http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php Sat, 20 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4993 No two teams in NCAA women's hockey this season probably exceeded expectations more than the University of Minnesota Duluth and Cornell did this past year.  While the Bulldogs are suiting up Sunday in the program's sixth title tilt, ten of UMD's 21 current players have never taken to the ice of a Division I Frozen Four championship game.  UMD -- carrying the hopes of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's ten-straight NCAA banners on its back -- will again be the home team as the Sat, 20 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4992 The only time the University of Minnesota Duluth has ever had four wins in a season against its in-state rival the University of Minnesota was during the 2002-2003 season, a year in which the Bulldogs had a roster full of 2002 Olympians and won UMD's third NCAA title in a row.  Fast forward to Friday night in Ridder Arena, and perhaps the most unsung UMD team in program history took it upon themselves to repeat that very elusive feat -- on college hockey's biggest stage.UMD knocked the Thu, 18 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4991 Despite a program that has been one of the NCAA's most dominant over the past decade, the University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team didn't just assume they would be taking to the ice of Ridder Arena tomorrow night in the semifinal of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four.But with just one loss to the 29-8-2 Bulldogs' resume in over three months, UMD has gone from a team ranked No. 7 on Jan. 13, to a team that will be pushing regular tenant the University of Minnesota out of its own home bench tom Thu, 18 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4990 University of Minnesota Duluth senior forward Emmanuelle Blais is getting ready to play in her fourth straight-NCAA Frozen Four game tomorrow night, but the Bulldogs' top-scorer picked up a huge honor Thursday night at the NCAA Frozen Four banquet.Blais became the 11th UMD player in program history to be named a RBK First Team All-American, the first Bulldog forward since Caroline Ouellette earned the honor during the 2004-05 season.  The Lasalle, Quebec native has had a blistering offens Thu, 18 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4989 There will be no Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championship repeat for the University of Minnesota Duluth. The University of North Dakota made sure of that Thursday night with a gritty  2-0 victory over the Bulldogs in the opening game of the WCHA Final Five in St. Paul. An Xcel Energy Center crowd of 15,292 saw North Dakota's Brad Eidsness do what no other goaltender had done in nearly two years – shut out the defending Final Five titleholder Bulldogs. The 20 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4988 The University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team dropped its final two games on Wednesday as part of its spring trip to Florida, losing its first contest against No. 12-ranked Florida Institute of Technology 11-1, before narrowly falling to top-ranked Florida Southern College 3-2, each in Lakeland, Fla.UMD finishes its time in the Sunshine State with a 3-6 record, and now stand at 4-8 overall on the year.The trouble started early for UMD in their opening game of the day, with Florida Tech (2 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4987 The UMD Women's Hockey Teamis in the NCAA Frozen Four Hockey Championship!The UMD Men's Hockey Team is in the WCHA Final Five Tournament!All on the same weekend, all in the Twin Cities!so...The UMD Alumni Association invites Alumni, Friends, and Fans to a Women's Frozen Four Pre-Game Party!Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:00 - 7:30 pmAppetizers and cash barRadisson University HotelHumphrey Ballroom615 Washington Ave. SEMinneapolis (University of Minnesota campus)RSVP by sending an email to alumn Wed, 17 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4985 Jack Connolly grew up watching scores of All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association players strut their stuff at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Now he's one of them.Today (March 18), The University of Minnesota Duluth's electrifying sophomore center was named to the 2009-10 All-Western Collegiate Hockey first team, becoming the fourth Bulldog in as many years to attain that honor and the first Duluth native from UMD to ever do so. In addition, junior right winger Justin Fontain Wed, 17 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4984 In its first visit back to St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center since completing an historic three-day playoff run last March, the University of Minnesota Duluth will square off with the University of North Dakota this Thursday (March 18) in the opening game of the Red Baron WCHA Final Five. