Despite 47 saves by senior goaltender Alexa Dobchuk and a second period equalizing goal by junior forward Luci Bianchi, the St. Thomas women’s hockey team was unable to best No. 4 Wisconsin as they lost 3-1 Monday night at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
St. Thomas student-athletes now have to travel hundreds of miles to compete with other Division I schools, and the increased travel has a significant impact on student-athletes’ college experience.
The NCAA announced in November that it will expand the women’s ice hockey playoff bracket from eight to 11 teams, matching the men’s hockey NCAA tournament, after teams across the United States, including the St. Thomas’, denounced the gender gap in funding by sharing an infographic with the hashtag #CloseTheGapNCAA.
Graduate guard Estefania Ors dropped 22 points and shot 50% from three point range to lead Idaho State University to a 67-57 win as the Bengals handed the Tommies their seventh loss of the season Saturday at Schoenecker Arena.
The song that will be sung by Tommies for generations now has lyrics.
Sara Gross Methner, St. Thomas’ General Counsel and Secretary, was announced as the winner of the lyric writing contest for the St. Thomas fight song on Nov. 17.
Senior goaltender Alexa Dobchuk saved 37 out of 40 shots for the Tommies, but the St. Thomas women’s hockey team could not split the series Saturday, losing 3-0 to Minnesota State University-Mankato at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
After 23 years and both teams transitioning to Division I, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team faced off against Bemidji State University, where the Beavers won 5-2 Saturday at St. Thomas Ice Arena.
Graduate student forward Erin Norling led the St. Thomas women’s basketball team with 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting, but the Tommies’ meager 34% perimeter shooting was unable to best Northern Iowa as the Tommies fell 102-62 Wednesday at Schoenecker Arena.
Members of the St. Thomas swim and dive team received two TicketSmarter Summit League Swimmer of the Week awards this month, with first-year swimmer Elizabeth Bonneville receiving the Women’s Swimmer of the Week award on Nov. 22 and senior diver Peyton Ekman being awarded Women’s Diver of the Week on Nov. 2.
Senior forward Grant Loven put up the lone goal for St. Thomas in a 4-1 loss to Big Ten opponent Penn State University in the second game of the two-game series Wednesday night at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team scored its first goal in three games, but the Tommies couldn’t get a win, losing 5-1 to Penn State University Tuesday night at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
The St. Thomas football team celebrated senior day and sent the class of 2022 out in a remarkable fashion with a 54-15 victory over Presbyterian College Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Two touchdowns apiece by senior running back Nick Rice and sophomore running back Hope Adebayo propelled the St. Thomas football team to a 54-15 pounding of Presbyterian College Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Two touchdowns apiece by senior running back Nick Rice and sophomore running back Hope Adebayo propelled the Tommies to a 35-15 lead over Presbyterian College at halftime, Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Isaiah Hall remembers the jitters he felt heading into his final season on the St. Thomas football team, a program that was ranked dead last among 128 FCS football programs after making the unprecedented jump from Division III to Division I.
