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November 19, 2012

• Disappointing Volleyball Season Draws Questions for Head Coach

    The Summit League Volleyball Championships were held this weekend right here on campus. These games are always filled with intensity, so you certainly got a treat if you decided to watch at the BBF. You may have even gotten lucky enough to sit by one of the Bison volleyball players during these games.

• Unmasking Unreal Expectations

  The Bison football team has been on one mission this season: to return to Frisco. With Saturday’s win in Normal, Ill., the team took one step closer in completing their ultimate goal. Locking up their second MVFC title in as many years and securing the number one seed in the FCS playoffs, the Bison have successfully paved the road to Frisco to come through the heart of Fargo.

November 15, 2012

• Bison Cross Country Finish out Season in Springfield

  NDSU’s cross country season closed out for the men and women Friday at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Springfield, Mo. The women finished a school high seventh place at the meet while the men placed 26th. For the women, it was a very close team race. As a team, the Bison were only behind the sixth and fifth place teams by less than 15 points.

November 8, 2012

• Rivalry Renewed

  No. 1 NDSU to face No. 16/20 SDSU for Dakota Marker and Guaranteed Share of Conference Title

  Earlier this fall I brought up how the Bison football team has formed several new rivalries within the Missouri Valley Conference since joining back in 2008. Saturday’s battle won’t be anything new at all. The Fargodome will host old rivals for the 99th installment of the NDSU vs.

• Brock’s Bruising Struggles

  A Struggling Jensen May Doom Bison if Adjustments Aren’t Made

    It is very tough winning a football game when your offense puts points on the board for the other team. The NDSU football team has beaten these odds two out of three times, the last of which came this past weekend at Missouri State. Right now, the once high-powered Bison offense is struggling.

• The Ojuri Omen

  As the Season Wears Along, Ojuri is Just Getting Started

  Let’s be honest, this Bison team doesn’t have what a lot of cool kids are calling “swagger.” Even though it has been proven time-and-time again, to play at a high level, “swag” is a necessary attribute. However, it doesn’t always need to be blatant. Peyton Manning might have the most “swag” out of any QB in the NFL, but it’s almost unnoticeable.

November 5 , 2012

• Suit up for Basketball

  Basketball is finally back here on the NDSU campus. Both the Bison men and women began their season campaigns with exhibitions on Thursday. The men beat up on Concordia 86-57 and the Bison ladies outlasted Minnesota-Crookston 68-65. There were a couple of things I picked up on and I’d like to discuss them in my column.

• Women’s Golf Finish Fall Season in Hawaii

  The Bison Women’s golf team finished their final fall event of the season Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Invitational women’s golf tournament, finishing 12th out of 12 teams. The tournament was held at the Leilehua Golf Course in Wahiawa, Hawaii.

• Midnight Madness

  The Spectrum sports staff went on a field trip last week. We packed up are bags, piled in the Buick and drove to the infamous BSA. Now when I say infamous BSA, I really mean that large white shed that may or may not be haunted by ghosts of the Bison athletic past.

November 1, 2012

• No. 1/ No.2 NDSU vs. Missouri State preview

  Ranked #1 in the Gridiron Power Index poll, the Bison (7-1, 4-1) are now up a spot to #2 in the FCS Coaches Poll behind #1 Georgia Southern. Scanning the rest of the top 25, Missouri State is nowhere to be found. However, the Bears from Missouri State (3-6, 3-3) have been on an absolute roll lately, winning their last three games, including a smack down on Western Illinois 42-3 last weekend.

• The Value of a Student Section

    Ready for a lecture? Because you’re about to hear one, NDSU student section. To put it blatantly, these last two home games have been a disappointment when it came to the student section being filled out. Now, I get that having full attendance every home game isn’t likely.

October 29, 2012

• Bison Cross Country Women Repeat, Men Take 6th

  Wahlund leads NDSU women to 2nd straight Summit League Championship

  The NDSU women’s cross country team has repeated. Brecca Wahlund, a freshman for the Bison, was NDSU’s first runner to cross the finish line at the Summit League Championships, although her teammates weren’t very far behind. The Bison’s top five runners were placed in the top 15 overall in Rochester, Michigan on Saturday morning.