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. THE RECORDS: The Bulldogs sport a 22-16-1 record in all games and placed in a tie for fourth place with North Dakota (which is 22-12-5 overall) in the WCHA standings at 16-11-1(C Wed, 17 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4983 Just when they were finding their groove, the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs are packing their bags and heading back home.UMD wrapped up a week-long softball stay in Kissimmee, Fla., Tuesday afternoon by upending both Dowling College 9-4 and the New York Institute of Technology 5-0 to extend its winning streak to five games. The win over Dowling was highlighted by senior Kristin Danielson's three-run homer in the seventh inning which capped off a 3-for-4 performance at the plat Wed, 17 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4982 Looking to rebound from a loss its last time out, the University of Minnesota Duluth (4-5 overall) baseball squad was able to earn a split in its non-conference doubleheader against Augustana (SD) College on Tuesday, Mar. 16, winning the opener 3-2 before dropping the nightcap by a score of 8-5.The games pitting the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rivals at the Chain of Lakes Baseball Complex in Winter Haven, Fla., are the only between the two teams in 2010, with their all-time series Tue, 16 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4981 Very few college hockey fans would have predicted this fall that the University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team would be slated for a 2010 NCAA Frozen Four semifinal game, let alone against interstate rival the University of Minnesota.  But with the 2009-2010 season two games away from being in the books, the No. 2 Bulldogs and No. 3 Gophers have staked their claim on college hockey's biggest stage.  UMD -- making its fourth-straight appearance in the Frozen Four -- will face M Mon, 15 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4980 The Florida sunshine may have been just what the doctor ordered for University of Minnesota Duluth junior shortstop Tyler Erickson. After managing just two hits in the Bulldogs' first three games, Erickson has batted at a .750 clip in the team's first four games of its spring trip, earning him the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference's Player of the Week honor.Erickson, an Alexandria, Minn., native, turned in two games with at least three or more hits, including a 4-for-4 performance in UM Mon, 15 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4979 Winter Haven, Fla. -- Sometimes, it's not so good to be the leader.After plating six runs in the opening half of the sixth inning, the University of Minnesota Duluth (3-5 overall) were followed up by an even larger bottom half of the same frame from Wayne State (Mich.) University. WSU (6-7) scored seven times that inning and held on for a 9-8 win in the teams' Monday afternoon, nine-inning contest at the Chain of Lakes Baseball Complex in Winter Haven, Fla.UMD seemed to be starting right whe Mon, 15 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4978 The University of Minnesota Duluth posted its first sweep of the young 2010 softball season Monday -- and did so without allowing a run -- downing Quincy University 2-0 and Caldwell College 4-0 at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla.UMD and Quincy were scoreless until the top of the sixth inning when senior Kristin Danielson's double drove in freshman centerfielder Michaela Goris before Danielson scored on another double by senior first baseman Sarah Kabes. Danielson also picked up the Mon, 15 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4977 The University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team will face the University of Minnesota Friday (March 19) in the 8:00 p.m., second semifinal game of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four being held at Ridder Arena. At this time, only All-Session passes are available through the Bulldog ticket office for a cost of $35 a pass.  These passes will be available at UMD until 4 p.m. Tuesday (March 16).  Fans interested in purchasing those tickets can call (218) 726-8595 for the Bulldog ticket Sun, 14 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4976 The University of Minnesota Duluth (3-4 overall) baseball team went into its Sunday afternoon doubleheader against Wayne State (Mich.) University (5-7) averaging a little over three runs scored per game. The bats certainly came alive at Polk Community College Field in Winter Haven, Fla., as the Bulldogs combined to score 21 runs in sweeping the Warriors, winning by scores of 8-4 and 13-12.UMD controlled the opener from the get-go and throughout, scoring at least one run in each of the game's Sun, 14 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4975 They’re still standing and still the defending Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff champions. With sophomore defenseman Brady Lamb and junior right winger Justin Fontaine each turning in three- point nights and sophomore goaltender Kenny Reiter taking care of matters at the other end of the rink, the University of Minnesota Duluth blasted Colorado College 4-0 Sunday evening to clinch the best-of-three opening round series in the final post-season game ever at the Duluth Entert Sun, 14 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4974 The University of Minnesota Duluth returned to the diamond after a two-day layoff in Kissimmee, Fla. Sunday and followed up a 1-0 extra inning setback to