https://govutrailblazers.com en-us https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250610iflecu Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250610iflecu https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250512lkx5yr Mon, 12 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250512lkx5yr https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250428hhe44c Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250428hhe44c https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250422jhwlp3 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250422jhwlp3 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250411kqrngj Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250411kqrngj https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250411p04rl4 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250411p04rl4 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250403rlr8ti Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250403rlr8ti https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202503271w50jt Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202503271w50jt https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202503252gtx90 HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The No. 14 seed Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the floor at the Hutchinson Sports Arena Monday night in the second round of the 2025 NJCAA Division I National Tournament. The Blazers faced another tough opponent in No. 3 seed Indian Hills Community College from Ottumwa, Iowa. Vincennes was once again able to ride an early scoring run and fend off a late Warrior comeback to pick up the 85-71 victory over Indian Hills and advance to the National Quarterfinals. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202503252gtx90 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250323331mxa HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The No. 14-seed Vincennes University Trailblazers opened their run at the 2025 NJCAA Division I National tournament Saturday night at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. The Trailblazers squared off against No. 19 seed Three Rivers College from Poplar Bluff, Mo. and came away with the opening round win over the Raiders 69-51. Vincennes got the offense going early in their first round matchup, using an early 8-0 run to help build a quick 15-9 advantage over the Raiders. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250323331mxa https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250321o24jli Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250321o24jli https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250317meadb6 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250317meadb6 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250310pl5scs INA, Ill. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers opened postseason play Monday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2025 NJCAA Division I Region 24 Men’s Basketball tournament. The Trailblazers earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and faced off against the No. 8 seeded Blue Devils of Kaskaskia College from Centralia, Ill. Vincennes overcame a slow start and looked to be rolling at halftime but a big second half surge by the Blue Devils allowed Kaskaskia to battle all the way back and take a 61-56 victory over the Trailblazers. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250310pl5scs https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250306jk7t7a VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Men’s Basketball team will open their 2025 postseason run Monday, March 10 in the Quarterfinals of the 2025 NJCAA Division I Region 24 tournament hosted at Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. The Trailblazers finished the 2024-25 regular season with a 26-3 record overall with a 16-0 record against Region 24 opponents, earning the No. 1 seed in the Region 24 tournament for the second year in a row. The 2025 Region 24 tournament will officially begin Saturday, March 8 with the play-in game between No. 9 seed Olney Central College and No. 8 Kaskaskia College. This game will be played at Centralia, Ill. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250306jk7t7a https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250304xx3pfm VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Men’s Basketball team climbed one spot this week in the final NJCAA Division I National rankings to No. 6, while still holding their position at No. 3 in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll and Nielsen File Top 25 Rankings. The Blazers got their first opportunity to defend this new ranking Tuesday night in the regular season finale against Kaskaskia College from Centralia, Ill. The Trailblazers rode the home crowd early gained momentum and built an early lead as the Blazers rolled in the second half to a big 101-55 victory over the Blue Devils on Sophomore Night. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250304xx3pfm https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250301ybz0oo VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 7 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers returned home for the first time since February 8th as the Blazers faced off against a tough Region 24 rival in Wabash Valley College from Mt. Carmel, Ill. The Trailblazers were able to build a big early lead thanks to some outstanding first half defense and ride the momentum through a tough, physical second half as the Blazers picked their 19th straight victory by the final score of 70-52. Vincennes opened the game strong in front of a big home crowd on Good Samaritan Night and Blaze to a Community Cure Cancer Awareness Night inside the P.E. Complex. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250301ybz0oo https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2024-25/releases/20250212cvz7cb Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2024-25/releases/20250212cvz7cb https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202502271767oy OLNEY, Ill. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team held their position this week in the NJCAA Division I National rankings, checking in again at No. 7 in this week’s polls, while moving up to No. 3 in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll and holding at No. 3 in the Nielsen File Top-25 rankings for this week. The Blazers hit the road Wednesday night for the final time this regular season and faced the short-handed Olney Central College Blue Knights. Olney Central came into Wednesday night’s contest with only six active players and the depth of the No. 7 Trailblazers took over as Vincennes cruised late to a big 85-63 victory over Olney Central. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202502271767oy https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250222td3jpj MATTOON, Ill. – The No. 7-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers clinched the 2025 NJCAA Division I Region 24 regular season championship Saturday afternoon for the second consecutive season with a big come from behind win over Lake Land College in Mattoon. The Trailblazers fell behind early and trailed at the halftime break but were able to steady the ship with a big second half comeback to finish off a 92-86 victory over the Lakers and clinch the No. 1 seed in the 2025 Region 24 Men’s Basketball tournament, hosted by Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. on Monday, March 10. VU got off to a hot start Saturday evening, jumping out to an early 11-5 advantage over the host Lakers. