college sports

The 14th ranked St. John's basketball team defeated Concordia in Moorhead 75-60 Wednesday night. The Johnnies led by 18 at halftime. St. John's was led in scoring by Kooper Vaughn with 23 points, Ryan Thissen added 13 points and Luke Healy chipped in 12 points.

The 15th ranked St. John's basketball team improved to 5-0 in the MIAC and 12-2 overall after posting a 96-70 win over visiting Bethel College Wednesday night. The Johnnies shot a blistering 70% from the field and 52% from 3-point range.

St. Ben's hired Mike Durbin as their head basketball coach in 1986 and he's still their head coach today. Mike joined me on WJON for our "My Life" series. Mike grew up in a small town in Ohio called Howard. Mike is the oldest of 9 children. He has 7 sisters and 1 brother.

The top ranked St. Cloud State wrestling team defeated Minnesota State-Moorhead 45-0 Thursday in Moorhead. SCSU improves to 2-0 in dual meets.

The 21st ranked St. John's Basketball team defeated Rowan University of New Jersey 91-66 Thursday afternoon in Washington D.C. The Johnnies led 47-25 at halftime and held off Rowan in the 2nd half.

The 21st ranked St. John's basketball team defeated Marymount University 71-55 in Washington D.C. Wednesday. The Johnnies led 39-23 at halftime and held off Marymount in the 2nd half.

The St. Ben's basketball team lost 63-59 in overtime to John Carroll University of Ohio Tuesday morning in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Bennies trailed by 10 at the end of the first quarter, were down 6 at halftime and trailed by 4 going into the 4th quarter.

The St. Ben's basketball team is playing two games in San Juan, Puerto Rico this week. The Bennies defeated Caltech 54-41 this morning in their first of 2 games there. Sophia Jonas and Olivia Boily each had 11 points to lead St. Ben's.

St. John's basketball improved to 3-0 in the MIAC and 8-2 overall after posting a 75-61 win at St. Mary's in Winona Wednesday night. The Johnnies led 33-29 at halftime and outscored the Cardinals 42-32 in the 2nd half.

The St. Ben's basketball team improved to 7-1 overall after posting a 68-62 win at St. Mary's in Winona Tuesday night. Freshman Tatum Findley led the Bennies with 15 points, Sofia Baldessari and Megan Morgan had 13 points and Lauren Arnold had 10 points for St. Ben's.