Bison Sports Update: February 19th

It was a decent week for NDSU athletics!

Men's Basketball
NDSU Men's Basketball hit the road for the final time in Summit League play this past week. They visited Kansas City on Thursday and managed to beat the Roos, 69-58. On Saturday, the Bison matched up with Oral Roberts for a close loss, 74-66.
Currently, NDSU sits tied for 3rd in the conference standings with St. Thomas. This week, the Bison return home for the final week of the regular season. They will host St. Thomas on Thursday at 7 PM. On Saturday, NDSU will host Western Illinois for the final game of the regular season at 1 PM. Both teams beat the Bison on their home floors earlier this season.

North Dakota State Men's Basketball is 9-7 in Summit League play, and 12-16 on the season.

Women's Basketball
NDSU Women's Basketball fared far better this past week then they did for the last few weeks. The Bison played their last couple of home games this past week. They hosted Kansas City on Thursday in an expected close win, 86-75. Then on Saturday, the Bison honored their seniors (Taylor Brown, Rachel Novak, Emily Behnke) before they shot the lights out over the Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts, winning 103-86. 
This week, the Bison will close out the regular season with a visit to St. Thomas on Thursday at 7 PM, and Western Illinois on Saturday at 2 PM.

North Dakota State Women's Basketball is 10-6 in Summit League play, and 16-10 on the season.

Softball
NDSU Softball closed out the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico this week. The Bison fared far better on this side of the invitational. They won 3 out of the 4 remaining games, beating Sacramento State on Thursday, Southern Illinois on Friday, and then Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. They lost the other game to 11th ranked Tennessee in 6 innings on Friday.
This week, the Bison will head to Auburn, Alabama for the Plainsman Invite. They will play five games between Friday and Sunday, that includes a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday. They will play Merrimack and Brown on Friday, Brown and Auburn on Saturday, and the last game again against Auburn on Sunday.

North Dakota State Softball is 4-6 on the season.

Baseball
NDSU Baseball opened their season in Sacramento, California this weekend. They didn't fare very well unfortunately, losing 3 of the 4 games. They won the series finale by a score of 13-4 on Sunday. 
This week, the Bison will head to Southern California first for the Tony Gwynn Classic. There, they will play San Diego State, UC San Diego, and San Diego, from Friday to Sunday. Then on Monday, the Bison will play UC San Diego one more time, this time at their home ballpark.

North Dakota State Baseball is 1-3 on the season.

​Go Bison!!