Bison Advance to FCS Quarterfinals, Huskies Shut Out UND

The St. Cloud State, CSB and University of Minnesota hockey groups all had wins to safe Saturday’s weekend sweeps, the Minnesota Wild had a shootout victory, the CSB, SJU, SCSU and Gopher basketball groups all emerged victorious, the Bison Football group trampled on Montana to advance within the postseason and the Granite City Lumberjacks ousted Alexandria whereas the St. Cloud Norsemen fell to the Wilds for the sequence cut up and the Minnesota Timberwolves fell to the Thunder. On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will look to win their first convention title since 2017 once they full a three-game residence stand in opposition to the Jets, and the University of Minnesota males’s basketball group begins the Big Ten recreation in opposition to Purdue.

SUMMARIES:

– The no. 3 Bison dominated the second spherical of the FCS playoffs in a 49-26 win over Montana on Saturday. NDSU scored the primary landing of the day within the opening quarter, constructing a lead they might by no means hand over. Cam Miller accomplished six of 10 tries for 58 yards and one interception, but in addition added eight carries for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Kobe Johnson had 12 carries for 206 yards and two touchdowns, whereas TaMerik Williams added 101 yards and a landing on his 11 carries. the Bison are actually 10-2 mixture and host Samford within the quarter-finals on Friday at 18:00. You can watch this recreation on AM 1390 and 93.9 FM Granite City Sports.

– The SCSU males’s hockey group beat AND 6-3 to safe their first win over the Fighting Hawks since 2013. North Dakota took an early 3-0 lead, however St. Cloud responded with six unanswered targets to tie the to safe victory. Zach Okabe led SCSU together with his second profession hat trick. The Huskies enhance to 13-3 and can journey to Miami University on Friday.

– The SCSU girls’s ice hockey group additionally gained over the weekend with a 6-3 win over St. Thomas. The Huskies have now defeated the Tommies twice this season. Klára Hymlárová scored the primary hat trick of her collegiate profession and gave St. Cloud State the successful edge. The Huskies enhance to 11-8 and play the University of Minnesota on Friday. The puck drop is scheduled for six p.m. in Minneapolis.

– The SCSU males’s basketball group prolonged its successful streak to 4 video games with an 81-67 win over the University of Minnesota-Crookston. Matthew Willert led all scorers with 23 factors for St. Cloud. Ryan Bagley added 14. The Huskies enhance to 5-3 and can go to UMary at 7:30pm on Friday.

– The SCSU girls’s basketball group additionally surpassed Crookston 71-51 on the highway Saturday. Katrina Theis dominated the courtroom and led all scorers with a career-best 36 factors and game-best 8 rebounds. The Huskies enhance to 5-2 and can face UMary in Bismarck on Friday evening.

– The CSB hockey group beat Bethel 3-2 in time beyond regulation to safe the weekend’s win. Chloe Lewis and Emily Lemker every scored a aim for St Ben’s rule and Ava Stinnett completed the sport with a aim in time beyond regulation. The Bennies are bettering to 7-4 and may have a break by means of Jan. 13 once they go to Gustavus.

– The CSB basketball group defeated Augsburg on Saturday afternoon in entrance of their residence crowd with 82:68. Sophia Jonas led St Ben’s with 22 factors, Carla Meyer added 17 and Olivia Boily completed with 13 factors. The Bennies enhance to 4-1 and host Macalester on Wednesday at 19:00.

– The SJU basketball group additionally defeated Augsburg on Saturday with a 78:50 residence win. Ryan Thissen led all scorers with 24 factors and eight rebounds for St. John’s. Griffin Rushin added 13. The Johnnies enhance to 5-2 and go to Macalester on Wednesday at 19:00.

– The Gopher males’s hockey group defeated Michigan State 6-3 to conclude the weekend sequence. Minnesota took a 4-0 lead and saved the Spartans from discovering the again of the web for the primary two halves. Michigan State finally scored to stop the shutout within the third, however the Gophers additionally contributed to their complete. Six totally different gamers scored targets for Minnesota within the win. Justen Close made 40 saves and conceded three targets. The Gophers enhance to 13-5 and can host Wisconsin Friday at 8 p.m

– The Gopher girls’s basketball group opened the Big Ten recreation with a 98-96 win over Penn State in double time beyond regulation. Makenna Marisa led all scorers with 34 factors for the Nittany Lions. Minnesota had 4 gamers in double figures, with Mara Braun scoring 26 factors, Amaya Battle scoring 19, Mallory Heller including 18 factors and 11 rebounds, and Katie Borowicz ending with 13 factors. The Gophers enhance to 5-3 and host Kentucky (5-1) at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday.

– The Lumberjacks beat Alexandria 4-3 at residence on Saturday. Cody Weber, Jacob McPartland, Reed Hanus and Joe Greniuk every lit the lamp as soon as for Granite City. The Lumberjacks enhance to 20-1-0-1 and journey to Mason City on Friday to tackle the Toros.

– The Wild pulled off a 5-4 shootout win over Anaheim at residence on Saturday evening. Minnesota beat the Ducks 49-33 within the win. The Wild enhance to 12-9-2 and head to Dallas on Sunday afternoon. Pre-game protection begins at 1:45 p.m. on AM 1390 and 93.9 FM Granite City Sports.

– The Northmen fell 4-1 to the Wilds within the second recreation of the weekend sequence. Tyler Dysart scored the one aim for St. Cloud within the third half to keep away from the shutout. The Norsemen fall to 9-12-1-1 and can host Minot in a sequence beginning Friday at 19:00

– The Timberwolves led 101-97 within the fourth quarter and misplaced to Oklahoma City 128-135. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 33 factors for the Thunder. In KAT’s absence, D’Angelo Russell led Minnesota with 27 factors and Anthony Edwards added 26. Wolves fall to 11-12 and can host the Pacers on Wednesday. Pre-game protection begins at 6:30 p.m. on AM 1240 and 95.3 FM WJON.

PREVIEW:

– The Vikings (9-2) have a chance to safe the NFC North title once they host the New York Jets (7-4) on Sunday. If Minnesota can pull off a win in opposition to one of many NFL’s highest-ranked defenses, together with a loss at Detroit or a tie of their matchup with Jacksonville, the Vikings may win their first convention title since 2017. After a tricky residence loss to Dallas, a little bit of complementary soccer led Minnesota to a 33-26 win over New England. The Jets are additionally tied at 1-1 of their final two video games, shedding to the Patriots after which beating the Bears. The Vikings anticipate quite a lot of key gamers to return from harm this week in CB Akayleb Evans and DT Dalvin Tomlinson. Ben Ellefson and Christian Darrisaw will each miss the sport for Minnesota, however Darrisaw is making progress on concussion protocol. DL Ross Blacklock can be listed as questionable for the Vikings. For the Jets, security Ashtyn Davis has been dominated out, whereas operating again Michael Carter and offensive deal with Cedric Ogbuehi are listed as uncertain, and fellow OT Duane Brown is listed as uncertain. Minnesota is 3-8 total in opposition to New York. Pre-game protection begins at 11:00 am on AM 1240 and 95.3 FM WJON.

– The Gopher males’s basketball group (4-3) visits No. 5 Purdue (7-0) of their Big Ten opener on Saturday. Minnesota has not gained a convention opener because the 2017-2018 season. The Gophers are 81-98 all-time in opposition to the Boilermakers. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m

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