Leading Off
The Fighting Hawks fell to the Jackrabbits this past weekend.  South Dakota State fell in the doubleheader with a first game score of 6-0 and second game score of 2-0. North Dakota fell in the third game of the day 6-1 to end the weekend 4-16 in conference play and to move to 14-38 for the regular season. 
 
The Fighting Hawks return to the Summit League Championships as the No. 6 seed. They will face their inner-state rival North Dakota State in the first round. This will be the second-straight season that they will face each other in the first round. The game will take place at 4:30 PM CT in Brookings, S.D.
 
With the movement of the USD series to Vermillion and the NDSU series to Fargo, UND has added five more games away from Apollo. The Fighting Hawks have played 38 straight away games since the season began. By the time the season is over, and it is all said and done, the green and white will have played 49 games away from Grand Forks. They were only able to play three games at Apollo.
 
Follow the Fighting Hawks
» Live stats will be available for the game against the Bison. Live stat links can be found on the softball schedule page at FightingHawks.com or at TheSummitLeague.org.
 
» Live video coverage for all three games can be found on the softball schedule page at FightingHawks.com or at TheSummitLeague.org.
 
» Live Twitter updates will be available on the official Twitter page of the University of North Dakota softball, @UNDsoftball.
 
Series History
North Dakota State - UND trails 37-76
» North Dakota State currently leads the series between the two rivals.
 
» The last time the two teams faced each other was earlier this season. They played two games against each other. North Dakota beat North Dakota State 11-10 in the first game and lost 7-3 in the second game.
 
About the Opponent
» The Bison currently sit at a 28-21 record and a 10-8 record in conference play.
 
» NDSU lost to UND 6-5 in ten innings in the first round of the Summit League Championships last year to end their season.