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MUSTANG BASKETBALL The men, also holding a 12-2 overall record, won eight of 10 the first time around in loop action. Senior center Trey Brown’s 148 rebounds are fourth-highest nationally, while the team is sixth in the fewest boards allowed per game (28.571) and 10th in rebounding margin (plus 12).
Morningside College’s second time through the Great Plains Athletic Conference schedule in 2020-21 begins this afternoon. The Mustangs begin back-to-back home doubleheaders with Hastings College’s visit to Allee Gymnasium and the RosenVerdoorn Sports Center. Briar Cliff University follows the Broncos into the Maroon’s home Wednesday, Jan. 13, for another edition of the River City Rivals’ series.
THE MATCH- UP Head coach Jamie Sale’s women’s program stopped a five-game skid in the series versus HC with an 89-54 victory on the road early last month. Hastings has won seven of the previous nine all-time, but five of the outcomes have been decided by 11 points-or-less. Head coach Jim Sykes’ men’s program has captured five of the last six against the Broncos, including an 86-67 decision at Lynn Farrell Arena in December. Mside holds a 20-7 advantage all-time, although the visitors picked up a win on the Maroon’s home floor in the two sides’ meeting here last February. The Mustangs’ women’s team, winners of six in a row and harboring a 12-2 overall and 10-1 league record, are among a combined nine individual and group top 10 marks on the current National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ numbers. Three of the team’s marks are among the best five in regards to three-point baskets (140 – No. 4), steals (180 – No. 4), and total points (1118). Individually, senior guard Sierra Mitchell’s 53 three-point baskets top the nation, and her 244 points are sixth-best.
Morningside’s week started with a sweep of Doane University on the road on Jan. 6. The men cruised 96-73 as Brown and fellow Gretna native Zach Imig each produced double-doubles. In his first start, freshman guard Aidan Vanderloo tallied 12 points, as did sophomore guard Trey Powers. Their team totals brought history to mind on the court inside the George and Sally Haddix Recreation Center. The 96 points aggregated were the most since the 2019-20 group accumulated 99 against College of the Ozarks in the first round of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament. A whopping 53-29 rebounding advantage, which included 18 offensive caroms, marked the most boards they’ve pulled down in a game since Feb. 5 of last season, which they totaled the same against Midland University. The Mustangs’ 18 offensive rebounds were the most since they pulled down 19 in the first round of the 2018 NAIA tourney against Trinity International. The women’s squad upended the Tigers 72-49 to start the
MORNINGSIDE MUSTANG WOMEN NO.
NAME
2 Olivia Boudreau 4 Sierra Mitchell 10 Grace Meyer 11 Madison Clayton 12 McKenna Sims 13 Tayte Hansen 14 Abbe Morten 15 Lauren Hedlund 23 Taylor Rodenburgh 24 Faith Meyer 25 Sophia Peppers 30 Alexis Spier 32 Amanda Ward 33 Blaire Steenhoek 40 Sadie Roth 44 Chloe Lofstrom Tenly Hansen
YR.
POS.
Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr.
G G G G G G G G G G F G F G/F F PF G
HT. 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-9 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-11
HOMETOWN/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk Pomeroy, Iowa/Pocahontas Area Sioux City, Iowa/West South Sioux City, Neb./Illinois State Uni. York, Neb./York Hartington, Neb./Hartington-Newcastle Albion, Neb./Boone Central Hawarden, Iowa/West Sioux Pomeroy, Iowa/Pocahontas Area Exira, Iowa/Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton Gretna, Neb./Gretna Longmont, Colo./Holy Family Chariton, Iowa/Southeast Warren Sioux Falls, S.D./Harrisburg Armstrong, Iowa/North Union York, Neb./York
Head coach: Jamie Sale Assistant coaches: Jill Bodammer, Denny Lokken, Jordyn Wollenburg, Bryan Alfredson
HASTINGS COLLEGE WOMEN NO.
NAME
POS.
HT.
YR.
HOMETOWN/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL
3 4 5 10 11 12 13 20 21 23 24 25 33 40 44 45 50
Ali Smith Maddy Stott Elle Danley Taylor Beacom Kelsie Zadina Kaitlyn Schmit Carley Leners Brooke Poppert Allison Bauer Karli Hale Hayley Homan Hattie Sheets Dawson Knode Kaylee Wilson Natalia Dick Shayla Carrier Rachel Hinrichs
Jr. FR Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr.
