The Thunder women's basketball team finished their season ranked #10 in the final postseason National Christian College Athletic Association Coaches Poll for DII Women's Basketball with a 17-15 record. The Lady Thunder were receiving votes in the final regular season poll. After a competing at the NCCAA National Tournament and with a total of four points, the Lady Thunder are behind Providence University College to round out the top-10. The Thunder are one of three teams from the Midwest Christian College Conference who are ranked as Calvary and Emmaus are both ranked. The Thunder are also one of two teams ranked in the final poll of the season from the NCCAA Central Region. For the full top-10 rankings for DII Women's Basketball, click this link.

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The #7 seed Thunder women's basketball team would take the floor one more time for the 2025-26 season in a consolation game against the #8 seed Providence University College Pilots. The Thunder and Pilots would be in a close game after one quarter with the Pilots holding the lead 17-12. The Pilots would just out all over the Thunder in the second quarter outscoring them by 14 to take a 41-22 lead into halftime. Another tough scoring quarter, the Thunder would find themselves behind 30 headed into the final quarter of play. The Thunder would outscore the Pilots, 22-15 in the fourth, but their struggle to get their offense going in the second and third quarters would be too much to come back from. Redshirt-junior, Nekayla Williams would have a monster double-double with 19 points and 16 rebounds, while the freshman duo of Tahlia Morris and Jasmine Holloway would have 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Thunder would shoot 27.8% from the field, 13.2% from the three-point line, and 47.4% from the free throw line.

The Thunder have concluded their season with a 17-15 record, a 6-4 Midwest Christian College Conference record, and a 5-3 mark in the region. They would finish as the runner-up in the MCCC and be champions of the NCCAA Central Region.

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The #7 seed Thunder women's basketball team took the floor on Wednesday night at the NCCAA National Tournament where they would play the host and #10 seed Crown College Polars. The Thunder and Polars would both have slower starts with the Polars having the lead 17-10 after one quarter. The Polars would maintain a steady lead throughout the second quarter taking an eight point lead into the break. The Thunder would cut into that lead and trail 48-42 heading into the final 10 minutes of the game. In the third quarter, the Thunder would trail by as much as 13 before cutting the Polar's lead to six. The Thunder went on a run and took their largest lead of the game with 5:12 remaining. A defensive slugfest to end the fourth would find Crown up two with 1.2 seconds left. The Thunder would have a good look at their basket to try and force overtime, but the shot would not fall and the Thunder would fall short against the Polars, 58-56. The Thunder would outscore the Polars, 30-24 in the second half, but a cold-shooting first half would find the Thunder trying to claw their way back in it late in the game. Freshman, Tahlia Morris lead the way for the Thunder scoring 16 points and grabbing eight rebounds, while fellow freshman, Mackenzie Lovett would collect a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Thunder would shoot 34.8% from the field, 28.6% from the three-point line, and 66.7% from the free throw line. With the loss, the Thunder will play one more game to conclude their season.

The Thunder will play today at 12:00PM against the #8 seed the Providence University College Pilots. The Thunder and Pilots met back in November at the Faith Classic where the Thunder would earn their first win of the season, 77-67.

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The Thunder women's basketball team traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota earlier this week for the 2026 NCCAA Division II Women's Basketball National Tournament. Before the the tournament starts, awards such as, All-Americans and NCCAA Scholar-Athletes, are announced and the Thunder had one earn Scholar-Athlete honors. Redshirt-sophomore, guard, Madison Ellis would be the lone student-athlete from the women's team to be named a Scholar-Athlete. To earn scholar-athlete honors you must be a junior, senior or graduate student, complete at least one term, and have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.40 on a 4.00 scale at the nominating institution. Ellis has been at Manhattan Christian College for three seasons deeming her a junior in the classroom.

To stay up-to-date with the NCCAA Division II Women's Basketball National Tournament, visit thenccaa.org's tournament page.

The Thunder will open National Tournament play today at 6:00PM when they play the host and the #10 seed, Crown College.

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After winning the NCCAA Central Region Tournament, the Thunder women's basketball team will head to the National Tournament in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota as the #7 seed in the 10-team tournament. This is the first time since 2009 that the tournament field is at 10 teams. The Thunder have received the #7 seed after winning the Central Region Tournament for the first time since 2014. In 2014, the Thunder were the #3 seed at the National Tournament. The last time the Thunder made the tournament was during the 2018 season when the tournament was only a six-team field. The Thunder are looking for their first win at the National Tournament since 2013, when they finished as the National Runner-Up. The Thunder will play the host and #10 seed Crown College on Wednesday, March 11th at 6:00PM. The Thunder and the Polars most recently met back in the 2005 in the fifth place game at the National Tournament. In total, the Thunder and Polars have met three times at the National Tournament with the Thunder holding a 2-1 advantage. The winner of this game will play the #2 seed Pensacola Christian College in the quarterfinal on Thursday, March 12th at 8:00PM.