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250222td3jpj https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250215v48xmy ULLIN, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers moved up one spot in this week’s NJCAA Division I National rankings, checking in this week at No. 7. Vincennes was idle throughout the week but returned to the floor Saturday afternoon for a tough Region 24 road contest against Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill. VU was able to ride a couple of good scoring runs to pull away late and close out their 16th straight victory by downing the Saints 73-51. Sat, 15 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250215v48xmy https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250208tqsuaj VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 8 Vincennes University Trailblazers returned to the home floor Saturday afternoon for another Region 24 contest, this time welcoming the Blue Storm from Southwestern Illinois College into the Physical Education Complex. The Trailblazers battled early with the Blue Storm and were able to ride an 8-0 scoring run late in the first half to a big 75-58 victory over Southwestern Illinois. The game got off to a very physical start, with both offenses struggling early to get the ball in the basket, Vincennes was the first team to break away with eight straight points to take a 22-12 lead midway through the first half. Sat, 08 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250208tqsuaj https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250205x3vuxh VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers made another big jump in this week’s NJCAA Division I National rankings, moving up eight spots to No. 8 in the country, No. 3 in the Nielsen File Top 25 rankings and No. 5 in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll. The Trailblazers got their first opportunity to back up this big jump in the rankings Wednesday night when the Blazers hosted Lincoln Trail College from Robinson, Ill. inside the P.E. Complex. Vincennes got off to a tough start in the first half and headed into the locker room trailing the Statesmen by three but were able to come out firing in the second half to put up 62 second half points and close out the 93-72 victory over Lincoln Trail. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250205x3vuxh https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250201v4gadz CARTERVILLE, Ill. – The No. 16-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers were on the road again Saturday afternoon as the Blazers headed to Carterville, Ill. for a tough Region 24 road showdown with the Volunteers of John A. Logan. The Trailblazers got going early and were able to close out the game strong at the free throw line as VU picked up the 80-74 victory over the Volunteers. The Trailblazers opened the game Saturday afternoon with another excellent start, jumping out to an early 10-1 lead and later building a 19-5 advantage over the Volunteers. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250201v4gadz https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250129xlvcm0 CENTRALIA, Ill. – The No. 16 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road again Wednesday night, heading to Centralia, Ill. for another tough Region 24 road showdown with Kaskaskia College. The Trailblazers got off to an early lead but were unable to put the game away as VU had to come up clutch at the free throw line late to come away with an 85-81 victory over the Blue Devils. The Trailblazers got off to another excellent start Wednesday night, jumping out to an early 12-2 lead over the Blue Devils. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250129xlvcm0 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250125ztutxl MT. CARMEL, Ill. – The No. 16-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road Saturday night for a Region 24 road rival game at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill. The game was another tough, physical Region 24 battle with the Trailblazers continuing their winning streak with a 72-61 victory over the Warriors. The Trailblazers got off to another great start Saturday, riding an early 11-0 run to take a 20-9 lead midway through the first half. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250125ztutxl https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250122xx3ex4 VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers jumped up eight spots this week in the NJCAA Division I National rankings, checking in this week at No. 16, while also holding the No. 7 spot in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll and No. 6 in the Nielsen File Top 25 rankings. The Trailblazers showed why they deserve to continue to climb in the rankings Wednesday night inside the Physical Education Complex, posting a big 102-58 Region 24 victory over Olney Central College. This is the 10th straight victory for the Trailblazers and their fourth straight win leading from tip to buzzer. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250122xx3ex4 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250118sf8uwb VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 24 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers faced another tough Region 24 test inside the Physical Education Complex Saturday afternoon, hosting Lake Land College from Mattoon, Ill. The Blazers jumped on the Lakers early and rode the home crowd all night as the Blazers led wire-to-wire and came away with a big 102-78 victory over the Lakers. The Trailblazers got out to an excellent start Saturday, scoring the first seven points of the game and opening the game on an impressive 25-8 run over the Lakers. Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250118sf8uwb https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250113xijcqz VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team jumped back into the Top 25 this week in the first NJCAA Division I National rankings for 2025, checking in at No. 24 in the country. The Trailblazers got the first opportunity to improve on this ranking Monday night as the Trailblazers hosted Shawnee Community College inside the Physical Education Complex. VU was able to get off to a great start and build an early lead as the Blazers closed out their eighth straight win, winning over the Saints 89-50. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250113xijcqz https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250109zjscdx BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers continue to roll as the Blazers finished off their seventh straight win Thursday night at Southwestern Illinois College 82-59. The Trailblazers got off to a hot start Thursday night, scoring the opening six points of the game and quickly building a double-digit 17-7 lead over the Blue Storm. Southwestern Illinois would answer back and cut the VU lead down to one at 26-25 before the Blazers finished out the opening half strong by outscoring SWIC 16-4 to take a 42-29 lead into the locker room break. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250109zjscdx https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250104xgrvyf VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the floor for the first time Saturday night after the two-week Holiday break and found themselves in a tough defensive battle with Volunteer State Community College from Gallatin, Tenn. The Trailblazers were able to regain composure in the second half and outscored the Pioneers 49-24 on their way to securing a 75-51 victory inside the Physical Education Complex. Vincennes got off to a fast start Saturday night and looked to be off and running early after the Pioneers scored the opening five points of the game, VU answered with a 17-3 scoring run to take a 17-8 lead. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250104xgrvyf