http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4695 During its historic postseason run a year ago, the University of Minnesota Duluth found some overtime magic at Mariucci Arena, the site of the 2009 NCAA Tournament's Western Regional and home of the Bulldogs' rivals form the University of Minnesota. UMD found more good fortune Friday night when sophomore center Travis Oleksuk buried the game winner at 4:48 of the overtime period to give the Bulldogs a 4-3 victory over the host Gophers.A late power play goal by Minnesota forced the extra sessio Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4694 Up against a foe from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the second consecutive day, the University of Minnesota Duluth had to like its chances of advancing to a sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament's Central Region final.The Bulldogs came into the region semis owning a 7-0 lifetime record against their opponents from Metropolitan State College. The Roadrunners did not allow UMD to gain any sort of offensive comfort as they scored their first-ever victory over t Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4693 The University of Minnesota Duluth fell to the University of Nebraska-Kearney 77-71 Friday afternoon at the Minnesota State University Pepsi Tip Off men's basketball tournament in Mankato, Minn.UMD (1-1 overall) went into the half trailing by six and fell behind by as many 10 before rallying back to take a 65-63 lead with 4:16 to play. The game was tied at 71 with 1:24 remaining on the clock, but the Bulldogs went cold down the stretch, missing their last three shots."It was a game we could Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4692 The University of Minnesota Duluth added another alumnus to the National Hockey League registry Thursday night (Nov. 19) when MacGregor Sharp hit the ice for the Anaheim Ducks in their 4-3 overtime home victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.Sharp, a native of Red Deer, Alberta, skated eight shifts for a total of 5:23 while centering the Ducks' fourth line. He signed a free agent contract with Anaheim last March, just three days after putting the wraps on a rewarding senior season with the Bull Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4691 On its first road assignment of 2009-10, the University of Minnesota Duluth started things off the right way with a 57-45 win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha. It was the Bulldogs' first game in a tournament hosted by the University of Central Missouri.Senior forward Jheri Booker led all scorers with 19 points. Sophomore guard Lindsay Miller collected 16 points, joining Booker as the only other Bulldog in double figures. Miller also hauled in 11 rebounds to record her first double-double Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4690 Pete Crawford, a two-time All-North Suburban guard/forward from Benilde-St. Margaret's High School (Minn.), has signed a national letter of intent to attend and play basketball for the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2010-11.The 6-5, 185-pound Crawford will be entering his third as a starter this winter with the Red Knights, who have qualified for the Minnesota State High School Class AAA Tournament in two of the past three season, including in 2008 when they brought home the championship tr Thu, 19 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4689 Isaac Odim added another entry to his burgeoning collegiate resume Thursday when the University of Minnesota Duluth junior running back was selected as one of nine finalists for the 2009 Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year. An initial field of 24 candidates was trimmed down to nine through a regional vote by NCAA II sports information directors. (The top two vote getters from each of the four Super Regionals advanced, but three players moved on from Regio Thu, 19 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4688 There is no way to properly honor the success of the University of Minnesota Duluth's women's hockey program over its first decade, but the Bulldogs will sure give it a try this Saturday.  UMD -- which hosts Minnesota State University, Mankato this Saturday and Sunday at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center -- will celebrate its 10th Anniversary prior to the puck drop of Saturday's game.  Scheduled to make appearances in the red carpet pregame ceremony is UMD Chancellor Katherine Thu, 19 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4687 Playing in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the eighth time in as many seasons, the University of Minnesota Duluth performed like a battle-tested squad in the Central Region quarterfinals. A powerful offense and consistent blocking led the No. 6 seed Bulldogs to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-21) sweep over the University of Nebraska-Kearney Thursday afternoon at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn.No.15 UMD cruised to victories in the first two games, but had a tough time putting the Lopers a Thu, 19 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4686 The University of Minnesota Duluth will close the books on the 2009 cross country season Saturday (Nov. 21) when the Bulldog