Bison Sports Update: February 13th

NDSU Athletics had a moderate week.

Men's Basketball
NDSU Men's Basketball hosted Omaha and Denver this past week. It was a great week for the Bison men as they swept both teams and completed the season sweep in both situations.
This week, the Bison will hit the road for the final time this regular season. They will visit Kansas City to play the Roos on Thursday at 7 PM. On Saturday, NDSU will visit to Tulsa to play the league-leading Golden Eagles at 7 PM. 

North Dakota State Men's Basketball is 11-15 record on the season and 8-6 in Summit League play.

Women's Basketball
NDSU Women's Basketball visited Omaha and Denver this past week, and proceeded to lose both key games. But they got help from Oral Roberts and are still tied for 2nd place.
This week, NDSU will come home to host Kansas City on Thursday at 7 PM. Then on Saturday, the Bison will host Oral Roberts on Senior Day at 1 PM. 

North Dakota State Women's Basketball is 14-10 on the season and 8-6  in Summit League play.

Softball
NDSU Softball started their season this past weekend at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They started off with a win over California Baptist on Friday, 4-0. Then they lost the next five games. First was a bad loss to BYU on Saturday, 10-1 in 5 innings. On Sunday, they lost both games in close matches against 24th ranked Oregon, 4-3. After that, the Bison lost to Maryland, 4-2. On Monday, the Bison lost both games to Ole Miss, who received votes in this week's poll. The first loss was an 8-0 thrashing in 5 innings, the second was a close 5-3 loss.

This week, the Bison will finish off their stay in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with four games starting on Thursday at 3 PM. They will play Sacramento State on Thursday, Southern Illinois on Friday, Tennessee on Friday afternoon, and Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon.

North Dakota State Softball is 1-5 on the season.

Baseball
NDSU Baseball will be starting their season this week! The Bison had a great year last year! They won their first ever Summit League regular season title, but lost in the semifinals in the Summit League tournament. NDSU will begin their season in Sacramento, California as they will play Sacramento State in a four game series starting on Friday with a Sunday double-header. They will finish off the month of February with a four game series in San Diego against San Diego State, UC San Diego (twice), and San Diego.
In March, the Bison will begin the month in Arizona. They will play a one-off at Arizona State on March 1st. In the first weekend of March, NDSU will play a three game series in Tucson against Arizona. After that, the Bison will head to Texas for the next couple of weeks. Over the weekend of March 10-12, NDSU will play Texas State in San Marcos. After that, they will play in Austin against Texas for two games on March 14 and 15. Then the ensuing weekend, the Bison will travel to Houston to play Houston Christian in a three game series from March 17-19. After that, NDSU will start Summit League play with a three game series in Omaha against the Mavericks from March 24-26. Continuing their trip, NDSU will play a one-off game against Nebraska on March 28th. Then on March 31st, NDSU will continue Summit League play as they start a series in Brookings against South Dakota State.
In April, NDSU will finish the series against SDSU on April 2nd. Then they will head back to Texas for one last series in the lone star state when they play Texas Tech in Lubbock. After that, the Bison will head to the Twin Cities for a game against Minnesota at US Bank Stadium. Before leaving, NDSU will play a conference series against St. Thomas in St. Paul from April 14-16 before heading home. Then, on April 18th, the Bison will open up Newman Outdoor Field (weather permitting) with a non-conference match against Mayville State. NDSU will close out the week with their Summit League home opener against Oral Roberts from April 21-23. The Bison will head back to Minneapolis one last time for a second match against the Gophers, this time at Siebert Field. NDSU will close out April with another home series against Western Illinois from April 28-30.
In May, the Bison will open with a 5 day road trip. First they will visit Nebraska again in Lincoln for a second match. Then they will head to Northern Colorado for a Summit League 3 game series from May 5-7. After that, the Bison will be home for the remainder of the season. From May 12-14, NDSU will host Omaha in a 3 game series, and then will host South Dakota State from May 18-20 for the last series of the regular season. 
If the Bison make the 4-team Summit League tournament, they will enjoy the friendly confines of Newman Outdoor Field since NDSU won the regular season title last year.

Bison Baseball starts their season this Friday at Sacramento State starting at 6 PM CT.

​Go Bison!!