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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Weber State, Women’s Basketball Invitational, March 20, 2016

The University of North Dakota women’s basketball season came a heartbreaking end Sunday night as the Fighting Hawks dropped a 76-74 decision to Weber State in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND (19-14) surrendered a four-point halftime lead as the Wildcats (22-11) outscored the Fighting Hawks 30-11 in the third quarter and held …


RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Faces Of The Game, University of North Dakota Vs. Denver University, NCHC Frozen Faceoff, March 19, 2016

Here are some crowd photos from Russ Hons of the University of North Dakota-Denver University third-place game in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff on Saturday in Minneapolis’ Target Center. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Denver University, NCHC Frozen Faceoff, March 19, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie with Denver University in the third-place game of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff on Saturday in Minneapolis’s Target Center. Nick Schmaltz scored for UND, while Trevor Moore scored for DU. Cam Johnson stopped 16 shots on goal for the Fighting Hawks, and Evan Cowley had …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University of Minnesota-Duluth, NCHC Frozen Faceoff, March 18, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team, already a lock for a No. 1 seed in next weekend’s NCAA tournament, was handed a 4-2 setback by the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff semifinals Friday night in Minneapolis’ Target Center. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 16 nationally and seeded fourth in the tournament, fell behind …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University of California-Irvine, March 16, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team’s season came to an abrupt end Wednesday night in Betty Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks suffered a heartbreaking 89-86 defeat at the hands of the University of California-Irvine in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. UND freshman Geno Crandall scored a career-high 22 points in a game that featured 14 ties and …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Colorado College, March 12, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team said goodbye for another season to Ralph Engelstad Arena on Saturday night, easily handling Colorado College 5-1 to sweep its National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoff series with the Tigers, sending the Fighting Hawks to this weekend’s Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis, where they will meet the University of Minnesota-Duluth at 7:38 p.m. Friday in Target Center. …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Colorado College, March 11, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is one game away from next weekend’s National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Frozen Faceoff after a convincing 7-1 in the opening game win over Colorado College in their best-of-three series Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Nick Schmaltz scored a career-high two goals to lead the Fighting Hawks (29-5-3). Chipping in one goal each were Coltyn Sanderson, …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Western Michigan University, March 5, 2016

Five different players scored as the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team came from behind to beat Western Michigan University 5-4 on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win gave the Fighting Hawks, 28-5-3 overall and 19-4-1 in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, their 11th series sweep this season and moved them to No. 1 in the Pairwise Rankings, …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Western Michigan University, March 4, 2016

The University of North Dakota clinched its second straight National Collegiate Hockey Conference championship and Penrose Cup with an 8-1 win over Western Michigan University on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. The Fighting Sioux were paced by its top line of Brock Boeser, Nick Schmaltz and Drake Caggiula. Boeser had two goals and two assists, Schmaltz had his …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Montana State University, March 4, 2016

The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team, behind junior Leah Szabla’s 20 points, four assists and three steals, defeated Big Sky Conference leader Montana State University 77-76 in a thrilling contest Friday afternoon in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The win denied the first-place Bobcats (21-8, 14-4) an outright conference championship. The Fighting Hawks, 17-12 overall and 13-5 in the BSC, won for the …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — East Region Basketball Tournament, March 1, 2016

Grand Forks Red River High School’s boys and girls basketball teams advanced in the North Dakota East Region Tournament with home victories Tuesday night. The boys (14-8), behind Braeden Hanson’s 23 points, defeated Fargo Shanley 79-62, while the girls (19-3) topped Devils Lake 76-63. Austin Slaughter chipped in 18 points and Paul Miller 14 for the boys, who meet West …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University Of Montana, March 2, 2016

Senior Mia Lloyd continued her impressive play down the stretch, scoring 15 points adding 15 rebounds as the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team handed the University of Montana a 73-61 Big Sky Conference loss Wednesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The double-double was Lloyd’s 35th of her UND career and her 10th of the season. The victory  gave …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Sacramento State University, February 27, 2016

Quinton Hooker picked up where he left off Thursday (he scored a record-setting 38 points in a victory over Portland State University) with a 34-point performance in the University of North Dakota men’s basketball team’s 97-71 rout of Sacramento State University on Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Hooker was 11-for-12 from the field for the Fighting Hawks, who upped their Big Sky …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — North Dakota Boys High School Hockey Tournament Championship, February 27, 2016

