After a nearly two weeks without games, the Thunder women's basketball team is ready to begin Midwest Christian College Conference play over the weekend. They will travel to Ankeny, Iowa to play the Emmaus University Eagles on a neutral court on Friday at 1:00PM and the host, Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles on Saturday at 2:00PM. The Lady Thunder are coming off their first win of the season on November 22nd against Providence University-College and are looking to continue to build momentum into conference play. The Faith Eagles were MCCC Tournament Champions last season and are looking to repeat. The Lady Thunder finished 6-6 in the MCCC last season and won the fifth place game over the Emmaus Eagles. A 10-game conference slate is scheduled this season on the women's side due to Barclay College not having a team.

Head coach Dalton Miller is ready for conference play this weekend, "We are excited to start conference play. A lot of basketball to be played and this group is still taking it one day at a time figuring things out together. Our goal is to be playing our best basketball come February and we get a chance to continue working towards that this weekend."

After a trio of exhibition games, the Thunder men's basketball team is eager to begin MCCC play. Just like the women's team, the Thunder will be in Iowa to play Emmaus and Faith Baptist Bible. The Emmaus game will be at 3:00PM and the Faith game will be at 4:00PM. The Thunder are looking to repeat as MCCC Tournament Champions and finished as co-regular season champions last season at 11-1. A 12-game conference slate is schedule this season for the Thunder.

Head coach Jordan Strom had this to say about starting conference play, "We are excited to begin conference play this weekend. There are so many talented players and coaches in our league that each night will present a new challenge. It will be fun to see our guys compete."

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After a 5-2 start to the season, the Thunder men's basketball team is ranked #4 in the first National Christian College Athletic Association Coaches Poll of the season for DII Men's Basketball. With a total of 43 points, the Thunder sit below Spurgeon College, defending National Champion, North Central University, and Great Lakes Christian College. The Thunder are the only team from the Midwest Christian College Conference who is ranked, while Faith Baptist Bible College is receiving votes to be in the top-10. The Thunder are also one of two teams ranked in the week one poll from the NCCAA Central Region. For the full top-10 rankings for DII Men's Basketball, click this link.

The Thunder will play two MCCC game this weekend in Ankeny, Iowa when they face Emmaus University on Friday, December 5th at 3:00PM and Faith Baptist Bible College on Saturday, December 6th at 4:00PM. These games will both be at the Nettleton Center.

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The Thunder men's basketball team traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma to play their first ever NCAA Division I opponent in program history on Tuesday night. This is also the first time Manhattan Christian College has ever competed on the Division I stage in any sport. The Thunder would take a one point lead two separate times in the first three minutes of the game. After the first media timeout, the Thunder would trail 16-9. The Golden Hurricane would go on 27-6 run through the next two medias to extend their lead. At the half, the Thunder would trail 61-22. To start the second half, the Thunder and Golden Hurricane would exchange baskets early on. The Thunder would battle in the second half and only be outscored 50-38 in the second 20 minutes. In the Thunder's first ever game against a Division I team, they would give a valiant effort and fall to the Golden Hurricane, 111-60. Senior, Jaxon Hurla would lead the Thunder with 12 points on 5-10 shooting from the field, while Bartlesville, Oklahoma native, Jordan Carter would chip in with 10 points. Senior, Fred Criqui would have a balanced game with five points, three rebounds, and two blocks. The Thunder would shoot 33.8% from the field, 23.7% from the three-point line, and 50.0% from the free throw line.

The Thunder will open their Midwest Christian College Conference slate on Friday, December 5th when they travel to Ankeny, Iowa to play Emmaus University at Faith Baptist Bible College at 3:00PM.

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The Thunder men's basketball team played their third exhibition against an NCAA Division II opponent on Saturday afternoon when they traveled to Hays, Kansas to play Fort Hays State University. The Thunder would face one of the best defensive teams at the Division II level and the Tigers would be just that on Saturday. The Thunder would fall behind 12-1 to start the game before hitting their first field goal to cut the lead to eight. The closest the Thunder would get back to the Tigers was 37-17 with 6:16 left in the half. The Tigers would take a 52-25 lead into the half. Another slow start to the second half would put the Thunder away and the Tigers would cruise to a 92-44 win. Freshman, Trayden Chambers would lead the Thunder with 12 points on 5-8 shooting from the field, while redshirt-sophomore, Peyton Torres would go 3-4 from the three-point line for nine points. The Thunder would shoot 28.0% from the field, 30.0% from the three-point line, and 83.3% from the free throw line.

