FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota State University Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) will be collecting food and monetary donations throughout the month of February in support of the Summit League Food Fight, a competition among league schools to collect the most donations for their local food pantries.

NDSU student-athletes will be collecting non-perishable food items at the following events in the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex:

• Feb. 2 women's basketball vs. South Dakota, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 4 women's basketball vs. South Dakota State, 1 p.m.
• Feb. 9 men's basketball vs. Omaha, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 10 wrestling vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 11 men's basketball vs. Denver, 1 p.m.
• Feb. 16 women's basketball vs. Kansas City, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 18 women's basketball vs. Oral Roberts, 12 p.m.
• Feb. 19 wrestling vs. South Dakota State, 2 p.m. (at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse)
• Feb. 23 men's basketball vs. St. Thomas, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 25 men's basketball vs. Western Illinois, 1 p.m.

Through 14 years of the Food Fight challenge, nearly 1.2 million pounds of food has been collected for local Summit League communities. Monetary donations are being accepted online at https://yougivegoods.com/nd-state-univ-food-2022.

This year's NDSU collection will benefit the Emergency Food Pantry. The pantry will take any canned and packaged food in the original, unopened packaging. They also take hygiene items. Common items needed include: peanut butter, rice, canned meat (tuna, chicken, salmon), toilet paper, bar soap, baby wipes, diapers, dish soap, and laundry soap.