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BASKETBALL FRIDAY/SATURDAY, FEB. 11 AND 12
A rare set of back-to-back weekend doubleheaders makes its way to Allee Gymnasium in the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center Friday and Saturday. Morningside University hosts the University of Jamestown Friday to help highlight recognition of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and second semester 2021 and first semester 2022 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American and Great Plains Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awardees. Saturday, the Mustangs welcome Hastings College for another Great Plains Athletic Conference twin bill.
THE SERIES Hastings has a 7-4 edge in recent history against head coach Jamie Sale’s program. However, the Mustangs have chartered a new course recently, having claimed three in a row from the Broncos. Against the Jimmies, Mside has a sixgame win streak in tow as part of an 11-4 all-time advantage. On the men’s side of the ledger, head coach Trent Miller’s program has won 11 of the last 13 and leads 29-9 all-time against Hastings. Jamestown’s captured the previous three meetings with the Mustangs holding a slim 8-5 edge series historywise.
THE MATCH-UP With two weeks remaining in the regular season, Sale’s squad, sporting a 21-4 overall and 16-2 league record, is ranked among the national top 10 in five different statistical categories. Leading that group is made three-pointers per game, with the Mustangs 10.6 being third-most. Assists per contest (19.6 – No. 5), three-point accuracy (37 pct. – No. 6), three-point attempts per outing (28.6 – No. 7), and free throw percentage (77.2 – No. 8) also stand in the same territory. Individually, senior guard Sierra Mitchell’s 91.5 percent free-throw conversion rate is fifth-best. Mside’s men, sporting a 12-9 overall and 9-7 league mark, are among the country’s first 50 in three team shooting percentages. Their 48.5 percent conversion rate from the field is 30th-best; the 37.9 percent mark at which they hit three-point baskets is 11th-highest, and their 72.9 percent free-throw accuracy is No. 47. Sophomore guard Aidan Vanderloo’s red-hot 45.3 percent effort from outside the arc is 46th-best nationally. The two teams are coming into the weekend on different trajectories. The women have won 10 of their last 11 going into the weekend, while the men have been 4-5 since the beginning of January. In their most recent outing, Morningside split a league doubleheader versus crosstown league rival Briar Cliff University. Sophomore center Chloe Lofstrom compiled her second double-double of the week, leading No. 8-ranked Mustangs on Feb. 5. Winding up a memorable four-day
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Morningside Women 2 4 10 11 12 14 15 23 24 25 30 33 40 44
Olivia Boudreau Sierra Mitchell Olivia Larsen Madison Clayton McKenna Sims Abbe Morten Lauren Hedlund Taylor Rodenburgh Aspen Jansa Sophia Peppers Alexis Spier Hannah Harris Sadie Roth Chloe Lofstrom Hanna Blackmore Haley Debuse Makenna DeClue Jadon Dobbins Ellie Johnston Nevaeh Morgan Alyssa Schafer
G G G G G G G G F F G G F/C F/C G F/C G G F G/F F
So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
5-9 5-7 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-7 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-0 5-4 5-4 5-7 5-10 5-8
Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista Pleasant, Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk Newell, Iowa/Newell-Fonda Sioux City, Iowa/West South Sioux City, Neb./Illinois State Hartington, Neb./Hartington-Newcastle Albion, Neb./Boone Central Hawarden, Iowa/West Sioux Wahoo, Neb./Nebraska-Kearney Exira, Iowa/Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton Gretna, Neb./Gretna Homer, Neb./Homer Sioux Falls, S.D./Harrisburg Armstrong, Iowa/North Union Holstein, Iowa/Ridge View Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn Troy, Mo./Troy-Buchanan Hopkins, Mo./North Nodaway Mt. Vernon, Mo./Mt. Vernon Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf Woodbine, Iowa/Woodbine
Head coach: Jamie Sale Assistant coaches: Jill Bodammer, Denny Lokken, Jordyn Wollenburg, Bryan Alfredson, Tenly Hansen
University of Jamestown Women 1 2 3 12 13 21 22 23 24 25 30 33 35
Kia Tower Hannah DeMars Noelle Josephson Kate Busek Madelyn Schmidt Macy Savela Sarah Lenz Jailyn Martinson Audrey Rodakowski Lexiss Trygg Emily Meier Megan Oswald Hannah Hagel
G F F G G G G F C C C F F
Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
5-6 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-11
Bigfork, Minn./Bigfork Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids Ramsey, Minn./Anoka Fargo, N.D./Shanley Tappen, N.D./Kidder County Mountain Iron, Minn./Mountain Iron-Buhl Belle Plaine, Minn./Belle Plaine Devils Lake, N.D./Devils Lake Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson Virginia, Minn./Virginia Marshall, Minn./Marshall Brownsdale, Minn./Blooming Prairie Carrington, N.D./Carrington
Head coach: Thad Sankey Assistant coaches: Ryan Carpenter, Chris Burks
Hastings College women 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 20 21 23 24 25 33 40 44 45 50
Ali Smith G Riley Clavel G Whitney Bauer G Taylor Beacom G Jackie Schelkopf G Sydney Anderson G Kylie Baumert F Rachel Hinrichs G Allison Bauer G Hattie Sheets G Miriam Miller G Katharine Hamburger F Dawson Knode G Kiernan Paulk G Natalia Dick F Emily Meyer F Alyssa Baker G
Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr.
