Category: Athletics

Western’s women’s basketball head coach Brent Thill was named National Coach-of-the-Year this week by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The first year coach led the Cavaliers to their first national championship in school history by defeating conference rival Northland 69-60 in the NJCAA Division III National Championship last month in Rockford, Ill. This […]

Western’s women’s basketball player Caitlin Young was named a second team All-American this week by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Young played a key role in Western’s championship season this year, averaging 13.9 points-per-game (PPG) in 30 games this season. Last month, the Cavaliers won the 2019-20 NJCAA Division III National Championship, defeating […]

Due to ongoing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19, the NJCAA has canceled the remainder of the season. The Cavaliers were 1-6 prior to the cancellation.

Western Technical College’s women’s basketball team won the 2019-20 Division III National Championship, defeating Northland Community and Technical College 69-60 on Friday, March 13 at Rock Valley Community College in Rockford, Illinois. The game did not start out strong for the Cavaliers. Western fell behind 36-27 at halftime, but came back swinging in the second […]

The Western women’s basketball team upset Hostos Community College 77-67 in the first round of the NJCAA Division III National Tournament Thursday in Rockford, Il. Several Western players significantly contributed to the upset. Players Lindsey Murphy, Makenna Gabel, Lexi Schmidtknecht, Caitlin Young, and Jaclyn Freit all scored in double digits in the effort. The victory […]

With the MCAC regular season complete, let’s do a short recap on Western’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. The men’s squad finished with a 2-12 record in conference and 7-19 overall. Mahlik Lindsey led the team overall with 15.9 points per game this season. Highlights include victories over Itasca CC, Rochester CTC, and Minnesota West. […]

Both Western’s men’s and women’s basketball teams played a key in-conference opponent on the road on Jan. 29. The men’s squad lost to Anoka-Ramsey 80-69. The Rams outscored the Cavaliers 43-25 in the first half, but Western fought back. Cade Badertshrer led the team with 20 points. Brian Huneck and Jalen Alexander also chipped in […]

Western’s basketball teams are in the midst of conference action this week, let’s catch up on the latest scores. On the women’s side, the Cavaliers defeated Minnesota West last Saturday at home. No other stats were provided at this time. The Cavaliers are now 15-4 overall and 4-0 in conference, sitting in first place. On […]

Western women’s basketball player Lindsey Murphy, from Necedah, was named Southern Division Player of the Week by the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC). Murphy scored 38 points in victories against St. Cloud Technical CC and Ridgewater last week. In addition, Murphy earned five steals, eight assists, and seven rebounds during that stretch. Murphy is averaging […]

Western’s basketball teams had key conference match ups at home on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The men’s squad lost to St. Cloud Technical CC 88-71. It was a three point game at the half, but the Cyclones outscored the Cavaliers 47-33 in the second half. Leading the Cavaliers Brian Huneck with 24 points. Mahlik Lindsey also […]