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Sertic Nearly Perfect as Bison Softball Clinches Regular Season Title

NDSU wins the conference regular season title for the sixth time in last seven years.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Jacquelyn Sertic carried a perfect game into the seventh as North Dakota State shut out Western Illinois 4-0 in a Summit League single-game played Sunday, May 6, before 245 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. NDSU (30-17, 10-3 SL) completed the three-game sweep on Senior Day to clinch the program’s seventh Summit League regular season…
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College Softball: NDSU Rolls Into First Place With Sweep Over Western Illinois

Bison Jacquelyn Sertic and KK Leddy threw back-to-back shutouts
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — For the third straight Saturday, Jacquelyn Sertic and KK Leddy threw back-to-back shutouts as North Dakota State blanked Western Illinois by identical scores of 3-0 in a Summit League softball doubleheader played Saturday, May 5, before 260 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. The Bison moved into first place in the league standings as head…
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NDSU Baseball Shutout in Series Finale with Leathernecks

Herd drop to 14-18 overall
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OMAHA, Neb. (NDSU Athletics) — The Western Illinois University Leathernecks posted a 4-0 shutout win over the North Dakota State University baseball team Sunday, April 22, at Seymour Smith Park. North Dakota State (14-18, 7-9 Summit League) is scheduled to host Dakota State Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field. Sophomore Tucker Rohde tallied NDSU’s only hit of the game…
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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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Men’s Basketball: Miller Leads Bison Past Western Illinois

NDSU improves to 4-3 in the Summit League
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State senior Paul Miller poured in 26 points to lead the Bison men’s basketball team to an 80-69 win over Western Illinois on Saturday afternoon at the Scheels Center. It was the ninth consecutive game that Miller scored 20 or more points. NDSU redshirt freshman Cameron Hunter added 13 points for the Bison,…
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College Football: Stick, NDSU Survive another Top-Ten Showdown

Easton Stick's three touchdowns propels Bison to victory over Western Illinois.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State is the lone remaining unbeaten team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference after a 24-12 victory over 10th-ranked Western Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 21, before a crowd of 18,630 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The No. 2-ranked Bison (7-0, 4-0 MVFC) took over sole possession of first place in the…
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Bison Baseball Stave off Elimination, Face SDSU

NDSU reaches 30 wins for fifth time in program history.
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TULSA, Okla. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State University baseball team kept its 2017 season alive and reached 30 wins for the fifth time in program history with an 11-4 victory over the Western Illinois University Leathernecks in a Summit League Baseball Championship elimination game on Thursday, May 25, at J.L. Johnson Stadium on the Oral Roberts University campus….
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NDSU Baseball Sweeps Western Illinois

Bison pick up conference win number 17, clinch spot in conference tournament.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State University baseball team completed a three-game sweep of the Western Illinois University Leathernecks with a 6-3 win on Sunday, May 14, in the final home game of the season at Newman Outdoor Field. With the win, the Bison improve to 27-22 on the season and 17-10 in Summit League play, while…
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NDSU Softball Slides into Summit League Title Game

Vanessa Anderson hits Home Run for third straight game.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) –  North Dakota State’s Vanessa Anderson hit her third home run of the tournament to help lead the Bison to a 6-3 victory over No. 3 Western Illinois in The Summit League tournament loser’s bracket Friday at the Ellig Sports Complex. Western Illinois (22-32), was led by Hailey Duwa with a home run and a sacrifice…