MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE GA M E DAY - N OV E M B E R 21 , 20 2 0
MUSTANG BASKETBALL Morningside’s men, ranked No. 7 on the preseason National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ poll, is 4-1 overall and 0-1 in Great Plains Athletic Conference. The Mustangs’ women’s squad sports a 3-1 overall and 1-0 league record. Mount Marty’s women, coached by Todd James Schlimgen, stand 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the GPAC. The Lancer men’s team, led by Todd Lorensen, is 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference. The senior duo of guard Zach Imig and center Trey Brown have paced the men. Imig is fourth nationally in total steals (15) and ranks 15th in steals per contest (three). Brown’s six blocked shots and 69.8 field goal percentage are each within the first 35, coming in at No. 32. Guard play has keyed the women’s team over four games. An upperclasswoman trio of Tayte Hansen, Sierra Mitchell, and McKenna Sims are all in the NAIA top 50 statistically. Hansen and Mitchell’s blistering 66.7 percent effort from the outside the arc is eighth-best; Mitchell’s 11 made three-pointers sit No. 31; Sims’ 18 assists rank 42nd; and Mitchell’s 2.75 made treys per contest are 49th-highest. Morningside’s women opened a two-game week with a hardfought 74-67 decision at non-conference foe Dakota State University Nov. 17. Five players finished with 12 or more points in the win. Freshman forward Chloe Lofstrom turned in a career-best for points (15) and rebounds (eight). Senior guards
The 2020-21 home portion of Morningside College’s season begins this evening with Mount Marty University visiting Allee Gymnasium and the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center. The twin bill against the Lancers opens a run of three successive doubleheaders on the Mustangs home floor. Northwestern College follows Tuesday, Nov. 24, and Dordt University takes a southwestern trip Wednesday, Dec. 2, as part of the current home stand.
THE MATCH- UP Head coach Jim Sykes’ men’s program has a run of 19 successive and 24 victories in 26 outings against MMU. They swept the season series a year ago with a close-knit 91-87 win in Yankton, S.D. and a 91-72 decision at home. Mside’s women’s team, coached by Jamie Sale, has captured seven of the last nine versus MMU. They won both ends of the 2019-20 set (91-63 at home/64-62 on the road), but Mount Marty was a 2018-19 winner in Sioux City by a 62-57 count.
MORNINGSIDE MUSTANG WOMEN NO.
NAME
YR.
POS.
2 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 25 30 32 33 40 44
Olivia Boudreau Sierra Mitchell Grace Meyer Madison Clayton McKenna Sims Tayte Hansen Abbe Morten Lauren Hedlund Taylor Rodenburgh Faith Meyer Sophia Peppers Madisyn Heeren Amanda Ward Blaire Steenhoek Sadie Roth Chloe Lofstrom Tenly Hansen
Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr.
G G G G G G G G G G F F 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 5-10 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 McCook Lake, S.D./Dakota Valley 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
MOUNT MARTY UNIVERSITY WOMEN NO.
NAME
POS.
YR.
HT.
2 Alexsis Kemp G Jr. 5-8 3 Carlie Wetzel F So. 6-1 4 Karlee McKinney G Sr. 5-7 5 Callie Otkin G Jr. 5-6 10 Eve Millar F So. 5-10 11 Lexi Hochstein G So. 5-8 12 Jaiden Hartl G So. 5-8 14 Aubrey Twedt F So. 6-0 15 Kayla Jacobson G Jr. 5-7 21 Kiara Berndt G So. 5-6 22 Bailey Kortan G So. 5-6 24 Alexis Arens F Fr. 5-9 25 Peyton Stolle F Sr. 5-11 31 Megan Hirsch F Jr. 6-0 32 Bella Vitek F Fr. 6-1 33 Allison Ekroth F Sr. 5-9 44 Sarah Castaneda F Sr. 6-0 Head coach: Todd James Schlimgen Assistant Coaches: Logan Wagner, Marissa Caballero
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HOMETOWN/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL Spearfish, S.D./Spearfish O’Neill, Neb./West Holt Tea, S.D./Tea Area Verdi, Minn./Elkton-Lake Benton Redfield, S.D./Redfield Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln Stanton, Neb./Stanton Beresford, S.D./Beresford Rapid City, S.D./St Thomas More Harrisburg, S.D./Harrisburg Tabor, S.D./SDSU Crofton, Neb./Crofton Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt Gayville, S.D./SDSU Scotland, S.D./Scotland Gregory, S.D./Gregory Bloomfield, Neb./Bloomfield
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MORNINGSIDE MUSTANG MEN NO.
