The 2022 seasons, in all their excitement and success, came to a close for the UMHB men’s and women’s soccer teams on Saturday night in the first round of each of their respective NCAA Tournaments.
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UMHB men’s soccer, behind veteran leadership, is ready for its return to the NCAA Tournament
BELTON- Ben Allen can still recall the sights and sounds of that NCAA Tournament match, now 13 years ago. The stands were full at the Cru soccer field, fans clad in white, cheering UMHB on in its debut in the national tournament.
UMHB women’s soccer strengthened by prior trials entering NCAA Tournament
BELTON- 12 seconds showed on the large scoreboard at the far end of the Cru Soccer Field. Slowly a cheer erupted into a roar. Phone cameras were pulled out. Barry Elkins raised his hands into the air in triumph. History was going to be made indeed, on this November evening.
NCAA Tournament selections announced for UMHB men’s and women’s soccer teams
Monday was a day of anticipation for the men’s and women’s soccer teams of UMHB.
Selection Monday, as it’s known, was a little less stressful for the Crusaders, as both teams had already clinched spots in the national tournament with ASC championship wins on Saturday. But regardless, UMHB’s teams did not know where or when or who they would face.
“We left it all out there”: UMHB men’s basketball’s season draws to a close in overtime loss to Elmhurst
CLEVELAND- “I want to be in the fight.”
Those were head coach Clif Carroll’s words hours after his squad’s elimination from the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight round. And in the fight his Crusaders were. For an entire 45 minutes. They did not back down, and while Elmhurst emerged with the trip to the Final Four, defeating UMHB, 87-84, in heartbreaking fashion, Carroll could at least find solace in the fact that his team fell in a one-possession contest that was anybody’s game down the stretch.
Hammond’s late free throws, Johnson’s overtime three, guide UMHB men’s basketball to Elite Eight
CLEVELAND- A week ago, Carson Hammond sat in a press conference and was asked if the game-sealing three-pointer he had connected on moments prior was the biggest shot he had ever hit.
NCAA Tournament Preview: UMHB women’s basketball battles Transylvania, Trine faces Springfield, in third round
LEXINGTON- For the third straight year, the UMHB women’s basketball team has reached the Sweet 16. The Crusaders will be joined by Transylvania, Trine, and Springfield in this weekend’s sectional pod in Lexington, Kentucky, set to be hosted by the Pioneers of No. 3-ranked Transylvania, on Friday and Saturday.
NCAA Tournament Preview: UMHB men’s basketball meets Case Western Reserve, Calvin battles Elmhurst, in Third Round
CLEVELAND-The Final Four is on the horizon. But one weekend of games still stands in the way. And all signs are pointing towards it being the UMHB men’s basketball team’s toughest test yet.
UMHB women’s basketball defeats ASC rival ETBU, 75-57, advances to Sweet 16
MEMPHIS- Everyone on UMHB’s roster remembered the game three weeks ago in Belton, when ETBU not only defeated the Cru on senior day, but also snapped the team’s 20-game win streak and perfect conference record.
UMHB men’s basketball takes down Trinity, advances to Sweet 16 in NCAA D-III Tournament
BELTON- With 6:56 left to play in Saturday night’s second round NCAA Tournament duel with Trinity (TX), Ty Prince took three long strides then leapt off the floor, his right hand outstretched.