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USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Wisconsin women's hockey announces 2025-26 conference schedule
Wisconsin women's hockey announces 2025-26 conference schedule The Wisconsin women's hockey program released its 2025-26 conference slate on Wednesday morning. Fresh off its thrilling NCAA Championship victory over Ohio State in Minnesota, Mark Johnson's program is in search of its ninth national title in program history and fourth championship in the past six years. That journey begins with the 2025-26 conference schedule release. Captained by reigning First-Team All-American Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin will open the season at Bemidji State on Sept. 26-27 before returning to Madison for its conference home-opener against Minnesota Duluth the weekend of Oct. 10-12. Other notable series include Wisconsin's Jan. 30-31 Border Battle series against Minnesota and NCAA title game rematch against Ohio State in Madison the weekend of Feb. 6-8. UW will conclude the regular season against St. Cloud State the weekend of Feb. 20-22 before commencing its WCHA playoff journey in late February and early March. The Badgers' non-conference schedule will be announced in the coming weeks, per a release. The Badgers orchestrated one of the more dominant conference outputs in recent program history during the 2024-25 season. They went 38-1-2, with their sole loss arriving on Nov. 16 against Ohio State in Columbus. Wisconsin tied the Buckeyes at Wrigley Field on Jan. 4 and St. Cloud State on Jan. 26 at home. Mark Johnson's squad would go on to pilot a 3-0 record in the 2025 NCAA Tournament with wins over Clarkson, Minnesota and Ohio State to pocket the eighth championship in program history. In the final over the Buckeyes, Simms netted a penalty-shot goal to send the game to overtime with under 20 seconds to spare before clinching the 4-3 victory with another score in the extra frame. While that type of outcome may be difficult to replicate, Wisconsin will return to the ice with as much confidence as any team across the nation. With a bevy of stars at the helm, UW could certainly further its standing as the sport's premier dynasty come Sept. 26. Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Haase homers twice, USF rolls past St. Cloud State
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (USF) — The University of Sioux Falls Baseball Team (30-26) advanced in the NSIC Tournament with a commanding 10-2 victory over St. Cloud State (26-25) on Wednesday afternoon at Ronken Field. Jaxon Haase led the way, hitting two home runs and driving in five RBIs, while also setting the USF single-season home run record with his 15th of the season, surpassing the mark held by Kalen DeBoer since 1997. Mitch Iliff added a homer and three RBIs to propel the Cougars to the win. Game Recap Sioux Falls took control early, scoring two runs in the third inning when Mitch Iliff launched a two-run homer to right center, scoring Dominic Vogel . The Cougars extended their lead in the fourth, as Noah Christenson tripled to drive in Ryan Gouldin , followed by Nolan Drossel's RBI single. Iliff added a sacrifice fly, making it 5-0. St. Cloud State responded in the fifth with a solo home run from Blaine Guthrie, but Sioux Falls answered in the sixth. Jaxon Haase crushed a three-run homer to left field, scoring Ben Serie and Iliff, pushing the lead to 8-1. The Huskies scored their second run in the seventh when Wilmis Castro crossed the plate on a double play, but Haase sealed the game in the eighth with a two-run homer to center field, scoring Isaac Bonner to set the final score at 10-2. Haase's second homer of the game marked his record-breaking 15th of the season. Jake Ammann earned the win (6-4), pitching seven strong innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts. Myles Rees and Ben Serie closed out the game, combining for two scoreless innings. St. Cloud State's Frankie Volkers took the loss (3-2), giving up five runs on six hits over 3.1 innings. Key Stats Jaxon Haase : 2-for-2, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 15th HR (USF single-season record) Mitch Iliff : 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, HBP Isaac Bonner : 3-for-5, 2B, 1 R Up Next The Cougars advance in the NSIC Tournament and will face Minnesota State University, Mankato on Thursday, May 8, at 3:30 p.m. at Ronken Field. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
CBS News
02-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Minnesota State colleges and universities brace for budget reductions, tuition hikes as state funding falls short
