https://athletics.wheaton.edu/rss.aspx?path=wbballLatest news items for Wheaton College Athleticsen-us60https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/20/womens-basketball-updates-from-the-thunder-womens-basketball-sports-ministry-trip-to-costa-rica-updated-5-19.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/5/20/womens-basketball-updates-from-the-thunder-womens-basketball-sports-ministry-trip-to-costa-rica-updated-5-19.aspxWomen's Basketball

The Thunder women's basketball team departs campus on Monday, May 11 for a weeklong sports ministry trip to Costa Rica. The program has partnered with High Performance Sports (HPS) and will be serving in Costa Rica on athletic missions from January 11-18.  In Costa Rica, the players, coaches, alumnae and staff will serve in over three different ministries (special needs, widows, children and teens, etc.), compete against local teams, and conduct basketball clinics. Everyone will also have opportunities to explore the area of Coronado, near Bráulio Carrillo National Park, do white water rafting in the Pacuare River and visit area communities.]]>Wheaton Women's Basketball in Costa RicaWed, 20 May 2026 17:55:00 CST1715414https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/27/general-thunder-student-athletes-in-winter-sports-earn-academic-recognition-from-the-cciw.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/27/general-thunder-student-athletes-in-winter-sports-earn-academic-recognition-from-the-cciw.aspxMen's Basketball, Wrestling, General, Women's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

]]>Soren Richardson and Tess BoyerMon, 27 Apr 2026 15:24:00 CST1615379https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/16/general-13-wheaton-student-athletes-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors-in-basketball-and-swimming.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/4/16/general-13-wheaton-student-athletes-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors-in-basketball-and-swimming.aspxMen's Basketball, General, Women's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Wheaton, Ill. – Recently 13 of Wheaton's student-athletes in winter sports were recognized as CSC Division III Academic All-District selections as part of the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Program. These 13 Wheaton competitors join 23 Wheaton student-athletes that earned All-District awards in the fall. Wheaton had Academic All-District selections in all four of the winter programs: men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving.]]>Academic All-DistrictThu, 16 Apr 2026 17:57:00 CST1615351https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/27/womens-basketball-wheaton-womens-basketball-team-falls-at-12th-ranked-carroll-university-in-cciw-tournament-semifinal.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/27/womens-basketball-wheaton-womens-basketball-team-falls-at-12th-ranked-carroll-university-in-cciw-tournament-semifinal.aspxWomen's Basketball

Waukesha, Wis. -- Three days after upsetting third-seeded North Central College in Naperville to begin its CCIW Tournament slate, the Thunder women's basketball team hit the road again on Friday for a semifinal matchup at Carroll University. Wheaton was the six seed in the conference tournament, while the Pioneers earned the top overall seed and hosting rights for this weekend's semifinals and championship games as the regular season title winners. For the second season in a row, Carroll, ranked 12th in the country in the latest D3hoops.com poll, defeated Wheaton in the semifinals to secure its place in Saturday's conference championship. The Pioneers (22-4, 15-1 CCIW) will take on #2 seed Illinois Wesleyan University tomorrow night, with the winners earning the league's automatic bid to next month's NCAA Division III Tournament. The Thunder's campaign comes to an end with an overall record of 12-15 and a conference mark of 7-9 after a late-season surge saw the team earn the final spot in this week's tournament and advance to the semifinal round once again.]]>Lydia BroganFri, 27 Feb 2026 23:09:00 CST1715259https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/25/womens-basketball-no-6-seed-thunder-womens-basketball-team-tops-no-3-north-central-75-67-to-advance-to-cciw-tournament-semis.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/25/womens-basketball-no-6-seed-thunder-womens-basketball-team-tops-no-3-north-central-75-67-to-advance-to-cciw-tournament-semis.aspxWomen's Basketball

