St. Johns

Longtime St. John's basketball coach Jim Smith was born and grew up in Elgin, Illinois. Jim's dad was a milkman and his mother ran the cafeteria at St. Edward's High School. He recalls his parents being very frugal and hard working.

St. Ben's basketball clinched a MIAC tournament playoff spot Wednesday night with a 75-58 win over Augsburg in St. Joseph. The Bennies were led by Kira Young with 17 points and Lauren Arnold added 16 points off the bench.

St. Ben's basketball had a memorable night in their 69-58 win over Macalester in St. Joseph Wednesday. Sophia Jonas made 5 3-pointers to break the MIAC career record.

The 9th ranked St. John's basketball team won their 9th game in a row 100-66 in Duluth over St. Scholastica after St. Ben's downed St. Scholastica 84-53.

The 12th ranked St. John's basketball team posted a 78-54 win at St. Olaf in Northfield Wednesday night after St. Ben's knocked off St. Olaf 63-52 in Northfield against St. Olaf earlier in the evening.

The St. John's and St. Ben's basketball teams both won at Augsburg in Minneapolis Wednesday night. St. John's led by 18 at halftime and held off Augsburg in the 2nd half to win 78-69. St. Ben's used a 2nd half surge to knock off Augsburg 63-44.

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.

The St. Ben's and St. John's basketball teams both won their MIAC openers Wednesday night against St. Olaf. St. Ben's defeated St. Olaf 60-42 at Claire Lynch Hall while #23 St. John's knocked off St. Olaf 75-60 at Sexton Arena in Collegeville.

The St. John's Basketball was upset 83-80 by Hamline in the MIAC tournament semifinals Thursday night in Collegeville. The game was tight throughout and Hamline earned their 2nd win over the Johnnies this season.

The St. John's basketball team dominated St. Scholastica 68-37 Wednesday night to improve to 11-6 overall and 8-4 in the MIAC. The Johnnies led 27-15 at halftime and outscored the Saints 41-22 in the 2nd half.

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