• Vikings at a Crossroad

  The 5-3 Vikings have been a pleasant surprise for a fan base that expected another season in the cellar. After a surprising loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday night, the Vikings have hit an important crossroad in their season. The way I see it, the Vikings season can go one of two ways: The Vikings take the Bucs game as a wake-up call and have the no-one-believes-in-us attitude leading them into the playoffs.

October 25, 2012

• No. 3 NDSU vs. Southern Illinois Preview

  This Saturday, the number three-ranked Bison football team will look to keep their outstanding play going against the Southern Illinois Salukis at the Fargodome. Southern Illinois proved they aren’t to be overlooked last Saturday with a convincing 38-21 win at Youngstown State, who was ranked 16th at the time in the coaches poll.

• NDSU Athletic Facilities Have a Lot to Offer to Players

  Since making the move to Division I in 2004, NDSU Athletics have continued their traditional winning ways. The Bison proved they can continue to recruit athletes with the best of the Midwest, and these athletes have won numerous championships for the Herd in the last eight years.

• Bison Defense Among the Best Ever

  NDSU head football coach Craig Bohl is usually vanilla in his press conferences. He won’t say anything drastic or say something that will cause a mumble amongst the reporters. But, after last Saturday’s dominant 54-0 win over South Dakota, Bohl stated that this year’s defense is the best he has seen in his years at NDSU.

October 22, 2012

• Lynx Bandwagon Anyone?

  How about them Lynx? You know, the professional women’s basketball team out of Minnesota. They’re in the WNBA finals. That’s right, a Minnesota team made the finals. As of the deadline for this paper (Friday for me), the Lynx are tied 1-1 with the Indiana Fever.

• Preseason Polls Place Bison 2nd

  The Bison men’s basketball team has been on the backburner to football when it comes to NDSU athletics for, well, a long time. Despite a promising start to the 2011-12 campaign, the Bison basketball team hit a wall around mid-season, which ended with them dropping five of their last six games.

October 18, 2012

• A Letter to You

  Dear Bison Nation, I would like to bestow my sincerest apologies for my words in last week’s column. It was foolish of me to prophesize an undefeated season for the Bison football team. If you want to parallel my foolishness with that idiot who tells his pitcher he’s throwing a no-hitter before taking the mound in the ninth, then be my guest.

• Make No Mistake About It

  Well, looks like our Bison are human after all. After being seemingly unbeatable coming off the Youngstown State game, NDSU is now brought back down to earth and seems to be a beatable team after getting upset at home against Indiana State. The Bison aren’t perfect, as I’m sure all of you have now realized after watching the endless amounts of mistakes committed against the Sycamores.

• Bison Men Finish 2nd to Wrap Up Fall Schedule

  The NDSU men’s golf team finished their fall schedule on a high note at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate in Kansas City Tuesday, finishing second. The Bison finished the 54-hole tournament with an 872, shooting a 296 in the final round, to finish two shots behind host Kansas City.

• No. 4 Ranked NDSU vs. South Dakota State Preview

  The Bison look to continue the ‘Gold Rush’ in Sioux Falls this Saturday

  It has been a year of transition for the University of South Dakota’s football program. In their first full season in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Coyotes have experienced some growing pains. USD is currently 0-3 in their first three conference match-ups (1-5 overall), with the most recent loss coming by the hands of fellow bottom dweller Missouri State.

October 15, 2012

• Bison Men and Women Run Well at UND

  Women’s Cross Country The NDSU women’s cross country team took part in the UND Ron Pynn Invitational at the Ray Richards Golf Course in Grand Forks Saturday. With only 52 seconds separating the first and fifth runners of the pack, NDSU went on to maintain five of the top nine finishes in the event.

October 11, 2012

• No. 1 NDSU vs.Indiana State Preview

  Coming off an emotional homecoming slaughter of Youngstown State, the number one ranked Bison will square off in another conference showdown against Indiana State University on Saturday at the Fargodome. The Sycamores will come into chilly Fargo looking to do something they have not been able to do since the NDSU football team joined the conference back in 2008: beat the Bison.

• Time For Us All to Step Back

  High school football player’s death sends small town grievance deeper

  As I was scrolling down the WDAY sports page early Sunday afternoon, something caught my eye that sent chills down my spine. No, it wasn’t a headline on how the Bison annihilated the No. three ranked team in the country or on the Concordia Cobbers’ heartbreaking loss against Bethel.

