Photos: Dragons coach Bergstraser presents Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson with NSIC title trophy
Minnesota State Moorhead is headed to the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, which starts Saturday.
Minnesota State University Moorhead Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Bergstraser and MSUM President Dr. Tim Downs step off of the Dragon Wagon with the NSIC 2025 basketball championship trophy outside of the Hjemkomst Center on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Moorhead.
FARGO — Minnesota State Moorhead head coach Tim Bergstraser made a special delivery Tuesday afternoon at the Hjemkomst Center — before his team heads to Kansas.
The Dragons recently won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball tournament title. Bergstraser presented the tournament championship trophy to Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson.
MSUM Dragons celebrate NSIC title
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MSUM (23-8) earned the No. 2 seed in the Central Region of the NCAA Division II tournament. The The Dragons play No. 7 seed Fort Hays State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in the opening round of the national tournament.
Bergstraser and other MSUM representatives, including President Dr. Tim Downs, drove the "Dragon Wagon" to the Hjemkomst on Tuesday for the symbolic trophy presentation.
Carlson was also given Dragons gear that she can present to Minot Mayor Tom Ross as a consolation prize. The Dragons defeated Minot State for the NSIC men's tournament crown. The two mayors had a social media wager on which team would win the game. MSUM and Carlson earned the victory.
Carlson won two jars of Ross' "award-winning" pickles and a pass to the North Dakota State Fair.
Below are scenes for Tuesday at the Hjemkomst Center:
Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson, Minnesota State University Moorhead Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Bergstraser and MSUM President Dr. Tim Downs pose together holding MSUM gear, the NSIC 2025 basketball championship trophy and the basketball net from the game outside of the Hjemkomst Center on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Moorhead.
Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
Minnesota State University Moorhead Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Bergstraser shakes hands with Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson after checking out the NSIC 2025 basketball championship trophy along with MSUM President Dr. Tim Downs outside of the Hjemkomst Center on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Moorhead.
Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
The Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragon Wagon pulls into the Hjemkomst Center on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Moorhead.
Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
Minnesota State University Moorhead Deputy Athletic Director Pam Gohl hands some MSUM merch over to Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson outside of the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, for Mayor Carlson to present to the City of Minot in consolation to the Beavers as part of the social media challenge between the teams’ respective Mayors.
Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson checks out the MSUM’s NSIC 2025 basketball championship trophy with Minnesota State University Moorhead president Dr. Tim Downs and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Bergstraser outside of the Hjemkomst Center on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Moorhead.
Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
City of Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson checks out the MSUM’s NSIC 2025 basketball championship trophy outside of the Hjemkomst Center on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Moorhead.
Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.
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