women invade Evansville, In. for the 2009 NCAA Division II Championships. The Bulldogs will be represented by senior Alyssa Wendt, juniors Michelle SanCartier, Bridget and Whitney Hines, Carrie Wardell, Rachael Stack, Taylor Marble, and sophomore Morgan Place in the women's 6K race, which gets underway at 12:00 p.m. (EST) at the University of Southern Indiana Cross Country Thu, 19 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4685 The University of Minnesota Duluth will begin its NCAA Division II title defense this Saturday (Nov. 21) when the Bulldogs play host to the University of Nebraska-Kearney in a second round playoff confrontation. Opening kickoff is set for 12 p.m. at James S. Malosky Stadium (4,500 capacity/artificial turf) on the UMD campus.Complete Release (pdf)THE RECORDS: The Bulldogs, who have now won nine straight, are 10-1 overall this fall and captured their second consecutive Northern Sun Intercollegia Wed, 18 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4684 The University of Minnesota Duluth will make its final road appearances of 2009 this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 20-21) when the Bulldogs head down Interstate 35 for a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series with the University of Minnesota. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. both nights at Mariucci Arena (10,000) on the Minnesota campus.Complete Release (pdf) THE RECORDS: The defending WCHA playoff champion Bulldogs are 7-4-1 overall and 4-3-1 in league play (tied for third place with the Wed, 18 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4683 Just one week after suiting up for Team Finland in the 2009 Four Nations Cup, Mariia Posa suited up for the University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team in Columbus, Ohio, and as a result, nabbed this week's Western Collegiate Hockey Association's Rookie of the Week honors.The rookie blueliner from Helsinki, Finland had three assists in last weekend's series sweep over Ohio State.  Posa had assists in the Bulldogs' first two goals in last Friday (Nov. 13) night's 3-2 overtime win ov Wed, 18 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4682 The University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary this Saturday, Nov. 21 with a special red carpet ceremony prior to its game against Minnesota State, Mankato.  The red carpet ceremony will take place before the 6:07 p.m. scheduled start, and will include appearances from UMD Chancellor Katherine A. Martin, Bulldog Atheltic Director Bob Nielson, head coach Shannon Miller, and 22 returning alumni.Since UMD began NCAA play in 1999-2000, it h Tue, 17 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4681 Two of the catalysts - senior co-captain Clare Dahmen and junior goalkeeper Hannah Bengtson - for the 2009 University of Minnesota Duluth soccer squad's record-setting season received some much-deserved recognition this afternoon (Nov. 17), both earning spots on the Daktronics All-Central Region First Team.The selections to the top squad for UMD represent the second and third, respectively, that a Bulldog pitchster has earned in the last two seasons -- junior defender Maria Leider took home a Tue, 17 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4680 Sunday afternoon's battle with No. 1 Michigan Tech didn't yield the result the University of Minnesota Duluth was looking for. The Bulldogs ended up in the win column Tuesday night against Minot State University, but were far from perfect in doing so.UMD shot just 22-of-60 from the floor and 17-of-29 from the free throw line en route to a 66-61 victory at Romano Gymnasium. The Beavers, who compete in the NAIA, shot at a higher percentage in both field goals and free throws for the game.Senio Tue, 17 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4679 While the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team currently sports one of the smallest rosters it has had in program history, one thing is for certain:  the Bulldogs won’t have that problem next year.UMD signed five players for the first signing date of the class of 2010, and with the addition of the five Bulldogs currently centralized with their respective national teams ahead of the Olympics, (Kim Martin, Elin Holmlov, Haley Irwin, Jocelyne Larocque and Pernil Tue, 17 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4678 The 4th Annual Bulldog Baseball Holiday Camps are just around the corner. The first of four sessions begins Sunday, Dec. 27, with the next three sessions taking place on Monday, Dec. 28. The camps will be housed under the roof of the Ward Wells Field House on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth.The  Future Bulldog Prospect Camp will start off the Holiday Camps on Dec. 27. This camp is designed for the serious high school athlete (Grades 9-12) looking for professional feedback Tue, 17 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4677 A near record-breaking performance Saturday night has earned University of Minnesota Duluth junior Justin Fontaine the Red Baron® WCHA Offensive Player of the Week award.Fontaine, a 5-11, 175-pound right winger from Bonnyville, Alberta, Fontaine scored four goals in UMD's 8-1 home win over Michigan Tech University, becoming only the ninth Bulldog ever