Approximately 6,000 fans showed up Monday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena for the celebration of eighth national championship of the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team. The Fighting Hawks defeated Quinnipiac University 5-1 on Saturday night in Tampa, Fla., to win its first national crown since 2000. Here are some shots of the night’s festivities from photographer Russ Hons. Check …
The University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team celebrates its national championship after the Fighting Hawks 5-1 victory over Quinnipiac University in the title game of the Frozen Four on Saturday night in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team ended a 16-year drought with a convincing 5-1 win over Quinnipiac University in the championship game of the NCAA Frozen Four on Saturday night in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The Fighting Hawks (34-6-4) added their eighth title ― and their first since 2000 ― before 19,358 fans and left no doubt …
Here are some more photos from Russ Hons of the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team’s NCAA Frozen Four semifinal win over Denver Universityn on Thursday night. The victory advances the Fighting Hawks (33-6-4) to the championship game tonight in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. UND will meet Quinnipiac (32-1-7) at 7 p.m., looking for its first national title since 2000 and eighth overall. Check out …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team, led by its talented CBS line of Drake Caggiula, Brock Boeser and Nick Schmaltz, kicked the semifinal jinx with a 4-2 win over Denver University to advance to the championship game of the NCAA Frozen Four on Thursday night in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The Fighting Hawks (33-6-4), who had lost …
Here are a few photos of Game Day, before the University of North Dakota-Denver University hockey game Thursday at the NCAA Frozen Four in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
It was a nice day to be outdoors Sunday, and Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons took advantage of the weather to capture these images of a mature bald eagle and a couple of juveniles in northern Minnesota. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
Let the celebration begin! Photographer Russ Hons supplies the postgame cheer after the University North Dakota men’s hockey team captured the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament on Saturday in Cincinnati with a resounding 5-2 win over the University of Michigan. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is heading to Tampa, Fla. The Fighting Sioux, behind a three-goal, third period outburst, defeated the University of Michigan 5-2 in the championship game of the NCAA Midwest Regional in Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena to advance for the third straight year to the Frozen Four. Goals by Rhett Gardner, Coltyn Sander and …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is headed to the NCAA Midwest Region’s championship game for the sixth straight year and 11th in the past 13 years with a convincing 6-2 defeat of Northeastern University on Friday in Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena. A win tonight against the University of Michigan, a 3-2 overtime winner over the University of Notre Dame, will send …
Ah, the life of a dog. Nothing to do except fetch a ball or a stick. Photographer Russ Hons shows why it truly is a dog’s world. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball season came a heartbreaking end Sunday night as the Fighting Hawks dropped a 76-74 decision to Weber State in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND (19-14) surrendered a four-point halftime lead as the Wildcats (22-11) outscored the Fighting Hawks 30-11 in the third quarter and held …
Here are some crowd photos from Russ Hons of the University of North Dakota-Denver University third-place game in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff on Saturday in Minneapolis’ Target Center. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie with Denver University in the third-place game of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff on Saturday in Minneapolis’s Target Center. Nick Schmaltz scored for UND, while Trevor Moore scored for DU. Cam Johnson stopped 16 shots on goal for the Fighting Hawks, and Evan Cowley had …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team, already a lock for a No. 1 seed in next weekend’s NCAA tournament, was handed a 4-2 setback by the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff semifinals Friday night in Minneapolis’ Target Center. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 16 nationally and seeded fourth in the tournament, fell behind …
