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 women's basketball team traveled south to Hesston, Kansas to take on Hesston College on Monday night. The Thunder would come out and hit three three-pointers take a 17-15 advantage after one quarter. A fourth three by redshirt-junior, Cortnea Wagner would increase the Thunder lead to five early in the second quarter. Unfortunately, the Larks would go on to outscore the Thunder 28-6 after that three and would take a 43-26 lead into the half. A slow start out of the half by the Thunder would give the Larks a 27-point lead headed to the fourth quarter. A valiant fourth quarter effort would come up short as the Thunder would win the quarter 24-15, but would ultimately fall to the Larks, 77-59. Redshirt-junior, Nekayla Williams would lead the Thunder with 22 points on 10-17 shooting from the field, while sophomore, Macayla Hines would have 14 points and five rebounds. Freshman, Jasmine Holloway would chip in with seven points and five rebounds for the Thunder. The Thunder would shoot 34.4% from the field, 18.5% from the three-point line, and 83.3% from the free throw line. The Thunder are still seeking their first win on the season dropping to 0-5 after the loss.

The Lady Thunder will also play three games this weekend at the Faith Classic opening with Trinity Bible College on Thursday, November 20th at 10:15AM 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 women's basketball team traveled to Hot Springs, Arkansas to compete in the Champion Classic over the weekend. The Thunder would face two more NCCAA Southwest Region opponents facing three of the six teams to open up the season. On Friday evening, the Thunder would play Dallas Christian College. After one quarter, the Thunder would have trouble scoring as they would trail 10-3 after 10 minutes. The second quarter was better as they would score 15 points, but would find themselves behind 31-18 at the break. A lack of scoring in the third and fourth quarters would prove enough for the Crusaders to close out the Thunder by a score of 57-33. The Thunder would have 32 turnovers on the night, but would force 29 on the defensive end and out-rebound the Crusaders, 41-35. It proved to be that the Thunder had trouble converting on the offensive end. Redshirt-junior, Nekayla Williams would have 10 points and nine rebounds to lead the Thunder. The Thunder would shoot 23.0% from the field, 4.5% from the three point line, and 33.3% from the free throw line.

With a quick turnaround, the Thunder would play the host, Champion Christian, on Saturday afternoon. The Thunder could not find their groove and would fall to the Tigers, 92-50. With the two losses, the Thunder fall to 0-3.

The Thunder will be back at home to play Central Christian College (KS) on Tuesday, November 11th at 5:00PM at the Howie's Activity Center.

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The Thunder women's basketball team had the opportunity to tip it up in their first countable contest of the season. They played host to Randall University on Tuesday night in also their first National Christian College Athletic Association game of the year. The Thunder would find themselves down nine early, but would battle back to make it a 20-18 game at the end of one quarter. In the second quarter, the Saints would catch fire and outscore the Thunder 31-10 to take a 51-28 lead into the break. The Thunder would play a much better second half as they would outscore the Saints 34-26. The difference in the second quarter proved to be too much overcome and the Thunder would drop this one, 77-62.

The Thunder were lead in scoring by Nekayla Williams and Macayla Hines who each had 16 points a piece. Williams would also notch a double-double with 16 rebounds as well. Atira Davis would chip in with 11 points, while Elayna Wegner would have a near double-double with 10 points and seven rebounds. The Thunder would shoot 30.6% from the field, 30.8% from the three-point line, and 47.6% from the free throw line. With the loss, the Thunder open their season 0-1.

The Thunder will have their next game in Hot Springs, Arkansas at the Champion Classic hosted by Champion Christian College. They will play on Friday, November 7th at 5:00PM against another NCCAA Southwest Region team in the Dallas Christian College Crusaders.

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The Thunder women's basketball team opened their season on Monday night with an exhibition with Southwestern College (KS) at the Howie's Activity Center. The Thunder would find themselves down 17-9 after one quarter, but would use a 19-point second quarter to cut the deficit to three going into the half. The Thunder would take a 32-31 lead early in the third quarter, their first lead since 5-2 in the first, but would be behind 50-42 after three. The Moundbuilders would outscore the Thunder 18-9 in the fourth to close out the game and the Thunder would fall 68-51 on Monday night. The Thunder would shoot 33.8% from the field, 13.6% from the three-point line, and 22.2% from the free throw line. Sophomore, guard Macayla Hines would lead the Thunder with 12 points on 6 of 11 shooting in 37 minutes. Redshirt-junior, forward Nekayla Williams would chip in with 11 points and five rebounds, while freshman, guard, Mackenzie Lovett would have seven points and nine rebounds in her collegiate debut. Freshman, Tahila Morris would also score six points in her debut for the Thunder.

The Thunder will play again on Tuesday, November 4th at home against Randall University at 6:00PM.

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After a 13-win 2024-25 season in Head Coach Dalton Miller's return to Manhattan, the Thunder start their 2025-26 season at home against Southwestern (KS) College. The Thunder went 13-15 last season, 6-6 in the Midwest Christian College Conference, and 7-3 in the NCCAA Central Region. After a Central Region Tournament championship appearance, the Thunder are looking to get back there and win their first region championship since 2013-14.

The Thunder return five women from last year's team led by All-Conference and All-Region selection, redshirt-junior, Nekayla Williams. Along with Williams, sophomore, Macayla Hines, who was an All-Conference and All-Region player herself, returns as the point guard of the Thunder. Sophomore, Elayna Wegner, who earned honorable mention All-Region honors, returns, while redshirt-sophomore, Madison Ellis, and sophomore, Ca'Mya Burns, round out the returners. Williams would lead the team in scoring and rebounding in 2024-25 averaging 14.3 points and 8.1 rebounds, respectively. Hines would average 10.4 points and a team-leading 2.8 assists last season, while Wegner would hit 39 three pointers and shoot 28.3% from three to lead the Thunder in those statistical categories.

Also, the Thunder add a mixture of freshmen and transfers to the team. The transfers are senior, Atira Davis, junior, Elayna Spilker, and redshirt-junior, Cortnea Wagner. Wagner was the only transfer to play last season as she averaged 6.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in seven games. Freshmen for the Thunder are Tatum Milenski, Mackenzie Lovett, Tahlia Morris, and Jasmine Holloway.

Coach Miller, who starts his second season at the helm, had this to say about starting the 2025-26 season, "I’m excited to start the season with this group. They’ve had a really good Fall and I’ve seen a lot of improvement since the beginning. We made a lot of progress last season and our returners have stepped up and led in big ways, our transfers and freshman have all been great additions to the program, so this is a big moment for us. We are ready and we just want to take it one day at a time and enjoy every step in this process."

The Thunder open their season at home on Monday, October 27th at the Howie's Activity Center. They will host Southwestern (KS) College at 5:00PM. This game will be considered an exhibition game for the Thunder.

Tickets for the 2025-26 season are now available on the SidelineTix app and website. To purchase tickets, fans can visit www.mccthunder.com and click the "Get Tickets" tab.

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