to do so and the first in almost 12 years. Both his four goals and five points (he added an assist) were one shy of Bulldog single game rec Tue, 17 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4676 Five talented prospects from an assortment of hockey backgrounds -- forwards Joe Basaraba (Shattuck-St. Mary's), forward J.T. Brown (Waterloo Blackhawks/United States Hockey League), defenseman Justin Faulk (U.S. National Under-18 Team), forward Caleb Herbert (Bloomington Jefferson High School) and defenseman Luke McManus (Tri-City Storm/USHL) -- have all signed national letters of intent to attend and play hockey for the University of Minnesota Duluth.The following is a brief look at each of t Mon, 16 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4675 Tyler Johnson isn't ready to call it a career quite yet. The University of Minnesota Duluth senior nose tackle still wants to strap on his helmet for a few more games - - four to be exact, which would take him and the Bulldogs back to Florence, Ala., site of the 2009 NCAA Division II championships.Johnson, a native of Rhinelander, Wis., has been a starter on the Bulldogs' first line of defense since the middle of last season, when UMD captured the school's first national title in football. A Mon, 16 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4674 Though the 2009-10 season just got underway, the University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team has already bolstered its potential roster for next season. The Bulldogs signed current high school seniors Katrina Newman, Julie Kruse and Hannah Rutten to national letters of intent last week.Newman, of Barnum, Minn., was pursued by serveral NCAA Division I institutions. She has been a team captain for the last three years and was the Most Valuable Player  of the Polar League last yea Mon, 16 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4673 After closing out the 2009 regular season with home wins over Upper Iowa University and Winona State University, the University of Minnesota Duluth landed a spot in the 64-team NCAA Division II Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Central Region.The Bulldogs, who advanced to the Central Regional Final a year ago before bowing out to eventual national champion Concordia University-St. Paul, will open the playoffs Nov. 19 at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn., against the University of Nebr Sun, 15 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4672 Denver, Colo. - When it comes to heart breakers, this one might take the cake.The University of Minnesota Duluth soccer squad's NCAA II playoff run came to an end on Sunday, with UMD losing 2-1 in the first overtime, to Central Region host Metro State College, in the two teams' second round match at Auraria Field.The Bulldogs put the wraps on a season for the ages, finishing with a 17-3-2 overall record; the loss snaps a 12-game unbeaten streak, for UMD, the team's longest of 2009.In the Sun, 15 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4671 The University of Minnesota Duluth pulled out a 70-68 win over Michigan Tech University on Sunday as senior captains Ron White and Jordan Schade both hit clutch shots in the last minute of the game to lift the Bulldogs in their 2009-10 season opener."Those two guys have played a lot of minutes for us over the years and today they did a great job," said head coach Gary Holquist. "Our team showed a lot of heart and we were lucky to gut out the win."Host UMD entered halftime with a 36-32 lead a Sun, 15 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4670 Coming into Sunday's regular season opener against Michigan Tech University, the University of Minnesota Duluth was expecting a tough matchup. The top-ranked Huskies lived up to the hype as they downed the Bulldogs 85-68 at Romano Gymnasium.UMD jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and stuck with Michigan Tech early in the first half. With the score knotted at 19-19, a 13-3 scoring run helped the Huskies jump out in front, as they took a 45-37 advantage into the break. Michigan Tech held the lead fr Sun, 15 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4669 The University of Minnesota Duluth and the University of Nebraska-Kearney have never met on a football field, but the two schools will finally get the chance this Saturday (Nov. 21) when the reigning NCAA Division II national champion Bulldogs host the Lopers in a second round playoff game.Nebraska-Kearney earned a trip to James S. Malosky Stadium by rallying for a 35-20 home victory Saturday afternoon over Saginaw Valley State University. The 11-1 Lopers scored 28 unanswered points to erase a Sun, 15 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4668 Denver, Colo. -- Despite nearly six inches of snowfall accumulating overnight, the University of Minnesota Duluth soccer team will be suiting up against Metro State College today, Sunday Nov. 15, in the two teams' NCAA II playoffs Second Round match.  