Wayne State University with a convincing 9-3 victory over Bridgeport University.Wayne State, which was ranked fourth in this week's National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II poll, scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the eighth inning (in which the international tie-breaker rule was used) and mustered just one hit the entire game Sat, 13 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4973 The University of Minnesota Duluth baseball squad's pitching staff did their best, but the strong hitting of No. 24-ranked Ashland (Ohio) University was too much on Saturday evening in Auburndale, Fla. The Bulldogs dropped both ends of the doubleheader, by scores of 12-5 and 4-2.Game one saw the Eagles jump out to a 4-0 lead after their first at bats. The Bulldogs answered back immediately with a run in the second and a four-spot of their own in the fourth frame. Unfortunately, the AU hitte Sat, 13 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4972 Facing elimination from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs and an end to its 2009-10 season, Colorado College rallied from a 3-2 deficit by scoring three straight goals to ambush the University of Minnesota Duluth 5-3 Saturday night at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center.The win evened the best-of-three opening round playoff series at 1-1 and forced a Game 3 which will be played Sunday night in Duluth.No. 14 UMD capitalized on each of its first three power play opp Sat, 13 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4971 Sophomore Morgan Place did the University of Minnesota Duluth's  only scoring at the 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships as the returning All-American took eighth in the 5,000-meter run Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M.Place, who finished with a time of 17:28.72, also was part of the Bulldogs' distance medley relay team which placed 10th in Friday's finals. She was joined by junior Carrie Wardell,  junior Michelle SanCartier, and sophomore Maggie Demulli Sat, 13 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4970 Don’t ask the University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey senior class what it feels to be denied a trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.  After Saturday’s triumph over the University of New Hampshire, that’s one experience the Bulldog seniors will never know.No. 2 UMD – facing the Wildcats for a second time in NCAA Regional Quarterfinal play in as many seasons – defeated UNH 2-1 in the confines of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center to secure the Bu Fri, 12 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4967 Shooting woes and periodic breakdowns on defense forced the University of Minnesota Duluth out of the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament in Friday's 74-57 loss to Augustana College in Durango, Colo. The tough night on offense prevented the Bulldogs fro ever holding a lead or forcing any ties in the game.UMD struggled with efficiency and shot 31.5 percent (23-of-73) for the game - the third lowest total this season. The 57 points also tied for their third-lowest single-game output by th Fri, 12 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4966 Overtimes have been more of the norm than the exception in Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff clashes involving the University of Minnesota Duluth and Colorado College.Friday night in Duluth, the two clubs again needed an extra session to determine a winner and 6:42 in, sophomore right winger Mike Connolly made UMD just that by banging in a pass from sophomore center Jack Connolly to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-2  triumph.  It marked the sixth time in 11 lifetime league playo Fri, 12 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4965 Insidecollegehockey.com released its 2009-10 All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association Team and award winners today (March 12) and among those cited were a pair of University of Minnesota Duluth standouts -- sophomore center Jack Connolly and junior left winger Rob Bordson.Connolly, who currently ranks second among all WCHA skaters in overall scoring with a career-high 45 points, was named to INCH's six-member All-WCHA Team while Bordson, a fellow Duluthian and Marshall School graduate, recei Fri, 12 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4964 A program-high 10 University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, including six previous honorees, have earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Academic Team recognition for 2009-10. To qualify for this honor ,a student-athlete must have completed at least one year of residency at his present insitution prior to the current academic year and have a grade point average of at least a 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) for the previous two semesters/three quarters. A total of 119 players representing all 10 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4963 It's the time of year every team in the country hopes to make it to. At this point, any one of the 64 NCAA Division II teams left standing has the potential to get on a run and claim a national title.The University of