For the third straight season, the Thomas More women’s basketball team will play for an NAIA National Championship. The Saints defeated Central Methodist 71-61 on Friday night in the NAIA Women’s Basketball Semifinals to get to Saturday night’s championship in Sioux City, Iowa. They’ll face Clarke University on Saturday night at 8 p.m. in their […]
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Thomas More headed to third straight national semifinal
Fab Four and Thomas More. As much as that has a nice ring to it, it’s become a fixture for the women’s basketball program in Crestview Hills. The No. 1 seeded Saints advanced in the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship with a 66-62 victory over No. 3 seed Montana Western on Wednesday night. The win […]
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Thomas More University welcomes four new Board of Trustee members
Thomas More University announced four new members to its Board of Trustees. At their March 2 meeting, the board confirmed the membership of Joseph Roesel, class of 1964; Dr. Rachel Lehmkuhl, class of 1995; Susan Hackman Sturgeon, class of 1968; and Ted J. Zalla, class of 1990. The new board members begin their terms in […]
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Thomas More on to Elite Eight
Despite a long delay, Thomas More women’s basketball is headed to the Elite Eight. The Saints ran away with things on Cumberlands, 91-61 on Tuesday night of the NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship Round of 16, presented by Balogy. The win gets Thomas More to 29-3 on the year as they’ll face No. 3 seed Montana […]
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Thomas More sees their season come to a close in overtime thriller
The No. 5 seed Thomas More University men’s basketball team fell to No. 4 seed Montana Tech on Wednesday evening in overtime, 77-72 in the Second Round of the 2023 NAIA National Tournament. The loss ends the Saints season with an overall record of 23-9. The Saints played a spectacular first half led by Reid […]
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Thomas More sends off seniors in style, heads to Sweet 16 in Sioux City
When Zoie Barth and Courtney Hurst were freshman and Thomas More playing their first season in the Mid-South, they took their lumps. Coach Jeff Hans wasn’t afraid to throw them into the fire either. But now as seniors Barth, Hurst and company are doing the thumping, advancing to a third straight Sweet 16 in the […]
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Thomas More men, women find out postseason opponents
While they found out their postseason sites and opponents, the goal remains to get to two locations for the Thomas More men and women’s basketball teams. The men received an at-large bid and No. 5 seed to the NAIA National Tournament, the women receiving a No. 1 seed and will be hosting their first two […]
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Jolly named Mid-South Conference Player of the Year
Mid-South Conference website and Thomas More Athletics The Mid-South Conference 2022-23 Men’s Basketball Awards were announced Friday. Thomas More’s Reid Jolly was named the MSC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year while Freed-Hardeman’s Hunter Scurlock is the Randy Vernon Defensive Player of the Year. Georgetown’s Tae Dozier earned MSC Freshman of the Year honors. Georgetown’s […]
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Thomas More heads to Bowling Green this weekend for Mid-South conference tourney
The Thomas More men’s and women’s basketball teams will make their way down to Bowling Green this weekend for the Mid-South conference basketball tournament. Thomas More women (26-2, 20-2) The women begin play on Friday in the quarterfinals at 5 p.m., taking on Shawnee State. The Saints received a first round bye and enter the […]
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Thomas More football hones in on “backyard”
As Thomas More football is just about set to make the transition from NAIA to Division II, they wanted to make sure they found the players that fit their system and help them move forward into a new era with their 2023 recruiting class. Coach Chris Norwell said they’re waiting on some more additions to […]