Game time has been pushed back one hour, from the original 1:00 p.m., Mountain time, start, at Auraria Field, on the Metro State campus.You can find live stats and a live video feed of the game here.UMD fans can also follow the game, via a Sat, 14 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4667 Enough was enough for Justin Fontaine.After being held without a point the last two games and without a goal his last five, the junior right winger busted loose Saturday night, scoring four times and assisting on another tally in helping lead the Bulldogs to an 8-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association victory over visiting Michigan Tech University.  The four goals, which gave Fontaine 11 this season, were the most by a Bulldog since Jeff Scissons racked up that same total on March 13, 19 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4666 There were a lot of story lines provided by the University of Minnesota Duluth's romp over Ohio State University Saturday night, but the most important one lies in the result.With the No. 5 Bulldogs' 5-3 win over the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio, UMD moves just one point behind the University of Minnesota in the race for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association crown.  The Bulldogs have 14 points, one shy of the Gophers at 15, and now three points ahead of the Buckeyes who currently occupy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4665 Alyssa Nelson loves playing volleyball against Winona State University - her stats tell exactly why.The University of Minnesota Duluth junior pounded home 20 kills for a .545 it percentage to pace the No. 17 nationally-ranked Bulldogs' 3-0 (28-26, 25-18, 25-11) sweep over the Warriors in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest Saturday evening at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth.For the record, Nelson has racked up an eye-popping 50 kills (6.25 kills per game) in two matches against WSU Fri, 13 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4664 The No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team had never dropped an overtime contest with Ohio State University, and it took just :31 seconds into overtime Friday night to keep it that way.The Bulldogs handed the Buckeyes a 3-2 defeat in Columbus, Ohio to improve to 8-5-0, and 6-3-0 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association play, and now stay 4-0-4 in overtime games against OSU all-time.  The win puts UMD back into second place in the league, and puts the Buckeyes a point bac Fri, 13 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4663 The University of Minnesota Duluth volleyball team got the victory - but just barely.After a slow start falling in the first two games, UMD used their fast-paced offensive attack to rally back and defeat Upper Iowa University 3-2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-12, 15-6) in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference thriller before 345 fans at Romano Gymnasium Friday night in Duluth."Tonight was scary," said Bulldog junior right side hitter Katie Kuffel after the match on ‘Friday the 13th'. "W Fri, 13 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4662 A lack of shots was not the problem for the University of Minnesota Duluth Friday night. Getting them past  Michigan Tech University goaltender Kevin Genoe was.The No. 18 Bulldogs equalled a season high by putting 50 pucks on net, but Genoe turned aside all but two of those in leading the Huskies to a 3-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association win. The triumph snapped UMD's four-game home winning streak and gave Michigan Tech its first victory at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Fri, 13 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4661 Denver, Colo. - In rather convincing fashion, the University of Minnesota Duluth (17-2-2 overall) soccer squad trumped Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rival Minnesota State University, Mankato (13-5-2) 2-0 on Friday afternoon, in the teams' first round match of the NCAA II playoffs in Denver, Colo.The win for the Bulldogs at Auraria Field, on the campus of Central Regional host Metro State College, is the first postseason victory in the program's storied 16-year history. It also ties Fri, 13 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4660 This Sunday (Nov. 15) marks the official start to the 2009-10 University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball season. The Bulldogs will face a tough test right away, as they welcome unanimous No.1 Michigan Tech University to Romano Gymnasium at 1:00 p.m.Michigan Tech was chosen as the national preseason favorite by Division II Bulletin and took the top spot in the USA TODAY/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Preseason Poll, which was released Nov. 4. The Huskies finished Thu, 12 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4659 The No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team is currently in third place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, but the Bulldogs have a chance this weekend to climb the league ladder.  UMD will face Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on Friday and Saturday night with an opportunity to take over the No. 2 spot the Buckeyes currently hold with two more WCHA games played then the Bulldogs.  