▁Tul sa , ▁ 3 – 2 ▁and ▁ 4 – 1 , ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁Super ▁Regional ▁( S weet ▁Six teen ) ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁Soccer ▁In ▁fall ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁B ison ▁women ' s ▁s occer ▁team ▁achieved ▁the ▁program ' s ▁first ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁bid ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁Western ▁Illinois ▁in ▁the ▁Sum mit ▁League ▁tournament ▁final . ▁ ▁M asc ot ▁▁ ▁" Th und ar " ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁mas cot ▁of ▁N DS U ▁athlet ics . ▁The ▁mas cot , ▁which ▁res emb les ▁the ▁American ▁B ison , ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁term ▁" th und ering ▁her d ," ▁a ▁nick name ▁given ▁to ▁N DS U ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁since ▁changing ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁" A gg ies " ▁to ▁" B ison " ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁While ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁" B ison ▁M asc ot " ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁at ▁N DS U ▁athlet ic ▁events ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 ' s , ▁" Th und ar " ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁the ▁official ▁mas cot ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Media ▁N DS U ▁athlet ics ▁radio ▁coverage ▁rights ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁Radio ▁FM ▁Media ▁with ▁games ▁also ▁air ing ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 - station ▁B ison ▁Radio ▁Network . ▁TV ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁B ison ▁are ▁awarded ▁separately