NAME
YR.
POS.
HT.
HOMETOWN/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL
3 5 12 14 20 21 22 23 24 30 32 33 34 50
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
So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So.
SF G G G PG G G PG F G C PF/C F F/C
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./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./LeMars 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
MOUNT MARTY UNIVERSITY MEN NO.
NAME
POS.
YR.
HT.
HOMETOWN/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL
0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 31 33 35 40 44
Jailen Billings Will Turner Marcus Edwards Allen Wilson Tajen Ross Elijah Pappas Gio Diaz Saba Gvedashvili Adreon Wadlington Luke Ronsiek Chad Moran Kade Stearns RayQuan Moore Noah Jewett Marquise Moore Lincoln Jordre Hunter Kotrous Matthew Becker Jonah Larson Keegan Savary Mitchell Lonneman
G G G G G F G F G G F G G G G F F G F G F
Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
5-10 6-0 5-8 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-7 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-9 6-10 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-6
Sioux City, Iowa/East Ames, Iowa/Gilbert Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt Elk River, Minn./Newman University Waukee, Iowa/Kirkwood CC Rockford, Ill./Rock Valley College Plant City, Fla./University of Tampa Rustavi, Rep, of Georgia/NW Oklahoma State St. Paul, Minn./Southwest Mississippi CC Sioux Falls, S.D./O’Gorman HS Honey Creek, Iowa/University of Tampa Sioux Falls, S.D./Tea Area Minneapolis, Minn./NDSCS Crooks, S.D./Tri-Valley Tucson, Ariz./Scottsdale CC Onida, S.D./Northern State Yankton, S.D./Yankton Hartington, S.D./Cedar Catholic Beresford, S.D./Beresford Sergeant Bluff, Iowa/Sergeant Bluff-Luton Adrian, Minn./Adrian
Head coach: Todd Lorensen Assistant coaches: Dan Tharp, Quentin Canty, Aaron Koupal
Faith Meyer and Mitchell led the Mustangs with 16 points each, but Mitchell’s points had a little more significance. With her performance, she jumped past former teammate Sydney Hupp for 11th on the career scoring list. Hansen had a season-high 13 off of the bench. Junior forward Sophia Peppers stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. The men’s team ran through the Presentation College of South Dakota Isreal-Strong Classic with a 2-0 record last weekend. They knocked off Yellowstone Christian College 88-67 and Carroll College of Montana 81-59. Brown and Imig each had double-doubles against YCC, and Imig came back with another one versus Carroll while sophomore guard Will Pottebaum led five players in double figures with 20 points.
ABOUT THE LANCERS MMU’s men have produced a robust offensive attack, averaging 79 points per game. Senior guard Jailen Billings guides a trio averaging 10-or-more points per outing at 14.2 and has been white-hot from outside the arc hitting at a 41.2 percent clip. Senior forward Elijah Pappas has been a tough customer in the paint, bringing in 13.6 points and seven rebounds per appearance. Junior forward Chad Moran rounds out the group averaging 13 points per game. Mount Marty’s women are guided by the senior-junior guard duo of Karlee McKinney and Callie Otkin. They’ve combined to produce better than 25 points per game and hit 20 three-pointers between them.
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