Game-time both nights is set for 6:07 p.m. CDT.THE SERIES:  Th Thu, 12 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4658 Denver, Colo., - Adding a new wrinkle to the two teams' old rivalry, the No. 4 seed University of Minnesota Duluth and fifth-seeded Minnesota State University, Mankato will meet tomorrow, Friday Nov. 13, in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. The match (which is part of the bracket's Central Region) is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m., Central time start at Auraria Field, on the campus of Mesa State College, the top seed in the region.The Bulldogs (16-2-2 overall) enter what will be th Thu, 12 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4657 Five days after capturing its second straight Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football championship, the University of Minnesota Duluth was officially presented with the accompanying hardware by league commissioner Butch Raymond at James S. Malosky Stadium. Accepting on behalf of the reigning NCAA Division II titleholders were senior tri-captains (left to right)  Tobias Lemke, Cole Strilzuk and Brandon Wood along with head coach Bob Nielson.The Bulldogs, 10-1 on the year, will ret Thu, 12 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4656 Sophomore defensive specialist Allison Fanta has been chosen to the ESPN The Magazine 2009 Academic All-District V Volleyball third team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. District V includes all NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois.Fanta, a business administration major, carries a 4.0 grade point average. The Hillsboro, Wis. native has seen action in 25 of UMD's 28 matches this season, including one start. She has recorded 118 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4655 The University of Minnesota Duluth will put its four-game home winning streak on the line this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 13-14) when the Bulldogs play host to Michigan Tech University in a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. both nights at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (5,303). Complete Release (pdf) The defending WCHA playoff champion Bulldogs are 6-3-1 overall and 3-2-1 in league play (tied for fourth place with the University of Wed, 11 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4654 After losing to the University of Minnesota in an exhibition last Saturday, the University of Minnesota Duluth takes on Michigan Tech University Sunday at 1 P.M. Sunday in its regular season opener.The Bulldogs, who finished the 2008-09 season sporting a 16-12 overall record, (13-7 in the Northern Sun Intercolligete Conference) return NCIS preseason Player of the Year Jheri Booker, who led UMD in points, blocks, steals and rebounds last season. UMD faces a stiff test to open the season, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4653 The University of Minnesota Duluth will launch its 79th year of men's intercollegiate basketball this Sunday (Nov. 15) when the Bulldogs host Michigan Tech University at 3 p.m. at Romano Gymnasium.The Bulldogs, who dropped a pair of exhibition matchups to NCAA Division I opponents earlier this fall (77-52 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Oct. 31 and 114-47 at the University of Minnesota on Nov. 5) enjoyed their first 20-win season since 1996-97 one year ago. Their 20-11 overall r Wed, 11 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4652 Of the nine University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey players that recorded a point in last Saturday’s win over St. Cloud State Unviersity, four of them were freshmen.  But only one of them notched three points that night to bring her weekend tally to four assists.  Audrey Cournoyer, a freshman from Montreal, Quebec, was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's Rookie of the Week after she picked up four assists as the No. 5-ranked Bulldogs split two league Wed, 11 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4651 In addition to the gaudy statistics they've compiled this fall, University of Minnesota Duluth sophomore setter Eleena Iisakka and junior middle blocker Alyssa Nelson now have something more tangible to show for their 2009 seasons. The two Bulldogs were named to the All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Team, which was announced Monday.Iisakka came into the season with the task of replacing the most prolific setter in school history, Katie Gangelhoff, who capped off her Bulldog care Tue, 10 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4650 Talk about a breakthrough season -- or at least the start of one.Rob Bordson is enjoying just that in 2009-10. The 6-2, 195-pound University of Minnesota Duluth forward came into the year having racked up just seven points in 42 career games and going without a goal or an assist during his entire sophomore season. But a robust commitment to better himself in the offseason has produced terrific results this fall, so much so that Bordson finds himself leading the nation in both assists (10) an Mon, 9 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4649 The University of Minnesota Duluth soccer squad may be leaving the Central time zone for its first round match in the 2009 NCAA Division II playoffs, but it will line up against a very familiar foe.Announced earlier this evening, the 48-team bracket included UMD (16-2-2 overall) as the No. 4 seed