The Thunder women's basketball team traveled to Springdale, Arkansas to take on the Ecclesia College Royals in their final game of the fall semester. In a close game throughout, the Thunder would suffer a loss to the Royals, 57-51. With the loss, the Thunder finish 2024 with a 3-7 record.

The Thunder will start 2025 with a home game against the Randall University Saints on Monday, January 6th at 6:00 PM.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams both opened Midwest Christian College Conference play over the weekend in Manhattan, Kansas. The Thunder would host the both Iowa teams in the Emmaus University Eagles and the Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles. The women would open conference play with the Eagles from Emmaus University on Friday evening. The Thunder would be up 32-15 at the half and would out score the Eagles in every quarter to win their first MCCC game, 60-40. The Thunder would shoot 42.4% from the field, 29.2% from the three-point line, and 20.0% from the free throw line. Four out of the seven players for the Thunder would score in double-figures, led by junior, Nekayla Williams who had 14 points on 7-15 shooting from the field, to go along with four rebounds and five blocks. Freshman, Macayla Hines would collect a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, to go along with six assists and three steals in all 40 minutes.

On Saturday, the Thunder would host #4 ranked team in the country, the Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles. The Thunder would force 23 turnovers, but 24 turnovers of their own and allowing 30 second chance points would allow for the Eagles to pull away in the end, 73-51. The Thunder would lead 18-14 after the first quarter, but a 28-9 second quarter by the Eagles would find the Thunder behind by 15 at the half. A strong third quarter for the Thunder would cut the deficit to 12 going into the final frame. The Eagles would outscore the Thunder by 10 in the fourth quarter to finish off the game. Williams would lead the Thunder again will 15 points and four rebounds, while Hines had 10 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Senior, Karlee Wahlmeier and freshman, Elayna Wegner would both chip in with eight points a piece. The Thunder would shoot 35.8% from the field, 25.0% from the three-point line, and 57.1% from the free throw line. After going 1-1 in conference play this weekend, the Thunder are now 3-6 overall and 1-1 in MCCC play.

The women will play their final game of the semester on the road against the Ecclesia College Royals on December 13th at 5:00 PM in Springdale, Arkansas.

The #10 ranked men would also open conference play with the Eagles from Emmaus University on Friday evening. The Thunder would lead by as much as 17 in the first half, but would take a 52-39 lead into halftime. The Eagles would only get as close as 10 in the second, while the Thunder would be up as much as 19 with 2:58 left in the game. The Thunder would finish off the Eagles and win by a score of 90-77. The Thunder would shoot 53.7% from the field, 38.5% from the three-point line, and 56.5% from the free throw line. Offensively, sophomore, Davis Rokey would pace the Thunder with 30 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks. Senior, Cody Mericle and redshirt-sophomore, Jordan Carter would each have 10 points, while junior, Fred Criqui would have an efficient night going 4-5 from the field for nine points to go with four rebounds. 

On Saturday, the #10 Thunder would take on the Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles, who were receiving votes to be in the most recent NCCAA Coaches' Top-10 Poll. The Thunder would find themselves up 21-9 halfway through the first half before the Eagles used a 9-0 run to cut the lead back to three. A 24-12 advantage to finish the half would put the Thunder up 45-30 at the break. The Thunder would control most of the second half bolstering the lead to as much as 26 with 2:34 left and finishing off the Eagles, 90-69. Junior, Landon Gray would lead the way for the Thunder with 23 points on 8-12 shooting from the field with four threes. Senior, Micah Lovett would have 17 points, eight rebounds, two assists, four steals, and two blocks to stuff the stat sheet, while Rokey would finish with 13 points and six boards. With a 2-0 MCCC opening weekend, the Thunder are now 5-7 on the season and 2-0 in conference play.

The men will play their last game of the semester and final exhibition of the season on the road against NCAA Division II, the Rockhurst University Hawks, on December 16th at 12:00 PM in Kansas City, Missouri.

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The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams both traveled to Ankeny, Iowa this weekend to compete in the Faith Classic against the Trinity Bible College Lions and the Kuyper College Cougars. The women would open with the Lions on Friday afternoon earning their second win of the season with a 57-50 final. The Thunder were led by the hot hand of freshman, Elayna Wegner who scored 20 points on 8-14 shooting from the field and 4-8 from the three-point line. She would also have nine rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Junior, Nekayla Williams would have 18 points, nine rebound, and three steals, while freshman, Ca'Mya Burns would chip in with seven points. The Thunder would shoot 35.9% from the field, 35.0% from the three-point line, and 33.3% from the free throw line as a team.

