0 1 3 , ▁N DS U ▁earned ▁its ▁first ▁D 1 ▁All ▁American ▁and ▁four ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Vol ley ball ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁was ▁when ▁the ▁school ▁first ▁became ▁fully ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁Division ▁I ▁competition . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁N DS U ' s ▁women ' s ▁vol ley ball ▁team ▁captured ▁the ▁Sum mit ▁League ' s ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁tournament ▁champion ships ▁( do ing ▁so ▁with ▁a ▁perfect ▁league ▁record ) ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁ber th ▁in ▁a ▁Division ▁I ▁NCAA ▁tournament . ▁The ▁B ison ▁dropped ▁their ▁opening ▁round ▁match ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁So ft ball ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁B ison ▁women ' s ▁soft ball ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁Sum mit ▁League ▁tournament ▁in ▁Ma comb , ▁Illinois , ▁becoming ▁the ▁school ' s ▁third ▁team ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁an ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁calendar ▁year . ▁In ▁its ▁opening ▁game ▁in ▁May , ▁the ▁B ison ▁ups et ▁ 9 th - rank ed ▁Oklahoma , ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 1 - in ning ▁game ▁that ▁sp anned ▁two ▁days ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁weather ▁delay . ▁The ▁B ison ▁won ▁the ▁regional ▁with ▁vict ories ▁over