• NDSU Takes 2nd at Harold Funston Invitational

  After winning the Jackrabbit Invitational in Sioux Falls, the NDSU men’s golf team looked to keep the momentum going this past week. The Bison had a great team effort at the Harold Funston Invitational in Huntsville, Texas at Raven Nest. They shot a team score of 877 and ended the invitational as the second best overall team.

• Destined for Perfection

  The year was 1996, a truly great year to be an American. The Summer Olympics were back on U.S. soil in Atlanta, Bill Clinton defeated someone named Bob Dole for reelection, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony introduced us all to “Tha Crossroads.” What does this have to do with the Bison, you ask? Well, in 1996, a different Thundering Herd won the national title, Marshall University.

October 8, 2012

• Time to Move On

  I think closure is the right word for it. NDSU President Dean Bresciani, Athletic Director Gene Taylor and head football coach Craig Bohl held a press conference last Tuesday that they hope will put an end to the voter fraud fiasco that took the Bison program by storm.

October 4, 2012

• 6 Bison Athletes Earn Weekly Conference Honors

  FOOTBALL Special teams: Adam Keller, K Keller, a sophomore from Red Land high school (Pa.), earned Special Teams Player of the Week in the Missouri Valley Conference after making 4-of-5 field goals and three extra-point points in NDSU’s 33-21 win over UNI on Saturday.

• Anderson Siblings Lead Both Bison Golf Squads To Titles

  What a day for the Anderson family. Senior siblings Nathan and Amy Anderson won individual titles to help the Bison men’s and women’s golf teams sweep the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational at SDSU. Nathan shot an even-par 70 in the final round to finish 2-over 212, winning by one stroke over SDSU’s Hudson Carpenter.

• Most Anticipated Fargodome Game Set to Take Place

    In the words of D-Generation X: Are you ready? Are you ready for Bison football on homecoming Saturday? Are you ready for tailgating, pre-gaming, touchdowns, yelling and the postgame festivities? Are you ready for the most anticipated game in Fargodome history? Yes, you heard me.

• Sports Staff Questionnaire

  The sports crew here at the Spectrum is filled with characters. The readers usually hear their words from the reporting perspective, and not so much their personal side. Well, I decided to ask each of them a set of random questions on athletics here at NDSU.

• Ticket Massacre

  Ticket Massacre Joe Kerlin Many of you ran into a similar problem Monday when attempting to reserve your ticket for the upcoming homecoming football game. The servers on NDSU and GoBison.com websites crashed throughout the day due to the high-levels of traffic caused by student trying to reserve their spot in this weekend’s football game.

October 1, 2012

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  NDSU Win Both Games in Double Header Against UND

  The Bison knew what they needed to do win both of their games on Saturday, and that’s exactly what they did. They beat the University of North Dakota 16-2 and 5-1, respectively, and did so in a convincing fashion. NDSU started the scoring right off the bat.

• 5 Typical Wellness Center Basketball Players

  Pick-up basketball games at the Wallman Wellness Center here at NDSU are interesting to say the least. Yes, they are fun and provide some much-needed exercise for college students, but man, there are some characters out there. I have played some games, and there is always that one player that you just don’t like once you see them touch a basketball.

• Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Team Run to Stanford

  The North Dakota State men’s and women’s cross country team had a run at the Stanford Invitational. The NDSU men’s team placed 21st out of 29 teams, and the women’s team placed 7th out of 29 teams. Brett Kelly the North Dakota State sophomore led the men’s cross country team on Saturday morning at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 26:19 and placed 111th overall in the 8k race.

• Fight Against Flopping

  Let me take you guys back to last spring, Game one of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. With the Miami Heat slowly pulling away from the New York Knicks late in the second quarter, NBA fans everywhere witnessed the flop heard around the world. The Knicks’ Iman Shumpert was bringing the ball up the floor when the Heat’s LeBron James began to apply loose pressure near midcourt.

September 27, 2012

• Fantasy Football Advice

  Fantasy football is a major passion in my life. It makes football an even more interesting sport, it gives a friendly competition among my group of friends, and the ones that do the research normally do the best. I am a person that does my research for almost anything I do, and fantasy football is certainly not an exception.

