Double-doubles from center Elsa Anderson and guard Lucia Renikoff helped women’s basketball cruise to a 65-44 win over Saint Mary’s in the MIAC semifinals.
Anderson, Renikoff power women’s hoops to MIAC championship
Augsburg ends men’s basketball’s 12-year MIAC championship run
Augsburg defeated the St. Thomas men’s basketball team 67-55 on Wednesday evening in the first round of the MIAC playoffs, likely putting an end to the Tommies’ season.
Sports in :60 – Feb. 20, 2018
St. Thomas men’s hockey backup goalie Andrew Rohkohl was named MIAC men’s hockey player of the week. Women’s goalie Kenzie Torpy also was named MIAC player of the week. Men’s and women’s swim and dive both took home the MIAC title. This is Sports :60 for February, 20, 2018.
Women’s basketball survives, finishes perfect in conference
The women’s basketball team won a 67-64 thriller against rival St. Ben’s, closing out the regular season with a perfect 18-0 conference record.
Johnnies lead Tommies 29-18 at half
After holding St. John’s to one-of-nine from the field to start the game, the St. Thomas men’s basketball team now trails the Johnnies 29-18 at halftime at Schoenecker Arena.
Men’s hockey atop MIAC after last-second win
St. Thomas forward Tanner Barnes buried a goal with eight seconds remaining in regulation to give men’s hockey a 4-3 win over Hamline on Friday night at the St. Thomas Ice Arena.
Men’s hoops prepares for third-ranked Johnnies
The Tommie men’s basketball team takes on St. John’s, the No. 3 team in the nation, in its final game of the regular season. Reporter Brady Halbmaier highlights what to watch for in this year’s Tommie-Johnnie showdown.
Sports in :60 – Feb. 16, 2018
Men’s and women’s hoops face off against conference rivals, and TommieMedia launches a new podcast. Designer Jonathan Westerberg has today’s Sports in :60.
Sports in :60 – Feb. 15, 2018
Minnesota’s Destiny Pitts is the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Week award winner and Adam Stirn, the University of Minnesota’s lead ice maker works at the Olympics. Photojournalist Esmee Verschoor has today’s Sports in :60.
AP: Shaun White’s Olympic gold a highlight of Day 5
Shaun White earns the U.S. its 100th overall medal at the Winter Olympics, and several events have been postponed due to severe weather conditions. Learn more in the latest from Pyeongchang.
Sports in : 60 – Feb. 13, 2018
St. Paul Native Akuoma Omeoga competes in the Olympics for Nigeria, Rochester Red Wings sign a lease with Monroe County, Olympian Kei Saito tested positive for a banned drug creating the first doping case of the Olympics.
Sports in :60 – Feb. 12, 2018
Men’s hockey falls to rival St. John’s, the U.S. gets its first medal in the 2018 Olympics, and four St. Thomas teams close out their regular seasons this week. Reporter Natalie Hall has today’s Sports in :60
Men’s hockey falls to rival St. John’s, second in MIAC standings
The men’s hockey team had a seven-game win streak snapped after dropping a two-game series to rival St. John’s, with a 4-1 defeat wrapping up the weekend. Reporter Kyle Manderfeld breaks down Saturday’s loss.
High-powered offense gives women’s hockey Senior Night win
Five players scored against rival St. Ben’s as the women’s hockey team cruised to a 7-2 victory on Senior Night.
Sports in :60 – Feb. 8, 2018
A Tommie men’s soccer player is scouted by professional leagues and the St. Thomas women’s basketball team wins in overtime.