A college degree is already expensive, and it could cost students even more at some Minnesota public colleges and universities next year. The Board of Trustees governing the Minnesota State system — which serves 270,000 students across community and technical colleges and universities like St. Cloud State, Metro State and Minnesota State University in Mankato — discussed tuition increases ranging from 3.5 to 9% in each of the next year to plug budget shortfalls. Bill Maki, vice chancellor for finance and facilities, told WCCO the average increase will likely land somewhere in the middle and vowed the schools wouldn't balance their budgets on the backs of students, so reductions and streamlining resources will follow, too. The board will consider each school's tuition proposal and make a final decision in June, and they will discuss options again at a meeting later in May. "There's many factors that go into setting tuition rates, and student affordability is one of the strong values of Minnesota State, [and] that it is a primary source of operating revenues. So balancing and having the availability of the experiences that students expect versus how much they pay is something where there's trade-offs that will need to occur," Maki said. The other primary source of revenue supporting Minnesota State programs is state funding. But a bleak state budget picture — a projected $6 billion deficit in the future if lawmakers don't act wisely this session — means the Legislature is tightening the belt. The House and Senate still need to hash out the differences of their higher education budget blueprints, but Minnesota State is bracing for no new funding, something Maki explained has not happened in a decade. He said whatever the final deal is will likely amount to a funding cut since last budget there was an influx of one-time dollars. "We look forward to being able to move forward and do it in a very thoughtful, deliberate way to try to minimize the impact the best we can to students," he said. The focus of lawmakers in both chambers, working with fewer resources, is on shoring up the state's financial aid program. Maki said that it will help blunt the impact of any tuition increase for families. The colleges and universities within the system are the cheapest in the state, with tuition ranging from about $6,200 to $10,000 per year. In the previous two years, tuition remained flat, according to the Board of Trustees' documents. The highest increase in the last decade was 3.4%. During the Minnesota Senate's debate on the higher education budget bill Thursday, GOP Sen. Zach Duckworth blamed Democrats who controlled the State Capitol the previous two years for the current budget outlook. He attempted to shift funding away from the North Star Promise Program, which provides free college for students whose families make less than $80,000, to implement a tuition freeze at Minnesota State. DFL Sen. Omar Fateh of Minneapolis countered that previous Legislatures contributed to the budget shortfalls state schools are facing. "A lot of the challenges higher ed has been facing, including costs, is due to years of disinvestment that's been occurring — year after year after year, the state not investing in our higher education, not investing in our students," Fateh said. "So we did that. We invested a record number of dollars in higher ed last biennium." Last year, the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents voted to raise tuition for this school year by 4.5%. The Legislature must adjourn on May 19 to avoid a special session.
USA Today
05-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Spartans land St. Cloud State transfer defenseman Colin Ralph
Spartans land St. Cloud State transfer defenseman Colin Ralph The Spartans added a big-time transfer portal defenseman on Saturday Michigan State hockey lands St. Cloud State transfer defenseman Colin Ralph. One of the top portal defensemen with three years of eligibility. 2nd round pick by St. Louis in 2024 draft. Big body at 6-5, 227 and had one goal and seven assists last season. — Nathaniel Bott (@Nathaniel_Bott) April 5, 2025 Michigan State hockey has added a big-time defenseman through the transfer portal. St. Cloud State transfer defenseman Colin Ralph committed to Michigan State on Saturday, according to Nathaniel Bott of the Lansing State Journal. Ralph is considered one of the top defenseman in the portal, according to Bott. Ralph comes to Michigan State with three years of eligibility remaining. In his lone season with St. Cloud State, Ralph recorded one goal and seven assists. Ralph was a second round pick by the St. Louis Blues in the 2024 NHL Draft. Ralph is from Maple Grove, Minn. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