The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team’s season came to an abrupt end Wednesday night in Betty Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks suffered a heartbreaking 89-86 defeat at the hands of the University of California-Irvine in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. UND freshman Geno Crandall scored a career-high 22 points in a game that featured 14 ties and …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team said goodbye for another season to Ralph Engelstad Arena on Saturday night, easily handling Colorado College 5-1 to sweep its National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoff series with the Tigers, sending the Fighting Hawks to this weekend’s Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis, where they will meet the University of Minnesota-Duluth at 7:38 p.m. Friday in Target Center. …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is one game away from next weekend’s National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Frozen Faceoff after a convincing 7-1 in the opening game win over Colorado College in their best-of-three series Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Nick Schmaltz scored a career-high two goals to lead the Fighting Hawks (29-5-3). Chipping in one goal each were Coltyn Sanderson, …
Five different players scored as the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team came from behind to beat Western Michigan University 5-4 on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win gave the Fighting Hawks, 28-5-3 overall and 19-4-1 in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, their 11th series sweep this season and moved them to No. 1 in the Pairwise Rankings, …
The University of North Dakota clinched its second straight National Collegiate Hockey Conference championship and Penrose Cup with an 8-1 win over Western Michigan University on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. The Fighting Sioux were paced by its top line of Brock Boeser, Nick Schmaltz and Drake Caggiula. Boeser had two goals and two assists, Schmaltz had his …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team, behind junior Leah Szabla’s 20 points, four assists and three steals, defeated Big Sky Conference leader Montana State University 77-76 in a thrilling contest Friday afternoon in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The win denied the first-place Bobcats (21-8, 14-4) an outright conference championship. The Fighting Hawks, 17-12 overall and 13-5 in the BSC, won for the …
Grand Forks Red River High School’s boys and girls basketball teams advanced in the North Dakota East Region Tournament with home victories Tuesday night. The boys (14-8), behind Braeden Hanson’s 23 points, defeated Fargo Shanley 79-62, while the girls (19-3) topped Devils Lake 76-63. Austin Slaughter chipped in 18 points and Paul Miller 14 for the boys, who meet West …
Senior Mia Lloyd continued her impressive play down the stretch, scoring 15 points adding 15 rebounds as the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team handed the University of Montana a 73-61 Big Sky Conference loss Wednesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The double-double was Lloyd’s 35th of her UND career and her 10th of the season. The victory gave …
Quinton Hooker picked up where he left off Thursday (he scored a record-setting 38 points in a victory over Portland State University) with a 34-point performance in the University of North Dakota men’s basketball team’s 97-71 rout of Sacramento State University on Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Hooker was 11-for-12 from the field for the Fighting Hawks, who upped their Big Sky …
Grand Forks Red River’s boys high school hockey team did something that no other North Dakota team has done in almost 50 years: The Roughriders finished the season undefeated — 27-0 — and along the way won their 17th state title by defeating Bismarck High 4-3 on Saturday night in the championship game of the North Dakota Boys High School Hockey …
Meghan Dufault, Becca Kohler and Amy Menke totaled eight points, including five goals, as the University of North Dakota women’s hockey shut out St. Cloud State University 6-0 Saturday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. By sweeping the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff series, the Fighting Hawks clinched their sixth-straight WCHA Final Face-Off appearance. UND won 6-1 Friday. With the sweep, the Fighting …
Forward Meghan Dufault scored two goals and added two assists as the University of North Dakota women’s hockey team defeated St. Cloud State University 6-1 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association postseason play Friday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The line of Becca Kohler (one goal, two assists), Amy Menke (one goal and one assist) and Dufault totaled 10 points in the win …
Here are the latest photos — including the Grand Forks Red River-Bismarck High championship game — from Russ Hons of the North Dakota Boys High School Hockey Tournament on Thursday in Ralph Engelstad Arena. More photos from Russ Hons here.