Minnesota Duluth will hope to make it to the round of 32 when they take on Augustana College in the quarterfinal round of the Central Region Tournament in Durango, Colo. on the Fort Lewis College campus. Along with national title implications, tonight's game has additional meanin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4962 With the forecasts calling for up to an inch of rain, coupled with the recent wet weather hitting the area, the University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team's scheduled Friday (Mar. 12) 9 a.m. doubleheader against Mansfield (PA) University has been cancelled. The twin bill was to be the first for the Bulldogs on their 10-game Florida spring trip.UMD's next scheduled contest is against Ashland (OH) University on Saturday (Mar. 13) with first pitch slated for 3 p.m., in Auburndale, Fla.  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4961 After enduring numerous rain delays, the University of Minnesota Duluth outlasted Edinboro University 4-2 in a game which took nearly seven hours to complete and was called after six innings due to lightning."The toughest part was staying mentally sharp through all of the delays," said Bulldog head coach Jen Banford. "It was one, long day."Junior Heather Stemper pitched the first three innings and surrendered Edinboro's lone run in the bottom of the third on a solo homer. Senior Kristin Dan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4960 The University of Minnesota Duluth is nearing its annual spring break vacation. For the Bulldog Nine, that means a trip south to the sunny weather in Florida. UMD (1-2 overall) will open its 10-game, eight-day stay in the Sunshine State Friday morning with an 8:00 a.m. match against Mansfield (PA) University in Winter Haven, Fla.LAST TIME THEY HIT THE FIELD: UMD has been off for more than a month, last taking to the diamond on Feb. 5. The Bulldogs were scheduled to square off against Southw Wed, 10 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4959 Few programs have had the intense playoff rivalry that the No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth and the No. 7 University of New Hampshire are owners of over the past two seasons.  That postseason bad-blood will come to a full boil as the Bulldogs and Wildcats square-off in the NCAA Regional Quarterfinals for a second-straight season this coming Saturday at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.  With a berth to the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four on the line, expect women's hockey at its be Wed, 10 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4958 The University of Minnesota Duluth will begin its Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championship defense this Friday (March 12) when the Bulldogs square off with Colorado College in the opening game of the best-of-three first round series. The puck drops at 7:07 Friday, Saturday and, if necessary, Sunday at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (5,303 seating capacity; 85’ x 190’). Complete Release (pdf)THE RECORDS: The Bulldogs sport a 20-15-1 record in all game Wed, 10 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4957 After being held in check in a 1-0 season-opening loss to Ashland University, the University of Minnesota Duluth offense came alive later that day and bested Slippery Rock University 4-2.Ashland junior pitcher Logan Hursey blanked the Bulldogs for six innings to pick up the win for Ashland (6-1 overall), which got its lone run of the game on a suicide squeeze in the first inning.Against Slippery Rock (5-3), freshman infielder Tyra Kerr went 3-for-4, and junior Sammie Gardner and senior Kris Wed, 10 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4956 The 2009-10 season has been an incredible one for University of Minnesota Duluth senior forward Jheri Booker. Already crowned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, Booker was named the Dakrtronics Central Region Player of the Year Wednesday.The Summerville, Ga. native -- far and away the Bulldogs' leading scorer -- has averaged20.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in leading UMD to a 20-10 overall record. She has recorded double-double Wed, 10 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4955 University of Minnesota Duluth assistant coach Nick Goeser, who has supervised the Bulldogs' defensive line the past three seasons, has been hired to fill somewhat that role (defensive tackles coach) at North Dakota State University. His appointment at that FCS (formerly known as NCAA IAA) institution was officially announced today (March 11).During his tenure at UMD, Goeser (GAY-zer) helped produce five All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference selections in ends Drew Fautsch (2008), Riley Wed, 10 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4954 The University of Minnesota Duluth will be represented by five females - one of its largest contingencies ever -- at the 25th annual 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships which kicks off this Friday (March 12) at the Albuquerque, New Mexico Convention Center.For the third time in school history (and third year in a row) the Bulldogs will send a relay team to nationals as the distance medley unit of junior Carrie