G G G G G G F F G G F G G G F F G
5-5 5-8 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-10 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-6 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-7
Ord, Neb./Ord Martensdale, Iowa/Martensdale-St. Mary’s Omaha, Neb./Millard North Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista South Seward, Neb./Seward Omaha, Neb./Duchesne Beatrice, Neb./Beatrice St. Paul, Neb./St. Paul Elm Creek, Neb./Elm Creek Holdrege, Neb./Holdrege North Platte, Neb./St. Patrick’s Greeley, Colo./Greeley Central Haxtun, Colo./Haxtun Sheridan Lake, Colo./Eads York, Neb./York Reno, Nev./Bishop Manogue Glenvil, Neb./Hastings
Head coach: Jina Douglas Assistant coaches: Michelle DeCoud, Emily Pratt
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MORNINGSIDE MUSTANG MEN NO.
NAME
YR.
POS.
HT.
HOMETOWN/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL
2 3 5 12 14 20 21 22 23 24 30 32 33 34 50
Jack Dotzler Trey Powers Tyler Vavrina Zach Imig Will Pottebaum Conner Hill Joey Skoff Aidan Vanderloo Mick Williams Collin Hill Zach Martinek Trey Brown Ely Doble TJ Schnurr Jacob Fierst
Fr. So. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So.
PG SF G G G PG G G PG F G C PF/C F F/C
5-10 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-6
Omaha, Neb./Roncalli Omaha, Neb./Gross Abie, Neb./Aquinas Catholic Gretna, Neb./Gretna LeMars, Iowa/LeMars Jewell, Iowa/South Hamilton Bellevue, Neb./East Sioux City, Iowa/Uni. of Iowa Omaha, Neb./Elkhorn South Jewell, Iowa/Truman State Uni. Sheffield, Iowa/West Fork Gretna, Neb./Gretna Gretna, Neb./Gretna Algona, Iowa/Bishop Garrigan West Allis, Wis./West Allis Central
Head coach: Jim Sykes Assistant coaches: Trent Miller, Tim Van Peursem, Trystan Cummins, John Vanderloo, Jackson Lazzo, Derek Degner
HASTINGS COLLEGE MEN NO.
NAME
POS.
HT.
YR.
HOMETOWN/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL
1 3 5 11 13 15 21 25 31 33 35 53
Mason Hiemstra Karson Gansebom Dylan Richman Bragan Meyer Dashawn Walker Ben Juhl Logan Schuldt Braden Kizer Josh Quinn Ashton Valentine Evan Kingston Hayden Grint
So. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. So.
G G G G F G F F G G F C
6-0 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-6
Alliance, Neb./Alliance Bennington, Neb./Bennington Lexington, Neb./Lexington Milford, Neb./Milford Harker Heights, Tex./Dakota County Technical College Clive, Iowa/Minnesota-Crookston Doniphan, Neb./Doniphan-Trumbull Overton, Neb./Overton Mead, Neb./Mead Hastings, Neb./St. Cecilia Springfield, Neb./Platteview Ord, Neb./Ord
ead coach: Bill Gavers H Assistant coaches: Brady Barrett, Doug Rader, Collin Hahn
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evening off at DU’s George and Sally Haddix Recreation Center. A 20-9 start was part of a larger 46-26 halftime cushion built over the opening 20 minutes. That lead was forged due to six made three-point buckets and a near-perfect 18-of-19 outing at the charity stripe coupled with 19 turnovers from the home team. The quick beginning offered the bench opportunities in the victory: the Mustangs’ seven successive and 25th in 26 chances all-time against the Tigers. Eleven of the 14 Maroon players that saw time tallied points, led by 12 from junior forward Sophia Peppers and ten from Mitchell. As has been the case of late, Peppers had much more to her line than points, adding nine rebounds, dishing out four assists, and picking up three steals. Sophomore guard McKenna Sims and senior guard Faith Meyer wound up with nine apiece. The duo of junior forward Taylor Rodenburgh and senior guard Grace Meyer contributed eight and seven points off the bench.
ABOUT THE BRONCOS Head coach Jina Douglas’ women’s team, sporting a 4-9 overall and 3-8 conference record, have dropped five of their last six. However, they gave conference second-place-standing Briar Cliff all they could handle midweek falling 78-70 Wednesday. The upperclasswoman guard tandem of senior Kaitlyn Schmit and junior Ali Smith lead the scoring column. They’ve hit a combined 37 three-point baskets which has lifted them to averages of 13.8 and 10.2 points per contest. HC’s men, coached by Bill Gavers, are 4-11 overall and still seeking their first league triumph. They did open 2021 on a high note, dispatching Presentation College 87-65 on New Year’s Day. The Broncos’ offense is one of the conference’s best, averaging 82 points per game. The long ball has been a key, as Hastings has five players who have hit 10-or-more with three of them in the 20s. Senior guard Ben Juhl and sophomore guard Mason Hiemstra are one-two in scoring with Juhl at 16.4 and Hiemstra at 15.3.