Naperville, Ill. – The No. 6 seeded Wheaton women's basketball team (12-14) advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 CCIW Women's Basketball Tournament with an impressive 75-67 victory against No. 3 North Central College (14-12) on Tuesday night. Wheaton's strong performance in the third quarter tonight was critical to its victory against the Cardinals. Wheaton's advancement to Friday's semifinal session marks the fourth time in the six occasions that the CCIW Tournament went to a six-team format the Wheaton competes in the tournament's semifinals.]]>Wheaton College Women's BasketballWed, 25 Feb 2026 01:39:00 CST1715253https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/23/kate-oliver-named-to-all-cciw-womens-basketball-team-for-the-second-consecutive-season.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/23/kate-oliver-named-to-all-cciw-womens-basketball-team-for-the-second-consecutive-season.aspxWomen's Basketball

Wheaton, Ill. - The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced its All-Conference women's basketball team on Monday afternoon. Senior Kate Oliver was named to the All-CCIW First Team recognition for her 2025-26 campaign. Petra Trumbach was honored as Wheaton's RESPECT Award honoree in women's basketball.]]>Wheaton College Women's Basketball vs North Park (55-39)Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:30:00 CST1715250https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-wheaton-womens-basketball-beats-millikin-64-48-clinches-spot-in-cciw-championship-tourney.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-wheaton-womens-basketball-beats-millikin-64-48-clinches-spot-in-cciw-championship-tourney.aspxWomen's Basketball

WHEATON, Ill. – In its regular-season finale, the Wheaton College women's basketball team burst past Millikin University with a decisive fourth-quarter run that sealed a 64-48 victory on Saturday.]]>Wheaton College Women's Basketball vs North Park (55-39)Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:10:00 CST1715243https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/18/womens-basketball-visits-15th-ranked-illinois-wesleyan-in-final-regular-season-road-game.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/18/womens-basketball-visits-15th-ranked-illinois-wesleyan-in-final-regular-season-road-game.aspxWomen's Basketball

Bloomington, Ill. -- The Wheaton women's basketball team ventured out on the road for the final time in the regular season on Wednesday night, traveling to central Illinois to take on conference co-leaders Illinois Wesleyan University. The hosting Titans, ranked #15 in the country by D3hoops.com, ended the Thunder's three-game win streak tonight with their sixth-consecutive victory to move one step closer to a third-straight CCIW regular season title. IWU's overall record now stands at 19-5 with a near-perfect 14-1 mark in league play, while Wheaton slips to 10-14 on the year and a 6-9 CCIW record. The Thunder are tied with Augustana College in the conference standings and will learn their CCIW Tournament qualification status on Saturday as the regular season draws to a close.]]>Ann Magee StradingerWed, 18 Feb 2026 21:58:00 CST1715234https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/16/kate-oliver-earns-cciw-womens-basketball-student-athlete-of-the-week-honor.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/16/kate-oliver-earns-cciw-womens-basketball-student-athlete-of-the-week-honor.aspxWomen's Basketball

Wheaton, Ill. -- Wheaton's Kate Oliver has been named the CCIW Women's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week. Today's announcement marks the first time in her career that the senior has earned the award from the conference.]]>Wheaton College Women's Basketball vs North Park (55-39)Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:56:00 CST1715230https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/14/womens-basketball-a-dominant-second-half-at-north-park-gives-the-thunder-womens-basketball-team-its-third-straight-win.aspxhttps://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2026/2/14/womens-basketball-a-dominant-second-half-at-north-park-gives-the-thunder-womens-basketball-team-its-third-straight-win.aspxWomen's Basketball

Chicago, Ill. -- The Wheaton women's basketball team looked to extend its recent momentum in weekend action this afternoon, carrying a two-game winning streak into Chicago for a matchup with the North Park Vikings. The Thunder secured a 52-39 victory on Saturday behind an impressive second-half rally and a strong scoring performance from Jenna Hunter.]]>Jenna HunterSat, 14 Feb 2026 19:18:00 CST1715224