FARGO, N.D. – It was a shocking start to the NCAA men’s hockey regional tournament as the University of Michigan has withdrawn due to a positive COVID-19 case. The UMD men’s hockey team now moves on to the regional final to face the winner of North Dakota vs. American International. The regional final is still scheduled for Saturday night. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn. – The last time the UMD men’s hockey team faced Michigan, Kyle Schmidt scored the overtime game winner to give the Bulldogs their first ever national championship back in 2011. Fast forward ten years later, and the two teams will clash once again. The Bulldog make their return to the NCAA tournament to defend the back-to-back titles they…
DULUTH, Minn. – Thursday, St. Scholastica’s Arkhip Ledenkov was named NCHA Co-Rookie of the Year. He becomes the program’s first and only only honoree as the Saints are heading to the MIAC next season. In only six conference games, Ledenkov finished fifth overall in scoring with eight goals and three assists. He was also named to the All-Freshman Team, along…
PROCTOR, Minn. – Alex McPhee is a member of the Proctor/Hermantown United wrestling team. Now he’s not jumping off of steel cages or putting guys through burning tables. But he is heading to the state tournament later this week. McPhee will compete in the 160-pound weight class after a top-two finish in the prelims this past weekend. He becomes just…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Brooke Olson was named a WBCA All-American on Tuesday for the second straight season. Olson led the Bulldogs and the NSIC with just under 22 points per game and led the team with eight rebounds per game. She is the first Bulldog to receive All-American honors in back-to-back seasons since LIndsay Dietz did it in 2004-05…
DULUTH, Minn. – In their final season in the NCHA, the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team took home two of the league’s major awards. Jackie MacMillan was named Coach of the Year for the second time in the past three seasons after helping the Saints to their first NCHA regular season title. Lisa LaRoche took home Rookie of the Year…
DULUTH, Minn. – The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is well underway and so far, it has not disappointed. Millions of brackets have been busted after the first two rounds, thanks to some major upsets. And it’s bringing back fond memories for one local coach. UMD men’s basketball assistant coach Carson Shanks was a member of the Loyola Chicago team that…
DULUTH, Minn. – Last week, UMD announced that the fall sports which had their seasons postponed would be back in action this spring for exhibition games. The football team will have three scheduled games, including a spring showdown next month where they will host three other teams. And any amount of games will be crucial for the development of several…
DULUTH, Minn. – During Sunday’s Selection Show for the NCAA men’s hockey tournament, we learned that all five Division I men’s hockey programs in the state of Minnesota, including UMD, the University of Minnesota, St. Cloud state, Minnesota State Mankato and Bemidji State, are taking part in the ncaa tournament. A few of the head coaches spoke about that achievement,…
DULUTH, Minn. – On Sunday, the UMD men’s hockey team learned that they will be headed to their program-record 6th straight NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs earned the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. UMD will head to Fargo, N.D. to face No. 2 seed Michigan in the first round as they look to defend their two-time national title. Puck…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In their first weekend back at home in nearly two years, the Wisconsin-Superior baseball team poured it on offensively, sweeping the four game series against Northland College. In Sunday’s doubleheader, the Yellowjackets won 20-10 then 5-3. With the wins, the Yellowjackets improve to 6-4 on the season and have won six straight. In game one, the Yellowjackets…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – UWS announced that starting this weekend, a limited number of spectators are allowed at outdoor UWS events. Spectators will not be allowed at indoor events. All student-athletes will be allowed to have two registered guests attend. The remaining allowed occupancy will be given to UWS students and staff on a first come, first serve basis. All fans…
DULUTH, Minn. – For the third straight season, Adrian College ended the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team’s season in the NCHA Slaats Cup Championship. On Saturday, the Bulldogs got the 3-2 win to claim the title. Mariah Haedrich and Abby Pohlkamp scored for the Saints while Lori Huseby finished with 36 saves. Taylor Murray and Haedrich were named to the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Adrian College started off strong and never let up, as they got the 3-0 win over the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team in the NCHA Slaats Cup Championship opener. Lori Huseby finished with 33 saves on the night. Game two is set for 5:00 p.m. from Mars Lakeview Arena on Saturday. If the Saints win, they will…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Ashton Bell and Emma Soderberg have earned Second Team All-American honors from the American Hockey Coaches Association. Bell anchored one of the top defenses in the entire country and was the overtime hero for the Bulldogs in the national quarterfinals. Soderberg ranked top two in the NCAA in at least three goaltender categories for almost the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team is back in the Slaats Cup championship series for the third straight year. But it will be a familiar foe in their way as they face off against Adrian, who have won the last five NCHA tournament titles. This year’s series will be a little different though as the Saints will…
ERIE, Pa. – Skylar Fontaine would score the game-winning goal with 26 seconds left in overtime to give Northeastern the 3-2 win over the UMD women’s hockey team Thursday afternoon in the NCAA Frozen Four semi-finals. Mannon McMahon and Taylor Anderson each scored in the second period for the Bulldogs. But the Huskies would score two goals of their own…
DULUTH, Minn. – Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Those are the words still ringing true for the UMD women’s basketball team as their season came to an end last weekend in the NCAA tournament. And even after a loss, the Bulldogs had some good news to think about as head coach Mandy Pearson revealed Wednesday that…
