Six St. Thomas athletic teams competed in their first-ever Division I season, earning winning records, second place finishes and All-Summit League athletes.
St. Thomas fall sports season recap
Tommies take down Western Illinois 1-0 in physical match, secure first Summit League win
After scoring her first collegiate goal in the 62nd minute, first-year forward Marli Bertagnoli sent the Tommies to a 1-0 win over Western Illinois University Sunday at South Field.
Omaha blanks St. Thomas women’s soccer 1-0
The St. Thomas women’s soccer team fell short to University of Nebraska-Omaha due to an early corner kick goal 12 minutes into the game by first-year forward Marissa Gohr leaving the score 1-0 Sunday at South Field.
Sports in :60 – Oct. 8, 2021
St. Thomas volleyball lost 3-0 to Western Illinois University, St. Thomas football takes on Valparaiso in the homecoming game and the St. Thomas women’s soccer coach and captains are on this week’s The Locker Room. Ad/PR Representative Isabel Crosby has today’s Sports in :60.
Women’s soccer brings home Tommies first Division I win
St. Thomas women’s soccer team earned the first win in the university’s Division I chapter with a 2-0 victory against Chicago State University on Aug. 29. as the Tommies work to build a strong legacy in the Summit League.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas, UNI women’s soccer tie in Tommies’ first DI game
The St. Thomas women’s soccer team tied the University of Northern Iowa 0-0 in the Tommies’ first Division I match in any sport Tuesday evening on South Field. Director Justin Amaker and Sports Editor Olivia Paradise have the story.
Women’s soccer bests Bethel in last MIAC game
After a scoreless first half, senior forward Megan Zickert scored a goal minutes into the second half, pushing St. Thomas to beat Bethel 1-0, and finishing the Tommies undefeated season Saturday at South Field. Owen Larson and Casey Eakins have the story.
Women’s soccer beats Concordia-St. Paul in scrimmage
After a slow start with one goal in the first half, the St. Thomas women’s soccer team picked up the pace, putting in two more goals and beating Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 Saturday in a scrimmage at South Field. Justin Amaker and Olivia Paradise has the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas women’s soccer wins first home game in 525 days
Senior midfielder Paige Cater and junior forward-midfielder Kristen Epperly scored two goals each, leading the way in the St. Thomas women’s soccer team’s 5-0 win over Gustavus Wednesday at South Field. Justin Amaker has the story.
St. Thomas sports resume practice without fall competition
St. Thomas sports teams have been practicing under certain guidelines since Sept. 21 after the MIAC postponed the fall and winter seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
News in :90 – Dec. 10, 2019
House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump, Russian athletes will still compete at the 2019 Olympics despite the doping ban and 2019 was an award-winning season for St. Thomas women’s soccer. Production Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
Award-winning season for St. Thomas women’s soccer
For the third time, St. Thomas women’s soccer coach Sheila McGill won MIAC Coach of the Year, seven Tommie soccer players were selected for the 2019 all-MIAC team and two earned academic all-district, All-America honors. Reporter Mia Laube has the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Tommie women’s soccer falls short of Final Four after penalty shootout
The No. 19 St. Thomas women’s soccer team drew No. 15 Carnegie Mellon University 0-0 after double overtime, but fell just short in a penalty shootout Saturday, losing 6-5 to the Tartans in the Elite Eight of the Division lll NCAA Tournament.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Pasternak plays hero in penalty shootout
A crucial penalty-kick save by goalkeeper Sarah Pasternak lifted the No.19 St. Thomas women’s soccer team past No. 6 Wheaton College Friday afternoon and into the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA Division III Tournament at Joe Bean Stadium.
PREVIEW: Tommie soccer has big road test against Wheaton in Sweet 16
With back-to-back wins in the opening weekend of the tournament, the St. Thomas women’s soccer team advance to the Sweet 16 – the first group to do so since 2002. The No. 19 Tommies will travel to face the No. 6 Wheaton College Thunder Friday. Reporter Jacob Schneider has the preview.