Grand Forks Red River’s boys high school hockey team did something that no other North Dakota team has done in almost 50 years: The Roughriders finished the season undefeated — 27-0 — and along the way won their 17th state title by defeating Bismarck High 4-3 on Saturday night in the championship game of the North Dakota Boys High School Hockey …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. St. Cloud State University, February 27, 2016

Meghan Dufault, Becca Kohler and Amy Menke totaled eight points, including five goals, as the University of North Dakota women’s hockey shut out St. Cloud State University 6-0 Saturday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. By sweeping the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff series, the Fighting Hawks clinched their sixth-straight WCHA Final Face-Off appearance. UND won 6-1 Friday. With the sweep, the Fighting …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. St. Cloud State University, February 26, 2016

Forward Meghan Dufault scored two goals and added two assists as the University of North Dakota women’s hockey team defeated St. Cloud State University 6-1 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association postseason play Friday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The line of Becca Kohler (one goal, two assists), Amy Menke (one goal and one assist) and Dufault totaled 10 points in the win …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Portland State University, February 25, 2016

It was the Quenton Hooker show Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The junior guard scored a career-high 38 point and surpassed the 1,000-point mark in his UND career as the Fighting Hawks defeated Portland State University 80-77 in a Big Sky Conference men’s basketball contest. Hooker broke UND’s Division I single-game scoring record as the Fighting Hawks, 14-12 overall …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University Of Minnesota-Duluth, February 20, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team completed a weekend sweep of National Collegiate Hockey Conference foe the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a 2-1 win on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks, 24-5-3 overall and 15-4-1 in the NCHC, won the game on Brock Boeser’s 20th goal of the season at 14:39 of the third period to keep pace with …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University Of Northern Colorado, February 20, 2016

Junior Quentin Hooker scored with 26 points, pulled down eight rebounds and had four steals to lead the Fighting Hawks to a 74-73 Big Sky Conference victory over the University of Northern Colorado on Saturday afternoon in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND, 8-6 in conference and 13-12 overall, snapped a three-game losing streak in the series. The Bears, 8-18 overall and 5-9 in the …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University Of Minnesota-Duluth, February 19, 2016

A successful penalty shot by sophomore Austin Poganski — his third of the season — in overtime lifted the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team to a 2-1 victory over visiting University of Minnesota-Duluth on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win came less than a week after the Fighting Hawks were swept by Denver University in National Collegiate Hockey …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University Of Idaho, February 13, 2016

The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team saw its winning streak come to an end at seven games as Big Sky Conference opponent University of Idaho handed the Fighting Hawks a 65-59 defeat Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Vandals, 18-7 overall and 10-3 in the conference, used a 23-12 run in the third quarter to erase a six-point UND halftime lead. …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Eastern Washington University, February 11, 2016

The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team picked up its seventh-straight win, a 72-69 Big Sky Conference victory over Eastern Washington University on Thursday in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Four players hit double figures in scoring for the Fighting Hawks, who upped their conference mark to 8-4 and overall mark to 12-11. Senior Mia Loyd led UND with 18 points and 10 rebounds …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — UND On The Pond

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team has this weekend off, and the break in their schedule allowed the players and coaches to mix things up a bit Friday. The Fighting Sioux took advantage of the nice February weather to hold a scrimmage outside — at University Park in Grand Forks. Wish they could play some outdoor day games! Check out …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Idaho State, February 4, 2016

It was a milestone game for University of North Dakota men’s basketball players Adam McDermott and Quinton Hooker on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. McDermott scored a career high 28 points, including eight three-pointers, and Hooker registered the first triple-double in UND’s Division I history — 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists — as the Fighting Hawks rolled over Big …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Central Vs. Grand Forks Red River, February 2, 2016

No. 1-ranked Grand Forks Red River defeated crosstown rival Grand Forks Central 7-6 in overtime Tuesday night in Purpur Arena in Grand Forks, improving its unblemished record to 17-0. Central fell to 13-5-1. Nick Manske scored the winning goal for the Roughriders, who also received goals from Jacob Knecht, Max Miller, Mason Salquist and Mitchell Soderberg. Scoring for the Knights …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Minnesota State-Mankato, January 30, 2016

The University of North Dakota women’s hockey team maintained its hold on third place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with a 5-5 tie against Minnesota State-Mankato on Saturday in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks picked up the extra point by winning the shootout  on a Sam LaShomb goal. Coupled with Friday night’s 2-1 win, UND improved to 11-7-4 …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University of Northern Colorado, January 30, 2016

