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Men’s Basketball: UND’s Bench Bolstering Hawks through Last Three Wins

UND’s bench combined for 59 points in last three wins

January 17, 2018

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After eight consecutive losses, UND men’s basketball has finally turned a new leaf. The Fighting Hawks won their last three matchups, including last night’s 86-77 victory over rival, NDSU. UND committed a season-low five turnovers in Tuesday’s victory, while forcing the Bison into 17 turnovers. The Hawks say the biggest key in their last three contests,…

Chaves Introduced as New UND Athletic Director

Former Eastern Washington AD, Chaves, joins UND in same position.

January 16, 2018

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After former athletic director Brian Faison retired in the fall of 2017, it has been a task for the UND administration to find his successor. Tuesday they did announcing former Eastern Washington Athletic Director Bill Chaves to the same position. “With Bill Chaves you have somebody who has a decade of experience in Division I,” UND…

UND’s 3-pt Shooting Leads Hawks to 86-77 Win over NDSU

The Fighting Hawks shot 21-of-23 from 3-pt range

January 16, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. (UND Athletics) — North Dakota used a 3-point barrage in the opening half and held off a late run by North Dakota State to pick up an 86-77 victory over the Bison Tuesday at Scheels Center. Sophomore Marlon Stewart led five Fighting Hawks (7-11) in double figures with 20 points as the road team picked up the fifth-straight win…

UND Welcomes New Athletics Director

Chaves replaces Brian Faison who retired at the end of 2017

January 16, 2018

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND has officially welcomed Bill Chaves to the Fighting Hawks family. A press conference was held in Grand Forks to introduce Chaves as the 16th Athletics Director for the university. He comes to UND after more than a decade at Eastern Washington University. The football program earned seven playoff berths and won the FCS national title…

NDSU MBB Staves off Complacency with Rivalry Series Encore

NDSU hosts UND on Tuesday night

January 15, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — For the first time in Dave Richman’s tenure as NDSU men’s basketball head coach, the Bison will be facing North Dakota in the middle of conference play. NDSU beat the Fighting Hawks in December in the first part of the home-and-home series. Now the two teams are meeting up on Tuesday. “When Brian and I agreed to…

Area Martin Luther King Day Events Will Honor Civil Rights Leader

"Blizzard Bash" Also Planned For Those With No Work or School On Monday

January 14, 2018

TJ Nelson,

Martin Luther King Day is Monday and a number of events in our area will honor the civil rights leader. The Fargo Human Relations Commission will host their annual MLK celebration at 6:30 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre. The Fargo Human Relations Award will be presented. UND and the City of Grand Forks will co-host “Martin Luther King Jr: The…

College Hockey: UND, Bemidji State Skate to 2-2 Tie

UND goes 1-0-1 in home-and-home series with Bemidji State

January 13, 2018

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Seventh-ranked North Dakota skated to a 2-2 tie with unranked Bemidji State on Saturday night. The Fighting Hawks went 1-0-1 in the home-and-home series to finish non-conference play. North Dakota will return to NCHC play the rest of the regular season. Christian Wolanin netted his 7th goal of the season for the Hawks in the tie….

Men’s Basketball: Crandall Drops 25, UND Gets Past Weber

Kienan Walter had a career-high 16 points off the bench for the Fighting Hawks

January 13, 2018

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — Junior Geno Crandall scored a game-high 25 points and sophomore Kienan Walter added a career-high 16 off the bench to lead North Dakota to an 89-79 victory over Weber State in Big Sky play Saturday at The Betty. Crandall had 16 points in the second half that saw the Wildcats trim their nine-point halftime deficit down to two, but…

UND Police Arrest Attempted Sexual Assault Suspect

17-year-old male arrested after female student makes complaint of attempted sexual assault

January 7, 2018

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, ND — UND Police make an arrest in an attempted sexual assault on campus. A 17-year-old male was brought to the Grand Forks County Juvenile Detention Center on charges of sexual assault, criminal trespass and burglary. A female student in Noren Hall says she woke up to an unknown male in her room who had tried to remove…

Coach of the Week: UND Hockey’s Brad Berry

UND is Ranked No. 6 at the halfway point of the season in Berry's third season

December 29, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — At the halfway point in the season, North Dakota men’s hockey is ranked No. 6 in the USCHO Poll. Brad Berry is in his third season as head coach of the Fighting Hawks as they sit second in the NCHC standings. UND has emphasized spreading the puck out through a variety of scorers, and six different…