True To The Cru

01/11/2026

“I am very proud of our entire team today. We battled back and forth and did what we needed to do to get the job done."

UMHB Women's Basketball is back in the win column after Saturday's big road win at Coast Guard:

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NEW LONDON, Conn. — Katie Novak-Lenoir’s Crusaders made the 1,800-mile trek to New England with the intent of building momentum before ASC play, getting a pair of newcomers inserted into the mix, and snapping their eight-game losing skid.

01/10/2026

MBB FINAL: UMHB, 99, Dallas Christian, 78

◻️ UMHB is now 6-2 at home
◻️ UMHB: 16-of-40 from 3-point range
◻️ Trey Seigle: 14 pts, 4/7 3pt
◻️ Grant Jessen: 8 pts, 12 reb, 5 ast

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01/10/2026

WBB FINAL: UMHB, 64, Coast Guard, 58

◻️ UMHB snaps 8-game losing skid
◻️ Josie Bruder: 21 pts, 4/8 3pt, 6 reb
◻️ Kayla Johns-McGarity: 10 pts, 9 reb in UMHB debut
◻️ UMHB: 30 paint points, 18 2nd-chance points

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01/09/2026

Despite not having a single player in the main rotation above 6'6, UMHB men's basketball leads the entire NCAA in rebounding average, with 47.69 RPG.

"It’s a credit to our toughness.”

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BELTON — When head coach Sam Patterson describes the identity of his team, a handful of charateristics are repeatedly brought up. Toughness. Grit. Effort-driven. And perhaps that identity hasn’t been showcased any more prominently through this season’s first 16 games than in the rebounding dep...

01/07/2026

Josie Bruder scored a career-high 29 points and Rachel Okoye added 23 more in UMHB women's basketball's strong effort Tuesday night, but St. Thomas ultimately emerged with a 71-66 win in OT.

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BELTON — On a night when the UMHB women’s basketball team needed a strong scoring presence, The Cru turned to a pair of seniors to lead the way.

01/06/2026

GAMEDAY. UMHB Women's Basketball hosts St. Thomas in a key non-conference matchup in Belton! 5 pm tip-off from the Mayborn Campus Center.

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01/06/2026

"They know our guys, and we know them. So then it comes down to ex*****on and detail.”

Facing a familiar opponent on Monday night, UMHB men's basketball earned its 10th win of the season in an 88-85 victory over LeTourneau:

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BELTON — LeTourneau may no longer be one of UMHB men’s basketball’s American Southwest Conference opponents, but with the familiarity at play in Monday night’s duel, it certainly gave the feeling of being a high-level conference showdown.

01/06/2026

MBB FINAL: UMHB, 88, LETU, 85

◻️ UMHB: +18 on the boards, +12 on offensive rebs
◻️ UMHB had 26 2nd-chance points
◻️ Hudson Johnson: 28 pts, 9/9 FTs
◻️ Zach Engels: 19 pts, 14 reb
◻️ Cru secures its 10th win of the season

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01/05/2026

GAMEDAY. UMHB Men's Basketball hosts LeTourneau tonight at the Mayborn Campus Center! 7 p.m. tip-off from Belton, as The Cru looks to secure its 10th win of the season.

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01/04/2026

"I thought for about 30 minutes of the game we played into their gameplan, and for about 10 minutes of the game we were able to execute our gameplan.”

UMHB men's basketball battled back from an 18-point deficit on Saturday, but the comeback bid came up short in a game decided on the final play:

BELTON — UMHB entered Saturday’s duel at the Mayborn Campus Center as an improved team from the one that beat Concordia three weeks earlier in Austin. The Cru had played three games in the meantime, winning all three, including a defeat of No. 11 Redlands in Las Vegas.

01/04/2026

“The focus now is on improving every single day and giving 100% effort every day. Today was a game we are building on.”

Rachel Okoye tied UMHB's single-game steals record and scored 21 points as The Cru challenged SCAC title contender McMurry on the road:

ABILENE — Generally, the first week of January is a time to turn the page, begin anew, and to set the tone for the coming year. Saturday’s road test McMurry came towards the midpoint of the regular season for the UMHB women’s basketball team, but it featured much of the same mentality that com...

01/03/2026

MBB Final in Belton: Concordia (TX), 92, UMHB, 91

◻️ Hudson Johnson: 34 pts, 6/8 3pt, 7 reb, 4 ast
◻️ UMHB: +12 on the boards (55-43)
◻️ CTX led 53-40 at half, UMHB outscored CTX 51-39 in 2nd half
◻️ CTX: 33 pts off 27 turnovers

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