It was the Quenton Hooker show Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The junior guard scored a career-high 38 point and surpassed the 1,000-point mark in his UND career as the Fighting Hawks defeated Portland State University 80-77 in a Big Sky Conference men’s basketball contest. Hooker broke UND’s Division I single-game scoring record as the Fighting Hawks, 14-12 overall …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team completed a weekend sweep of National Collegiate Hockey Conference foe the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a 2-1 win on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks, 24-5-3 overall and 15-4-1 in the NCHC, won the game on Brock Boeser’s 20th goal of the season at 14:39 of the third period to keep pace with …
Junior Quentin Hooker scored with 26 points, pulled down eight rebounds and had four steals to lead the Fighting Hawks to a 74-73 Big Sky Conference victory over the University of Northern Colorado on Saturday afternoon in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND, 8-6 in conference and 13-12 overall, snapped a three-game losing streak in the series. The Bears, 8-18 overall and 5-9 in the …
A successful penalty shot by sophomore Austin Poganski — his third of the season — in overtime lifted the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team to a 2-1 victory over visiting University of Minnesota-Duluth on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win came less than a week after the Fighting Hawks were swept by Denver University in National Collegiate Hockey …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team saw its winning streak come to an end at seven games as Big Sky Conference opponent University of Idaho handed the Fighting Hawks a 65-59 defeat Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Vandals, 18-7 overall and 10-3 in the conference, used a 23-12 run in the third quarter to erase a six-point UND halftime lead. …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team picked up its seventh-straight win, a 72-69 Big Sky Conference victory over Eastern Washington University on Thursday in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Four players hit double figures in scoring for the Fighting Hawks, who upped their conference mark to 8-4 and overall mark to 12-11. Senior Mia Loyd led UND with 18 points and 10 rebounds …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team has this weekend off, and the break in their schedule allowed the players and coaches to mix things up a bit Friday. The Fighting Sioux took advantage of the nice February weather to hold a scrimmage outside — at University Park in Grand Forks. Wish they could play some outdoor day games! Check out …
It was a milestone game for University of North Dakota men’s basketball players Adam McDermott and Quinton Hooker on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. McDermott scored a career high 28 points, including eight three-pointers, and Hooker registered the first triple-double in UND’s Division I history — 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists — as the Fighting Hawks rolled over Big …
No. 1-ranked Grand Forks Red River defeated crosstown rival Grand Forks Central 7-6 in overtime Tuesday night in Purpur Arena in Grand Forks, improving its unblemished record to 17-0. Central fell to 13-5-1. Nick Manske scored the winning goal for the Roughriders, who also received goals from Jacob Knecht, Max Miller, Mason Salquist and Mitchell Soderberg. Scoring for the Knights …
The University of North Dakota women’s hockey team maintained its hold on third place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with a 5-5 tie against Minnesota State-Mankato on Saturday in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks picked up the extra point by winning the shootout on a Sam LaShomb goal. Coupled with Friday night’s 2-1 win, UND improved to 11-7-4 …
Junior Stephanie Smith had one of her biggest games as a University of North Dakota women’s basketball player Saturday night, recording her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds as the Fighting Hawks edged the Big Sky Conference foe University of North Colorado 54-51 in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND, 5-4 in the BSC and 9-11 overall, grabbed its …
The Grand Forks KnightRiders girls hockey team did something Friday night it hadn’t done the past eight games against cross-river rival East Grand Senior High. It won. The KnightRiders, behind Abigail Schauer’s two goals, including the game-winner, defeated the Green Wave 3-2 in Grand Forks’ Purpur Arena. Also scoring for Grand Forks was Belle LaCombe. Tiffany Hanson scored both Green Wave …
The University of North Dakota again jumped out to a 4-0 lead against visiting Colorado College on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. But unlike Friday night, when the Fighting Hawks gave up five straight goals to the Tigers, they kept the pressure on, skating to a 5-1 National Collegiate Hockey Conference win. Freshman Rhett Gardner led UND (20-3-3 overall, 11-2-1 …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team picked up two points in a National Collegiate Hockey Conference game against Colorado College on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, but things could have turned out much better for the Fighting Hawks. Brock Boeser’s shootout goal gave UND the extra point in a game that will go down in the books as a 5-5 …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team, led by Mia Lloyd’s 22 points and Samantha Roscoe’s career-high 14 rebounds, defeated the Northern Arizona University 63-56 in a Big Sky Conference game Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The win was the Fighting Hawks second in a row and third in their last four games. UND upped its record to …
Here are some “Faces of the Game” from photographer Russ Hons from this past weekend’s University of North Dakota men’s college hockey and basketball action in Grand Forks. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.