On Saturday morning, the women would face the Kuyper College Cougars to finish off their games at the Faith Classic. After a close first quarter, the Thunder would be outscored by 22 in the second, were unable to comeback, and would fall to the Cougars by a score of 69-35. The Thunder would shoot 24.1% from the field, 11.1% from the three-point line, and 62.5% from the free throw line. Freshman, Macayla Hines would have 12 points and six rebounds for the Thunder, while freshman counterpart, Wegner would have seven points and seven rebounds. After a 1-1 weekend, the Thunder are now 2-5 overall.

The women will be back in action on Tuesday, December 3rd where they will host the Union Adventist University Warriors at 6:00 PM at Howie's Activity Center.

The men would also open with the Trinity Bible College Lions on Friday afternoon, where the Thunder would be behind at the half, but would outscore the Lions 52-28 in the second half to earn an 85-66 victory. The Thunder were lead by sophomore, Davis Rokey who had a double-double with 22 points and 19 rebounds in 21 minutes. Junior, Jaxon Hurla had 14 points on four made threes to go along with four assists, while senior, Cody Mericle would have 12 points and five rebounds on 4-7 shooting from the field and 2-2 from the three-point line. Junior, Xavier Lucas had a near double-double with nine points and 13 boards for the Thunder. The Thunder would shoot 44.3% from the field, 37.9% from the three-point line, and 85.7% from the free throw line.

On Saturday morning, the men would play the Kuyper College Cougars, who also came off a win on Friday. A close game throughout between the two would see multiple ties and lead changes until the Thunder would pair hot shooting from beyond the arch with defensive stops to prevail 90-78. The Thunder would shoot 48.3% from the field, 42.9% from the three-point line, ad 76.9% from the free throw line. Another double-double by Rokey, who had 31 points and 17 boards, would propel the Thunder's offensive attack. Junior, Landon Gray would score 21 points off the bench on six made threes to go with four assists. Hurla would have a double-double of his own with 15 points and 10 assists to zero turnovers with five boards to go along with that. Senior, Micah Lovett would chip in with 10 points, two rebounds, three assists, and two steals for the Thunder. With the two wins on the weekend, the Thunder are now 3-7 on the season.

The men will be back on the court on Tuesday, November 26th when they hit the road to take on NCAA Division II opponent, the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats, in an exhibition game at 7:00 PM in Bolivar, Missouri.

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The Thunder women's basketball team would be back on the road after their first win of the season last week. The Thunder would travel to Moore, Oklahoma to take on the Randall University Saints. The Thunder would fall to the Saints on Monday evening by a final score of 71-33. The Thunder were down eight after the first quarter and would be down 39-18 at the half. A second half struggle to score, where they would only score 15 points, would doom the Thunder. The Thunder were led by freshman, Macayla Hines who would score 13 points and junior, Nekayla Williams who had 12 points and six rebounds. The Thunder would shoot 25.0% from the field, 20.0% from the three-point line, and 38.5% from the free throw line. With the loss, the Thunder fall to 1-4 on the season.

The Thunder will head to Ankeny, Iowa to compete in the Faith Classic on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd. They will play the Trinity Bible College Lions on Friday at 1:00 PM and the Kuyper College Cougars on Saturday at 9:30 AM.

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The Thunder women's basketball team traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to take on the Union Adventist University Warriors on Thursday night seeking their first win of the Dalton Miller era. The first three games for the Thunder have been decided by eight points or less each resulting in defeat. On Thursday night, the script would change as the Thunder would find a way to win and beat the Warriors by a score of 51-48 to secure the Thunder's first win of the season. This is the first career win for first year head coach Dalton Miller as the leader of the Thunder women's basketball program. With the win, the Thunder are now 1-3 overall and 1-0 in NCCAA Central Region play.

The Thunder will be on the road again for their next game on Monday, November 18th against the Randall University Saints. This game will tip-off at 5:00 PM in Moore, Oklahoma.

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The Thunder women's basketball team had their home opener on Friday morning when they welcomed the Southwestern Adventist University Knights to Manhattan. The Thunder would lead the whole game until the Knights would hit a three to tie the game at 52 to force overtime. The Knight would hit two threes to start the extra period and outscore the Thunder 13-5 to pull away in overtime and the Thunder would fall in a thriller, 65-57. The Thunder would shoot 42.6% from the field, 35.3% from the three-point line, and 50.0% from the free throw line. The Thunder were led by junior, Nekayla Williams who had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds on 9-20 shooting from the field. Redshirt freshman, Madison Ellis would hit five threes to tally 15 points. Freshman, Macayla Hines would stuff the stat sheet with a near triple-double of nine points, eight rebounds, and nine assists to go along with four steals.

