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UND mens and womens swimming and diving team competed Saturday, Jan. 28. Daniel Yun/ Dakota Student

Seniors help Hawks stomp Jackrabbits

Jake Andersen, Staff Writer January 31, 2017

On Senior Day, the UND Fighting Hawks’ swimming and diving teams dominated the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits in their last home meet of the season with the men’s team winning 193-107 and...

Matt Hrynkiw stops a shot by Colorado College forward Hunter Fejes last season.

Trying to avoid an avalanche

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer January 27, 2017

After being swept by Minnesota Duluth, the UND Fighting Hawks will be looking to bounce back against Colorado College this weekend. ”We’ve done well on the road and we need to remember how we want...

Hallie Theodosopoulos chases the puck as Bemidji States Lisa Laiti attempts to block her earlier this season at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Hawks look to fly past Beavers

Jake Andersen, Staff Writer January 27, 2017

  After a pair of heartbreaking losses to the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers, the UND Fighting Hawks women’s hockey team looks to get back into the win column this weekend against the Bemidji State...

Hawks don’t fall easy against Badgers

Allyson Bento, Sports Editor January 24, 2017

Fighting Hawks hockey took a couple “L’s” this weekend, as men and women couldn’t find a win against the first ranked teams in their conferences. The lady Hawks put in a valiant effort against...

UND keeps the ball rolling

Allyson Bento, Sports Editor January 24, 2017

UND’s Big Sky future is looking promising. After volleyball and football became champions in their most recent seasons, it looks as though the basketball programs could be on the same path. Both squads...

Rhett Gardner rounds UMD goal Saturday night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Daniel Yun/ Dakota Student

Bulldogs sweep Hawks at the Ralph

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer January 24, 2017

This past weekend at the Ralph Engelstad Arena fans watched history be made for all the wrong reasons for the UND men’s hockey team. The Fighting Hawks hosted the NCHC leading Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs...

Peter Elander (center), associate head coach of the UND womens hockey team and host of the Winter Classic, hands a puck to forward Charly Dahlquist Monday afternoon at his backyard ice rink called Peters Ice Palace.

Peter’s Ice Palace

Allyson Bento, Sports Editor January 20, 2017

If you grew up in a winter climate like North Dakota, there’s a good chance you had an outdoor rink experience not the experience like the one provided at Peter’s Ice Palace. Peter Elander, the...

UND sophomore Shane Gersich fights for puck possession with Minnesota Duluths Nick Wolff last season at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

No dogs allowed

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team will be out for revenge this weekend against longtime rival Minnesota Duluth. After a split against Miami (Ohio), the Hawks will look to take advantage...

UND coach Brad Berry gives directions to mens hockey players during the Frozen Four tournament at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL on April 9, 2016. (Russ Hons/Russell Hons Photography)

Winter Wonderful

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

While many of us went home for semester break, the University of North Dakota Men’s Hockey team made great strides as the quest for a repeat continued with several games played since the three weeks...

Matej Tomek, a sophomore from Bratislava, Slovakia, is one of the goalies on the UND mens hockey team. Nick Nelson/Dakota Student

Pride between the posts

Allyson Bento, Sports Editor January 13, 2017

Out of all the children who grow up wanting to be hockey players, only few make it in the big leagues, and only a small fraction decide to be goaltenders. Born and raised in Bratislava, Slovakia, Matej...

Tamara Merseli (right) spikes the ball against Idaho at the Betty Engelstad Center on Nov. 5.

Reheating a Rivalry

Hunter Plante, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

When people hear that the University of Minnesota and the University of North Dakota are playing in an athletics event, they think of hockey. North Dakota and Minnesota have a rivalry people in the...

UND looks to squish spiders at Alerus

Adam Gunderman, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

For the first time ever, the Fighting Hawks will play in a FCS playoff game against the Richmond Spiders. It will also be the first time the Alerus Center has hosted a playoff game since 2007. “It...

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