• Weekend of Events

  Bison fans, prepare yourselves for a heavy dose of NDSU Athletics this weekend. Eight different Bison squads will be in action and several important games for the Herd will take place. The volleyball team is looking a Summit League win after dropping two in a row while the football team will begin their conference play in a hostile environment.

• Referee Armageddon

  No one likes when you beat a dead horse, but this is a peculiar case. The horse is still alive and running the NFL like a totalitarian government. So, I say we keep beating it over and over until Roger Goodell is forced into submission. Now, before you call PETA, hear me out.

• A Pleasantly Surprised Vikings’ Fans Year

  The Minnesota Vikings are tied for first place in the NFC North division and the Green Bay Packers are tied for last. Wait, what? I don’t think many Vikings fans expected to hear that even once this season. Granted, only three games have been played, but as fans of a disappointing team, we’ll take it.

• Bison Golf Finish 4th at Kansas

  Amy Anderson helped the NDSU women’s golf team move up two spots for a fourth place finish at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational on Tuesday. Anderson shot a 3-over-par 75 in the final round and tied for third place at 6-over 222, nine shots back from the individual champion Abigail Laker of Arkansas State.

• NDSU at UNI Preview

  Bison begin conference play against No. 14 ranked Panthers

  After a crushing 66-7 victory over a weak and winless Prairie View A&M Panther team, the Bison football team hits the road this weekend to take on the Panthers again. This time, however, is against the number 14-ranked Panthers of Northern Iowa. The Panthers sit at a record of 1-3 overall, and 0-1 in the conference thus far, but don’t let that record fool you.

September 24, 2012

• The demise of the Twinkies

  There’s something serious I want to talk to you guys about today. No, not the presidential election or all of this 47 percent hoopla from Romney, I want to talk about something more important: our Minnesota Twins ball club. Back-to-back losing seasons and suddenly we have become the laughing stock of the league.

September 20, 2012

• Battle of the Dakotas on the volleyball court

  A showdown between two Summit League women’s volleyball teams on Sunday left NDSU wishing it would’ve been a closer game. South Dakota State beat the Bison 3-1 at Frost Arena. NDSU took the first set 25-21 but SDSU recovered quickly to win the next three 25-22, 25-15, 25-9.

• Bison football preview:

  Prairie View A&M

  The Herd will storm back into the Fargodome Saturday as they are set to take on the Panthers of Prairie View A&M at 3 p.m. Another sellout is expected as the Bison play Prairie View for the first time in school history. The top ranked Bison are riding a seven game winning streak into Saturday’s game against the Panthers who have stumbled out of the gates starting this season 0-3.
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  NDSU takes second at Erv Kaiser Invitational

  The Bison men’s golf team felt right at home Monday and Tuesday. NDSU had an impressive four top-10 finishers at the Erv Kaiser Invitational at Fargo’s Oxbow Country Club to take a second place finish. “The mindset this year is excellent,” said head coach Billy Iverson.

• Enough is enough

  It looks like Joe and I are a little crabby in our columns today. I am also fed up with the off-the-field negotiations that effect on-the-field action in the professional leagues. As Joe stated, the NHL decided to fit in with the other leagues and go into a lockout of their own.

• Bison soccer loses close game on road

  The NDSU women’s soccer team faced Missouri State Sunday, losing 0-1 in a hard-fought game. Sierra Bonham made two saves for the Bison in the first half, leaving the first with zeros all around. At the 51st-minute, Lauren Wendt of Missouri State made a pass to teammate Rachel Weimer, who hit a successful shot on goal, the first and only of the game.

• The puck stops here

  July 4th was truly special for me this year. It wasn’t because Joey Chestnut ate 68 hot dogs in 12 minutes, or the fact the Twins were only nine games back in the Central Division, but because the Minnesota Wild had finally made their move. They signed all-stars Zach Praise and Ryan Suter to monumental contracts that literally made every other Minnesota professional sports owner wet their pants.

September 17, 2012

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  Controversy surrounds gay football player getting kicked off team

  Amid all the controversy surrounding the NDSU football team, the national attention has shifted to a school just 45-miles south of Fargo. The media is now following the NDSCS Wildcat football team, located in Wahpeton, N.D., very closely. We’re talking big-time media here.

• NDSU loses to Northern Iowa on the road in double overtime

  The NDSU women’s soccer team had yet another game that went for extra periods, but eventually lost at the University of Northern Iowa on Friday night. After beating the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks 3-0, the Bison let one get away in double overtime 2-1.

