08-09 fighting sioux - University of North Dakota Athletics
08-09 fighting sioux - University of North Dakota Athletics
08-09 fighting sioux - University of North Dakota Athletics
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BETTY ENGELSTAD SIOUX CENTER<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Opened: August 24, 2004<br />
Capacity: 3,064<br />
First Event: UND <strong>North</strong>ern Extreme<br />
Volleyball Tournament, Aug. 27-28, 2004<br />
First WBB Game: UND defeated NW<br />
Missouri State 83-57 on Nov. 15, 2004<br />
Largest WBB Crowd: 3,<strong>09</strong>9 on Feb. 24,<br />
2006 vs. Minnesota Duluth<br />
Most Points: 114 (UND 114, Ferris State<br />
55 on Dec. 18, 2004)<br />
Most Opponent Points: 82 (UND 84, St.<br />
Cloud State 82 on Mar. 4, 2005)<br />
Size & Amenities<br />
Complimentary architecture to main arena<br />
Brick and precast exterior shell<br />
Matching standing seam metal ro<strong>of</strong>ing<br />
50,000 gross square feet<br />
24,000 square feet <strong>of</strong> wood floor<br />
High quality, spring loaded wood floor<br />
Power operated, self-storing basketball standards<br />
Power operated, self-storing divider curtains<br />
4 regulation size basketball courts<br />
4 regulation size volleyball courts<br />
2,600 padded upholstered seats with armrests<br />
Telescopic bleacher seating for 700<br />
VIP hospitality room for 200<br />
Sioux tradition area<br />
Granite lobby floor<br />
Large graphic & display walls<br />
Large format screens<br />
3 home team locker rooms w/ team meeting rooms<br />
Players lounge<br />
Players study classroom with computers<br />
and high-speed internet<br />
Coaches <strong>of</strong>fices<br />
Audio / visual room<br />
Elevator wheelchair accessible<br />
Hospitality room serving areas<br />
Concession areas<br />
Interior connections to the main arena<br />
TV broadcast booth<br />
Radio broadcast booth<br />
Game filming platform<br />
Fiber-optic communications<br />
The Betty Engelstad<br />
Sioux Center, located<br />
on the UND campus, is<br />
the home <strong>of</strong> Fighting<br />
Sioux basketball.<br />
Affectionately dubbed<br />
“The Betty,” the Betty<br />
Engelstad Sioux<br />
Center opened its<br />
doors prior to the 2004-05 season, replacing the historic Hyslop Sports Center.<br />
The multi-million dollar facility is adjacent to the renowned Ralph Engelstad Arena<br />
and also serves as the home <strong>of</strong> Fighting Sioux volleyball.<br />
Named in honor <strong>of</strong> longtime UND benefactor Betty Engelstad, the widow <strong>of</strong> Ralph<br />
Engelstad, the arena seats approximately 3,000 fans and provides the Fighting Sioux<br />
basketball teams with a home-court advantage that is second to none.<br />
The building was <strong>of</strong>ficially dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 24,<br />
2004, attended by the Engelstad family and distinguished guests.<br />
ABOUT BETTY ENGELSTAD<br />
Elizabeth “Betty” Stocker was born January 1, 1933 in East Grand Forks, Minn.,<br />
the daughter <strong>of</strong> Fred and Mary Stocker. Betty married Ralph Engelstad in 1954 and<br />
together they had one daughter, Kris Engelstad McGarry. Keeping with her late<br />
husband’s generous financial contributions, Betty has emerged as a philanthropist<br />
in her own right, gifting to various charitable organizations.<br />
As the newest addition to the Ralph Engelstad Arena complex, the Betty Engelstad<br />
Sioux Center is a lasting tribute to Betty Engelstad and the ongoing support and<br />
shared vision <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> and the Engelstad family.<br />
Betty continues to reside in Las Vegas, Nev., near her daughter, son-in-law and two<br />
grandchildren.
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