For more information on the NCCAA National Tournament, visit thenccaa.org.

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The Thunder women's basketball team won the 2026 NCCAA Central Region Tournament for the first time in 12 seasons this past week, and they would also have some individual honors to show for it. The Thunder had three players represented on the Central Region All-Region teams. Redshirt-junior, forward, Nekayla Williams would earn a first-team nod for the second straight season for the Thunder. Williams would play and start in seven of the regular season region games. She would average 10.9 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, and shot 75.0% from the free throw line in 23.4 minutes per game in region games only. Freshman, guard, Mackenzie Lovett would earn a second-team honor. Lovett would play and start in all eight of the regular season region games. She would average 11.1 points per game on 41.9% shooting from the field and 37.5% from the three point line, to go along with 6.9 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists per game, and 1.6 steals per game in 33.1 minutes per game. Sophomore, guard, Macayla Hines would earn a honorable mention honor for the Thunder. Hines was also honorable mention all-region in 2025. Hines would play and start in all eight of the regular season region games. She would average 10.4 points per game on 49.3% shooting from the field and 33.3% shooting from the three-point line, to go along with 6.5 rebounds per game, 5.0 assists per game, and 1.5 steals per game in 38.5 minutes per game in region games only.

The Thunder are stilling waiting their seeding for the NCCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament that will be hosted by Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. More information on the tournament will be released in later this week.

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The Thunder women's basketball team would compete in the NCCAA Central Region Tournament in the friendly confines of the Howie's Activity Center. The Thunder would be the three seed in this tournament. The women's tournament would have four teams competing, so the Thunder would start with a semifinal game on Thursday against a familiar foe in the two seed Calvary University Warriors. The Thunder and Warriors played in the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament Championship on February 21st where the Warriors would easily beat the Thunder, 70-44. On Thursday afternoon, these two teams would be in for an instant classic. After one quarter, the Warriors would lead 17-16, but the Thunder would win the second quarter 12-11 to take a 28-28 tie into halftime. In the first half, neither team would have a lead larger than eight. The Warriors would lead by as much as seven in the third, but the Thunder would battle back to take a one point lead head into the final 10 minutes. Each team would swap baskets for most of the fourth. The Thunder would have the ball with under 50 seconds left, down one and would get a put back basket to go with 19 seconds left. A steal by the Thunder would seal the deal and the Thunder would redeem themselves from just six days ago to earn the hard-fought, 65-64 win. It would be a balanced scoring attack by the Thunder as five would score in double-figures lead by sophomore, Elayna Wegner who had 13 points and seven rebounds. The Thunder would shoot 34.3% from the field, 27.6% from the three-point line, and 81.8% from the free throw line.

After a thrilling semifinal win, the Thunder would have another MCCC Tournament rematch this time against the Ozark Christian College Ambassadors. The Thunder and Ambassadors would be meeting for the fourth time this season. The Ambassadors won the two regular season meetings, while the Thunder won in the MCCC Tournament semifinal matchup less than a week ago. The Thunder would jump out all over the Ambassadors, but would trail 10-8 with 5:56 left in the first quarter. That would be the last time the Thunder would trail. A dominate effort by the Thunder would give them the 24-point victory over the defending national champions to earn the Central Region Tournament crown and an automatic bid to the NCCAA National Tournament. This is the women's basketball program's first region championship since the 2013-14 season. That team was led by the late Larry Olson, who won four region titles at MCC. The Thunder would hit 11 threes en route to a 70-44 victory. Redshirt-junior, Nekayla Williams would have a double-double with 20 points on 9-14 shooting, while grabbing 10 rebounds. Freshman, Jasmine Holloway would also have an efficient game scoring 18 points on 6-8 shooting from the field and 4-5 from three. They would shoot 43.9% from the field, 45.8% from the three-point line, and 60.0% from the free throw line. They would also hold the Ambassadors to 27.9% shooting from the field and 7.7% from the three-point line. With the two wins at the region tournament, the Thunder are now 17-13 headed into the NCCAA National Tournament.

The Thunder will now await their seeding for the NCCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament that will be hosted by Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. More information on the tournament will be released in the coming weeks.

