Bison Sports Update: February 16

The Bison had a decent week.

Men's Basketball
NDSU Men's Basketball liked to work on folks hearts this past week! On Thursday, the Bison hosted Oral Roberts for a game that was broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network. NDSU struggled on defense in this game, but after forcing overtime - managed to defeat Oral Roberts, 94-88 for the second season sweep in a row. Then, on Saturday, the Bison kept a lead for most of the game against Denver but the Pioneers managed to force overtime. So for the second game in a row, the Bison played in overtime, and won - 89-84. 
This week, the Bison will hit the road for the final road trip of the season. NDSU will head down to Brookings to face South Dakota State on Thursday at 7 PM CT. On Saturday, they will head back up north to face UND in Grand Forks at 1 PM CT.
North Dakota State Men's Basketball is 8-5 in Summit League play and 19-9 overall on the season.

Women's Basketball
NDSU Women's Basketball had a rough week. On Wednesday, the Bison hosted South Dakota State. NDSU had a very rough game and lost 53-68. On Saturday, they visited UND. While the Bison held a lead for most of the game, the Fighting Hawks pulled through in the final minutes for the win. 
This week, the Bison will wrap up their final regular season road trip with visits to Denver on Thursday at 7 PM CT and then to Oral Roberts on Saturday at 2 PM CT.
North Dakota State Women's Basketball is 8-4 in Summit League play and 16-9 overall on the season.

Softball
NDSU Softball went down to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico this week for the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. The Bison would unfortunately be quite overmatched, and would only win one game out of 6. In the 5 losses, 2 of them would be via mercy rule. 
This week, the Bison will head out to Commerce, Texas for the Lion Invitational. They will face Prairie View A&M and East Texas A&M (host) from Friday to Sunday.
North Dakota State Softball is 4-6 overall on the season.

Baseball
NDSU Baseball opened their 2025 season this weekend with a visit to Dallas, Texas to face 21st ranked Dallas Baptist. The Bison would not win any of the three games and gave up 11 runs in two of them.
This week, the Bison will continue their Texas trip - first with a stop in Beaumont to play Lamar on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then, over the weekend, they will head over to play UTRGV.
North Dakota State Baseball is 0-3 overall on the season.

​Go Bison!