Tabor College both opened and ended their journey at the NAIA Div. II Women’s National Cham­pionship with a 67-47 loss Thursday to Saint Xavier (Ill.) at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The Bluejays, seeded No. 8 in their eight-team tournament quadrant, hung with the top-ranked Cougars through the first quarter. Saint Xavier scored the first eight points […]

The Tabor College women continued their resurrection post-season, coming from 10 points behind in the third quarter to knock off Okla­homa Wesleyan University, 60-50, on the Eagles’ home floor and earn a berth in the KCAC tournament championship game on Monday. OKWU came out confidently, and jumped to a 9-4 lead within the first 3:30. By the end of the […]

Seven players from the Tabor College women’s and men’s teams received recognition by the Kansas Colle­giate Athletics Conference for their performance during the season. Four Bluejays on the women’s team were recognized based on the vote of KCAC head women’s basketball coaches. Taylor Deniston, a junior guard from Humboldt, was a unanimous pick for the KCAC second team. She averaged […]

Amber Bonham drives past Ottawa defenders for a shot in the lane during the first half of Tabor’s 65-53 in over Ottawa on Saturday. She hit three 3-pointers to fuel the Bluejays in the first half. The Tabor College women knocked off the Ottawa Braves, 65-53, after trailing 26-18 in the second quarter. The Bluejays got off to a lukewarm […]

Morgan Ediger is fouled by Mary Hutchins as she drives to the basket after a steal. Ediger, the team’s scoring leader, returned to action Wednesday for the Sterling College victory after being sideline with a wrist injury since Jan. 3. A slow start by the Tabor College women contributed to a missed opportunity for a victory Saturday against Oklahoma Wesleyan, […]

Tabor Bluejay forward Taylor Mires scores two points in the second quarter of Tabor’s 73-56 defeat at Lindsborg on Saturday. The Bluejay women, picked to be a contender for a KCAC title, have struggled through five consecutive defeats as the season heads for the finish line. On the heels of 70-58 loss a loss Wednesday at the hands of the […]

Taylor Deniston draws a foul and during the second quarter of the Bluejays game against McPherson on Saturday. She made both free throws she was awarded. It was a 61-52 week for the Tabor College women, as both games they played ended with identical scores. Tabor started with a win against York College on Wednesday, then found themselves on the […]

by Don Ratzlaff The Free Press The Tabor College women lost a 59-56 heartbreaker to Ottawa Univer­sity Saturday in Ottawa. The lead went back and forth for much of the game. Tabor led after one quarter, 16-13, but Ottawa rallied to take a 30-28 lead as the first half ended. True to form, Tabor regained the lead 43-41 after three […]

Tabor College post player Kristyn Wedel scores two of her team-high 15 points in a battle between KCAC title contenders. As Tabor’s floor leader and top scorer watched from the bench in street clothes, her teammates stepped up in a big way Tues­­day to knock off Sterling College, 65-55, to tie a bow on the team’s pre-Christmas schedule. The Warriors […]

Tabor post player Kelsey Unruh drives for two of her six points against Bethany. The Swedes rallied late in the game to upset the formerly unbeaten Bluejays. The Tabor College women are no longer undefeated in the KCAC. Bethany, with a 3-3 record in conference play, caught the Bluejays on an off night, and pulled off a 51-50 upset in […]