DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD volleyball team has spent the majority of their season near the top of the national ranks. And now that “X” on their back becomes amplified with the start of the NSIC tournament around the corner. The Bulldogs did not end their season well as they dropped their final two games of the regular season to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Down by 1 at the half, the Minnesota Duluth women’s basketball team dominated the rest of the way, getting 81-65 win over Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday for their second win of the season. Brooke Olson led the way with 19 points and six rebounds, while Ann Simonet had 13 points and five rebounds and Sarah Grow had 15…
OXFORD, Ohio – The No. 6 Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team had a much-needed bounce-back on Saturday, getting the 3-2 win over Miami to split the weekend series. Nick Swaney got things started for UMD, scoring less than four minutes in. The RedHawks would tie things up, but Tanner Laderoute and Noah Cates both tallied goals in the second to…
ABERDEEN, S.D – The UMD football team got all the scoring they needed in the first half to cruise past Northern State 48-10 to win the NSIC North Division title. This is the Bulldogs 12th straight title, winning it every year since returning to the league in 2008. The Bulldogs also finished undefeated in North Division play, the fourth-straight time…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Anna Klein gave the No. 10 UMD women’s hockey team the lead in the second period, but that would be all they could get, as the Bulldogs settle for a 1-1 tie after two overtimes, before No. 7 Ohio State grabbed the extra WCHA point in a shootout win. Jenn Gardiner scored the shootout winner in the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Tied 31 at the half, the UMD men’s basketball team used a big second half to get the 84-62 win over Northern Michigan on day one of the American Family Insurance Classic. Alex Illikainen led all scorers with 24 points while Drew Blair had 14 points. Brandon Myer tallied 13 points and led the Bulldogs with eight…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a match-up of teams ranked among the best in the country, the Ohio State women’s hockey team got the win over UMD 3-1 Friday night at the OSU Ice Rink. Gabbie Hughes scored midway the second period to tie the game at one. But two late goals from the Buckeyes would seal the deal for OSU….
OXFORD, Ohio – The UMD men’s hockey team just couldn’t figure out Miami (OH) as the RedHawks get the upset win over the Bulldogs 3-1 at Steve Cady Arena. Tanner Laderoute scored the lone goal for UMD while Hunter Shepard finished with 14 saves on the night. Bulldogs will look for revenge as they wrap up the series Saturday night….
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team are getting set for their first conference road trip this weekend against Miami of Ohio. The Bulldogs are coming off a stellar weekend, taking four of six points from then top-ranked Denver. One of the keys was UMD’s depth, which has been one of their strengths that led them to winning back-to-back…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team will wrap up their season this weekend against Northern State. Earlier this week, we spoke with some of the Bulldog seniors about what they’ll miss most from their time wearing the Maroon and Gold. “It’s going to be hard to not be a part of the team. I’ll miss the boys and just…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team are off to their best start in almost a decade. The Bulldogs are coming off a much needed bye week, which is a good time to recharge and heal up in the early part of the season. “We had a good break over the weekend. It was nice for us to just…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 5 Minnesota Duluth volleyball team ended its home schedule on a high note, sweeping Minnesota State-Mankato 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-11). Abby Thor led the way with 13 kills, while Hanna Meyer had eight kills and Emily Balts had 42 assists on their senior day. The Bulldogs (23-3) will finish the regular season on the road…
DULUTH, Minn. – Five different players found the back of the net for the UMD men’s hockey team as the No. 7 Bulldogs took down No. 1 Denver 5-2 on Saturday. Luke Loheit scored his first collegiate goal while Jackson Cates, Koby Bender, Noah Cates and Cole Koepke each scored in the win. Hunter Shepard made 29 saves. After ending…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 5 Minnesota Duluth volleyball team continued to roll, taking down No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 25-23) in a top 10 match-up. Kate Berg led the way with 17 kills for the Bulldogs, while Meredith Sutton added 11. Emily Balts had 37 assists. The Bulldogs (22-3, 15-2 NSIC) will finish out their home…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from the UMD men’s basketball team, including head coach Justin Wieck and senior guard Trevor Entwisle. The Bulldogs had a solid showing in their exhibition game against Wisconsin-Superior and will open their season with a tournament down in Oklahoma. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota…
DULUTH, Minn. – In a match-up of top-ranked teams, Denver would hang on for the shootout win over the UMD men’s hockey team Friday night at Amsoil Arena. The Pioneers would jump out to a two-goal lead before Cole Koepke would score late in the first. Kobe Roth would add another in the third, and then with 30 seconds left…
