The Thunder men's basketball team has completed their regular season with 19 wins and are set to make a run in the postseason. The Thunder claimed their sixth straight regular season Midwest Christian College Conference title and are the one seed in the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament. The MCCC Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Manhattan Christian

#2 Ozark Christian

#3 Emmaus

#4 Faith Baptist Bible

#5 Calvary

#6 Central Christian College of the Bible

#7 Barclay

Manhattan Christian College will be hosting the MCCC Tournament on campus at Howie's Activity Center. The Thunder will play in the semifinal game against the four seed Faith Baptist Bible on Friday, February 21st at 8:00 PM. Depending on the Friday result, the Thunder will play on Saturday, February 22nd in the championship game at 6:30 PM with a win or a consolation game at 2:15 PM with a loss.

The NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be hosted at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Missouri for the quarterfinal and semifinal and the highest seed remaining will host the championship game. The Central Region Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Spurgeon

#2 Manhattan Christian

#3 Kansas Christian

#4 Union Adventist

#5 Calvary

#6 Central Christian College of the Bible

#7 Barclay

The Thunder will be the two seed for the Central Region Tournament and will play the seven seed Barclay College Bears. The quarterfinal and semifinal games will be at the Ferneau Center on the campus of Central Christian College of the Bible on Tuesday, February 25th and Wednesday, February 26th. The championship match will be at a to be determined time on Friday, February 28th at the site of the highest remaining seed.

Head coach Jordan Strom is thrilled for postseason play, "I am thrilled for the opportunity to compete in the postseason. Our guys have put in a lot of work to get to this point and they couldn't be more excited to play for one another."

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The Thunder men's basketball team played their regular season finale at home in a top-10, NCCAA Central Region matchup with the #6 ranked Spurgeon College Knights on Tuesday afternoon. The Thunder would come out hot, but falter and then battle back but would ultimately fall to the Knights by a score of 97-92. A 5-0 run to start the game would force an early Spurgeon timeout. The Thunder would force another Spurgeon timeout with 15:50 left in the half with the Thunder leading 13-11. A 16-0 Spurgeon run would set the tone for the rest of the half as the Thunder would only get it down to 10 before the Knights took a 62-42 lead into the half. The Knights would lead by as much as 21 early in the second half before the Thunder cut the lead to single digits with 15:12 left in the game. The Thunder would battle back to make it a one point game at two different times with under four minutes to play. Timely free throws for the Knights would close out the game and the Thunder would fall at home. With the defeat, the Thunder finish the regular season with a 19-10 record and a 9-1 record in the NCCAA Central Region.

The Thunder would shoot 46.4% from the field, 15.4% from the three-point line, and 65.0% from the free throw line. Three Thunder players would score 20 or more points, led by sophomore, Davis Rokey who had a double-double with 25 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks. Micah Lovett would have 22 points on 7-14 shooting, to go along with four rebounds, five assists, and two steals, while Xavier Lucas had a double-double of his own with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Redshirt sophomore, Jordan Carter would also chip in with 10 points.

The Thunder will begin postseason play later this week when they host the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament. They will play on Friday, February 21st at 8:00 PM against the winner of the 4/5 matchup at Howie's Activity Center.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball team both traveled up to Ankeny, Iowa to play in their final two conference games of the regular season. The Thunder would face-off with the Emmaus University Eagles and the Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles to close out Midwest Christian College Conference play. On Friday afternoon, the women would battle the Eagles from Emmaus in a neutral site contest. The Thunder would be behind 34-29 at halftime, but would outscore the Eagles 37-17 in the second half to secure the 66-51 victory. This win gave the Thunder their sixth consecutive victory.

Freshman, Elayna Wegner led the way with 20 points on 8-13 shooting from the field and 4-6 from three, to go along with 13 rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Fellow freshman, Austyn Cox would have 15 points, while going a perfect 6-6 from the foul line. Nekayla Williams would also chip in with 14 points and six rebounds. The Thunder would shoot 36.8% from the field, 32.0% from the three-point line, and 100.0% from the free throw line.

On Saturday afternoon, the women would take on the Faith Baptist Bible Eagles, who are receiving vote in the most recent NCCAA Women's Basketball Coaches' poll, to try to extend their win streak. The Eagles from Faith would force 33 Thunder turnovers and end the Thunder's six game win streak by a score of 77-46. By going 1-1 on the weekend, the Thunder finish the regular season with a record of 11-13 and a MCCC record of 6-6.

The Thunder would shoot 33.3% from the field, 20.0% from the three-point line, and 44.4% from the free throw line. Freshman, Macayla Hines would return from injury and score 11 points on 5-7 shooting from the field, to go along with five rebounds and six steals, while Ca'Mya Burns would chip in with seven points in the loss.

