(CST) Thursday, Oct.25 Winnipeg (Exh.) Grand Forks, ND 6 pm ...

QUICK FACTS
Opened: August 24, 2004
Capacity: 3,064
First Event: UND Northern Extreme
Volleyball Tournament, Aug. 27-28, 2004
First WBB Game: UND defeated NW
Missouri State 83-57 on Nov. 15, 2004
Largest WBB Crowd: 3,099 on Feb. 24,
2006 vs. Minnesota Duluth
Most Points: 114 (UND 114, Ferris State
55 on Dec. 18, 2004)
Most Opponent Points: 82 (UND 84, St.
Cloud State 82 on Mar. 4, 2005)
Size & Amenities
Complimentary architecture to main arena
Brick and precast exterior shell
Matching standing seam metal roofing
50,000 gross square feet
24,000 square feet of wood floor
High quality, spring loaded wood floor
Power operated, self-storing basketball standards
Power operated, self-storing divider curtains
4 regulation size basketball courts
4 regulation size volleyball courts
2,600 padded upholstered seats with armrests
Telescopic bleacher seating for 700
VIP hospitality room for 200
Sioux tradition area
Granite lobby floor
Large graphic & display walls
Large format screens
3 home team locker rooms w/ team meeting rooms
Players lounge
Players study classroom with computers
and high-speed internet
Coaches offices
Audio / visual room
Elevator wheelchair accessible
Hospitality room serving areas
Concession areas
Interior connections to the main arena
TV broadcast booth
Radio broadcast booth
Game filming platform
Fiber-optic communications
BETTY ENGELSTAD SIOUX CENTER
The Betty Engelstad
Sioux Center, located
on the UND campus, is
the home of Fighting
Sioux basketball.
Affectionately dubbed
“The Betty,” the Betty
Engelstad Sioux
Center opened its
doors prior to the 2004-05 season, replacing the historic Hyslop Sports Center.
The multi-million dollar facility is adjacent to the renowned Ralph Engelstad Arena
and also serves as the home of Fighting Sioux volleyball.
Named in honor of longtime UND benefactor Betty Engelstad, the widow of Ralph
Engelstad, the arena seats approximately 3,000 fans and provides the Fighting Sioux
basketball teams with a home-court advantage that is second to none.
The building was officially dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 24,
2004, attended by the Engelstad family and distinguished guests.
ABOUT BETTY ENGELSTAD
Elizabeth “Betty” Stocker was born January 1, 1933 in East Grand Forks, Minn.,
the daughter of Fred and Mary Stocker. Betty married Ralph Engelstad in 1954
and together they had one daughter, Kris Engelstad McGarry. Keeping with her
late husband’s generous financial contributions, Betty has emerged as a philanthropist
in her own right, gifting to various charitable organizations.
As the newest addition to the Ralph Engelstad Arena complex, the Betty Engelstad
Sioux Center is a lasting tribute to Betty Engelstad and the ongoing support and
shared vision of the University of North Dakota and the Engelstad family.
Betty continues to reside in Las Vegas, Nev., near her daughter, son-in-law and two
grandchildren.
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