http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php 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 sqeeze in the first inning.Against Slippery Rock (5-3), freshman infielder Tyra Kerr went 3-for-4, and junior Sammie Gardner and senior Krist 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 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4911 Wednesday evening's matchup with Bemidji State University will be the last home game of the 2009-10 regular season for the University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference clash also marks the last regular season appearance at Romano Gymnasium for Bulldog seniors Monica Mayry, Jordanne Even and Jheri Booker.A product of Chippewa Falls (Wis.) High School, Mayry has seen action in 108 games in her four years in maroon and gold, including 51 as a Tue, 23 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4909 The Bulldogs had their final tune up of the indoor season before competing at the conference meet next weekend. Saturday the Bulldogs edged the competitors at the St. John's University Invite, a quadrangular including St. John's(men), St. Ben's (women), Gustavus, Concordia of Moorhead, and UMD. Kicking off the day for the men in the 55 dash was senior Seth Urtel, freshman Jared Grams, and freshman TJ Struss going 2,3,4 (6.64, 6.71, and 6.76), Struss and Grams also went 2-3 in the 200 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4908 The Bulldogs had their final tune up of the indoor season before competing at the conference meet next weekend. Saturday the Bulldogs took third with 156 points at the St. John's University Invite, a quadrangular including St. John's(men), St. Ben's (women), Gustavus, Concordia of Moorhead, and UMD.  On the track the women were led by freshman Kristen Bjork. Bjork had PR's in both of her individual events, the 55 (3rd; 7.57) and 200 (2nd;26.97), she also led the winning 4X400 re Tue, 23 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4907 The University of Minnesota Duluth moved to 3-2 on the year by sweeping a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's tennis foes --  Northern State University and Bemidji State University -- Sunday (Feb. 21) in Bemidji, Minn.  UMD defeated Northern State 6-3 before cruising to a 7-2 victory over the host Beavers to even their 2010 league mark at 2-2.Sophomore Katie Bolf and freshman Brittany Thompson continued to set the pace for the Bulldogs as both have each won thr Tue, 23 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4906 He's the University of Minnesota Duluth's 2009-10 team captain, its Western Collegiate Hockey Association Student-Athlete of the Year Award nominee, resident blogger and all-around good guy. Drew Akins also happens to be one of four Bulldog seniors which means during the first intermission of this Saturday's showdown with the University of Minnesota, he'll be formally saluted as part of UMD's annual Senior Night festivities.Statistically speaking, the Excelsior, Minn. product has saved some o Mon, 22 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4905 Haley Irwin may be making her first Olympic appearance, but the Bulldog redshirt junior forward is picking up her game right when it counts.Irwin scored two goals and former UMD alum (and Irwin's coach during the Bulldogs 2007-08 NCAA title run) Caroline Ouellette added a tally of her own to lift Canada over Finland 5-0 and into the 2010 Winter Olympics gold medal game.  Irwin and Ouellette will face Ouellette's former teammate Jenny Potter and Irwin's other assistant coach during the 200 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4904 The presentation of the WCHA regular season trophy will be at 3:00 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 23) at the Heritage Center. UMD Chancellor Kathryn Martin, athletic director Bob Nielson, WCHA commissioner Sarah Martin and the UMD staff and team will be there at the trophy presentation, and all media or interested fans are invited and encouraged to come.  Please be aware that UMD will practice following the presentation.The women will host No. 8 seed North Dakota Friday and S Sat, 20 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4903 While a game can't be won in the first period, one can certainly be lost in the opening 20 minutes of play. The University of Minnesota Duluth found that out the hard way Saturday night, as two quick goals in the opening frame propelled the University of North Dakota to a 5-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association win and a series sweep over the No. 6 Bulldogs Saturday night at Ralph Englestad Arena.No. 11 North Dakota opened the scoring at 4:16 of the first when Brett Hextall took a pass from Sat, 20 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4902 A career-high 22 points from freshman Jake Hottenstine and 14-point performances by both sophomore guard Ryan Rasmussen and senior forward Steve Duncan were not enough for the University of Minnesota Duluth to snap out of its recent losing funk. The Bulldogs lost their ninth straight game Saturday afternoon at Romano Gymnasium, falling to Upper Iowa University by a 77-70 margin.UMD carried the play in the first half and took a 34-29 lead into the break. The Peacocks came out firing in the seco Sat, 20 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4897 Jheri Booker scored 