Dragons in the News
Take a look at the news stories featuring MSUM in the last week.
Minnesota State students, faculty prioritize affordability, Inforum: “Students and faculty of Minnesota State colleges and universities agree that state lawmakers should prioritize curbing tuition costs as they consider a request for additional funding.”
Minnesota State administration requests funding to maintain ‘workforce engine’, WDAZ: “Minnesota State colleges and universities administrators say additional spending is needed to help the state keep pace with growing workforce needs. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development projects that more than 70 percent of jobs in the state will require postsecondary education by 2020.”
MSUM Men and Women feeding off each other’s success, WDAY: “This winter has been unlike any other for MSU Moorhead. Both basketball teams sit on top of the Northern Sun division standings this late in the season for the first time in school history.”
MSUM Students Continue Service in the Name of Dr. King, KVRR: “MSUM’s Black Student Union has found a way to extend their celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and give back.”
No. 15-ranked Dragons women looking to reach 16, Inforum: “Minnesota State Moorhead scoring leader Drew Sannes played less than half of the game last Saturday due to foul trouble and scored a season-low three points. That didn’t prevent the Dragons from earning a 74-64 women’s basketball road victory against Wayne State, extending their winning streak to 15 games.”
Minnesota-Duluth ends Dragons’ winning streak one short of school record, Inforum: “The Minnesota State Moorhead women’s basketball team had been cruising, but hit a roadblock Friday, Jan, 20 at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.”
MSUM Hoops: UMD Stuns Women, Men Down Bulldogs, KVRR: “The 15-game winning streak for the No. 15 Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team came to an end on Friday as Minnesota Duluth topped the Dragons, 71-59 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn.”
MSUM student travels 1,300 miles to protest on Inauguration Day, WDAY: “Over 1,300 miles stand between our metro and Washington DC and one MSUM student traveled all those miles just for the protests of the inauguration.”
Dragon men reward energetic home crowd with sixth straight win, Inforum: “Minnesota State Moorhead senior Ayob Ayob felt the energy generated by the home crowd Friday night at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.”
Ayob helps Dragons earn dramatic win against St. Cloud State, Inforum: “Ayob Ayob delivered a strong offensive performance Saturday night, but his biggest play may have been on defense. The Minnesota State Moorhead senior drew a charge in the closing moments with the Dragons holding a one-point lead. That play, paired with his career-high 31 points, lifted MSUM to an 87-82 victory against St. Cloud State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men’s basketball at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse before 1,576 fans.”
Thorson’s hot shooting fuels Dragons victory against St. Cloud State, Inforum: “Minnesota State Moorhead junior Cassidy Thorson had a career performance Saturday to help the Dragons bounce back from disappointment a night earlier.”
College Track and Field: Huber wins at SDSU Invitational, Brainerd Dispatch: “Brian Huber won the long jump for the Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s track and field team Friday at the South Dakota State Division II Invite.”
Dragons bounce back after first loss in two months, WDAY: “The Dragon women’s basketball team didn’t seem to mind that their 15-game win streak was snapped over the weekend. The Dragons rebounded with a 95-69 win over St. Cloud. That was the second time this season MSUM has scored 90 or more points in a game.”