• NDSU cross country teams compete at SDSU Class

  Improved times was the theme for both NDSU cross country teams Friday at the SDSU Classic. Brecca Wahlund led the women’s team with a 23 second improvement in her time and five of the six Bison men runners improved their time to take a third-place team finish.

• NDSU beats out Omaha in Summit League opener

  The NDSU Bison volleyball team won their first Summit League game against the Omaha Mavericks at the Sapp Fieldhouse in convincing fashion. The Bison swept the Mavericks in a much needed win after starting their season 3-7. The Bison got a huge spark from senior outside hitter Brynn Joki, who ended the day with 17 kills and 15 digs.

• No need to panic

  A friend of mine posted this on my Facebook Timeline the other day. “Colorado State victory came at a cost. Heagle out for the season with an ACL injury, Marcus Island out for two weeks with knee surgery, Garrett Bruhn is out for 4-6 weeks with a knee injury, Derrick Lang is out with a chest injury, Beck had court on Tuesday for a minor consumption and running from police.

September 13, 2012

• 5 games to watch for this weekend

  With the weekend just around the corner and no Bison football on Saturday, here are five games this weekend that will be sure to give you sports junkies your fix. Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, Thursday at 7:30 on NFL Network There’s nothing creepier than the NFL Thursday Night Football guy, but if it means watching a classic NFC North rivalry count me in.

• NDSU volleyball team suffers a sweep at Minnesota

  A crowd of 1,958 at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis watched the 10th-ranked Minnesota volleyball team defeat NDSU in three matches on Monday. Minnesota’s Tori Dixon hit .609 with 15 kills to lead Gophers to a 25-19, 25-17, 25-16 win over the Bison.

• Bison soccer wins big rivalry game at North Dakota

  The NDSU women’s soccer team had a breakout game on Sunday. And what better of an opponent to do it against than in-state rival North Dakota. Great goalkeeping and a three-goal explosion helped the Bison win an impressive 3-0. NDSU redshirt freshman goalkeeper Sierra Bronham caused headaches all day for UND.

• Men’s golf posts 3 school records in Navy Fall Classic win

  The Bison men’s golf team had a dominant performance on Sunday, holding the top three individual finishes and recording three school records to win the Navy Fall Classic by 15 shots. NDSU, which tied a 2003 school record with a 289 in Saturday’s opening round, finished with a 3-under-par 565 and broke the NDSU 36-hole tournament record of 593 that was also set in 2003.

• Women golf finishes 3rd in Nebraska

  The Bison women’s golf team had their best meet ever in Nebraska, finishing third at the Chip-N Club Invitational on Tuesday at the Country Club of Lincoln. In the final round, NDSU shot a 308 and finished the 54-hole event with a 932. The Bison beat out a pair of Big Ten teams and one Big 12 teams.

• Bison football facing plenty of judgment

  If any of you read my column on Monday, I had discussed if coach Craig Bohl was doing the right thing by allowing the players facing voter fraud allegations to play and the damaging result it could have on NDSU. My deadline for the column was Friday, and as the paper was being printed, even more news came out over the weekend on the situation.

September 10. 2012

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  NDSU Bison defeat CSU Rams

  Amid the whirlwind of controversy surrounding the Bison football team this past week, they were able to block it out and take care of business in Fort Collins, Saturday, The Bison cruised to an easy 22-7 win against FBS opponent Colorado State at Hughes Stadium.
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  The ‘Lost Boys’ pimp their pitch

  After many years of dynamic scrummaging, the growing NDSU Rugby Club recently realized its goal with the addition of rising bleacher seats on the playing field located on the west side of campus. The brand new stands, made possible by a $22,000 student government capital projects grant, will comfortably seat more than 150 spectators, who can now view the rucking, mauling and dropkicking from a higher vantage point on the playing field, termed a pitch.

• Bison volleyball goes 2-1 over the weekend

  The NDSU volleyball team competed well against talented opponents at the Wisconsin InnTower Invitational. The Bison went 2-1 over the weekend, beating Milwaukee 3-2, Drake 3-1, and losing to Wisconsin 0-3. In their opening match on Friday against Milwaukee, the Bison were led by Brynn Joki and Jenni Fassbender who combined for eight kills in the fifth and final set.