19 points and Kelsey Hewitt  added 15 more to go along with a team-high seven rebounds in leading the University of Minnesota Duluth to an 84-42 rout of Upper Iowa University Saturday afternoon at Romano Gymnasium. The Bulldogs, who came into the weekend ranked No. 6 in the NCAA Division II Central Region rankings, have now won three consecutive games and four of their last five.UMD flexed its muscle early and often against the Peacocks, who sit at the bottom of the No Sat, 20 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4896 Just over a month removed from trailing the No. 2 University of Minnesota by nine points in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the No. 3 University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team did something few thought was possible in mid-January; the Bulldogs won the regular season title.UMD (24-8-2, 18-6-2) clinched the WCHA title Saturday afternoon by beating Bemidji State University 3-0 in Bemidji, Minn.  The Bulldogs, co-champions with Minnesota -- the first time in the Fri, 19 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4895 A tough night on special teams was too much to overcome for the University of Minnesota Duluth, as the No. 6 Bulldogs fell to the University of North Dakota 5-2 Friday night in Grand Forks, N.D. The Fighting Sioux scored on three of their seven power play chances and added a short-handed tally in the second period en route to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association victory. UMD, on the other hand, went 0-for-7 with the man advantage.The Bulldogs spotted the host club a 4-0 lead before junior Fri, 19 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4894 No. 3 University of Minnesota Duluth needs four points this weekend and a University of Minnesota loss to win the Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season title, and the Bulldogs certainly did their part Friday.UMD setback a Bemidji State University squad that managed to outshoot them 40-30, by outscoring the Beavers 5-2 in the John Glass Fieldhouse in Bemidji, Minn.  UMD, which has never lost at the hands of BSU, improves to 23-8-2 overall and 18-6-2 in the WCHA.The Bulld Thu, 18 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4893 Dana Gallop will skate for the University of Minnesota Duluth next fall, but for now, the high school senior is one of five finalists for the 15th annual Ms. Hockey Award, presented to the top senior girls' high school hockey player in Minnesota.One of the state’s most talented goal scorers and a two-year captain, Gallop finished her senior season ranked second on Grand Rapids/Greenway with 25 goals and 22 assists for 47 points. Despite GRG’s 11-14-2 season, Gallop notched 12 multi-p Thu, 18 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4892 Todd Strop, who has spent the better part of the past decade skillfully overseeing defenses at three different universities, has been hired as the University of Minnesota Duluth's defensive coordinator."We're pleased to attract an individual with the experience and expertise that Todd has, " said Bob Nielson, head coach of the two-time Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champion Bulldogs. "His extensive background in leading successful 3-4 defenses will certainly be a positive addition to o Thu, 18 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4889 After 26 Western Collegiate Hockey Association games, it all comes down to two for the No. 3 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team in the race for the regular season crown.  The Bulldogs are just two points out of first place, and would like to collect four  more when they head to Bemidji, Minn. this weekend to take on Bemidji State University.  The games, which will be held in the John S. Glass Fieldhouse, are set for 2:07 p.m. both Friday and Saturday afternoon.UM Wed, 17 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4891 There were five current University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey players, as well as three alums on the ice Wednesday in Canada and Sweden's final game of the premilinary round, but it was all Canada in the 13-1 rout.Former player and assistant coach Caroline Ouellette dished out three assists, while current redshirt junior Haley Irwin recorded a goal and added an assist to help Team Canada go 3-0 in Group A at UBC Thunderbird Arena.  Canada peppered UMD senior redshirt netminder Kim Wed, 17 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4890 After a one-week layoff, the University of Minnesota Duluth will jump back into action this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 19-20) when the Bulldogs invade Grand Forks, N.D. to face the University of North Dakota in a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series. Opening face off is set for 7:37 p.m. Friday and 7:07 p.m. the following night at Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634).Complete Release (pdf)THE RECORDS: The defending WCHA playoff champion Bulldogs sport an 18-11-1 record in all games and Tue, 16 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4887 No University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey player has skated in more games than senior defenseman Jaime Rasmussen, and with games still left on the docket this season, she is sure to add on to her current haul of 148 games played.The Garden Grove, Calif. native ranks sixth all-time as a Bulldog blueliner scorer, and currently has 17 points (5g, 12a) so far this season.  