The Thunder will be on the road for their next game to play the Union Adventist University Warriors on Thursday, November 14th at 6:00 PM in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Thunder men's basketball team had the afternoon game of the double header with just as much excitement as the women's game. The Thunder would jump out to a 6-0 lead to start the game and would be up by nine with 6:48 left in the first half. The Knights would battle back and it would be a 44-41 game at the half. A back and forth affair in the second half would ensue, but the Thunder would find themselves up six with 1:53 remaining in the second half. A missed front end of an one and one would give the Knights the ball down two with a chance to take the lead. The Knights would tie the game at 89 with nine seconds left where the Thunder a two shots to win, but could not convert. The Thunder would score a layup with two seconds left to secure their first win of the season. The Thunder would shoot 47.1% from the field, 24.1% from the three-point line, and 46.2% from the free throw line. The Thunder would out rebound the Knights by 20 and have 24 assists as a team. Sophomore, Davis Rokey would record another double-double with 32 points and 17 rebounds on 13-21 shooting from the field and also have five assists. Along with Rokey, four other Thunder players would score in double figures. Senior, Micah Lovett would have 19 points and five assists, while junior Xavier Lucas would have his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Cody Mericle and Jaxon Hurla would both chip in with 11 points apiece. With the win, the Thunder move to 1-3 on the young season.

The Thunder will be on the road tomorrow to play the Central Christian College Tigers at 6:00 PM in McPherson, Kansas.

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The Thunder women's basketball team opened their season with two games at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Missouri over the weekend. The Thunder would face the Free Lutheran Bible College Conquerors on Friday in their season opener. Each team fought down to the wire with the Conquerors hitting clutch free throws to close out the Thunder, 46-42.

On Saturday afternoon, the Thunder would take on the Grace Christian University Tigers to finish off the weekend. Another close game for the Thunder, but the Tigers would pull out the victory, 54-48.

The Thunder will have their home opener on Friday, November 8th against the Southwestern Adventist University Knights at 10:00 AM at Howie's Activity Center.

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The Thunder women's basketball team is looking to bounce back in 2024-25 as they open up their season this weekend as they travel to Moberly, Missouri to play the Free Lutheran Bible College Conquerors on Friday, November 1st at 5:00 PM and the Grace Christian University Tigers on Saturday, November 2nd at 1:00 PM. Both games will be held at Ferneau Center on the campus of Central Christian College of the Bible. With a new head coach leading the way, the Thunder are looking to lay the foundation for this program this season. The Thunder did not complete their season in 2023-24, but did play 12 games of which seven counted towards their record.

The Thunder do return three players from last season's roster. Led by senior, Karlee Wahlmeier, the Thunder will use her experience to lead this young team. Wahlmeier, a 5'11 forward from Concordia, Kansas, averaged 4.0 points on 62.5% shooting from the field, to go along with 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks last season. Redshirt freshman, Madison Ellis is another returner for the Thunder who averaged 1.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, and hit 100.0% of her free throws in 2023-24. The final returner for the Thunder is redshirt freshman, Maritza Yescas who averaged 3.0 points on 33.3% shooting from the 3-point line, to go along with 5.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.9 steals.

The five other players for the Thunder are all newcomers with one being a transfer and the other four being true freshman. Junior, Nekayla Williams, a transfer from Dallas College-Cedar Valley, will also bring college playing experience to the team like Wahlmeier and Ellis. Williams averaged 4.8 points on 37.8% shooting from the field, to go along with 6.0 rebounds for the Suns. The true freshman for the Thunder are Macayla Hines, Ca'Mya Burns, Elayna Wegner, and Kaedynce Hixon.

First year head coach Dalton Miller had this to say about his team on the eve of their season, "This is an exciting moment for Manhattan Christian College women's basketball. This group has come together with commitment and resilience, and they've done everything asked of them since arriving on campus in August. This is a very competitive group that pushes one another and continuously builds each other up. I couldn't be more proud of the foundation we're building together. We are all eager to take the floor and compete."

After their two neutral site games, the Thunder will have their home opener against the Southwestern Adventist University Knights. Like the men, the women's MCCC opener will be at home against the Emmaus Bible College Eagles on December 6th. The Thunder have three non-conference and non-region home-and-home games set with Union Adventist, Randall, and Ecclesia to boost their schedule.

The MCCC Women's Tournament will be hosted by Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan, Kansas from February 20th-22nd. The NCCAA Central Region Women's Tournament will be hosted by the highest seed in each individual game. These games will be held during the week of February 24th-March 1st. The NCCAA National Tournament will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota from March 13th-15th where North Central University will be the women's site.

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