The St. Thomas women’s basketball team avenged its loss to Augsburg University last year in the MIAC semifinals Saturday at Schoenecker Arena as first-year guard Katelyn Stanley led the Tommies to a 89-42 win with 14 points. Reporter Owen Larson has the story.
Junior guard Riley Miller took advantage of the Auggies zone defense and carried the Tommies to a 81-70 victory over Augsburg University with 20 points and six 3-pointers Saturday at Si Melby Hall Gymnasium, keeping the Tommies undefeated and at the top of the MIAC standings.
Women’s basketball coach Ruth Sinn and senior Macy Hatlestad join TommieMedia’s Leila Weah to talk about the loss against St. Ben’s and Saturday’s game against Augsburg.
Men’s basketball coach John Tauer and senior Ryan Lindberg join TommieMedia’s Justin Amaker in The Locker Room to talk about the win against St. John’s after a four-game COVID-19 layoff.
St. Thomas junior Anders Nelson scored 23 points and was 10 of 16 from the field as he led the No. 7 Tommies to a 76-64 victory over No. 5 St. John’s University Wednesday at Schoenecker Arena after four consecutive postponements due to COVID-19 protocols. Joey Swanson and Casey Eakins have the story.
All St. Thomas games scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13 have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols, St. Thomas Athletics said in a statement. Sports Editor Olivia Paradise has the story.
Women’s and men’s basketball, and men’s hockey games scheduled for Feb. 10 have been postponed “due to COVID-19 protocols,” St. Thomas Athletics said in statements issued Tuesday.
The St. Thomas men’s basketball game was postponed Monday for COVID-19 reasons, St. Thomas Center for well-being reported a decline in COVID-19 cases for the third week in a row from 17 to 13. A hacker gained unauthorized access to the water controlling system in Florida.
Monday’s St. Thomas men’s basketball game at Bethel was postponed “due to COVID-19 protocols,” St. Thomas Athletics said in a statement. The game is the first postponement for the men’s basketball program.
In a back and forth battle, the St. Thomas’ women’s basketball team, led by junior center Brynne Rolland’s 11 points, defeated Concordia-Moorhead 63-58 Saturday at Schoenecker Arena. Reporter Owen Larson has the story.
In a 69-66 season opening win for the Tommies (1-0) where new faces saw the floor for both teams, the intensity was the same between women’s basketball rivals St. Thomas and Bethel (0-1). Reporter Macy Berendsen and Director Mia Laube have the story.
In the season five finale of Keep the Ball Rolling, hosts Mia Laube and Joey Swanson talk episodes seven and eight of “The Last Dance” and discuss the future of Tommies women’s basketball with coach Ruth Sinn.
Some St. Thomas senior athletes have questioned the viability of using the extended eligibility granted to all spring athletes by NCAA Division III. Reporter Burke Spizale has the story.
General spectators will not be allowed to attend Saturday’s Tommie-Johnnie basketball game in Collegeville, Minnesota, following an NCAA announcement Wednesday afternoon that was driven by concerns over COVID-19. TommieMedia’s Justin Amaker and Emily Haugen have the story.
Sophomore guard Anders Nelson scored 22 points as the No. 4-ranked St. Thomas men’s basketball team held off No. 8 Wisconsin-Platteville 73-70 Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Bo Ryan Court. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker and Reporter Joey Swanson have the story.