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The Thunder women's basketball team finished as the runner-up in the 2026 Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament this past weekend, and they would also have some individual honors on the weekend. The Thunder had two players represented on the MCCC All-Conference teams. Redshirt-junior, forward, Nekayla Williams would earn a first-team nod for the Thunder. Williams was a second-team all-conference performer in 2025. Williams would play and start in eight of the 10 regular season conference games. She would average 12.8 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game, and shot 76.2% from the free throw line in 23.9 minutes per game in conference games only. Sophomore, guard, Macayla Hines would earn a honorable mention honor for the Thunder. Hines was all-conference honorable mention in 2025 as well. Hines would play in all 10 regular season conference games, while starting in eight. She would average 10.2 points per game on 46.3% shooting from the field and 36.8% shooting from the three-point line, to go along with 6.7 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists per game, and 2.0 steals per game in 37.3 minutes per game in conference games only.

The Thunder will play in and host the NCCAA Central Region Tournament on Thursday, February 26th against the two seed the Calvary University Warriors. This game will be at 4:00PM at the Howie's Activity Center in Manhattan, Kansas.

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The #9 ranked Thunder women's basketball team started postseason play at the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Thunder would be the two seed and earn a bye into the semifinal round. The winner of the three seed and six seed would be who the Thunder would play, and the three seeded Ozark Christian College Ambassadors would be that opponent. The Thunder dropped two close games to the Ambassadors in the regular season. They lost both games by a combined five points. On Friday afternoon, the Thunder would jump all over the #7 ranked Ambassadors and never look back. The Thunder would jump out to a 12-0 lead and take a 22-6 lead after one quarter. The Ambassadors would win the next two quarters, but the first quarter deficit would be too much to overcome and the Thunder would defeat the Ambassadors, 62-49, to advance to the MCCC Tournament Final for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Freshman, Mackenzie Lovett would have a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while redshirt-junior, Nekayla Williams would have 14 points, eights rebounds, and two blocks. The Thunder would shoot 41.9% from the field, 31.8% from the three-point line, and 33.3% from the free throw line and hold the Ambassadors to 25.8% shooting from the field and 14.3% shooting from three.

The Thunder would then play the winner of the other semifinal between one seed Calvary and the five seed Central Christian College of the Bible where the Warriors of Calvary would be victorious. The Thunder and Warriors would split in the regular season and each team would win on their home floor. The Thunder would be in a tight game after one quarter only trailing 13-12. At the half, the Thunder would trail by eight with 20 minutes left in the game. The Warriors would take command in the second half outscoring the Thunder 38-22 to secure the tournament championship. Lovett would have 13 points, seven rebounds, and four assists, while sophomore, Macayla Hines would have 10 points and two steals on the afternoon. The Thunder would shoot 30.3% from the field, 10.0% from the three-point line, and 66.7% from the free throw line. The Thunder's overall record now sits at 15-13.

The Thunder will now compete in the NCCAA Central Region Tournament on Thursday, February 26th as the three seed and they will play the two seed Calvary University Warriors. This tournament will be hosted at Manhattan Christian College. This semifinal game will tip at 4:00PM.

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The #9 ranked Thunder women's basketball team has completed their regular season with 14 wins eclipsing their win total from last season. The Thunder are the two seed in the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament. The MCCC Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Calvary

#2 Manhattan Christian

#3 Ozark Christian

#4 Emmaus

#5 Central Christian College of the Bible

#6 Faith Baptist Bible

Manhattan Christian College will head to Belton, Missouri for the MCCC Tournament, which is on the campus of Calvary University at Pyramid Athletic Center. The Thunder have a bye into the semifinal game against the three seed Ozark Christian, who won their quarterfinal game today, on Friday, February 20th at 2:00PM. Depending on the Friday result, the Thunder will play against the winner of the other semifinal on Saturday, February 21st in the championship game at 4:00PM or in a consolation game at 12:00PM with a loss.

The NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be hosted at the Howie's Activity Center on the campus of Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan, Kansas. The Central Region Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Ozark Christian

#2 Calvary

#3 Manhattan Christian

#4 Central Christian College of the Bible

The Thunder will be the three seed for the Central Region Tournament and will play in the semifinal game against the reigning Central Region Champions, Calvary University. This will be a rematch of last season's championship game. The semifinal game Thursday, February 26th at 4:00PM. The championship game will be on Friday, February 27th at 2:00PM.

Head coach Dalton Miller is excited for postseason play, "This group has come so far since the beginning of the season. After a really tough start they have stayed together and it has shown with how we've played, finding ways to win games down the stretch. We're excited about the opportunity to compete in the conference and region tournament. We're proud of what we accomplished in the regular season and now we start fresh knowing we have to take it one game at a time."

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