in the Central Region. The Bulldogs drew Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rival Minnesota State University, Mankato (13-4-2 overall and the fifth seed in the Central Regional) as its opening Mon, 9 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4648 Registration for UMD Softball Camps Now Available!Team Camp Janurary 24th, 2010                       February 14th, 2010                       February 28th, 2010NEW Team Camp Format-Live situational games-Coaches will instruct players inning by inning by setting up Mon, 9 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4647 To say the University of Minnesota Duluth was well-represented Monday when the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference's postseason football honors were handed out would be putting it mildly.The Bulldogs not only had half of their starting lineup land All-NSIC first team recognition, but they also claimed both of the two major conference awards -- Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of Year.Junior running back Isaac Odim, one of 24 final candidates for the prestigious Harlon Hi Mon, 9 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4423 Brett Hull, the most potent goal scorer in University of Minnesota Duluth history and one of just two Bulldog male athletes in any sport to have his jersey retired, headlined a star-studded group of four former National Hockey League standouts who were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday (Nov. 9) in Toronto. He became the first Bulldog to ever be so honored.The Class of 2009 also included Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille and Steve Yzerman as player inductees (those three, as well as Sun, 8 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4646 In preparation for its regular season opener next week, the University of Minnesota fell in an exhibition game to the University of Minnesota. The Gophers, who compete at the NCAA Division I level, won by a score of 77-45. Jheri Booker led the Bulldogs with 13 points. The senior from Summerville, Ga., who is one of UMD's three captains, also paced the Bulldogs in rebounding with seven boards.Sophomore guard Linday Miller was the only other player to score in double figures for UMD, finish Sun, 8 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4645 The field of 48 teams that will make up the 2009 NCAA National Divison II Soccer Tournament will be announced Monday night, but one thing is for sure – the University of Minnesota Duluth will be one of those teams.The Bulldogs sealed their postseason fate Sunday afternoon in Winona, Minn. by knocking off No. 1 seed Winona State University 2-1 on the Warriors home field turf of Maxwell Field, to claim the 2009 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/U.S. Bank Tournament title.   Sun, 8 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4644 After concluding the 2009 regular season with nine straight victories and its second consecutive outright Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference title, the University of Minnesota Duluth was rewarded with a first-round by in the NCAA Division II playoffs as the No. 1 seed in Super Regional Three.The Bulldogs will begin defense of their NCAA II title on Nov. 21 at James S. Malosky Stadium by taking on the winner of this Saturday's first round game between No. 5 Saginaw Valley State University Sat, 7 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4643 If one of the biggest tests for a team is how they respond after a loss, then there is no question the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team just passed with flying colors.The Bulldogs offense scored five goals en route to shutting down St. Cloud State University 5-0 Saturday night at the National Hockey Center, in St. Cloud, Minn.  The win, a complete turnaround from Friday night's setback, improves the Bulldogs record to 7-5-0 and 5-3-0 in the Western Collegiate Hocke Sat, 7 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4642 Unbeaten in its last five contests at the World Arena, the University of Minnesota Duluth had a sweep on the agenda Saturday night. A tough night on the penalty kill kept the brooms out of play, as the Bulldogs fell to Colorado College by a 6-2 score to end up splitting the Western Collegiate Hockey Association series with the Tigers.Colorado College grabbed a 1-0 lead at 12:52 of the first period on a power play goal. The Tigers would end up taking that lead into the locker room at the first Sat, 7 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4641 The last week and change has been less than friendly to the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Bulldogs came into Saturday having dropped their last four matches, a streak that began with last Friday's loss at Southwest Minnesota State University. UMD stopped that losing skid dead in its tracks Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-21) blanking of Augustana College at the Elmen Center.The No.16 Bulldogs were the better team offensively, as they hit a collective .255 while holding No Sat, 7 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4640 Not this time.In its most recent prior trip to Maxwell Field on Nov. 15, 2003, the University of Minnesota Duluth were derailed by