UND has a triple sellout as football game, hockey series are out of tickets

GRAND FORKS — UND football and hockey fans will be out in full force this weekend, as Saturday's football game and both games of the hockey series are sold out. UND hosts South Dakota State in football at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alerus Center, where capacity is 12,347. At Ralph Engelstad Arena, the Fighting Hawks host Bentley at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 6:07 p.m. Saturday. REA's capacity is 11,568. The three events will feature more than 35,000 combined fans across a 24-hour window. "It's an unprecedented weekend," UND deputy athletic director Erik Martinson said. "There are a lot of cool promotions and plans for a fun weekend that have come together for this. It's a perfect storm for fans who want to get in as much as they can." UND's last sellout of the Alerus Center was 2025 against North Dakota State. The Jackrabbits come to Grand Forks as the No. 1-ranked team in the FCS, while UND enters as No. 11 in the FCS after falling from No. 4 after last Saturday's defeat at