Thomas More men’s basketball head coach Justin Ray said the Saints are trying to find ways to be physically and mentally tougher than opponents more consistently because that’s how they’ll win games. Ray said the Saints did that in the home win over Ashland a week ago, but did not take that same toughness on […]
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Thomas More emphatically earns first NCAA Division II win
Thomas More’s football joy was obvious. There were Saints players dancing the Swag-N-Surf near the end of Saturday’s 37-0 win over Virginia-Wise at Republic Bank Field. Afterward, Saints head coach Chris Norwell happily hopped and bopped with his players as he took the water bucket shower. Yes, the Saints’ glee was rightfully conspicuous for one large reason: shutting out […]
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Saints take a balanced win over Lindsey Wilson
Justin Ray loves balance on the basketball court. Thomas More’s men’s basketball coach got his wish in Thursday’s 72-64 win over Lindsey Wilson at the Connor Convocation Center – a quintet of double-figure scorers. Reid Jolly led the Saints with 17 points. Close behind were Wyatt Vieth (14 points, three steals), Casey George (13 points, […]
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College Basketball round-up: Norse in sole possession of 1st in Horizon, NKU women fall on road, Thomas More teams record victories
Twenty percent of the way through Horizon League regular season conference play, the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team sits alone in first place after their first road victory of the season on Saturday. NKU (9-6, 4-0) stifled IUPUI (3-11, 0-3) in a 55-42 victory, holding the Jaguars to just 36 percent shooting. While the Norse […]
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Thomas More men win first Mid-South Conference regular season crown
The men’s basketball program at Thomas More defeated Bethel on Saturday to secure its first ever Mid-South Conference regular season title after losses by Georgetown and Tennessee Southern. The Saints were projected to finish second in the conference in the preseason poll and were the 23rd ranked team nationally following their second consecutive National Tournament […]
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Highlands Hoops Alum Earning Stripes at Thomas More
Barth Named Mid-South Conference Freshman of Year Joe Humphries. Thomas More freshman Zoie Barth (14) brings the ball up-court in a game against the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Nov. 16, 2019. Barth, a 2019 Highlands graduate, started 29 games for the Saints and earned Freshman of the Year honors for the Mid-South Conference this season. […]