Wardell (who will run the 800), junior Michelle SanCartier ( Tue, 9 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4953 If Justin Fontaine has proven anything this winter it's that 2008-09 was no fluke. The University of Minnesota Duluth standout right winger racked up a career-high 48 points one year ago as a sophomore en route to attaining All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association second team acclaim and in 2009-10 he's made life just as miserable for opposing goaltenders.Heading into this weekend's first round WCHA playoff series with Colorado College, Fontaine's scoring totals show 21 goals, an NCAA-leading Mon, 8 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4952 A trio of players from the University of Minnesota Duluth were named to the NSIC/Sanford Health All-Tournament Team for their efforts in last week's conference tournament. The Bulldogs rolled to two impressive victories before falling to Wayne State College in the Sunday's title game.Senior forward and NSIC Player of the Year Jheir Booker, sophomore forward Shelly Stemper and senior guard Monica Mayry were each selected to the NSIC/Sanford Health All-Tournament Team, announced at the conclusio Mon, 8 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4860 Play ball!Armed with 11 returning letterwinners, including six starters, from a year ago, the University of Minnesota Duluth is poised to challenge for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship and an NCAA Division II tournament berth this spring. Headlining the list of holdovers is senior pitcher/utility player and team captain Kristin Danielson, a three-time All-NSIC/North Central Conference pick. Danielson attained NFCA All-Central Region second team acclaim in 2009 after goi Sun, 7 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4951 For the second year in a row, the University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team was forced to play the waiting game and watch the NCAA Division II Selection Show lacking complete certainty of its playoff future. Unlike last winter, the Bulldogs heard their names called when the 64-team field was announced Sunday evening via webcast at NCAA.com.This marks UMD's first trip to the NCAA Regionals since 2005, when the Bulldogs suffered a second-round defeat at the hands of St. Cloud State Sun, 7 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4950 For the second time in as many seasons, the No. 2 seeded University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team will face the University of New Hampshire for the right to go to the NCAA Frozen Four.The Bulldogs clinched the No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament with a 3-2 win over Minnesota Sunday in the WCHA Final Face-Off, while UNH was defeated in the Hockey East semifinal by Boston University 4-0 on Saturday. The Bulldogs will carry in a 28-8-2 record, including a six-game winning streak, the Wil Sun, 7 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4949 A spirited run by the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2010NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Basketball Tournament fell one win shy of yielding an automatic entry to this year's NCAA Division II Tournament. Seeking their first NSIC  postseason title since 2004, the Bulldogs fell to third-seeded Wayne State College 77-67 at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn. Sunday afternoon. The two teams fought back and forth with the Wildcats holding the lead most of the first half. UMD came o Sun, 7 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4948 The No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team owned a Western Collegiate Hockey Association-leading four WCHA Playoff titles heading into Sunday’s game against the University of Minnesota.  It took just 6o minutes Sunday afternoon for the Bulldogs to bump that number to an all-impressive five.The Bulldogs scored two goals in the first period and one in the second to setback the Gophers on their home ice of Ridder Arena 3-2 Sunday, the first all-state showdown Sun, 7 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4947 Jordan Fulton's final regular season game ever turned out to be his most productive one.The senior left winger scored once and assisted on three other goals for a personal-high four-point night while leading the University of Minnesota Duluth to a 6-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association road triumph over the University of Alaska Anchorage Saturday. The win was the  Bulldogs' first in their last seven games with the Seawolves (1-5-2) and salvaged a weekend series split for No. 12 UMD, wh Sat, 6 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4946 The University of Minnesota Duluth followed up a 9-0 loss to Augustana College by besting another Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foe, the University of Minnesota Crookston, by that same score in its 2010 home openers Saturday at the Arrowhead Tennis and Athletic Center.The Bulldogs, now 4-3 on the year and even 3-3 in NSIC play, will be off until March 28 when they host league rival Bemidji State University. Sat, 6 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4945 At the end of the 2008-09 season, the University of Minnesota Duluth waited