Junior forward Luci Bianchi scored the game-winning third period goal in the St. Thomas women’s hockey team’s 2-1 win Saturday, earning the Tommies first Division I win against Bemidji State University at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
St. Thomas hockey programs add to leagues’ distinctly Minnesota flavor
Minnesota will have all the more reason to call itself the State of Hockey when the St. Thomas hockey teams begin Division I play this fall, joining an already crowded field of Minnesota schools.
The Locker Room with Volleyball – Sept. 30, 2021
St. Thomas assistant volleyball coach David Ganser and outside hitters Lauren Galvin and Fran Egan join TommieMedia’s Justin Amaker in The Locker Room to talk about their upcoming games against North Dakota on Thursday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 2.
Sports in :60 – Sept. 27, 2021
The St. Thomas football team dominated Butler University in its first Division I home game Saturday, women’s hockey began its season this weekend at Ohio State and the softball team swept Winona State Sunday afternoon in a doubleheader.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Tommie football falls 44-3 to Northern Iowa in first DI matchup
Sophomore kicker Louis Hyde scored the lone points for the Tommies as they fell 44-3 to Northern Iowa on Saturday at the UNI-Dome. Cam Kauffman and Justin Amaker have the story and slideshow.
News in :90 – Sept. 8, 2021
A prominent Minnesota GOP donor is being sued by an underage girl, the Minnesota State Fair wrapped up its run well below usual attendance and the St. Thomas men’s hockey team will play their first home game at the Xcel Energy Center. Director Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas, UNI women’s soccer tie in Tommies’ first DI game
The St. Thomas women’s soccer team tied the University of Northern Iowa 0-0 in the Tommies’ first Division I match in any sport Tuesday evening on South Field. Director Justin Amaker and Sports Editor Olivia Paradise have the story.
St. Thomas to require face coverings indoors, regardless of vaccination status
St. Thomas will once again require face coverings indoors in public spaces on campus beginning Monday, regardless of vaccination status, a University Action and Response Team email said Thursday.
St. Thomas GOP chair indicted on federal sex trafficking charges
The chair of the University of St. Thomas College Republicans, Gisela Castro Medina, 19, has been indicted for allegedly recruiting six minors to engage in commercial sex acts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a statement Monday.
BREAKING: St. Thomas requiring COVID-19 vaccine for students, employees before returning
The University of St. Thomas is requiring all students and employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning for the fall semester, a Monday email from the University Action and Response Team said, with some exemptions.
Tommie women’s hockey coach Joel Johnson to lead US Olympic team
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Joel Johnson, the newly-hired women’s hockey coach for St. Thomas, will lead the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China.
St. Thomas requiring COVID-19 vaccine to participate in university travel
The University of St. Thomas will require those participating in university-sponsored travel to be vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning Monday, Aug. 2, a University Action and Response Team email said Tuesday.
Jennifer Bagley Trotter hired as new Tommie softball coach
Jennifer Bagley Trotter has been hired as St. Thomas’ first Division I softball coach, the athletics department announced Tuesday.
St. Thomas announces incentive program to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
St. Thomas’ University Action and Response Team followed up to its June 16 announcement Wednesday with details on the university’s COVID-19 vaccine incentive program.
St. Thomas women’s tennis reinstated after Title IX lawsuit threat
St. Thomas will reinstate its women’s tennis program after team members threatened to file a Title IX lawsuit against the university, an athletics department statement said Thursday.