DULUTH, Minn. – 2010. That was the year the I-Pad came out and we haven’t hear from our kids since then. It was also the last time the UMD women’s hockey team took part in the NCAA Frozen Four and it was the year of their last national championship. The Bulldogs are coming off a thrilling win in the quarterfinals…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday, UMD announced the spring exhibition schedules for the football, volleyball and women’s soccer teams, who had their fall seasons cancelled due to the pandemic. The football team will be hosting a “Spring Showdown” at Malosky Stadium on April 17th, along with Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Bemidji State. Volleyball will play a six-game schedule, while women’s…
ERIE, Pa. – Monday night, the UMD women’s hockey team won an overtime thriller over Colgate to punch their ticket to the Frozen Four for the first time in 11 years. It was a big night for head coach Maura Crowell, too. Not only did she pick up her 100th career coaching victory at UMD, but she also did it…
DULUTH, Minn. – Monday night, the UMD men’s hockey team dropped their NCHC Frozen Faceoff semi-final game to St. Cloud State. But that doesn’t mean their season is over. The Bulldogs now await Selection Sunday to find out if their season will continue in the NCAA Tournament. After that loss, head coach Scott Sandelin talked about his team’s chances. “It’s…
ERIE, Pa. – Team captain Ashton Bell scored the lone goal of the game, but it would come in overtime as the UMD women’s hockey team defeated Colgate 1-0 in the NCAA quarterfinals. Junior netminder Emma Soderberg finished with 30 saves as the Bulldogs advance to their first Frozen Four in 11 years. They will face top-seed Northeastern on Thursday…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Kobe Roth and Koby Bender would each score a goal, but it wouldn’t be enough as the UMD men’s hockey team fall to St. Cloud State in the NCHC semi-finals Monday afternoon at the Ralph Englestad Arena. The loss snaps the Bulldogs’ 13-game playoff win streak as UMD now waits for Selection Sunday to find out…
ASHLAND, Wis. – Northland College announced a new fundraising campaign called the “Jacks and Jills Challenge”. The goal is to raise $50,000 to support the entire athletic program after the pandemic knocked them out for the past year. That has now created a logjam for the spring season with a majority of their 14 teams competing at the same time….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – It’s no secret that the UMD men’s hockey team is pretty good during the postseason. Entering Saturday’s NCHC quarterfinal, the Bulldogs have won 12 straight postseason games, going back to the start of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. And it would require overtime, but that streak was pushed to 13 on Saturday as UMD got the 5-4…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Wisconsin-Superior men’s tennis team continued its strong start to the season, getting the 9-0 win over Minnesota Morris in a nonconference match on Sunday. Highlighting wins for the Yellowjackets were Andre Luiz/Jacob Zacharias at #2 doubles, Andre Luiz at #3 singles and Jacob Zacharias at #3 singles. Meanwhile, the UWS women dropped a tight one 5-4…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Freshman defenseman Connor Kelley scored just over six minutes into overtime to give the third-seeded Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team the 5-4 win over sixth-seeded Western Michigan in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff quarterfinal. Down 3-2 heading into the third, UMD scored twice to take the lead, then Western Michigan scored with 21 seconds left to send…
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Minnesota Duluth women’s basketball team was unable to have some late-game magic on Saturday, as Nebraska-Kearney got the 65-57 win in the NCAA Central Region semifinals. Brooke Olson led the way with 28 points and 11 rebounds while Sarah Grow finished with 16 points. The Bulldogs finished the day shooting 39.7 percent from the field. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team used a big second period to get the 4-1 win over Concordia Wisconsin to sweep the semifinal series and advance to the NCHA Slaats Cup Title Series for the third straight season. Emily Sabol, Allie Bussey, Taylor Thompson and Courtney Bloemke all scored while Mariah Haedrich finished with two assists. Lori…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica volleyball team returned to home court for the first time since 2019 on Saturday in a big way, sweeping Martin Luther 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-11). Jessica Remer led the way with 15 kills while Alana Mayry finished with 10. Katie Brostrom finished with 33 assists. The Saints improve to 3-0 on the season. Across…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UMD junior Haleigh Reindl finished sixth in Saturday’s 800-meter final at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Reindl ran a time of 2:21.33 in Saturday’s race. Reindl grabbed third place in Friday’s preliminary to qualify for Saturday’s race, and in doing so, she attained All-American status for the second straight year. Danielle Kowhley was the last…
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The UMD women’s basketball team erased a double-digit deficit late in the fourth quarter to send their game into overtime, where they would go on to defeat Emporia State 76-70 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Junior forward Brooke Olson finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds and Ann Simonet would hit the game-tying three-pointer…
DULUTH, Minn. – Monday night, the UMD women’s hockey team will open their NCAA tournament run against Colgate. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because it is the alma mater of head coach Maura Crowell, who skated for the Raiders from 1999 to 2002. “Just knowing that the bracket was going to hopefully pit west and east together. I had…
DULUTH, Minn. – Friday night, one of the best college hockey tournaments in the entire country dropped the puck in Grand Forks as the NCHC Frozen Faceoff in officially underway. The UMD men’s hockey team will be in action Saturday night and they’ll start things off against the hottest team in the conference. The Bulldogs will take on Western Michigan,…
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Superior men’s hockey team went into the third period down 2-1 to UW-Stevens Point. But a pair of third period goals would help them pull off the upset as the Yellowjackets defeated the Pointers 3-2 to win the 2021 WIAC championship. Coltyn Bates, Chad Lopez and Levi Cudmore would score for UWS, who captured its…
DULUTH, Minn. – A three-goal third period would put the game out of reach as the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team knocked off Concordia Wisconsin 5-0 Friday night in Game One of the Slaats Cup semifinals. The Saints got goals from Rachel Anderson, Ashley Healy, Allie Bussey, Abby Pohlkamp and Lily Holtz. Lori Huseby finished with 20 saves in net….