5-5 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-11 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-8
Ord, Neb. Roy, N.M. Elm Creek, Neb. Papillon, Neb. Geneva, Neb. Murdock, Neb. Sutton, Neb. Glenvil, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Greeley, Colo. Lincoln, Neb. Hastings, Neb. Haxtun, Colo. Wood River, Neb. York, Neb. Blue Hill, Neb. Bentonville, Ark.
WOMEN REMAINING SCHEDULE Feb. 16 FEB. 19
Dakota Wesleyan* MIDLAND*
*Great Plains Athletic Conference game Home games in bold All home games at Allee Gymnasium in the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center
Head coach: Jina Douglas Assistant coaches: Michelle DeCoud, Emily Pratt, Alyssa Remy, Carrie Runkle, Kelsie Zadina
6 p.m. 2 P.M.
Morningside Men 00 2 3 4 5 11 12 14 20 22 23 24 30 32 33 44 45
Creighton Morisch Jack Dotzler Trey Powers Brendan Buckley Tyler Vavrina Trey Knudsen Zach Imig Will Pottebaum Joey Skoff Aidan Vanderloo Justin Sitti Collin Hill Owen Coburn Trey Brown Ely Doble Dylan Johnson Will Hurd Ethan Alfers Jalen Austin Alec Dreckman Louis Fidler Charlie Fletcher Clay Frost Quinn Frost Jay Jurgens Tyler Kriener Jarrod Nafzinger Jaxon Neubert Nathan Reed Tyson Spradling Elijah Williams
F G F G G G G G G G F F C C F/C F C F G G G G G G C F G G G F G
Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
6-9 5-10 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-6 6-10 6-7 6-5 6-7 7-0 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-8 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-2
Spirit Lake, Iowa/Spirit Lake Omaha, Neb./Roncalli Omaha, Neb./Gross Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep Abie, Neb./Aquinas Catholic Yutan, Neb./Yutan Gretna, Neb./Gretna LeMars, Iowa/LeMars Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue East Sioux City, Iowa/Uni. of Iowa Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep Jewell, Iowa/Truman State Spirit Lake, Iowa/Truman St. Gretna, Neb./Gretna Gretna, Neb./Gretna Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque Nemaha, Iowa/Storm Lake St. Mary’s Neola, Iowa/Tri-Center Colorado Springs, Colo./Coronado LeMars, Iowa/LeMars Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic Gretna, Neb./Gretna Gretna, Neb./Gretna Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley Spirit Lake, Iowa/Spirit Lake Ashland, Neb./Ashland-Greenwood Westminster, Colo./Mountain Range Sioux City, Iowa/North Broomfield, Colo./Legacy Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington
Head coach: Trent Miller Assistant coaches: Joel Haveman, Tim Van Peursem, John Vanderloo, Trystan Cummins Graduate assistant coach: Jackson Lazzo Student coaches: Conner Hill, Zach Olson
University of Jamestown Men 0 1 2 3 5 13 14 21 22 24 25 33 43
Marc Kjos Will Cordes Jaxton Wiest Trey Wiest Cole Woodford Christian Lietz Camron Ketchum Devan Praska Logan Pratt John Argue Cooper Olson Mason Walters Devon Schultz
G G G G G F G G F F F F F
So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Sr.
