has been moved to Omaha. This weekend the team travels south to play its 23rd, 24th and 25th consecutive road…
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Beatty’s Offense Coming at Right Times for NDSU Softball

The senior leads the team with a .397 batting average
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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State softball has had some clutch offense as part of its eight-game winning streak. Senior Bre Beatty has contributed plenty of times at the dish, with a team-leading .397 batting average and 14 extra-base hits. “She’s hitting the ball really well,” senior pitcher Jax Sertic said. “I think it says a lot to her character,…
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Men’s Basketball: NDSU Builds Huge Lead, Holds on Late Over Fort Wayne

Bison advance to play SDSU in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The fifth-seeded North Dakota State men’s basketball team defeated No. 4 seed Fort Wayne 86-82 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Sunday evening at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. NDSU advances to take on top-seeded South Dakota State on Monday night at 6 p.m. Senior Paul Miller poured in 29 points…
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NDSU’s Paul Miller Named First-Team All-Conference for Second Time

Miller finished second in the conference in scoring with 21.8 points per game
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State senior guard Paul Miller was named to the All-Summit League first team for the second straight year, and redshirt freshman guard Cameron Hunter earned All-Newcomer team honors. Miller joins Brett Winkelman, Ben Woodside, Taylor Braun and Marshall Bjorklund as the only Bison to claim two first-team All-Summit League honors. Miller ranked second…
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NDSU MBB Coach Richman Weighs in on NCAA Scandals

Dave Richman says he doesn't think the scandals end with the teams at the top
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FARGO, N.D. — College basketball has been soaked in controversy over the past few days. Dozens of men’s programs are accused of violating NCAA rules by giving players improper benefits. Potentially the biggest scandal involves Arizona. The FBI reportedly has wiretaps that allege head coach Sean Miller discussed paying $100,000 to ensure a top freshman signed with his school. NDSU played…
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NDSU MBB Still Struggling as Final Week of Regular Season Arrives

Head coach Dave Richman is frustrated with the results of late.
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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State men’s basketball has hit its roughest stretch since Dave Richman took over as head coach. The Bison (13-15, 4-8 Summit League) have lost five in a row with just two games left in the regular season. “We’ve had our stretches. We’ve had our moments,” Richman said. “We just haven’t been able to fight through…