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Low Shooting Percentage Hurts UND Men’s Basketball in Loss

UND shoots just 18 percent from three in overtime loss to Utah Valley.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Last season both North Dakota and Utah Valley found themselves in the NCAA tournament after winning their respective conference tournaments. Both are different teams this year that still have a lot of talent as they battled in an overtime thriller Saturday at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Geno Crandall finished with 15 points and 10 boards, his…
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UND Men’s Hockey Skates to 2-2 Tie

No. 3 UND avoids getting swept by Union
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Third-ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks skated to a 2-2 tie with Union on Saturday night. Colton Poolman got the scoring started for the Fighting Hawks in the first period to go up a goal. Union answered with two goals in the third period before Shane Gersich tied things up at 2. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines…
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UND Men’s Basketball Tripped up in OT

Geno Crandall charts first double-double of his career in UND loss.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — Utah Valley center Akolda Manyang scored nine of his-game high 24 points in overtime to help the Wolverines outlast North Dakota 83-75 Saturday at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND sophomore Marlon Stewart matched Manyang’s point total, but the Fighting Hawks (3-3) had trouble solving his length inside as he swatted away six shots and added nine…
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North Dakota Hockey Drops Series Opener to Union

UND outshoots Union 38-21
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — No. 3 North Dakota dropped the series opener with Union on Friday 4-1 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Christian Wolanin scored the lone goal for UND in the third period to cut the Hawks deficit to 2-1. Ryan Walker and Sebastian Vidmar both notched goals for Union in the first period and the Dutchmen were able…
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KVRR Roundtable: UND Men’s Basketball Gears up for Utah Valley

UND hosts Utah Valley Saturday.
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FARGO, N.D. — UND men’s basketball is back at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Saturday after defeating Northland College on Tuesday. All five members of North Dakota’s starting five are averaging double figures in points. The Fighting Hawks host Utah Valley who has lost to Duke and Kentucky on the young season. The KVRR sports team analyzes what North Dakota…
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UND RB Santiago Nabs Third Career All-Conference Honor

The running back is the fifth player in Big Sky history to make the first team as a freshman, sophomore and junior
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – North Dakota junior running back John Santiago kept an impressive and rare streak alive on Tuesday after being named First Team All-Big Sky for the third-consecutive year. Santiago is just the fifth player in the 55-year history of the league to earn a first-team accolade as a freshman, sophomore and junior at the same position….
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UND Master Plan Identifies Campus Buildings to be Demolished

Those buildings earmarked for demolition include low-use classroom buildings and low-density student housing
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND has constructed a number of new buildings on campus over the last few years. From residence halls to classroom buildings, older buildings are being torn down. UND has been busy updating its campus. Now, the university faces the prospect of tearing down historical buildings. “A number of the buildings were empty or had low utilization…
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UND Aerospace Program Helps Place its Students with Aviation Companies

The Envoy Airlines visit to the Grand Forks campus is one of several campus events during the school year
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A representative of Envoy Airlines stopped by UND’s School of Aerospace Sciences. The visitation was one of a number of events the school organizes to help its students find jobs in the aviation industry. Students in the program become acclimated with airplane cockpits early in their freshman years. College officials say the school is one of…
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Rink Report: UND Defense Key in Battling Top-Ranked Denver

Denver Pioneers Lead NCHC in Goals per Game with 4.20
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey prepares for its toughest test of the young season this weekend. The Fighting Hawks travel west to take on No. 1 Denver. This weekend’s series will see the top scoring offense in the conference take on the top defense in the conference. The Pioneers are averaging 4.20 goals per game so far this season….
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UND Football Already Turns the Focus to Next Season

The Hawks finished the 2017-2018 season with just three wins on the year, the fewest number of wins since 2013
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It was an emotional end to what UND Football is calling a disappointing season. The Fighting Hawks finished with just three wins on the year, which is the fewest number of wins since 2013. The Hawks say the key now is learning from this season and finding a way to bring the team back to its…