5-10 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-8 6-8 6-7 6-9 6-11
Hastings College men 1 2 3 5 11 13 15 21 23 25
Dawson Zenger Dashawn Walker Karson Gansebom Grady Corrigan Logan Schuldt Zach Rust TJ Babikir Hayden Grint Mathias Nchekwube Airan Lopez
G F G G F F G C C G
Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr.
6-2 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-6 6-8 5-10
Lake City, Minn. Shakopee, Minn. Mandan, N.D. Mandan, N.D. Redwood Falls, Minn. Casselton, N.D. Billings, Mt. Thompson, N.D. Detroit Lakes, Minn. Houston, Texas Champlin, Minn. Jamestown, N.D. Arlington, Minn.
Manhattan, Ks. Harker Heights, Tex. Bennington, Neb. Bennington, Neb. Doniphan, Neb. Murdock, Neb. Kansas City, Mo. Ord, Neb. Clinton, Miss. Omaha, Neb.
MEN REMAINING SCHEDULE Feb. 16 FEB. 19
Dakota Wesleyan* MIDLAND*
7:45 p.m. 3:45 P.M.
*Great Plains Athletic Conference game Home games in bold All home games at Allee Gymnasium in the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center
Head coach: Danny Neville Associate head coach: Tyler Peterson Assistant coach: Tanner Slag
31 33 35 43 51 53
Phil Cisrow Ashton Valentine Evan Kingston Jaxon Wietfield Keith Howard Cole Christensen
F G G F F G
Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So.
6-2 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-5 5-10
Bridgeton, N.J. Hastings, Neb. Springfield, Neb. North Bend, Neb. Feasterville, Pa. Creede, Colo.
Head coach: Bill Gavers Assistant coaches: Brady Barrett, Doug Rader, Jacob Anania, Paul Bierman
continued from page one span where she averaged 17.5 points and 12 rebounds per appearance, Lofstrom went six-of-11 from the field for 12 points to go with ten boards. She was one of five head coach Jamie Sale’s squad members in double figures. Senior forward Sophia Peppers wound up with 16 points and was a rebound short of a double-double; junior guard Makenna Sims tallied 14 points; and Mitchell finished with 12 and an impressive stat line that featured six steals, five assists, and a blocked shot. Sophomore guard Alexis Spier produced 10 points thanks to a perfect two-for-two outing outside the arc. Every bit of that game resume was needed to thwart a determined BCU crew. The Chargers answered every home team attempt to run away on the scoreboard. The visitors held the lead into the final 10 minutes until a decisive 12-0 Mustangs run in the last 3:15 gave home fans a reason to breathe easier due to a 75-69 victory. A ferocious second-half rally in front of a packed house wound up short for the men. Chipping away at every turn at a 19-point second-half deficit as the home crowd’s enthusiasm grew to a fever pitch, Morningside found itself as close as one point twice down the stretch. Trailing 81-78 with 19 seconds left, Mside set up a three-point shot attempt from junior guard Will Pottebaum that hit the front of the rim and grazed away as the clock ran out on a narrow defeat. Vanderloo led four Mustangs in double figures. He went six-of-15 from the field, including two of five from outside the arc for 16 points. Pottebaum’s 14 points came off the bench, and sophomore center Ely Doble and senior guard Zach Imig tallied 10 points. Imig turned in a double-double with 11 rebounds on his stat line. Winners of three straight, UJ’s men, coached by Danny Neville, are 21-6 overall and 11-6 in the conference. Sophomore post player Mason Walters is one of the nation’s top paint players, averaging 25.4 points and 11.7 rebounds per contest. The Jimmies also make things difficult on the perimeter, with three players hitting two-or-more three-pointers per appearance. UJ’s women, coached by Thad Sankey, are 17-9 overall and 10-8 in the league. Junior forward Hannah DeMars, who recently went over the 1,000-point mark for her career, is the team’s scoring leader (14.7 ppg). Hastings’ women, led by head coach Jina Douglas, took a 13-11 overall and 9-9 conference record to Briar Cliff Friday. The guard combination of senior Taylor Beacom and freshman Riley Clavel are one-two in scoring at 10.8 and 10.7 points per game, respectively. Despite a 7-19 overall and 2-14 league record, head coach Bill Gavers’ men’s team has an impressive trio leading them scoring-wise. Guards Karson Gansebom and T.J. Babikir, along with forward Dashawn Walker, all juniors, manage nearly 44 of Hastings’ 71.3 points per contest.
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