• NDSU women’s golf competes at Concordia Cobber Open

  The NDSU women’s golf team took part in the Concordia Cobber Open at the Wildflower Golf Course on Friday. At the end of the day, the women broke away with three top finishers to win the tournament by 25 shots. Junior Abby Knutson finished the competition with a 1-over-par 73, a score that would award her with her first collegiate win.
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  Women soccer wins 2-1 at home

  The NDSU women’s soccer team certainly knows how to battle it out, and they showed it in their first home game of the season on Friday against Bemidji State, winning 2-1. Senior Jordyn Wallenborn gave NDSU the early lead when she scored with about 21 minutes left in the first half, and the Bison refused to lay off the gas afterwards.

• Stepping it up

  When I was younger I was faced with this dilemma: Wrestling or Basketball? I wasn’t exactly ecstatic about the idea of wearing a spandex singlet, so by default I chose the latter. The first league I ever participated in was a complete joke. If there was a Ricky Rubio of the North, I was it.

• Voter fraud dampens NDSUmood

  Times were good. Everyone was riding high. There was nothing to worry about. Then one breaking announcement caused a scurry of panic. Eight current NDSU football players were charged early last week with voter fraud on petitions they were being paid to hand out and get signed.

September 6, 2012

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  Bison stampede through Robert Morris in season opener

  NDSU posts first shutout since 2006

  The long awaited return of NDSU football finally came and fans could not have asked for a better opening game. The Bison dismantled Robert Morris, 52-0, on Saturday in front of 18,769 people in the Fargodome. It was a day of celebration as fans filled the newly-expanded tailgate parking lots on a perfect fall evening.

• College athletics surpasses professional level

  Scrolling through my Twitter feed last Saturday, the abundance of Bison football tweets I saw was outrageous, yet not too surprising. The team is the most popular around and their opening game against Robert Morris had reached a fever pitch, so of course the social networks had nothing else to talk about.
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  NDSU cross country teams compete at Bison Invitational

  The Bison men and women cross country teams opened their season in Fargo on Friday at the Rose Creek Golf Course. Both teams are tabbed to finish high in the Summit League this season and their results at the Bison Invitational were promising. The women won the three-team invitational, beating North Dakota by the score of 15-35 and handled South Dakota State 19-39 in the double dual scoring format.

• 8 Bison football players face voter fraud charges

  Eight players on the NDSU football team and one former player are among 11 people who are facing charges of voter fraud. Those players include Aireal Boyd, Marcus Williams, Brendin Pierre, Josh Colville, Sam Ojuri, Antonio Rodgers, Bryan Shepherd and Demetrius Gray.

• NDSU women fall to Drake in overtime, 2-1

  Despite the loss on the road, the women’s NDSU soccer team has something to build off of. The Bison fell to 1-4 on the season after losing to Drake in overtime. On paper, Drake should have had the game locked up long before regulation had ended. Luckily for NDSU, the soccer is played on the field.

• Just a glimpse

  Lets face it. These six o’clock start times are really cutting into our evening activities. It becomes more noticeable when a depleted team like Robert Morris comes in and stinks the place up. It’s like my older brother playing some one-on-one hoops with me when I could barely wipe my own butt let alone dribble a basketball.

• Bison volleyball battles 3 teams over weekend

  Last Friday, Freshman outside hitter Jenni Fassbender led the NDSU volleyball team to a 3-1 set win over Air Force at the Hampton Inn and Suites Northern Colorado Classic in Greeley, Colorado. Leading all players with hitting percentage and kills, Fassbender came away from the match hitting .

August 30, 2012

• 5 players to watch for Bison football opener

  If none of you have heard, there is a football game this weekend. The Bison open their highly anticipated season Saturday against Robert Morris. The game, sold out for the last month, is going to be one of the most memorable openers in NDSU history. Whether it’s the expanded tailgating section, the new Astroturf making its debut, the national championship banner being revealed, or the 2012 Bison team coming out of the locker room after the countdown, the Fargodome will be electric all day.

• Bison volleyball loses 3rd straight game

  Carissa Whalen named to all-tournament team

  The NDSU volleyball team has yet to find the win column. After losing their first two games of the season at the Northern Illinois Invitational, the Bison were swept by Wichita State to close out the tournament on Sunday. The last time NDSU has started 0-3 was back in 2005.

