<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://umdbulldogs.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>UMD Athletics</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for UMD Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://umdbulldogs.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Season-High 15 Hits Pushes UMD Baseball Past Crookston 7-3 in Madison</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/4/season-high-15-hits-pushes-umd-baseball-past-crookston-7-3-in-madison.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/4/season-high-15-hits-pushes-umd-baseball-past-crookston-7-3-in-madison.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Troy Lynch" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/4/1DX13777.JPG" /><br /><br />In the lone contest of the day of the University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team, the Bulldogs secured a 7–3 victory over the University of Minnesota Crookston in Madison, Wis. at Duck Pond at Warner Park on Saturday in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action.. The Bulldogs collected a season-high 15 hits and executed a balanced offensive effort, scoring in four different innings – it was also the second consecutive game UMD scored seven or more runs.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/1DX13777.JPG" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/1DX13777.JPG"><media:title>Troy Lynch</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/1DX13777.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2026 21:05:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22282</s:story_id></item><item><title>UMD Softball Bounces Back to Split With Minot State</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/4/umd-softball-bounces-back-to-split-with-minot-state.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/4/umd-softball-bounces-back-to-split-with-minot-state.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="McMillan" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/4/3W3A6131.JPG" /><br /><br />The University of Minnesota Duluth softball team faced a thrilling doubleheader against Minot State University, resulting in a narrow defeat in the first game (5–4) after eight innings and a hard-fought victory in the second game (4–3).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/3W3A6131.JPG" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/3W3A6131.JPG"><media:title>McMillan</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/3W3A6131.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2026 15:25:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22281</s:story_id></item><item><title>Baseball Bulldogs Fall Friday in Doubleheader to Crookston</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/3/baseball-bulldogs-fall-friday-in-doubleheader-to-crookston.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/3/baseball-bulldogs-fall-friday-in-doubleheader-to-crookston.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="UMD/SIoux Falls" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/3/1DX14297.JPG" /><br /><br />The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team swept the University of Minnesota Duluth in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader held in Madison, Wis. at the Duck Pond at Warner Park Friday afternoon. The Golden Eagles defeated the Bulldogs 4-3 in the first game and 17-7 in game two.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/1DX14297.JPG" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/1DX14297.JPG"><media:title>UMD/SIoux Falls</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/1DX14297.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2026 21:51:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22280</s:story_id></item><item><title>UMD Softball Fires a Combined 15 Runs to Sweep UMary Doubleheader</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/3/umd-softball-fires-a-combined-15-runs-to-sweep-umary-doubleheader.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/3/umd-softball-fires-a-combined-15-runs-to-sweep-umary-doubleheader.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Timmer" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/3/802A5169.JPG" /><br /><br />The University of Minnesota Duluth softball team secured two victories over the University of Mary in a doubleheader held in Minot, North Dakota, winning 8-2 and 7-0.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/802A5169.JPG" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/802A5169.JPG"><media:title>Timmer</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/802A5169.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2026 19:58:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22279</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gascon Named to 2025-26 All-USCHO First Team for Second Consecutive Season</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-hockey-gascon-named-to-2025-26-all-uscho-first-team-for-second-consecutive-season.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-hockey-gascon-named-to-2025-26-all-uscho-first-team-for-second-consecutive-season.aspx</guid><category>Women's Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Gascon 1st Team USCHO" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Better_text_All-uscho.jpg" /><br /><br />For a second-straight season, University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey goaltender &Egrave;ve Gascon has been named a All-USCHO First Team selection]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Better_text_All-uscho.jpg" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Better_text_All-uscho.jpg"><media:title>Gascon 1st Team USCHO</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Better_text_All-uscho.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2026 13:34:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22278</s:story_id></item><item><title>UMD Baseball will Face Crookston in Madison, Wisconsin For Three Games of NSIC Action</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/umd-baseball-will-face-crookston-in-madison-wisconsin-in-three-games-of-nsic-action.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/umd-baseball-will-face-crookston-in-madison-wisconsin-in-three-games-of-nsic-action.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Baseball Huddle" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/1DX14171.JPG" /><br /><br />The University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team will get its three Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games in after all when it travels to Madison, Wis. and Duck Pond at Warner Park to play the University of Minnesota Crookston Friday at 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. and Saturday 12:00 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/1DX14171.JPG" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/1DX14171.JPG"><media:title>Baseball Huddle</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/1DX14171.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 20:10:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22277</s:story_id></item><item><title>Max Plante Marches on as Hobey Baker Memorial Award Hat Trick Finalist</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/mens-hockey-max-plante-marches-on-as-hobey-baker-memorial-award-hat-trick-finalist.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/mens-hockey-max-plante-marches-on-as-hobey-baker-memorial-award-hat-trick-finalist.aspx</guid><category>Men's Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Plante Hobey Hat Trick" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/hobey_max_1920.jpg" /><br /><br />The list of 2025-26 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists has been pared down to three and among those making the cut is University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey sophomore winger Max Plante. Plante and the other two finalists – junior defenseman Eric Pohlkamp of the University of Denver and ____ – were selected from the initial list of Top Ten candidates by the 30-member selection committee. This year's Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner will be announced on April 10, 2026 in the Presidio Ballroom at Park MGM Las Vegas and air live on the NHL Network and NHL YouTube Channel from 5-6:00 p.m. PST.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/hobey_max_1920.jpg" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/hobey_max_1920.jpg"><media:title>Plante Hobey Hat Trick</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/hobey_max_1920.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 14:36:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22276</s:story_id></item><item><title>61 Bulldogs Named to 2026 NSIC Winter All-Academic Team</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/general-61-bulldogs-named-to-2026-nsic-winter-all-academic-team.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/general-61-bulldogs-named-to-2026-nsic-winter-all-academic-team.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Men's Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NSIC All-Academic Winter Team" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/NSIC_Aacadmic_1_.png" /><br /><br />The four University of Minnesota Duluth athletic teams that competed during the 2026 winter athletic season had a combined total of 61 student-athletes earn Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic honors, the conference announced Thursday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/NSIC_Aacadmic_1_.png" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/NSIC_Aacadmic_1_.png"><media:title>NSIC All-Academic Winter Team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/NSIC_Aacadmic_1_.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 12:02:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22275</s:story_id></item><item><title>UMD Softball Heads Out to Face UMary and Minot State</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/umd-softball-heads-out-to-face-umary-and-minot-state.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/4/2/umd-softball-heads-out-to-face-umary-and-minot-state.aspx</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Johnson" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Ava_Johnson__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Minnesota Duluth softball team heads on the road for its third set of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) doubleheaders of 2026. The first doubleheader is against the University of Mary tomorrow beginning at 2:00 p.m., with Minot State University set for Saturday at noon, both being hosted in Minot's Air-Supported Dome.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Ava_Johnson__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Ava_Johnson__1_.jpg"><media:title>Johnson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Ava_Johnson__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:12:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22274</s:story_id></item><item><title>UMD Baseball Falls in Doubleheader Action to St. Cloud State</title><link>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/3/31/umd-baseball-falls-in-doubleheader-action-to-st-cloud-state.aspx</link><guid>https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/3/31/umd-baseball-falls-in-doubleheader-action-to-st-cloud-state.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="RicardsonvsUSF" src="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/31/1DX13867.JPG" /><br /><br />The University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team fell to St. Cloud State University Tuesday by scores of 18-0 and 9-8 at the Dick Putz Field in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/1DX13867.JPG" /><media:content url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/1DX13867.JPG"><media:title>RicardsonvsUSF</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://umdbulldogs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/1DX13867.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:22:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22273</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>