By St. Norbert Communications
Men’s basketball
DE PERE – St. Norbert College exhibited symmetry in more ways than one as it claimed an 82-52 win over Illinois Institute of Technology in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game at Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center.
The Green Knights (10-4, 7-0 NACC) outscored the Scarlet Hawks 41-26 in each half. St. Norbert also had a balanced scoring effort, with 11 players cracking the scoring column and four players reaching double figures.
Illinois Tech made its first five field-goal attempts of the game but the Green Knights kept pace, holding an 11-10 lead after a Will Stuckey driving layup with 15:10 left. That hoop ignited a 12-0 run over the next 5:20, with five different players scoring. Jaeden Grade’s 3-pointer gave St. Norbert a 39-19 lead with 3:51 left in the half, but the Scarlet Hawks closed out the period on a 7-2 run to trail 41-26 at the break.
The Scarlet Hawks would cut the deficit down to 10 points twice, the last at 43-33 with 17:18 remaining. The Green Knights then went on a 10-0 run to retake control, getting three free throws from Charlie Geske (pictured) and a streak-capping trey again from the hand of Grade with 13:07 left for a 53-33 advantage. St. Norbert kept the lead into the 20s for most of the rest of the game, with the lead eventually bulging to a game-high 33 points at 76-43 with 5:08 left on a Reid Rosseland layup.
St. Norbert shot 50.9 percent (29-for-57) from the floor and canned 11-for-25 (44 percent) three-point field-goal attempts. The Green Knights were also 13-for-17 (76.5 percent) from the free-throw line and held a 43-26 rebounding advantage. Stuckey finished with a game-high 15 points, while Geske added a career-high 13 points. Connor Pytleski added 11 points and Grade 10 points.
Illinois Tech shot 36.4 percent (20-for-55) from the floor and was 9-for-29 (31 percent) in the second half. John Davis paced the Scarlet Hawks with 13 points, while Nicolas Ortiz added 12 points and Isaiah Dudley 11 points.
Women’s basketball
DE PERE – St. Norbert College earned its fifth straight conference win with a 76-50 victory over Illinois Institute of Technology in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference matchup at Mulva Family Fitness and Sports Center.
The Green Knights (7-5, 5-0 NACC) set the tone early, scoring the first 12 points of the game behind a pair of baskets each from Oakley Witteck and Taylor Thiry. Illinois Tech responded with six straight scoring possessions to get within one, but back-to-back layups from Avery Bierowski sent St. Norbert into the second quarter with a seven-point lead. The Green Knights built on their momentum early in the second, forcing turnovers and converting in transition to extend the lead to 16 midway through the period. The Scarlet Hawks attempted to chip away, but the Green Knights would take a 13-point advantage heading into the break.
After Tech opened the second half scoring, St. Norbert responded with a decisive 14-0 run, stretching the lead to 25. Marnie Kahl (pictured) then added three consecutive baskets, helping the Green Knights maintain their cushion through the third. St. Norbert stayed consistent in the fourth, holding the lead in the mid 20s to finish with a dominant 76-50 win.
The Green Knights shot 47 percent (31-for-66) from the floor. Kahl posted a career-high 18 points with six rebounds on 57.1 percent shooting, while Thiry recorded a double-double, finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Bierowski added 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Scarlet Hawks shot 41.7 percent (20-for-48) from the floor, led by Chloe Churilla with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Berit Rusing added eight points and eight rebounds.
Women’s hockey
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Norbert College wrapped up their first weekend of 2026 and were swept by College of St. Scholastica with a 1-0 loss in a non-conference game at Mars Lakeview Arena.
The Green Knights (10-5), ranked No. 7 in the USCHO Division III poll, were shutout thanks to a Saints goal late in the second period at 18:26 in what proved to be the game’s lone goal. The Green Knights had a chance earlier in the second period to take the lead on a power play, but were only able to get one shot off from Sydney Zurawik in the two-minute frame.
St. Norbert had six shots on goal in the final minute and change, all of which were turned away by St. Scholastica’s Makenzie Cole.
St. Norbert outshot the Saints 38-30. Tanith Plachetka (pictured) made 29 saves for St. Norbert, with 16 coming in the third period. Cole made 38 saves for the Saints.
Both teams were 0-for-1 on the power play.
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