DULUTH, Minn. – A two-goal deficit at the half would be too much to overcome as the UMD women’s soccer team fell to St. Cloud State 3-0 Friday afternoon at Malosky Stadium. The Bulldogs’ season comes to an end as they finish with a 6-10-2 overall record. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team are back from their early-season bye week. It was a great time for the team to heal up and head coach Scott Sandelin says it was important to go into the break after their sweep over Minnesota. “It’s always a little scary coming off a bye week playing a good team that…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team took their anger out on Minnesota-Crookston on Saturday in a 63-point shutout win in their final game of the season at Malosky Stadium. The Bulldogs rushing for well over 400 yards behind stellar performances from running backs Wade Sullivan and Cazz Martin. “It felt really good seeing the holes the o–line produced and…
DULUTH, Minn. – Kate Berg led the way with 18 kills while Abby Thor chipped in with 16 of her own as the UMD volleyball team knocked off Bemidji State 3-1 Tuesday night at Romano Gym. Emily Balts also contributed to the cause with 51 assists to help the Bulldogs improve to 21-3 on the season and 14-2 within the…
DULUTH, Minn. – In their final exhibition game before the regular season, the UMD women’s basketball team defeated Wisconsin-Superior 82-45 while the men had a similar result, getting the win 77-65 Monday night at Romano Gym. The Bulldog women will open their season Friday against Fort Hays State while the Yellowjackets will face UW-Stout on Friday as well. For the…
DULUTH, Minn. – In high school, UMD men’s basketball forward Alex Illikainen knew that he wanted to go to a big school. “I was definitely looking at going division one and my options up there,” Illikainen said. After spending three seasons at the University of Wisconsin, a Division I basketball program, the Grand Rapids native decided to come back home…
DULUTH, Minn. – Freshman midfielder Sarah Stange would score 12 minutes into the second half to give the UMD women’s soccer team the 1-0 win over Minot State on Sunday. The Bulldogs outshot the Beavers 21-9 (13-7 on goal) while Sophia Grenz made seven saves in the shutout win. UMD (6-9-2, 4-8-2 NSIC) will finish out the regular season at…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team had a much-needed performance on Saturday, dominating Minnesota Crookston 63-0 to snap a two-game losing skid. The Bulldogs relied heavily on the run game, racking up 303 yards on the group in just the first half, and finishing the day with 445 yards. Wade Sullivan rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 10 UMD women’s hockey team continued to roll, dominating St. Cloud State 6-0 on Saturday to sweep the series and pick up their fourth straight win. Anneke Linser scored twice, while Kylie Hanley, Gabbie Hughes, Ashton Bell and Mannon McMahon each found the back of the net as well. Maddie Rooney made 17 saves while…
DULUTH, Minn. – After suffering from a tough road loss on Thursday, the No. 3 UMD volleyball team had a big bounce-back, sweeping Minnestoa Crookston 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-18) at home on Saturday. Abby Thor led the way with 13 kills while Hanna Meyer tallied 12. Emily Balts finished with 41 assists. The Bulldogs (20-3, 13-2 NSIC) will be back…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 10 UMD women’s hockey team returned to AMSOIL Arena fresh off of winning the IceBreaker Tournament and kept the momentum going, defeating St. Cloud State 3-2 on Friday night. Anneke Linser got the scoring started in the first period, before the Huskies took the lead in the second. McKenzie Hewett and Anna Klein scored in…
DULUTH, Minn. – This season has had more tricks than treats for the UMD football team. Their playoff hopes are all but gone, but there’s still more football to be played. The Bulldogs are 5–3 after back-to-back losses and a lot would have to happen for them to even appear in the Mineral Water Bowl. This weekend, UMD will play…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team are back home this week with a new moniker: Icebreaker Champions. The Bulldogs won the four-team tourney this past weekend out in Buffalo and they say it’s definitely a confidence booster after a tough outing the week before. “You learn through losses, as we talk about all the time, so I actually…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD volleyball senior Emily Balts was named NSIC Setter of the Week for the third time this season. Balts recorded her 5,000th career assist on Friday and finished with 84 total assists on the weekend as UMD swept Sioux Falls and rallied to beat then 11th-ranked Southwest Minnesota State. With those two wins, the Bulldogs moved up…
DULUTH, Minn. – Few programs had better weekends than the UMD hockey teams as both are moving back up in the national rankings. The men, who posted their first weekend sweep of the season, moved from #8 to #6 in the USCHO.com poll. UMD picked up back-to-back wins over rivals Minnesota, with Saturday’s game going down as a shutout. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 8 UMD men’s hockey team had a much needed bounce-back series this weekend, shutting out No. 20 Minnesota 2-0 on Saturday to pick up its first weekend sweep of the series. Quinn Olson scored his first collegiate goal in the first period, and that held until late in the third period. Jackson Cates scored an…
