St. John's Basketball

St. John's basketball captured another MIAC regular season title by finishing the conference regular season 18-2. The Johnnies hold a 20-5 overall record as they get set to play Hamline in the MIAC tournament semifinals in Collegeville Thursday night at 7 p.m.

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The St. John's basketball team pushed ahead of Macalester in the MIAC standings after posting a 69-67 win over the Scots in Collegeville Wednesday night. Ryan Thissen led the Johnnies with 19 points and Kooper Vaughn added 16 points.

The St. Ben's basketball team defeated Carleton in St. Joseph Wednesday night 62-55. The Bennies were led in scoring by Carla Meyer with 22 points and Sophia Jonas added 13 points.

St. Ben's basketball earned a 64-61 win at Carleton in Northfield Monday night to improve to 10-4 overall and 7-4 in the MIAC. St. Ben's was led in scoring Sophia Jonas with 20 points and Carla Meyer added 14 points.

St. John's basketball improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the MIAC after posting a 75-50 win at Macalester in St. Paul Wednesday night.

The 25th ranked St. John's basketball team lost 84-80 at #15 UW-La Crosse Tuesday night in their season opener. The Johnnies trailed 45-33 at halftime but outscored La Crosse 47-39 in the 2nd half.

St. John's basketball has become one of the powerhouses in Division III sports in the past few years.

The St. John's basketball team is hosting opening round games in the NCAA Division III tournament Friday and Saturday in Collegeville at Sexton Arena. St. John's head coach Pat McKenzie isn't assuming anything in the first round after losing to Bethany Lutheran College of the UMAC in the first round last season.

St. John's basketball won 82-71 at home against Augsburg Monday night. The Johnnies led by 8 at halftime and shot 54 percent from the field for the game and made just 28 percent of their 3-point shots.