As we approach the end of the Fall 2022 semester, let's take a minute to catch up on all the Bulldog sports action heading into the winter break.

Men’s Hockey has been less than spectacular so far in comparison to previous years. With a record of 4-4-0 versus conference opponents, and 8-8-0 overall, they currently sit outside of USCHO most recent top 20 teams in the country. They have split or lost every series since their sweep against Cornell over Halloween weekend, and they have a fairly difficult schedule for the rest of the season including multiple series against many of the nations top 10 teams. While showing some signs of momentum with Matthew Thiessen and Ben Steeves receiving Goaltender and Rookie of the Week respectively last week, they head into a tough series this weekend versus #1 ranked Denver.

Women’s Hockey however has been showing great strength, holding a 6-6-0 conference record, and an overall 12-6-0 record. Ranking #8 in the most recent USCHO top 20, they have completed multiple sweeps of some strong teams such as St. Cloud State and have even given some top 5 teams a battle as seen in last weeks overtime win versus #1 ranked Ohio State. They head into a series at home this weekend versus #37 ranked St. Thomas.

Women’s Volleyball bow out of the NCAA Division 2 tournament in the second round after their loss to Concordia St. Paul. They end their season with a 17-3 conference record and a 27-5 overall record, ranking #7 overall in the final AVCA poll of the season. They made both the NSIC conference tournament and the NCAA national tournament this season for the first time since 2019, and they did not drop outside of the top 10 of ranked teams since their week one ranking of #21.

Men’s Basketball started their season off hot, staying undefeated 3-0 in their conference and holding a 7-2 overall record. Charlie Katona was named last week’s NSIC Player of the Week after recording a season high 25 points versus Bemidji State. The team remains unranked as they head to North Dakota this weekend to take on Minot State and University of Mary.

Women’s basketball is also proving to be successful so far, starting off the season undefeated 3-0 in their conference and holding a 6-2 overall record. After a dominant 78-49 performance over Bemidji State, the women’s team finds themselves at rank #4 in the central region. They also head into a pair of games this weekend versus Minot State and University of Mary.

The Cross Country season comes to the end for both the Mens and Womens teams, with the Women's team qualifying for the NCAA Division 2 National Championship. They went on to finish 20th in the championship’s team event, their highest placing since their 15th place in 2017. Two runners finished inside the top 100 in the event, including Cailee Peterson who finished 62nd and Maddie Verkerke who finished 86th.

The Bulldog Football team finished off their season in early November with a dominant 28-7 win over Northern State. They end the season with an overall 8-3 record, with 16 players earning All-NSIC conference honors including 10 first team all honors. They land themselves in second place on the final NSIC standings, only behind Bemidji State.

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