The Thunder will play their final exhibition game of the season against NCAA Division I, the University of Tulsa. This is the first time the Manhattan Christian College Men's Basketball program has played a Division I opponent. This game will be on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:00PM in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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The Thunder men's basketball team would play their second exhibition game and final game before Thanksgiving on the road against Newman University. The Thunder would get off to a great start and take a 3-0 and 6-2 lead in the early going. Sophomore, Tatum Pierce would score the Thunder's first 11 points before redshirt-sophomore, Peyton Torres would knock in a three of his own. The Thunder would claim a 16-15 lead with 11:08 left in the first half to force a Jets timeout. The Jets would not look back and go on a 24-8 run to end the half and take a 15-point lead to the break. The Thunder would cut the lead down to 14 with 14:21 left in the game, but a mixture of turnovers and lack of offense would prove enough for the Jets to pull away, 85-55. Torres would finish the game with 10 points and three steals, while junior, Hunter Hill would have eight points and four rebounds. The Thunder would shoot 34.5% from the field, 39.3% from the three-point line, and 57.1% from the free throw line.

The Thunder will play another exhibition on Saturday, November 29th against Fort Hays State at 2:00PM in Hays, Kansas.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams both traveled to Ankeny, Iowa to compete in the Faith Classic at Faith Baptist Bible College. Each team would play three games. The women would open up with Trinity Bible College on Thursday morning. The Lady Thunder would take a 19-16 lead after the first quarter forcing eight Lion turnovers and going 6-6 from the free throw line. Trinity Bible would outscore the Lady Thunder by six in the second quarter to take a 34-31 lead into the half. The Lions would have a big third quarter to extend their lead by 14 headed into the fourth. The Lady Thunder would be behind as much as 19 in the fourth, and would battle back to cut the Lion lead to four with 26 seconds left, but end up falling, 73-67. Freshman, Jasmine Holloway would lead the Lady Thunder with 19 points on 5-10 shooting from the three-point line, while Nekayla Williams and Mackenzie Lovett would both have double-doubles. The Lady Thunder would shoot 33.3% from the field, 26.5% from the three-point line, and 63.6% from the free throw line. On Friday morning, the Lady Thunder would play Southwestern Community College (IA). Another strong start to the game for the Lady Thunder would put them ahead 17-14 after 10 minutes. Low scoring second and third quarters would give the Spartans a 30-26 lead after three quarters. A tough shooting day for the Lady Thunder would allow the Spartans to get the win, 45-37. Lovett and Elayna Wegner would each have eight points a piece. The Lady Thunder would shoot 22.6% from the field, 19.4% from the three-point line, and 50.0% from the free throw line. On Saturday, the Lady Thunder would compete against Providence University-College in their final game of the Faith Classic. The Lady Thunder had a back-and-forth battle with the Pilots as the Thunder would take a six point lead to the half. After three quarters, the Pilots cut the Lady Thunder lead to one. The Lady Thunder would dominate the fourth quarter outscoring the Pilots by nine to win their first game of the season, 76-66. Freshman, Tahlia Morris would have 17 points on 6-12 shooting from the field and 3-4 from three, to go along with five rebounds. Holloway and Cortnea Wagner would each chip in with 14 points each. Sophomore, Macayla Hines would have a near triple-double with nine points, eight rebounds, and nine assists. The Lady Thunder would shoot 36.6% from the field, 40.0% from the three-point line, and 63.2% from the free throw line. After a 1-2 weekend for the Lady Thunder, their record is now 1-7.

The Lady Thunder will have their Midwest Christian College Conference opener on Friday, December 5th when they play Emmaus University at 1:00PM back at Faith Baptist Bible College.

The Thunder men's basketball team was also at the Faith Classic this weekend and like the women, they would play Trinity Bible College on Thursday. The Thunder would be a back-and-forth game, but would lead at halftime 37-31. It would be much of the same in the second half as the Thunder lead for most of the half until a three by the Lions gave them a 64-63 lead with 5:47 left in the game. The Thunder would end the game on a 14-7 run to close out the Lions, 77-71. The Thunder would have four player score in double figures led by freshman, Colby Frehe would have 18 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore, Tatum Pierce would record a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Jaxon Hurla and Hunter Hill would each have 13 points. The Thunder would shoot 41.4% from the field, 38.9% from the three-point line, and 48.0% from the free throw line. On Friday, the Thunder would play Kuyper College. The Thunder would take control of this game from the start and would win, 90-79. Hill would have a dominant 28 point and eight rebound performance on 10-17 shooting from the field. Hurla would have 17 points while knocking down five three-pointers. The Thunder would have a great shooting day by shooting 49.2% from the field, 54.2% from the three-point line, and 72.2% from the free throw line. On Saturday, the Thunder would play their final game of the Faith Classic against Providence University-College, a first in program history. In this game, every player that would get in the game would score. Frehe would have a perfect shooting game going 7-7 from the field to score 16 points and grab nine rebounds. Sophomore, Marcus Bauman would have 11 points, while senior, Fred Criqui would have 10. The Thunder would hold the Pilots to 26.8% shooting from the field and 16.1% from the three-point line, while they would shoot 56.7% from the field, 35.7% from the three-point line, and 57.1% from the free throw line. With the three wins, the Thunder now improve to 5-2 overall.