The Thunder will be the #4 seed in the MCCC Tournament and will host the #5 seed the Calvary University Warriors in a quarterfinal matchup. This game will be on Thursday, February 20th at 6:00 PM at Howie's Activity Center.

The #4 ranked men would also take on the Emmaus Eagles on Friday afternoon in a neutral site matchup. The Thunder would be in a back-and-forth battle with the Eagles, but would prevail by hitting clutch free throws down the stretch to earn a 92-89 win.

The Thunder would shoot 44.6% from the field, 22.7% from the three-point line, and 77.8% from the free throw line. Five Thunder player would score in double figures, led by junior, Landon Gray who scored 18 point on 6-10 shooting from the field and 3-6 from three and sophomore, Davis Rokey would have a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds. The trio of juniors of Jaxon Hurla, Xavier Lucas, and Fred Criqui would score 14, 11, and 10 respectively.

On Saturday, the Thunder would finish up their MCCC regular season schedule with a game against the host, the Faith Eagles. The Thunder would control the game early and hold a 40-31 lead into the half. The Eagles would battle back to cut the deficit to five with 6:40 to play. The Thunder would finish the game on a 17-6 run to close out the Eagles, 78-62. With the two wins in Iowa, the Thunder are now 19-9 overall and finish 11-1 in MCCC play to claim a share of the MCCC Regular Season Title.

The Thunder would force 24 Eagle turnovers, while shooting 47.7% from the field, 33.3% from the three-point line, and 76.9% from the free throw line. Rokey would lead the charge with 16 points, five rebounds, and four steals, while Hurla had 12 points on four made threes, four rebounds, and five assists. Criqui, Gray, and freshman, Tatum Pierce all impacted the game off the bench with a combined 27 points, 10 rebounds, and seven steals. Senior, Micah Lovett would also chip in with 10 points and three steals.

The Thunder will be the #1 seed in the MCCC Tournament and earn a bye into the semi-final round where they will face the winner of the #4 seed Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles and the #5 seed Calvary University Warriors. This game will be on Friday, February 21st at 8:00 PM at Howie's Activity Center.

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The Thunder men's basketball team have gone 6-0 since the last poll on January 28th, and are up two spots to the #4 spot in the latest National Christian College Athletic Association Coaches' Poll for DII Men's Basketball. The six wins were over Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region members, Barclay (twice), Central Christian College of the Bible, Kansas Christian, Ozark Christian, and Calvary. With a total of 41 points, the Thunder are below #1 North Central, #2 Crown, and #3 Campbellsville-Harrodsburg to round out the top half poll. For the full top-10 rankings for DII Men's Basketball, click this link.

The Thunder will be back in action for a neutral site game against the Emmaus University Eagles on February 14th at 3:00 PM in Ankeny, IA.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams were back in action this weekend at Howie's Activity Center. On Friday night, both Thunder teams would host Midwest Christian College Conference rival the Ozark Christian College Ambassadors. The women would open up the night against the #3 ranked and undefeated Ambassadors. The Thunder would do something that has not happened since the 2018-19 season, where the Thunder would defeat the Ambassadors three times, and upset the Ambassadors by a score of 63-59 on Friday night. The Thunder would take a 39-33 lead into the half and hold strong in the second half to secure their first victory over their rivals in six seasons.

The Thunder would shoot 38.6% from the field, 37.5% from the three-point line, and 58.8% from the free throw line. Led by junior, Nekayla Williams, who scored 18 points on 6-11 shooting from the field in 20 minutes paced the Thunder offensively. The freshman duo of Macayla Hines and Elayna Wegner, who both hit three three-pointers a piece, score 14 points and 12 points, respectively. Hines also dished out four assists.

On Saturday, the Calvary University Warriors would come to Manhattan to take on the Thunder. The women would open up the afternoon with another thrilling victory over the Warriors, who are receiving votes in the most recent poll. The Thunder would take a two-point leading after 20 minutes and fall behind by one going into the fourth quarter. A 14-9 quarter would boost the Thunder ahead for the 46-42 win. With the two wins on the weekend, the women move to 9-12 overall, 4-5 in the MCCC, and 6-4 in the NCCAA Central Region.

The Thunder would shoot 30.0% from the field, 18.2% from the three-point line, and 60.0% from the free throw line. Williams would have a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with four steals and three blocks. Freshman, Chantyl Perry would chip in with 11 points of her own.

The Thunder will hit the road for their next game on Tuesday, February 11th to take on the Barclay College Bears at 4:00 PM in Haviland, Kansas.