DULUTH, Minn. – Two Duluth Wolfpack lacrosse players signed their National Letters of Intent Friday afternoon. Tommy Smyth will play for Elmhurst University, while John Butler will suit up for North Central College. The two schools both play in the Colllege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, which means the current co-captains will soon be rivals. “I’ve been playing with him…
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Wednesday, the UMD women’s basketball team arrived at the campus of the University of Central Missouri where the first round of the NCAA tournament will take place. It’s the same place they were last year when the pandemic flipped the sports world upside down and caused all events to be cancelled. The Bulldogs spoke Thursday and they…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In their first home conference game of the season, the UW-Superior volleyball team defeated Northland College 3-1 Thursday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Kaylin Plautz and Alexie Pryd combined for 29 kills, while Megan Holz had 45 set assists. The LumberJills were paced by Justine Litherland, who had 10 kills. Categories: College, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Wednesday, the WIAC made a stunning announcement that the men’s hockey semi-finals between UW-Superior and UW-River Falls was cancelled. And due to COVID protocols, the Yellowjackets would advance to the championship game. The team says it’s not the way they wanted it to play out, but it is what it is. UWS will now get set set…
DULUTH, Minn. – Thursday, St. Scholastica junior guard Nick Carlson was been named UMAC Player of the Year. The South Ridge High School alum was sixth in the conference in scoring and second in field goal percentage. Also, Saints head coach Dave Staniger was named Coach of the Year after leading his team to an undefeated regular season in their…
JACKSON, N.H. – Thursday, St. Scholastica’s Emil Book Bratbak became the Saints’ second-ever All-American skier on the first day of the NCAA Ski Championships. The junior finished in 10th place in the 10K classic race, the second best finish at nationals in program history. On the women’s side, CSS had three first timers compete, with Grand Rapids native Emma Stertz…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Gabbie Hughes and Anna Klein have been invited to take part in the upcoming U.S. Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp. The pair are the top two scorers on the Bulldogs team and will join former UMD alums Sydney Brodt and Maddie Rooney. The camp will be used to select the women’s national team that will compete…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team is getting set to open the NCHC Frozen Faceoff tournament this upcoming weekend. This year’s installment has a few changes. All games will be played at the Ralph in Grand Forks and the format will be single-elimination, including in the first round. “With the one-and-done stuff, it’s definitely difficult, but you just…
DULUTH, Minn. – Junior defenseman Taylor Murray finished with a hat trick as the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team defeated Lawrence 9-0 Wednesday night in the first round of the NCHA tournament. Kayla Kasel and Abby Pohlkamp each scored twice, while Mariah Haedrich and Lily Holtz lit up the lamp as well. Ashlea Arvidson finished with 15 saves for the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Sunday night, the scene inside the locker room of the UMD women’s hockey team was filled with lots of yelling, hugs and a huge sigh of relief as the Bulldogs found out that their season would continue at the NCAA tournament. The team spoke this week about how that announcement has provided them with a spark during…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Haleigh Reindl will represent the Bulldogs at the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field championships. This will be her third straight trip to nationals as Reindl will take part in the 800-meter run. She goes in with the fourth fastest time in the field. “Having less meets was obviously really hard because you don’t…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Wednesday, the WIAC announced that the semi-final game between the UWS men’s hockey team and top-seeded UW-River Fall has been cancelled due to COVID-19 guidelines. As a result, the Yellowjackets will advance to the championship game Friday night. They will face the winner of the other semi-final between Eau Claire and Stevens Point. This will be UW-Superior’s…
DULUTH, Minn. – This past weekend, the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team captured its first-ever NCHA regular season title with an undefeated 8-0 record. Shortly after, the team’s Twitter handle said “no trophy, no picture…just going about our business”. And the next order of business is the tournament championship. The Saints will be the #1 overall seed in the Slaats…