anxiously as the fate of its season rested on the shoulders of the NCAA Division II Tournament selection committee. The Bulldogs' hopes were dashed in heartbreaking fashion when UMD was not one of the 64 teams chosen to play for a national championship.Determined to avoid any uncertainty this time around, the Bulldogs moved one step closer to an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament -- which would be its first since the Sat, 6 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4944 The No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team faced a program that had never made an appearance in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Final Face-Off, but unfortunately for Bemidji State University, experienced ruled on  Saturday.The Bulldogs validated their No. 1 seed in the WCHA semifinals by scoring three goals in the first and second period to knock off the upset-minded Beavers 7-3, in Ridder Arena Saturday afternoon.  UMD, 27-8-2 overall, is no Sat, 6 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4943 If the University of Minnesota Duluth was looking to build some momentum for the next weekend's Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs, it came up empty Friday night in Anchorage, Alaska.Kevin Clark's second goal of the evening with just 22 seconds remaining in the third period lifted the University of Alaska Anchorage to a 3-2 win over the No. 12 Bulldogs, ending the Seawolves six-game winless skid in the process.UMD, which never led the entire night, got an opening-period goal on t Thu, 4 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4942 To put it mildly, a lot was expected of University of Minnesota Duluth forward Jheri Booker this winter. The senior transfer from Tennessee State University met those lofty expectations -- and then some -- and was named both the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year  and the Defensive Player of the Year -- a league first -- Thursday. This marks the sixth time a Bulldog has received the NSIC Player of the Year award since its inception in 1993-94 (Lindsey Dietz in 2003-0 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4941 The No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team will face Bemidji State University in the semifinals of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's Final Face-Off Saturday, in the confines of Ridder Arena.  The Bulldogs, who have reached the semifinal round of the WCHA playoffs ten times in the past 11 seasons, will drop the puck against the Beavers at 12:07 p.m., with the winner advancing to play the winner of the second semifinal game at 12:07 p.m. Sunday.THE SERIES:   Wed, 3 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4940 Check here for Information for the annual UMD Softball Preseason Camp (March 7, 2010):•Camp Time/Assignments•Directions to UMD  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4939 In the first women's playoff matchup at Romano Gymnasium since March 1, 2005, the University of Minnesota Duluth showed no signs of postseason jitters. The Bulldogs never trailed in Wednesday's 64-51 victory over Winona State University in the quarterfinals of the 2010 NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Tournamentt.UMD carried the play from the opening tip, jumping out to an early eight-point lead. The Warriors traded punches with the Bulldogs and prevented UMD from pulling away. Winona State trailed Wed, 3 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4937 The University of Minnesota Duluth will close out the 2009-10 regular season this Friday and Saturday (March 5-6) when the Bulldogs hit the road for a pair of Western Collegiate Hockey Association assignments against the University of Alaska Anchorage. Opening faceoff is set for 10:07 p.m. (CT) both nights at Sullivan Arena (6,251 capacity, 100’ x 200’).Complete Release (pdf)THE RECORDS: The defending WCHA playoff champion Bulldogs sport an 19-14-1 record in all games and a 15-10-1 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4936 They have both been overlooked at different times in their careers, but for seniors Emmanuelle Blais and Jaime Rasmussen, those days are behind them.Blais and Rasmussen both earned All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association First Team honors Wednesday, two of five University of Minnesota Duluth players who were selected to different league teams.  Junior forward Laura Fridfinnson was a All-WCHA Second Team selection, while Bulldog rookie netminder Jennifer Harss was named to the All-WCHA T Tue, 2 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4935 University of Minnesota Duluth senior forward Emmanuelle Blais is having the most successful season of her career, and now its clear that is has also been one of the best performances in the NCAA.Blais became the 13th Bulldog in program history to be named a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalist Tuesday, the highest individual honor in Division I Women's Hockey.  