• A freshman’s expectations

  Coming from small town Belfield, North Dakota, my view on sports is different from many people. Due to the small numbers in my high school, many opportunities were wide open for me to succeed in many different facets of life, including sports. My chances to participate in these things are greatly decreased now that I have moved on campus, but my expectations of these sports remain the same.

• Lance Armstrong’s prolific career overshadowed by accusations

  In 1999, a young cyclist rose to fame after beating the slim odds of cancer survival and winning his first Tour de France title. Today, that same cyclist rises again, but this time, for a whole new reason. The year was 1996, and a young Lance Armstrong, age 25, was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer, which had eventually made its way to his lungs and brain.

• NDSU soccer edged on road

  The Bison soccer team battled hard in Moscow, Idaho but could not finish the game. NDSU was knotted at 0-0 with the Idaho State Vandals until the 70th minute of the match. The Vandals pulled ahead with two goals in the final 20 minutes to take the 2-0 win.

• The March Is On!

  Bison vs. Colonials Preview

  There’s no question you’ve heard the buzz going around campus. With the Bison football season opener this Saturday night at the Fargo Dome, everybody’s talking football. Coming off their national championship season, the football team will kick off the 2012 year against the Colonials of Robert Morris.

• Remembering your first

  Game day. The one day of the week that doesn’t make you second guess why you decided to come to college in lil’ ole Fargo. Just the thought of it gives you that ball of nervous energy in the pit of your stomach. Well folks, that day is almost here. I would be willing to bet most of you remember your first Bison football game.

August 27, 2012

• NDSU volleyball loses first 2 on road

  The student football ticket dates for home games in the 2012 season has been announced. Students may claim their tickets online at http://www.gobison.com/students, which will be activated on Monday, Aug. 27th at 8a.m. Using their NDSU Username and Password, students will be able to reserve a ticket onto their student ID card.

• Bison soccer picks up first win over Eastern Washington

  NDSU’s freshman Lizzie Lukas’ first goal of her career was a big one. In the 84th minute, Lukas scored the winning goal on Friday to give the Bison their first win over Eastern Washington, 3-2. The win was the first career victory for first-year head coach, Mark Cook.

• The game is changing

  Times have changed. Rules have changed. The game has changed. Football has come a long way in the last 10 years. Some of that is good, some is bad, and other changes are just out of necessity. Football now stands on its own pedestal as the most popular sport in America today.

• Dismissing seasoned veteran raises curiosity

  While listening to a sports analyst talk about a team’s chance of making a playoff run and eventually winning a championship, one constant factor is always highlighted: veteran leadership. This is something the Bison football team knows about all too well.

August 23, 2012

• A different look for Bison football is guaranteed

  Fans may be surprised when they see the Bison football team take the field

  The topic is all over Fargo-Moorhead and the surrounding area. Will the NDSU football team repeat as FCS national champions? Heck, people have been discussing this since the drive back from Frisco, Texas. It is always entertaining to hear the different reasons or explanations people give on why the repeat is going to happen.

• Bison soccer drops first two games

  First year coach Mark Cook and young squad doomed by offensive struggles

  The new-look NDSU women’s soccer team started the season off on the wrong foot, losing their opening two games to Idaho State and Boise State at the Boise State Holiday Inn Classic. The Bison battled into overtime in their opening match Friday, but Idaho State’s Rachel Strawn netted the game-winner on a deflected shot in the 93 minute to gain the 3-2 win.

• Bison defense has high expectations

  Football defense looks to repeat national champion success

  Defense wins championships. The old sports cliché was no more evident than last year when the NDSU football team went on a historic run to their first Division I national championship. The nation took notice as the Bison defense conquered every obstacle they faced in their playoff run.

• Frisco or Bust

  Quarterback is key to success

  Hitting the pinnacle of success last season has left Bison football fans giddy for another trip to Texas this winter. There is no doubting the excitement surrounding the team in Fargo as season and single-game tickets went faster than freshmen getting kicked out of a house party.

• The fantasy insanity

  Understanding the madness behind fantasy football

  What is it with men and their fantasies? Many females are probably intrigued with where I’m going with this, but the interest is going to die down quick with these next two words of mine. Fantasy football. Yes, fantasy football. It is absolutely absurd how addicted males, and some females, get every year when fantasy football comes around.

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