Like St. Thomas, Linfield College has won each of its two playoff games handily and now the two teams meet Saturday in McMinnville, Ore., to see who advances from the round of eight to the final four.
The 9-1 Tommie football team is headed to the NCAA playoffs for the first time since 1990 with a first round matchup with Monmouth, (Ill).
The 2009-10 women’s swimming team will revolve around a strong returning cast led by All-Americans senior Jena Root and junior Becca Ney.
The St. Thomas men’s swimming and diving team looks to build on the 2008-2009 season when it finished third in the MIAC.
Sophomore quarterback Dakota Tracy threw for three touchdowns to help St. Thomas (8-1, 7-1 MIAC) top Bethel 19-10 Saturday afternoon in Arden Hills.
A St. Thomas health official said the number of reported H1N1 cases at St. Thomas has reached 277. Although its arrival date is still not set, the vaccine may arrive on campus around Thanksgiving.
The Tommie men’s soccer team’s hopes to extend a three-game winning streak in the MIAC were thwarted as St. Thomas lost 1-0 at home to conference leader Carleton (10-3) Wednesday afternoon.
Ben Wartman’s four touchdowns helped St. Thomas top Gustavus 45-12 Saturday afternoon at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. The win moved the Tommies to 4-0 on the season.
After a convincing 63-10 win at Hamline Sept. 26, the Tommies (3-0) look to remain perfect this Saturday when St. Thomas plays at home versus Gustavus (1-2).
The St. Thomas football team flexed its muscles Saturday, improving to 3-0 on the season with an overwhelming 63-10 victory at Hamline. The 63-point performance was St. Thomas’ highest point total in 20 years.
“You never go into a game expecting you’ll score 63 points but we just played our hearts out,” said freshman defensive end Ayo Idowu. “The best part was the fact that we came in after halftime and kept up the tempo we had the whole game.”
Coming off a win over St. Olaf in the MIAC opener, the Tommie football team looks to improve to 3-0 on the season as St. Thomas travels across town to visit the Hamline Pipers (1-1).
The St. Thomas football team erased the memory of a Division-III record six-overtime defeat at St. Olaf last year with a 27-16 win to open its MIAC season Saturday at Palmer field.
It was a fall Saturday afternoon in Northfield, Minn. Two college football teams clashed repeatedly, neither budging an inch, ending regulation in a tie.
Expectations are high for the 2009 women’s soccer season. The squad returns six of the eight top scorers from last season, as well as goaltenders junior Amanda Domeier and sophomore Allie Byron.