In the second game of the double-header on Friday, the #6 ranked men would take on the Ambassadors. While the Ambassadors scored the first basket of the game, the Thunder would never trail after that. The Thunder would take a 14-point lead into halftime and maintain that lead for most of the second half. The Ambassadors would not go away cutting the Thunder lead down to one before the Thunder would close them out with a 74-56 victory. The Thunder avenge a loss from January 17th to be in a tie atop the MCCC standings.

The Thunder would shoot 43.1% from the field, 25.0% from the three-point line, and 87.5% from the free throw line. Sophomore, Davis Rokey would lead all scorers with 27 points on 11-19 shooting from the field, to go along with nine rebounds, three blocks, and two steals. Micah Lovett would also pace the offense with 11 points and five assists, while juniors, Jaxon Hurla and Xavier Lucas would each have nine points. Lucas would also snag 12 rebounds.

The #6 ranked men would also take on the Warriors on Saturday afternoon. Despite a slow start, the Thunder would take care of the Warriors by a score of 89-54. The Thunder would fall behind 13-9 before a 17-0 run would put them ahead for good. Another 15-0 run in the first half would extend the lead into the half. The lead would blossom as large as 39 in the second half as the Thunder closed out the Warriors. With two victories this weekend, the men are now 16-9, 8-1 in the MCCC, and 8-0 in the NCCAA Central Region.

Rokey would have another 20-point game scoring 21 points on 10-13 shooting from the field and grabbing nine rebounds. Lucas would score 14 points on 6-8 shooting, while Lovett stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, five assists, six steals, and two blocks. Redshirt-sophomore, Jordan Carter would also have an efficient afternoon scoring 12 points on 5-7 shooting, to go with three rebounds, two assists, and two steals in 13 minutes. The Thunder would shoot 47.9% from the field, 20.0% from the three-point line, and 76.2% from the free throw line as a team. The Thunder defense would also force 23 Warrior turnovers.

The Thunder will hit the road for their next game on Tuesday, February 11th to take on the Barclay College Bears at 6:00 PM.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams played Tuesday evening in a double header with the Kansas Christian Falcons. The women opened the evening with a thrilling 61-58 win over the visiting Falcons. The Thunder jumped out to a 12-9 lead after one quarter, but the Falcons bounced back and took an eight point lead into halftime. A 25-point third quarter for the Thunder gave them the lead with 10 minutes to play. A back and forth fourth would see the Falcons take a five-point lead with 5:27 to go, but a 7-0 run by the Thunder would give them the lead with 2:21 left. Timely baskets would close out the game for the Thunder and earn them the NCCAA Central Region win. The Thunder are now 7-12 overall and 5-3 in Central Region play.

The Thunder would shoot 33.8% from the field, 23.3% from the three-point line, and 46.2% from the free throw line. Four Thunder players would score in double-figures led by junior, Nekayla Williams who had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Madison Ellis and Macayla Hines both had 11 points a piece, while Hines would also have seven assists, five rebounds, and two steals. Freshman, Elayna Wegner would round off the double-digit scorers with 10 points.

The women will host the #3 ranked Ozark Christian College Ambassadors for their next game on Friday, February 7th at 5:00 PM.

The #6 ranked men took on the Falcons in the night cap off the double header. The Thunder would fall behind 2-0 to start the game, but would never trail again as they would take their largest lead of the half into halftime with a 48-22 advantage. The Thunder would bolster their lead to as much as 36 with 13:11 to play before the Falcons would cut it to 18 with 5:28 left in the game. The Thunder would finish off the Falcons and win by a score of 100-70. The Thunder are now 14-9 overall and 7-0 against the Central Region.

The Thunder would shoot 46.4% from the field, 31.6% from the three-point line, and 81.1% from the free throw line, while out-rebounding the Falcons 53-17. Five Thunder players would score in double-figures led by sophomore, Davis Rokey who had a double-double with 21 point and 14 rebounds on 6-6 shooting from the field. Jaxon Hurla, Xavier Lucas, and Tatum Pierce would all have 14 points, while Hurla would also have six assists, Lucas added nine rebounds and four assists, and Pierce added five rebounds, while going 4-4 from the field, to their stat lines. Senior, Micah Lovett would chip in with 12 points and four rebounds on the night.

