Happy Friday, Blue Streaks! Championships are on the horizon for the weekend. 

Here's what to look out for:
 

Women's Wrestling

While no scores were kept at the JCU Round Robin, the Blue Streaks presented a powerful, unified front with five wrestlers standing 2-0, one finishing 3-0, and three tabbing 2-1 records. After her first collegiate action with a final of 3-0, Jaelyn Green has been named AMCC Athlete of the Week for the first time in program history. 

JCU will host again, this time in the Athletic, Wellness, and Event Center this weekend with three matchups on Sunday, November 8. Heidelberg and Mount Union will face off at 12 pm before JCU competes against Heidelberg at 1 pm then Mount Union at 2 pm. 

 

Men's Basketball

Projected at second during preseason polls, the Blue Streaks are looking at some exciting changes for the 2026-27 season. The graduation of some of the team's strongest shooters means a collective effort will be needed to produce on offense. However, it also gives some new players an opportunity to step in and step up. 

The season starts at the Pitt-Bradford Tournament this weekend in Bradford, Pennsylvania. On Friday, the Blue Streaks compete against Franciscan University at 5 pm. 

Women's Basketball

Two preseason polls – the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and D3hoops.com – have ranked JCU Women's Basketball in the top 25. After graduating three star players, including All-American Ava Ryncarz, the Blue Streaks are confident in the leadership of the returning players and the energy of the rookies getting their first starts. 

JCU will host the Winking Lizard Tip-off Tournament this weekend, welcoming Mount Union and Calvin University. The visitors will face off first on Friday, November 6 before the Blue Streaks take the court against Calvin University on Saturday, November 7 at 12 pm then Mount Union on Sunday, November 8 at 12 pm. 

Men's Wrestling

A strong 31-9 win over Heidelberg kicked off the Blue Streaks' season on Tuesday. Brett Stanley set the momentum for the rest of the match, pinning his opponent early in the first period. 

Hitting the road to continue their season, JCU heads for the Mount Union Invitational in Alliance at 10 am on Saturday, November 7.

Football

An unfortunate loss against NCAC rival DePauw means the Blue Streaks are on the hunt to improve their conference record. There were a few standouts from the game. Nico McBride recorded 113 receiving yards and Cole Bayer steadied the defensive line. 

Looking to rebound this weekend, the Blue Streaks travel to Oberlin to compete against Yeomen on Saturday at 12 pm. 

Women's Soccer

Through tough wind and rain, JCU Women's Soccer prevailed over #1 seed Wooster for a 3-2 semifinal win. The first half remained fairly uneventful aside from a goal from the Fighting Scots, but the second half saw JCU kick it into high gear. Veteran Abby Walker started the tidal wave with the equalizer at the 58th minute, while first-year Evie Courtis provided the two goals needed to snag the win. 

The Blue Streaks head for the Championship matchup in Granville, OH against Denison University. The game is on Saturday with kickoff at 1 pm.

Club Hockey

A split series against Toledo ended #21 JCU Hockey's four-week winning streak. Senior Austin Malley has returned from his golf season and has already proven to be a key piece in the Blue Streaks offense, earning a hat trick last weekend. Charlie Tuggey leads all of ACHA Men's Division 1 hockey in assists and is second in total points. 

The Blue Streaks return to CHMA play, currently with a 4-0-0-0 conference record, with a Friday night Morgan's Message game against the Mercyhurst Lakers at Gilmour Academy at 8:10 pm.  The team then heads back on the road for a critical matchup against rival #19-ranked Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at 4:30 pm.