The St. Thomas women’s basketball team, which faces Bowdoin (Maine) on Friday, dedicated an hour of a busy Final Four experience to visit, read and play games with third graders at West Salem Elementary School on Thursday.
The St. Thomas men’s soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Tufts University in the Final Four on Dec. 2 to end its season.
Before taking the field in pursuit of a national championship, the men’s soccer team spent time volunteering with HopeTree Family Services in Virginia on Thursday.
Forward Tony Kuplic has scored five goals in four games so far in the NCAA tournament, including two game winners. Prior to the playoffs, he had never scored a goal for St. Thomas and had only appeared in eight career games.
St. John Fisher pitcher Lindsey Thayer retired the final 13 St. Thomas batters and tossed a two-hitter to defeat the 12th-ranked Tommies 2-0 Friday and eliminate them from the College World Series.
Despite a seventh-inning comeback led by catcher Chase Shortly’s RBI single, the ninth-ranked Emory University Eagles defeated 12th-ranked St. Thomas 3-2 in the first round of the College World Series Thursday.
Second baseman Megan DuPuis’ seventh-inning RBI earned the Tommies a spot in the College World Series for the second time in three years with a 2-1 victory over Trine Saturday.
Coach John Tauer, Taylor Montero and Ryan Saarela join sports editor Jesse Krull in The Locker Room.
Coach John Tauer and guards Grant Shaeffer and Taylor Montero join sports editor Jesse Krull for a Final Four edition of TommieMedia’s The Locker Room.
The St. Thomas men’s basketball team is heading to the Final Four after its 86-76 upset victory over Augustana in the Elite Eight Saturday night.