Already a WCHA Defensive Player of the Week this season after earning a WCHA Third Team nod last year, Rasmussen c Tue, 16 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4886 Dylan Peterson, a standout running back/wide receiver from Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin High School, has signed a national letter of intent to attend and play football for the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2010.Peterson started for two years at Nashwauk-Keewatin before that program merged with Greenway prior to the 2009 season. He captained the Raiders last fall and reigned as the team's rushing, scoring and all-purpose yardage leader. For his efforts, Peterson was named the Great Polar Whi Mon, 15 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4885 After posting its fourth sub-.500 winning percentage in five season a year ago, the University of Minnesota Duluth soccer team bounced back with an impressive turnaround in 2009 - in fact, it was the second-best win-improvement among NCAA Division II programs.With the Bulldogs going 7-11-2 overall in 2008, the team racked up a season for the record books, finishing this past fall with a 17-3-2 mark. The 10-win turnaround, topped only by North Alabama University's 11-victory upgrade, earned th Mon, 15 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4882 University of Minnesota Duluth center Drew Akins is among 78 male and female seniors chosen as candidates for the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held on April 9 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.On-line voting is now open at www.ncaa.com and the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge selection committee will take vote totals into consideration prior to announcing the 32 finalists at the end of February. Sixteen males and 16 females will participate in the East vs. West competit Mon, 15 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4869 Any young team needs a steady, veteran guard to organize and run the offense. With 95 lifetime games  including 62 starts -- under his belt, University of Minnesota Duluth senior captain Jordan 'Spud' Schade certainly fills that bill. The undersized court commander is winding down a sound four-year career beginning this weekend with the first of his final two collegiate home appearances.  Schade and his hardcourt mates  take on Upper Iowa University at 3 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 2 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4884 There are still limited spots available for the University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team's 2010 Preseason Camp, taking place over the next three Sundays - Feb. 21, 28 and Mar. 7. Time is running out to guarantee a space in this unique instructional opportunity.The instructional sessions, open to hardballers currently in grades 9-12, are designed to prepare athletes for their upcoming diamond season. All three of the sessions take place in the Ward Wells Field House (on the UMD campus) an Sun, 14 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4880 Snow flurries and a raw northwest wind greeted approximately 1,100 anglers who converged on Pike Lake Sunday afternoon to take part in the 10th annual Big Jig Ice Fishing Contest and Festival.Troy Stoddard reeled in the biggest fish of the day, a 3.02-pound sucker, and, in the process, took home $5,000 in cold, hard cash. David Kroll was next with a 2.05-pound sucker and won a three-day Houseboat trip from Voyagaire Houseboats for his efforts. Gina Socha received $1,000 for landing the 10 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4878 Minnesota State University- Moorhead went on a 13-6 run in the final three minutes of regulation to come away with an 82-75 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference home win over the University of Minnesota Duluth Saturday, offsetting a stellar offensive showing by sophomore guard Ryan Rasmussen and senior forward Steve Duncan.The Bulldogs trailed by a slim margin for most of the game, tying it at 69 on Rasmussen's free throw with 3:19 remaining. Poor shooting down the stretch by UMD (7-17 o Sat, 13 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4877 Another big night from Jheri Booker and two late free throws by Lindsay Miller propelled the University of Minnesota Duluth to a 66-62 victory over host Minnesota State University-Moorhead and a weekend sweep Saturday night. Booker's 21 points led all scorers, while Miller added seven and made two free throws -- her only attempts of the game --  with two seconds remaining to seal the win.Booker, the NSIC's leading scorer, also finished with a team-l Sat, 13 Feb 2010 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4875 The No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team learned just prior to it’s 6:07 p.m. date with Ohio State University that first-place Minnesota had suffered a 6-3 setback to St. Cloud State, setting the table for a Bulldog opportunity to move into a first-place tie in the WCHA with the Gophers.  But before UMD could cherish the moment, they had to first take care of the Buckeyes, which proved to be easier said than done.UMD suffered it’s first setback in n