FARGO, N.D.  – The North Dakota State University men’s basketball team is currently in first place with five games remaining in the Summit League. Menomonie graduate Noah Feddersen is a major contributor as the Bison are looking to take their first league title since they tied for the regular season title with South Dakota State University during the 2019-20 season. North Dakota State also grabbed The Summit League tournament crown that year and advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament.

Feddersen has been a regular in the Bisons’ lineup where the junior has played in all 90 games since his red-shirt freshman year in 2023-24 and has started 68 games.

The 6-foot-10 forward has been on a hot-streak as of late, scoring in double figures over the last five games, raising his points per game average more than a point-and-a-half from 7.0 points per contest on Jan. 22 to 8.4 points following Saturday’s win. Feddersen scored 10 points against Denver, Jan. 22, and 11 points against Oral Roberts, Jan. 24. Feddersen matched a season-high with a 2o-point contest at South Dakota State, Jan. 31, hitting 9 of 12 shots from the floor, including two 3-pointers Feddersen tallied 13 points against Denver, Feb. 5, hitting 7 of 9 free throws, then dropped in 18 points against Omaha, Feb. 7, scoring 12 points in the second half, and hitting 7 of 10 from the floor and 4 of 4 at the line.

In a rematch with Denver January 24, Feddersen recorded 13 points, draining 7 of 9 free throws. But the Bison saw their nine-game winning streak come to end against Denver in a 78-71 decision. NDSU got back on the winning track their next time out with a 92-84 win over Omaha. North Dakota State is currently 20-6 overall, 10-1 in the Summit League.

Over the past five games, Feddersen is shooting 62.8 percent from the floor, hitting 27 of 43 shots; is shooting 87.5 per cent at the line (14-16), is averaging 14.4 points and has notched six blocked shots. Feddersen is second in the Summit League in blocked shots with 32 on the season, averaging 1.2 blocks per contest. Feddersen has led the Bison in blocked shots all three seasons. The Bison return to action Saturday, Feb. 14 at the University of North Dakota.

Baseball/Softball Opening Soon

With Major League Baseball teams opening spring training camps this week, collegiate diamond sports are not far behind. Actually, NCAA Division I softball teams opened their seasons last weekend and Division I baseball teams open play this weekend, albeit the northern teams travel to warmer climates.

This spring we will be following Menomonie High School graduates who will be playing collegiate softball or baseball.

On the softball field, freshmen Adison Hasse and Keiara Daniel will be making their collegiate debuts. Hasse will be playing at Domincan University in Forest River, Ill., and Daniel will play for Rochester (Minn.) Community and Technical College. Dominican will be opening their season Feb. 21-22 at the Bethany Lutheran College tournament in Mankato, Minn., and Rochester will get their season underway Feb. 19 -21 when they host the Early Bird Tournament at the Rochester Dome. (The UW-Stout softball team will open their season Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Dundas Dome in Dundas, Minn., taking on Macalester College and Carthage College.)

On the baseball diamond, Treysen Witt will begin his junior season at UW-Stout. Freshmen Owen Welch and AJ Zydowsky will play for the Milwaukee School of Engineering and UW-Eau Claire, respectively.

Stout is scheduled to travel to Jacksonville, Ill, for three games Feb. 21-22 against Illinois College, Coe College and the College of St. Scholastica. MSOE will travel to the West Coast where they are scheduled to play doubleheaders at Pacific University, Friday, Feb. 20 and at Willamette University, Saturday, Feb. 21. Eau Claire will open with three games at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, Feb. 28-March 1.