Winona State University in what would turn out to be the Bulldogs' last loss in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. UMD did not allow that to happen this time around, marching to a 41-16 victory over the Warriors Saturday afternoon to close out the regular season at 10-1 overall and a perfect 10-0 in the NSIC for a second straight year.The win, combined Sat, 7 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4639 For only the third time in school history, the University of Minnesota Duluth will be represented as a team at the NCAA Division II women's cross country championships. The Bulldogs saw to it by placing sixth among 22 schools at the NCAA II North Central Regional Saturday morning in Wayne, Neb. Meanwhile, the UMD men finished 12th out of 19 teams in their final competition of the season.Sophomore All-American Morgan Place, a qualifier for the 2008 NCAA II meet who came into the day having won Fri, 6 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4638 Travis Oleksuk, welcome back!After being shelved for the nearly a month while nursing a knee injury, the sophomore left winger returned to the University of Minnesota Duluth lineup Friday night and was a key contributor to the Bulldog cause, scoring once and assisting on another goal in a 4-3 road victory over 12th-ranked Colorado College.Junior left winger Kyle Schmidt broke a 3-3 deadlock with his first collegiate game winning goal with 4:52 to play in regulation and No. 20 UMD weathered a Fri, 6 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4637 In Tuesday night's loss to No.1 Concordia University-St. Paul, the University of Minnesota Duluth proved they can go toe-to-toe with any team in the country. The Bulldogs found themselves slugging it out with another ranked team Friday night, but again came up on the wrong end as No.14 Wayne State edged UMD 3-2 (26-24, 25-14, 19-25, 18-25, 15-11) before 579 at Rice Auditorium. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and appeared well on their way to a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Con Fri, 6 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4636 A small roster got even smaller Friday night for the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team, and the result was too few bodies for too many minutes.The Bulldogs -- already without Finnish national team members Saara Tuominen and Mariia Posa and injured defenseman Kirsti Hakala -- simply could not match St. Cloud State University's stamina Friday night, suffering a 5-1 setback to the Huskies in the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.  The loss drops UMD's overall r Fri, 6 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4635 It has taken six years for the University of Minnesota Duluth women's soccer team to get back into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/U.S. Bank Soccer Tournament Finals, but for the Bulldogs, there is no time like the present.Goals from a pair of juniors propelled the UMD squad to a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State University in the semifinal round of the NSIC/U.S. Bank Soccer Tournament Friday afternoon, handing the Bulldogs their 15th win of the season.  The win ties the Bulldo Fri, 6 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4634 Isaac Odim, who has, in a relatively short period of time, cemented a place for himself alongside the University of Minnesota Duluth ball-carrying greats, is one of 24 candidates in the running for the 2009 Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year. Odim, 6-0, 215-pound junior running back from Rochester, Minn., becomes the fifth Harlon Hill Trophy candidate from UMD, joining quarterback Ted Schlafke (the fourth-leading vote getter in 2008), wide receivers Greg A Fri, 6 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4633 The University of Minnesota Duluth entered its exhibition game against the 18th-ranked University of Minnesota Gophers as huge underdogs, but it did have some trends running in its favor: No. 25 Syracuse University, fell Tuesday night to Division II Le Moyne College, and the Minnesota women lost to fellow Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference member Winona State University Wednesday. Plus, the Gophers had three players serving suspensions for team rule violations.Unfortunately, none of Thu, 5 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4632 Armed with a school-record 19 game Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference winning streak, the University of Minnesota Duluth will draw the curtain on the 2009 regular season this Saturday (Nov. 7) when the Bulldogs head to Winona, Minn. for an NSIC showdown with Winona State University. Opening kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Stadium (5,000 capacity/artificial turf) on the Winona State campus.Complete Release (pdf)THE RECORDS: The defending NCAA Division II champion Bulldogs, who Thu, 5 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4631 The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced its 2009 Soccer All-Conference squad yesterday (Nov. 4) and six University of Minnesota Duluth pitchsters were included among the three teams, and honorable mention honorees. Bulldog junior netminder Hannah Bengtson (who was also selected as the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year), senior co-captain Clare Dahmen and two defenders - junior Maria Leider and sophomore Reegan Lloyd - were each selected to the first team. Senior forward Alex Paffr Thu, 5 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4630 One week after jumping out of Western Collegiate Hockey Association play to split with the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team will step back into league play when the Bulldogs head to St. Cloud, Minn. this weekend.  