Thomas More 65, Cumberland 60 (Women) An undefeated season and 23-game winning streak was on the line when Thomas More went into halftime down 11 at Cumberland (Tenn.) on Thursday. But the Saints (18-0, 12-0), outscored the Phoenix 19-7 in the fourth to preserve their perfect season to date. Courtney Hurst led the Saints with […]
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Hurst’s old school approach has her atop the Thomas More record book
It started with a broom at her local church. When basketball players talk about their shooting regimens, they often refer to the gun. It’s the modern day norm now to get in the gym and get X number of shots up, with the gun feeding them the ball and shooting over a net. So when […]
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Thomas More women remain No. 1, men drop to No. 10
The Thomas More women’s basketball team continues their reign as the best team in NAIA women’s basketball, receiving all 21 first-place votes in the latest NAIA Coaches’ Poll Wednesday morning. They are undefeated this season at 17-0 and 11-0 in the Mid-South Conference. Since the last polls came out on Dec. 14, they have won […]
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Thomas More picks up pair of wins at Lindsey Wilson
The Thomas More men’s and women’s basketball teams notched Mid-South conference victories in Columbia on Saturday. The women remained undefeated with a 70-56 victory while the men improved to 14-2 with a 78-72 triumph. Thomas More 70, Lindsey Wilson 56 (Women) The Saints (17-0, 11-0) methodically pulled away from Lindsey Wilson (8-9, 2-9) on Saturday. […]
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From D-1 to NAIA, Saints bench proves valuable in win over Campbellsville
Making the jump from Division I to NAIA can’t be an easy one. A matter of pride to go from the pinnacle of college sports to a lower level. Tack in coming off the bench, it really takes a buy-in to the program. For Matt Smith, a transfer from Murray State, he’s just grateful to […]
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Hans more focused on the “0” for Thomas More women
It had been so long since Thomas More played a home game, Saints coach Jeff Hans was already five wins past the 300th victory he was recognized for prior to their showdown with No. 3 Campbellsville Thursday night. Make it No. 306 for Hans in his 12th season with the team in a 78-66 victory […]
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Ray wins 100th game as Thomas More takes tight one over St. Francis
Coming off a 12-day layoff, the Thomas More Saints (11-2) hung on for a 70-68 victory over Saint Francis (Illinois) on Thursday afternoon. The Saints nearly let a eight-point lead go to waste with 2:52 to play, but a 3-pointer by St. Francis (5-5) was missed in the closing seconds, Thomas More coach Justin Ray […]
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Thomas More responds to tough test
After cruising over the last month, the Thomas More women’s basketball team was tested in a Mid-South Conference matchup Thursday night at the Connor Convocation Center. After narrow victories in their first two games of the season, the Saints (11-0, 6-0) had won their previous eight games by 12 points or more. Thursday was a […]
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Thomas More’s pair of No. 1’s stay perfect with doubleheader win over Tennessee Southern
Asked if he’s heard from any big names the last 24 hours since his Thomas More men were named the No. 1 team in the nation in the NAIA Coaches Poll, Justin Ray thought for a moment before answering. “The biggest celebrity? Jeff Hans,” the TMU men’s coach said of the TMU women’s coach with […]
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FotoFocus event at Thomas More to feature HomePlace exhibit
Thomas More University will be hosting The HomePlace by photographer Sarah Hoskins as part of the of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial. Nonprofit arts organization FotoFocus will showcase the exhibit from Oct. 13 to Nov. 2 at the Eva G. Farris Art Gallery on Thomas More’s Crestview Hills campus. This is FotoFocus’s sixth biennial, encompassing more […]