The Lasalle, Quebec native currently has a career-high 53 points (26g, 27a), and a NCAA-seventh 1.47 points per game av Mon, 1 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4934 Jack Connolly is definitely a hit both on the ice and with the University of Minnesota Duluth hockey faithful. The standout sophomore center, who tops the Bulldogs in scoring this winter with a career-high 41 points, was bestowed with the Stauber Brothers Fan Favorite Award for 2009-10 during last weekend's series with the University of Minnesota.Connolly, a native of Duluth and a 2007 graduate of the Marshall School, received just over 30 percent of the 5,200 votes which were cast on umdbulld Mon, 1 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4933 The University of Minnesota Duluth will begin defense of its Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championship at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center this weekend and tickets for the Bulldogs' first-round playoff series with Colorado College are now on sale. The best-of-three event  gets underway Friday (March 12) at 7:07 p.m.Tickets can be purchased at the UMD Athletic Ticket Office, at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Ticket Office or through ticketma Mon, 1 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4932  The University of Minnesota Duluth placed seventh (women) and eighth (men) at the 2010 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships which wrapped up Saturday afternoon (Feb. 27) at Myers Field House on the campus of Minnesota State University-Mankato. The competition at the two-day event was outstanding as  69 national provisional performances, nine automatic qualifying efforts, and four nation-leading marks were turned in.UMD junior Michelle SanCar Mon, 1 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4931 The University of Minnesota Duluth captured seventh (women) and eighth (men) at the 2010 NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championships which wrapped up Saturday afternoon at Myers Field House on the campus of Minnesota State University - Mankato. The competition was outstanding with 69 national provisional performances, 9 automatic qualifying performances, and 4 national leading marks combined from all 14 schools in the NSIC. Junior Michelle SanCartier and sophomore Morg Mon, 1 Mar 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4921 A strong stretch run has earned the University of Minnesota Duluth a home court spot for the quarterfinal round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/Sanford Health Women's Basketball Tournament. The Bulldogs, winners of six of their last eight games, are the tournament's No. 4 seed and will face No. 5 Winona State University this Wednesday (March 3) at 7 p.m. at Romano Gymnasium.UMD, which has compiled a 10-3 record at home this winter, lost to the Warriors in the lone regular season Sat, 27 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4930 The venerable Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center will host one more Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff series before it closes its doors for good next December.The University of Minnesota Duluth saw to it Saturday night as sophomore goaltender Brady Hjelle turned aside all 22 shots he faced and junior right winger Justin Fontaine scored a pair of goals in a 3-0 victory over the University of Minnesota. A sellout DECC crowd of 5,411 saw Hjelle post his first shut out in 20 ca Sat, 27 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4929 The No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team has lost just one game in its last 17 skates since Dec. 6, and if ever there appeared to be a team rolling at the right time, it's clearly the Bulldogs.UMD knocked off the University of North Dakota 4-1 Saturday night in the Heritage Center, to clinch a berth into the WCHA Final Face-Off next weekend.  The Bulldogs, now 26-8-2 and 5-0 against the Sioux in the postseason, easily avoided the fate of some of their league rivals, wh Sat, 27 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4927 The University of Minnesota Duluth closed out the 2009-10 men's basketball season on a low note, dropping a 93-54 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference decision to Augustana College Saturday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.The Bulldogs, who went into the halftime break down 18 points, shot just 26.8 percent from the field for the game while Augustana College was 34-for-72 for a 47.2 percent field goal mark.Freshman forward Dylan Rodriguez led UMD with 16 points and six rebounds. Team scoring Sat, 27 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4926 Saturday afternoon's regular season finale at Augstana College didn't go as planned for the University of Minnesota Duluth. Four of the Bulldogs' starting five finished with double-digit scoring performances, but the Vikings downed the Bulldogs by a score of 80-69.Notthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference scoring leader Jheri Booker paced UMD in scoring with 18 points, giving her 1,004 in her two-year career at UMD -- the 17th Bulldog to reach the 1,000 point club. Sophomore forward Shelly Stemp Fri, 26 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4925 Just one week after scoring four goals in two games, senior forward Emmanuelle Blais bettered that performance by netting four goals -- in one game.Blais led the No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth over the University of North Dakota 6-2 Friday night in the confines of the Heritage Center, giving the Bulldogs the one game lead in the best-of-three series in the first round of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Playoffs.  