GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – Strong pitching paved the way for the North Dakota softball team in its home-opening sweep against South Dakota State, as the Fighting Hawks earned 6-0 and 4-3 victories over the Jackrabbits on Wednesday afternoon at the Apollo Sports Complex. Redshirt-junior Kaylin VanDomelen set the tone in the first game of the day, striking out…
PHOENIX (UND Athletics) — For the second-consecutive season, North Dakota senior guard Quinton Hooker was named to the Lou Henson All-America Team on Tuesday, just a day after the 2017 NCAA Tournament was completed. Hooker was one of 30 Mid-Major players selected to the team and Monmouth’s Justin Robinson was recognized as the Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year by officials at…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The fallout over the cutting of UND’s women’s hockey program continues as two former star players of the program say the university is taking a step back for women athletes. Two-time Olympic silver medalists Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux are asking him to reconsider cutting the women’s hockey program. The sisters, who are now on the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — News of the women’s hockey team getting cut at UND has shocked students on campus. Many players on the women’s hockey team have expressed disappointment and sadness about the decision on social media. The feeling seems to be mutual among the student body. “You think hockey, you think UND,” said student Robert Koop. “Now, half of…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – University of North Dakota freshman standout Tyson Jost has signed a three-year, entry level contract with the National Hockey League’s Colorado Avalanche and will join the club for the remainder of the 2016-17 season, it was announced on Wednesday evening by the Avalanche. Jost was selected in the first round (10th overall) by the Avalanche…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — The University of North Dakota Athletics Department announced on Wednesday, following the discontinuance of its men’s baseball and golf programs in the prior fiscal year, that it will discontinue its varsity women’s hockey and men’s & women’s swimming & diving programs, effective at the end of the 2016-17 academic year as part of the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – Nearly a quarter of a million fans passed through the gates of Ralph Engelstad Arena in 2016-17, marking the sixth consecutive season in which the University of North Dakota has led NCAA Division I men’s hockey in total home attendance. North Dakota also led the nation in per-game home attendance for the third straight…
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…
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…
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…