The Thunder will play their next game on Tuesday, November 25th. This contest will be an exhibition against Newman University at 10:30AM in Wichita, Kansas.

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The Thunder men's basketball team played their first exhibition of the season against NCAA Division II, Wayne State College (NE) on the road. The Thunder would score the first basket of the game on a layup by junior, Hunter Hill and then would come down on their second possession and score on a layup by James Braddy to take an early 4-2 lead. The Thunder would battle, but the stingy Wildcat defense would force 21 turnovers resulting in 35 points, which would overpower the Thunder leading to a 95-58 defeat. Senior, Fred Criqui would pace the Thunder with 10 points, four rebounds, and four assists on 5-7 shooting from the field, while freshman, Colby Frehe would score 10 points and grab seven rebounds on 5-8 shooting. Hill would chip in with nine points and redshirt-junior, Jordan Carter would have eight points, five rebounds, and four assists. The Thunder would go on to out-rebound the Wildcats 38-33. The Thunder would shoot 40.7% from the field, 25.0% from the three-point line, and 60.0% from the free throw line.

The Thunder will play three games this weekend at the Faith Classic opening with Trinity Bible College on Thursday, November 20th at 12:15PM at the Nettleton Center in Ankeny, Iowa.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams hosted Central Christian College (KS) on Tuesday night for their first double-header of the season. The Lady Thunder would play first against the visiting Lady Tigers and the Thunder would have some scoring woes this evening. The Lady Thunder would score single-digits in all four quarters. After 20 minutes of action, the Lady Thunder would find themselves down, 29-16. They would win the third quarter to trail 36-24 going into the fourth. The Lady Thunder would cut the lead to 10, but the Lady Tigers would pull away in the end to win game one of the double-header, 49-32. Sophomore, Macayla Hines would lead the Lady Thunder with 11 points, while redshirt-junior, Nekayla Williams would chip in with seven. The Lady Thunder shot 17.7% from the field, 12.5% from the three-point line, and 50.0% from the free throw line. The Lady Thunder are now 0-4 on the young season.

The Lady Thunder will play their next game on the road at Hesston College on Monday, November 17th at 7:00PM.

In the second game of the double-header, the Thunder and the Tigers were both coming off of losses in their previous games. The Tigers would strike first jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the early going and would extend their lead to as much as 12 late in the first half. The Thunder would answer with an 8-0 run to cut the Tiger lead to four. A 10-0 run to end the half for the Tiger would give them a 41-27 lead after 20 minutes. A back-and-forth start to the second half would keep the Thunder deficit around double digits. A late push would cut the lead down to five, but with under 30 seconds left, the Thunder could not make any magic happen and they would drop their second straight, 74-68. Sophomore, Tatum Pierce would lead a trio of double digit scorers with 15 points and five rebounds, junior, James Braddy would have 12 points, while junior counterpart, Hunter Hill would have 11 points and four rebounds. The Thunder shot 44.1% from the field, 37.5% from the three-point line, and 53.8% from the free throw line. The Thunder drop to 2-2 early in the season.

The Thunder will play an exhibition game at Wayne State College (NE) on Monday, November 17th at 6:00PM.

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The Thunder men's basketball team hosted Missouri Valley College in their 2025-26 home opener on Saturday afternoon. This would be the first ever meeting between the Thunder and the Vikings. The Thunder would jump out early with a 5-0 lead to start the half and would lead by as much as six in the early going. The Vikings would slowly wear down the Thunder as the Thunder would be outscored 10-4 in the final four minutes of the half. The Thunder would have costly live ball turnovers that led to 13 points for the Vikings in the first half and a 33-26 deficit after 20 minutes. The Vikings would pull ahead and hold a 10-point lead with just over 11 minutes left in the game. An and-1 by sophomore, Tatum Pierce would make the score 52-50 with just under five minutes to play. Missed shots and some turnovers down the stretch would be the difference and the Thunder would drop their home opener, 65-59. Junior, Hunter Hill and Pierce would each have 16 points a piece, while Pierce would also grab eight rebounds. Senior, Fred Criqui would have a near double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds, to go along with two blocks. The Thunder would shoot 30.4% from the field, 18.5% from the three-point line, and 57.1% from the free throw line. With the loss, the Thunder are now 2-1 on the season.

The Thunder will be at home for their next game on Tuesday, November 11th where they will host Central Christian College (KS) at 7:00PM at the Howie's Activity Center.

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