UMD, which improves to 25-8-2 overall, has never been knocke Fri, 26 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4924 Tight outcomes have been pretty much been the rule when the University of Minnesota Duluth and its arch rival, the University of Minnesota, have squared off in recent years and Friday's Western Collegiate Hockey Association series opener was no exception.The Gophers, who had mustered just one win in their previous six meetings with the No. 10 Bulldogs,   grinded out a 3-2  victory before a sellout crowd of 5,385 at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, preventing UMD f Thu, 25 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4923 Former Bulldog and Team Canada assistant captain Caroline Ouellette helped Canada hold off Team USA Thursday 2-0 in the gold medal game in Vancouver, B.C., in a showdown for women's hockey most prize possession.The medal is Ouellette's third, but the gold is the first of its kind for current UMD redshirt forward Haley Irwin, who becomes the third player in Bulldog history to earn the Olympics highest honor.  (Ouellette and Team USA stallwart Jenny Potter are the others).Irwin will join Thu, 25 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4922 Team Finland has been in the Olympic bronze medal game four times in the past four Olympics with one bronze medal in 1998, but on Thursday, Finland finally grabbed some metal again.Lead by Finland assistant captain and UMD senior captain Saara Tuominen, Finland overtook Team Sweden 3-2 in overtime, with Tuominen aiding on the game-winning goal just 2:33 into extra time.  Tuominen, who was credited with the goal before the it was determined the puck went off former Bulldog Erika Holst's st Thu, 25 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4913 The UMD Sports and Health Center will be the site of the 2010 University of Minnesota Duluth Football Coaches Clinic on April 17.The annual event will run in conjunction with the Bulldogs' spring practice and is free to all high school coaches. The Bulldog coaching staff will hold three different speaking sessions followed by an offensive and defensive position meeting. The day will conclude with a UMD spring practice at 4:30 p.m. at James S. Malosky Stadium.For more information, ple Wed, 24 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4920 A furious comeback fell just short as Bemidji State University held off the University of Minnesota Duluth for a 98-90 victory, handing UMD their 10th straight loss.The Bulldogs took a 22 point deficit with just under 12 minutes remaining and cut it to three with 1:13 left to play, in large part due to their stellar outside shooting.  UMD shot 11-20 from outside the arc in the second half.  Sophomore guard Ryan Rasmussen hit 7-11 threes in the second half and finished with 32 points Wed, 24 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4919 Playing in front of the Romano Gymnasium crowd for the final time in the regular season, the University of Minnesota Duluth closed out the home portion of its schedule with a convincing 82-63 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confernece victory over Bemidji State University. Seniors Jheri Booker, Jordanne Even and Monica Mayry all had strong performances in their final home appearances for the Bulldogs.Booker, who currently leads the NSIC in scoring, dropped a game-high 21 points and added a block, Wed, 24 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4915 One week after sealing an impressive Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season comeback, the No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth will turn its attention to its next task:  the WCHA Playoffs.  UMD will host the University of North Dakota this weekend at the Heritage Center in the first round of the WCHA's playoff tournament.  Game times for both Friday and Saturday's contests are set for 7:07 p.m., with a third game scheduled for Sunday 4:07 p.m. to follow only if neede Wed, 24 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4914 The University of Minnesota Duluth will put the finishing touches on the home portion of its 2009-10 regular season schedule this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 26-27) when the Bulldogs renew their intrastate rivalry with the University of Minnesota. Opening faceoff for this Western Collegiate Hockey Association series is set for 7:07 p.m. Friday and 7:37 p.m. the following night at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (5,294 seating capacity, 85’ x 190).Complete Release (pdf)THE REC Wed, 24 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4912 She leads the University of Minnesota Duluth -- as well as the whole Western Collegiate Hockey Association -- in scoring, and ranks No. 7 in the NCAA for points.  On Wednesday, the league added Offensive Player of the Week to Emmanuelle Blais' rapidly expanding resume.Blais picked up her second WCHA Player of the Week honor after extending her current points streak to eight games over the Feb. 19-20 weekend with six points – including four goals – to help the Bulldogs sweep Be