DULUTH, Minn. – After dropping the first two sets, the No. 5 UMD volleyball team continued to battle, forcing five sets and eventually get the 3-2 match win (18-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-23, 15-5) over No. 11 Southwest Minnesota State. Being down 2-0, the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead 11-1 lead and never looked back. That momentum carried them…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team could not get back on track on Saturday, as Upper Iowa got the 23-13 win to hand the Bulldogs their second straight loss. This is also UMD’s first regular season home loss since Sept. 16, 2017, and this was also Upper Iowa’s first ever win over the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs had another slow…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The UMD women’s hockey team continued to dominate in Buffalo, as the Bulldogs topped Colgate 3-1 on Saturday to win the Ice Breaker Tournament. Gabbie Hughes, Kasundra Betinol and Ashton Bell all scored in the win, while Maddie Rooney made 22 saves. Hughes, Betinol and Rooney all made the All-Tournament team. The Bulldogs outscored opponents 7-2 on…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 5 UMD volleyball team returned home for the first time in two weeks on Friday and picked up a big conference win, sweeping Sioux Falls 3-0 (25-9, 25-17, 25-15). Emily Balts finished with 37 assists, giving her 5,003 total assists in her career. Meredith Sutton finished with 16 kills, while Kate Berg collected 15. Abby…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team built an early lead and did not look back as they topped Minnesota 5-2 Friday night at the Marriuci Arena. Goal-scorers for the Bulldogs include Kobe Roth, Jackson Cates, Kobe Bender and Scott Perunovich. Freshman Brandon Puricelli scored his first career goal in the second period. UMD will look for the…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – In the opening game of the IceBreaker tournament, the UMD women’s hockey team knocked off Mercryhurst 4-1 Friday night at The Harbor Center. Gabbie Hughes scored twice for the Bulldogs, along with Anneke Linser as well. Kasundra Betinol also chipped in, scoring her first collegiate goal. The Bulldogs will take on Colgate in the championship game Saturday…
DULUTH, Minn. – This past weekend was less than stellar for the UMD men’s hockey team. The Bulldogs dropped both games to Wisconsin and head coach Scott Sandelin was not happy with his team’s defensive effort. “We can’t give up as many goals as we’ve been giving up and certainly the outnumbered rushes and chances. To me, it starts there….
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team are coming off a tough road sweep at the hands of Bemidji State. But the team’s message to their fans this week is to relax. The Bulldogs struggled mightily against the Beavers, getting outscored 6–3. But head coach Maura Crowell says her team is ready to move on and not focus too…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team are now on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoffs following their tough loss this past weekend. But if there’s one thing head coach Curt Wiese has always maintained it’s that his players don’t think about their previous games, whether it’s a win or loss. “He kind of preaches never…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD volleyball team are back in the top five nationally after a clean sweep at home this past weekend. The Bulldogs are up two spots to #5. UMD picked up wins over then 11th-ranked Wayne State and a sweep over Augustana. And it won’t get easier this weekend as the Bulldogs will host #24 Sioux Falls…
DULUTH, Minn. – According to Webster’s Dictionary, the word “panic” is defined as “sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior”. So UMD hockey fans might need to relax after a less than stellar weekend for the men’s and women’s teams. Both teams were swept on the road, resulting in drops in the latest polls. For the men,…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Hermantown basketball standout Peter Soumis committed over the summer to play college ball right here at the Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth. “I just wanted to stay home, stay close to the family, so that was a big thing. The coaches, the coaching staff, they’re all super nice and I could relate to them a lot with our…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released it annual preseason coaches poll for men’s basketball, and the UMD men’s basketball team were picked to finish first in the Northern Division, and third overall in the conference. The coaches selected Minnesota-Duluh to finish first in the Northern Division with 49 points, 9 points clear of defending conference champions Northern State….
MADISON, Wis.- UMD men’s hockey put 58 shots on the Wisconsin goaltender, but fell 3-1 at Kohl Center. This was also the first time since last March that UMD would be swept in a weekend series when they took on St. Cloud State as they were unable to get their offensive game going, falling to Wisconsin Saturday night 3-1. After…
BEMIDJI, Minn.- For the second night in a row, the No. 8 UMD women’s hockey team could not solve Beaver goaltender Lauren Bench as she turned away 27 of the 28 Bulldog shots. The opening frame would be scoreless, but Bemidji would jump out to a 2-0 lead at the midway point of the contest. Anneke Linser would pot the…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- The Bulldogs would only be able to muster up a total of 133 yards in their loss Saturday afternoon to Sioux Falls. Dan Branger would provide the lone points for UMD as he nailed a 40-yard field goal just past the midway point in the opening quarter. From then on, Sioux Falls would score 27 unanswered points…
MADISON, Wis. – Third-ranked Minnesota Duluth had a great start to their game against 17th-ranked Wisconsin. But the Badgers would keep lighting the lamp as they top the Bulldogs 6-2 Friday night at the Kohl Center. Jackson Cates and Nick Swaney scored for UMD, who will look to split their series Saturday night in Madison. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s soccer team battled hard in the first half against Winona State, but Jaida Wedge scored midway through the second to give the Warriors the 1-0 win. Sophia Grenz made eight saves for the Bulldogs. UMD (4-7-1) will host Upper Iowa on Sunday at noon. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