Junior Stephanie Smith had one of her biggest games as a University of North Dakota women’s basketball player Saturday night, recording her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds as the Fighting Hawks edged the Big Sky Conference foe University of North Colorado 54-51 in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND, 5-4 in the BSC and 9-11 overall, grabbed its …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks KnightRiders Vs. East Grand Forks Senior High, January 29, 2016

The Grand Forks KnightRiders girls hockey team did something Friday night it hadn’t done the past eight games against cross-river rival East Grand Senior High. It won. The KnightRiders, behind Abigail Schauer’s two goals, including the game-winner, defeated the Green Wave 3-2 in Grand Forks’ Purpur Arena. Also scoring for Grand Forks was Belle LaCombe. Tiffany Hanson scored both Green Wave …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Colorado College, January 23, 2016

The University of North Dakota again jumped out to a 4-0 lead against visiting Colorado College on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. But unlike Friday night, when the Fighting Hawks gave up five straight goals to the Tigers, they kept the pressure on, skating to a 5-1 National Collegiate Hockey Conference win. Freshman Rhett Gardner led UND (20-3-3 overall, 11-2-1 …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Colorado College, January 22, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team picked up two points in a National Collegiate Hockey Conference game against Colorado College on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, but things could have turned out much better for the Fighting Hawks. Brock Boeser’s shootout goal gave UND the extra point in a game that will go down in the books as a 5-5 …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Northern Arizona University, January 21, 2016

The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team, led by Mia Lloyd’s 22 points and Samantha Roscoe’s career-high 14 rebounds, defeated the Northern Arizona University 63-56 in a Big Sky Conference game Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The win was the Fighting Hawks second in a row and third in their last four games. UND upped its record to …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. University of Montana, January 16, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team joined the list of those who haven’t been able to beat the University of Montana this season, falling  65-61 to the Grizzlies in Big Sky Conference action Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Senior Martin Breunig scored the final five points for the Grizzlies (11-6 overall, 6-0 BSC) and finished with a game-high 27. He also …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. University of Nebraska-Omaha, January 16, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team shook off Friday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to visiting University of Nebraska-Omaha by responding with a resounding 5-1 win over the Mavericks on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The game-winner came from senior winger and walk-on Coltyn Sanderson, who scored his first collegiate goal. Also scoring for the Fighting Hawks were …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. University of Nebraska-Omaha, January 15, 2016

The University of Nebraska-Omaha men’s hockey team snapped the University of North Dakota’s eight-game winning streak, the longest in the country, with a 4-3 overtime victory Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The loss cost the Fighting Hawks a share of first place in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Omaha junior wing Austin Ortega scored his 17th goal of the year at …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Weber State, January 7, 2016

Samantha Roscoe scored a career-high 22 points and Makailah Dyer chipped in 20 but it wasn’t enough as the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team fell 62-56 to Big Sky Conference foe Weber State on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Roscoe was  10-of-12 from the field for the Fighting Hawks, who fell to 0-3 in conference play …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Faces Of The Game, University of North Dakota Vs. University of Alabama-Huntsville, January 2, 2016

Here are some “Faces of the Game” from photographer Russ Hons from Saturday night’s men’s college hockey game between the University of North Dakota and the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. University of Alabama-Huntsville, January 2, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team stayed perfect in 2016, defeating the University of Alabama-Huntsville 4-1 on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena to complete the New Year’s weekend sweep of its nonconference foe. Cam Johnson’s streak of shutout goaltending ended when a puck shot by Chargers’ defenseman Richard Buri went off the stick of a UND teammate and slid past …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Eastern Washington University, January 2, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team defeated defending Big Sky Conference champion Eastern Washington University 79-71 Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks were led by junior guard Quinton Hooker, who finished with 16 points and went 8-for-10 from the foul line. Freshmen Geno Crandall and Drick Bernstine each chipped in 15 points and Cortez Seales added 10 for …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Faces Of The Game, University of North Dakota Vs. University of Alabama-Huntsville, January 1, 2016

Here are some “Faces of the Game” from photographer Russ Hons from Friday night’s men’s college hockey game between the University of North Dakota and the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. University of Alabama-Huntsville, January 1, 2016

University of North Dakota goalie Cam Johnson wrote himself in the Fighting Hawks’ record book Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The sophomore goaltender broke a longtime UND men’s hockey record as he ran his scoreless streak covering five games to 278 minutes, 38 seconds with his 1-0 shutout victory over the University of Alabama Huntsville in nonconference play. Johnson’s fourth consecutive shutout …