Bison Sports Update: February 2

Yeah, it wasn't the best week.

Men's Basketball
NDSU Men's Basketball hosted South Dakota State on Thursday for the renewal of an intense rivalry. The Bison would struggle to shoot the 3-pointer which would doom them in the loss, 62-72. On Sunday, NDSU wouldn't even show up for the first several minutes of a crucial game at St. Thomas. The Tommies would make them pay, jumping out to a 22-5 lead. St. Thomas wouldn't look back, as the Bison wouldn't be able to close the gap to single digits in the 79-62 loss.
This week, the Bison will travel down to Kansas City on Thursday for a 7:00 PM matchup. On Saturday, NDSU will cap the road trip with a visit to Omaha at 1:00 PM.
North Dakota State Men's Basketball is 5-4 in Summit League play and 16-8 overall on the season.

Women's Basketball
NDSU Women's Basketball visited Brookings on Thursday for a crucial matchup with South Dakota State. The Bison would fall, 63-55, but gave the Jacks everything they could handle in their own house. On Saturday, NDSU came home to host St. Thomas and defeated them, 81-74.
This week, the Bison will take most of the week off. On Saturday, they will welcome in South Dakota at 1:00 PM.
North Dakota State Women's Basketball is 7-2 in Summit League play and 15-7 overall on the season.

Softball
NDSU Softball will be starting their 2025 campaign this week! So its time to preview what to expect from the Bison this season. 
The month of February will begin with a trip out to Charleston, South Carolina for the Charleston Invitational. There they will play Virginia Tech, host Charleston, and Fordham from February 7-9. After that, they will travel down to Puerto Vallarta for the second year of the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. The Bison will face BYU, Boise State, Indiana, FIU, and Illinois State from February 12-15. Then, from February 21-23, the Bison will face Prairie View A&M and East Texas A&M (formerly known as Texas A&M Commerce) in the Lion Invitational. NDSU will finish February and start March with the Gopher Indoor Classic at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There, the Bison will face off against Miami-OH, host Minnesota, and Wagner from February 28-March 2.
After that, the Bison will continue the month of March with the Golden Eagle Classic and will play Maryland Eastern Shore and Southern Miss. That will take place on March 7-9. The following week, the Bison will take a pit stop in Hammond, Louisiana to play Southeastern Louisiana on March 11th. The next weekend, NDSU will travel to Oxford, Mississippi for the Rebel Invitational. There they will play Samford, host Ole Miss, and Iowa State. That will happen from March 13-15. The next weekend will begin Summit League play with a visit to Kansas City on March 22/23. 
To begin April, the Bison will conclude non-conference play with a visit to Wisconsin on April 1st. The following weekend, they will continue conference play and open up Tharaldson Park hosting defending Summit League champion, Omaha, on April 5/6. Next up will be another home series against North Dakota on April 12/13. Following up that series will be a road trip to Brookings for a weekend against South Dakota State on April 18/19. Finishing up April, the Bison will come home to host South Dakota from April 26-27. NDSU will have one lone series in May, down in St. Paul against St. Thomas on May 2/3. 
The 2025 Summit League tournament will take place on May 7-10 in Brookings, South Dakota on the campus of South Dakota State. 
North Dakota State Softball finished the 2024 season 4-14 in conference and 17-37 overall and lost their lone Summit League tournament game to Kansas City.
The Bison begin their 2025 season this week with the Charleston Invitational!

The Baseball season preview arrives next week!

Go Bison!!