UMD will visit St. Cloud State University just three weeks after sweeping the Huskies in Duluth, with game-time sset for both Friday and Saturday night at 7:07 p.m.THE SERIES:  The Bulldogs are 36-8-2 all-time again Thu, 5 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4629 A school-record three University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs -- senior center Tobias Lemke, junior running back Isaac Odim and senior cornerback Brandon Wood -- have all been chosen to the 26-member ESPN The Magazine 2009 Academic All-District V Football Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. District V includes all NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois.Lemke, a All-District V first team pick two years ago, has compiled a 3. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4628 In the 88th minute, junior Molly Nepote delivered a tie-breaking strike to give the No. 2-seeded University of Minnesota Duluth a 1-0 victory against the No. 7-seeded Northern State University in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/U.S. Bank Soccer Tournament, Wednesday night.The win at James S. Malosky Stadium secures a spot for the Bulldogs in the semi-final round of the tournament, which will be hosted by Winona State University this Friday and Sunday (Nov. 6 &amp Wed, 4 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4627 The University of Minnesota Duluth returns to Western Collegiate Hockey Association activity this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 6-7) when the Bulldogs head to Colorado Springs, Colo. for a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series with Colorado College. The puck drops at 8:37 p.m. Friday and 8:07 p.m. the following night at the World Arena (7,434 capacity).Complete Release (pdf) THE RECORDS: The defending WCHA playoff champion Bulldogs, who are unbeaten in five of their last six games (4 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4626 In front of its largest home crowd this season, the University of Minnesota Duluth came closer to upending No.1 Concordia-St. Paul than any other team has this season. Prior to Tuesday night, no team had pushed the Golden Bears, who came in riding a 64-match winning streak, to a fifth set. The Bulldogs did just that, but ended up falling short in the decisive fifth game, ending their hopes of an upset and giving Concordia-St. Paul a 3-2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10) Northern Sun Intercolle Tue, 3 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4625 University of Minnesota-Duluth head baseball coach Bob Rients has announced that three seniors, Will Dahlgren, Bryan Denisen, and Gary Wilfahrt, Jr., will handle the duties of team captaincy for the 2010 season.Will Dahlgren, a Burnsville, MN native, is coming off a successful 2009 season in which he started 49 of 52 games and batted .367 with 37 RBIs (good for 3rd and 2nd on the team, respectively, among regulars).  The transfer from Dakota County Technical College swiped 14 bases in 16 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4624 The University of Minnesota Duluth will be heading to Wayne, Neb., this coming Saturday (Nov. 7) to compete in the NCAA II North Central Regional. The meet will be held at the Wayne Country Club, with the women's 6K race starting at 10:00 a.m. and the men's 10K following at 11:00 a.m. The top-five finishing men's teams and the top six women's squads, will qualify for the 2009 NCAA II Cross Country Championships. In addition, the top two individuals not from one of the qualifying teams will also Tue, 3 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4623 The University of Minnesota Duluth will do something Wednesday night it hasn't done for six years -- host a home soccer playoff game.The No. 2 seed Bulldogs (13-2-1, 11-1-1) will welcome No. 7 seed Northern State University (7-7-6, 5-4-4) to Malosky Stadium Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. for the first round of the Northern Sun Intecollegiate Conference/ US Bank Soccer Tournament. It will also mark UMD's first home playoff game since the 2003 season, when the Bulldogs beat Concordia-St. Paul 3-0 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 http://www.umdbulldogs.com/news.php?id=4622 An already small University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey 2009-10 roster will be even smaller this weekend when the No. 5 Bulldogs take on St. Cloud State, and for good reason.  Senior forward and captain Saara Tuominen and rookie defensman Mariia Posa will be with Team Finland for the rest of the week.But what is UMD's loss for the upcoming weekend against a WCHA foe is Team Finland's gain.  Finland will join Team USA, Team Canada, and Team Sweden in Vierumaki, Finland starting