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Three Takeaways from UND’s Frozen Faceoff Performance

Three Takeaways from UND’s Frozen Faceoff Performance

Claire Weltz, Sports Editor March 24, 2022

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- With the Regional games in the NCAA Tournament starting on Thursday, it is officially the best time of the year. Only 16 teams remain in the hunt for the Frozen Four in Boston, and...

2022 NCHC Frozen Faceoff: What You Need to Know 

2022 NCHC Frozen Faceoff: What You Need to Know 

Claire Weltz, Sports Editor March 17, 2022

SAINT PAUL --   What’s on the Line:   UND (currently No. 5 in both USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine and the DCU/USCHO.com polls) is guaranteed to play in the NCAA Tournament with Regionals starting...

Upset Special: Seven Teams on Upset Alert Going into the Round of 64 

Upset Special: Seven Teams on Upset Alert Going into the Round of 64 

Daniel Krivacs, Sports Writer March 15, 2022

Grand Forks, N.D. -- The Tournament is back. Brackets are being filled out which means upset predictions. With that said, I have every team I feel should be on “upset alert” heading into the first...

Phil Sykes: From Walk-On to Two-Time NCAA Champion

Phil Sykes: From Walk-On to Two-Time NCAA Champion

Claire Weltz, Sports Editor February 14, 2022

Phil Sykes is a two-time NCAA champion with UND’s hockey team. But Sykes grew up a 21-hour drive from Grand Forks in Dawson Creek, BC. That’s 1,293.7 miles. (About half the width of the United States...

UND Hockey Round-Up: January 1-12 

UND Hockey Round-Up: January 1-12 

Claire Weltz, Editor January 12, 2022

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Went home for break? Didn’t have time to check Twitter for score updates? Don’t worry, Dakota Student Sports Editor Claire Weltz has you covered. Here’s what you missed...

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Volleyball Swept by Western Illinois

Alex Mailes, Sports Writer March 27, 2021

MACOMB, Ill – The UND Women’s Volleyball team continued Summit League play this past week going, up against the Western Illinois Leathernecks. WIU won both bouts, defeating North Dakota 3-1 in game...

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UND Opens Tournament with Big Win

James DeArman, Sports Writer March 27, 2021

The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks opened their 2021 NCAA Tournament run against the American International Yellow Jackets in a dominant 5-1 win. The number one team in the land controlled...

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Women’s Soccer Week Recap

Alex Mailes, Sports Writer March 15, 2021

The Fighting Hawks soccer squad finished this week going 1-1, defeating the Western Illinois Leathernecks 2-1 and falling to NDSU 1-2.  UND started the week by finishing their series with the Leathernecks last...

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UND Tennis Recap

Alex Mailes, Sports Writer February 1, 2021

The UND men’s and women’s tennis team traveled to Sioux Falls this past weekend to take on the Augustana Vikings in their season opener. The men’s season went off without a hitch as they swept the...

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Professors have students paying for their homework

Brooke Kruger, Opinion Writer January 15, 2021

Despite the growing popularity of eBooks and discounted textbook platforms, the cost of textbooks has risen by 1000% since the 1970s. The College Board estimates that $1200 is set aside by each student...

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UND Men’s Basketball Splits Against ORU

Alex Mailes, Sports Writer January 15, 2021

UND men’s basketball traveled to Tulsa this past weekend to take on the Golden Eagles in two conference games at the Mabee Center. The Hawks were looking to improve their Summit League record after going...

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North Dakota Earns a Hard Fought Sweep of Colorado

James DeArman, Sports Writer January 15, 2021

In a bizarre year for sports, a hint of normalcy was restored when number three ranked North Dakota traveled to Colorado Springs this weekend to take on the Colorado College Tigers. This the first...

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