The men will host the Ozark Christian College Ambassadors for their next game after the women's game on Friday, February 7th at 7:00 PM.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams would be at Howie's Activity Center on Saturday afternoon to host the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints. The Thunder would earn a sweep of the Saints as both the women and men both won their respective games. On January 10th, the Thunder would fall to the Saints on the road 57-33. The women would open up with the Saints in a close battle throughout the entirety of the game. The Thunder would find themselves down nine after one quarter, but would cut the lead to three, 35-32, at the break. A three point advantage for the Saints in the third would put them up six going into the fourth. A 29-15 fourth for the Thunder would be enough to take the lead and hold the Saints off for the win, 78-69. The Thunder would force 27 turnovers and collect 22 offensive rebounds to help them to victory. The Thunder are now 6-12 overall, 2-5 in the Midwest Christian College Conference, and 4-3 in the NCCAA Central Region.

Four Thunder player would score in double figures led by freshman, Austyn Cox who had 20 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals, while junior, Nekayla Williams would have 18 points on 8-14 shooting in 17 minutes. Freshmen, Macayla Hines and Elayna Wegner would both score 11 for the Thunder to round out the double figure scorers. Hines would also snag 10 rebounds to record a double-double. The Thunder would also shoot 39.1% from the field, 29.4% from the three-point line, and 63.9% from the free throw line.

The #6 ranked men's team would face the Saints in the second game of the afternoon and would have the same result as the women and get the win by a score of 80-57. The Thunder would fall behind 6-2 early, but would use an 11-0 run to take a seven point lead and they would never lose the lead again. A 40-29 advantage after 20 minutes would be stretched to as much as 28 with 1:12 left, which would end in the 23-point win. With the victory, the Thunder move to 13-9 overall, 6-1 in the MCCC, and 6-0 in the Central Region.

The Thunder will play again on Tuesday, February 4th at home against the Kansas Christian College Falcons at 5:00 PM.

The Thunder shot 44.6% from the field, 40.0% from the three-point line, and 80.0% from the free throw line. Junior, Jaxon Hurla would have 23 points with five made threes on the afternoon to lead the Thunder, while sophomore, Davis Rokey would have 16 points, six rebounds, three steals, and three blocks. Junior, Xavier Lucas would chip in with 10 points, five assists, and three steals. The Thunder would force 21 Saint turnovers and have 17 assists on 29 made field goals.

The Thunder will play again on Tuesday, February 4th at home against the Kansas Christian College Falcons at 7:00 PM.

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Since January 14th, the Thunder men's basketball team have gone 5-1 and jumped two spots to the #6 spot in the most recent National Christian College Athletic Association Coaches' Poll for DII Men's Basketball. Of the five wins, two were over top-10 opponents in #7 Spurgeon and #9 Boyce. The other three wins were over Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region members, Calvary and Barclay, as well as Mideast Region member, Welch. With a total of 31 points, the Thunder are above Spurgeon, Grace Christian, Arlington Baptist, and Trinity Bible to round out the poll. For the full top-10 rankings for DII Men's Basketball, click this link.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball team both had the opportunity to play at home on Tuesday evening where they hosted the Barclay College Bears. The women would start off the evening hosting the Bears in a Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region contest. The Thunder would have an early lead, leading 10-8 after the first quarter. The Bears would respond with 16-10 quarter and take a four point lead into the half. A 36-31 deficit headed into the fourth would make for a close finish. The Thunder could not overcome the deficit and the Bears would prevail 47-36. With the loss, the Thunder drop to 5-12 overall, 1-5 in the MCCC, and 3-3 in the Central Region.

The Thunder shot 28.6% from the field, 33.3% from the three-point line, and 58.3% from the free throw line. Junior, Nekayla Williams had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds while, redshirt-freshman, Madison Ellis would chip in with seven points for the Thunder.

The women will play again on Saturday, February 1st against the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints at 2:00 PM at Howie's Activity Center.

The #6 ranked men's team would finish off the night with a game against the Bears. The Thunder would lead from start to finish jumping out to a 12-1 lead early. The closest the Bears would get it in the first half was eight before the Thunder would take a 47-25 lead into halftime. The Thunder would take care of business in the second half, leading by as much as 37, and close out the Bears by a final score of 99-67. With the victory, the Thunder move to 12-9, 5-1 in the MCCC, and 5-0 in Central Region play.

The Thunder shot 58.0% from the field, 31.3% from the three-point line, and 60.9% from the free throw line. It was a balanced offensive attack for the Thunder led by freshman, Tatum Pierce and junior, Xavier Lucas, who each had 16 points a piece. Big men, Davis Rokey, who had 14 points and seven rebounds, and Fred Criqui, 10 points and six rebounds, would establish dominance inside early for the Thunder.

The men will also play on Saturday, February 1st against the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints. This game will tip at 4:00 PM at Howie's Activity Center.

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