Chad Courrier

MANKATO — For the second time this season, Minnesota State junior guard Natalie Bremer has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference player of the week for women's basketball.

In 2014, the Minnesota State football team made its first trip to the national championship, and five years later, the Mavericks again played for the national championship.

If it's possible for defending national champions to go under the radar, that's been the case for Minnesota State's women's and men's basketball teams.

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Marin Johnson scored with 19 minutes to play, and Clare Longueville made 10 saves, as Minnesota State defeated No. 1-seeded Columbus State 2-1 in the semifinals of

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Cal Poly Pomona scored on a penalty kick in the first minute of the second half and defeated Minnesota State 2-1 in the championship match of the NCAA II women's soccer tournament Sunday.

Brooklyn Lewis recently became the sixth player in New Ulm girls basketball history to reach 1,000 points for her career, currently standing at 1,029.

MANKATO — When the basketball doesn't go in, there's not much chance of success.

MANKATO — It took just eight seconds for Minnesota State to force a turnover. The Mavericks pulled away in the third quarter to post an 85-66 victory over Concordia-St.

The 26th Kwik Trip holiday tournament begins on Thursday at Bethany Lutheran, a sign that the calendar is about to turn and the boys basketball season is about to start

Madelyn Malmgren, a senior post at St. James Area, already has five double-doubles in eight games this season. The Saints are 5-3 this season after going 5-22 last season.