NDSU students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will be kicking off post-season play with Bison Pride Week, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, to gear up for NDSU football and volleyball teams' playoff competition.
The Bison football team is the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs and will host the Eastern Kentucky-James Madison winner on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. at the Fargodome. The squad finished the regular season with a 10-1 record and spent time as the top team in the country.
Head football coach Craig Bohl is among 20 finalists for the 25th Eddie Robinson Award, which recognizes the coach of the year in the FCS. The Robinson Award is presented by The Sports Network and sponsored by Fathead.com, and the recipient will be announced at the national awards banquet on Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas.
The Bison volleyball team won the Summit League tournament on Nov. 19 and advanced to its third NCAA tournament in four seasons. With a record of 26-8, NDSU will await the announcement of the 64-team NCAA tournament bracket on Sunday, Nov. 27. First and second round play will be Dec. 1-4 at campus sites to be determined.
Five NDSU volleyball players earned spots on the All-Summit League teams and two Bison earned individual awards. Senior Jennifer Lopez became the first player in league history to be named both Player of the Year and Setter of the Year, and Kari Thompson was named Coach of the Year.
Junior middle hitter Megan Lambertson joined Lopez on the All-Summit League first team, and senior middle hitter Chrissy Knuth and junior outside hitter Brynn Joki were named to the second team. Outside hitter Lauren Cammack was named to the All-Freshman Team.