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BASKETBALL SATURDAY, FEB. 5
This afternoon, a festival atmosphere accompanies the second edition of the 202122 River City Rivals series. Following a pair of Great Plains Athletic Conference tussles between crosstown foes Briar Cliff University and Morningside University, the 2021 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ national champion Mustangs football team will be honored. Fans can pick up a Champions Day commemorative program in the lobby of Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center.
PAYING TRIBUTE TO CANCER AWARENESS Head coach Jamie Sale’s women’s program honors family members and friends that have battled, are battling, and were taken by cancer during today’s doubleheader opener. Each team and coach member will have signs of individuals’ names who have been afflicted. A special announcement and a free-will donation are part of the recognition. Fans, friends, and alumni who purchased Pink Out gear will also be on hand.
THE SERIES After an early December split at BCU’s Newman Flanagan Center, Morningside’s women extended a recent success span to 22-2 against the Chargers. It was also their third straight victory in the set. With their home floor triumph, Briar Cliff’s men snapped a two-game series skid against Mside. The Mustangs still hold a 6-2 advantage over the last eight meetings.
THE MATCH-UP Going into a midweek Dordt visit on Feb. 2, Morningside’s women held a fourgame cushion with six contests to play on the league standings. The Mustangs men’s squad was sitting third, only two games out of first. Senior women’s forward Sophia Peppers recently reached a career milestone, while senior men’s forward/guard Zach Imig closed in on one to begin the current span. In a hard-fought 64-60 win at the College of Saint Mary, Peppers tallied 12 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals, and a blocked shot. Her point total enabled her to become the 15th player in program history to reach the 1,400-point mark. Imig went into the week needing only nine points to become a member of the men’s program’s all-time scoring top five.
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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
Briar Cliff Women 1 3 4 5 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 33 34 44 45
Kennedy Benne Cadence Davis Rachel Langel Konnor Sudmann Olivia Stam Payton Slaughter Kaegan Held Madelyn Deitchler Madisyn Rogan Mya Hendry Emma Sterkel Elaina Martinez Josie Condon Michaela Lange Katie Fogarty Madison Hough Teagan Slaughter Loryn Kelley
G G F F G G G F G C G G F G F G F F
5-8 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-5 6-1 5-7 5-5 5-11 5-6 5-11 5-7 5-10 5-10
So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Head coach: Brita Hand Assistant coaches: Jasmine Stohr, Bianca Gutierrez
Oakland, Neb. Gilbert, Ariz. Le Mars, Iowa Treynor, Iowa Ostego, Mich. Cherokee, Iowa Leigh, Neb. Treynor, Iowa Stevens Point, Wis. Rapid City, S.D. Gering, Neb. Denver, Colo. Estherville, Iowa Wynot, Neb. Bondurant, Iowa Graettinger, Iowa Cherokee, Iowa Alma, Ark.
WOMEN REMAINING SCHEDULE FEB. 11 FEB. 12 Feb. 16 FEB. 19
JAMESTOWN* HASTINGS Dakota Wesleyan* MIDLAND*
*Great Plains Athletic Conference game Home games in bold All home games at Allee Gymnasium in the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center
6 P.M. 2 P.M. 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
Briar Cliff Men
1 3 4 5 10 11 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 55
Carson Kruger Connor Libis Quinn Vesey Conner Groves Jaden Kleinhesselink Sammy Green Andrew Gibb Quinten Vasa Tyrus Eischeid Jamison Helmers Kyle Boerhave Nick Hoyt Nathan Hall Garrett Trapp Matthew Stilwill
F G G G G G F F F G F G F G G
6-4 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-8 6-6 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-8 6-1 6-3
Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So.
Alta, Iowa Dell Rapids, S.D. Indianola, Iowa Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Sheldon, Iowa Alton, Ill. Fort Dodge, Iowa Nebraska City, Neb. Wayne, Neb. Milford, Iowa Ashton, Iowa Sioux Falls, S.D. Collinsville, Ill. Washta, Iowa Johnston, Iowa
Head coach: Mark Svagera Assistant coaches: Bryan Forbes, Nick Sabin, Marco Balderas, Thomas Hensley
MEN REMAINING SCHEDULE FEB. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 FEB. 19
JAMESTOWN* Hastings* Dakota Wesleyan* MIDLAND*
7:45 P.M. 3:45 p.m. 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
continued from page one While the men weren’t in action last weekend, the women received all they could handle from CSM during their Omaha visit on Jan. 29. Overcoming a problematic overall and three-point shooting afternoon, the Mustangs still found a way to reach an 11th straight win and enter 20-win territory for the 17th time in the last 18 years. Defending their home Lied Recreation Center court to the final moments, the Flames managed to respond after trailing by as much as 12 in the first half to overtake Sale’s squad at several points in the second 20 minutes. At the end of the afternoon, though, despite shooting only 30.3 percent overall and an equally as tepid 34.3 from outside the arc, the defending conference champions managed to hit eight successive free throws in the last 2:19 to reach the pinnacle in a 64-60 finale. That stretch was part of a 14-for-14 effort for the entire contest, tying for the third most makes in a 1.000 percent situation in school history. Senior guard Sierra Mitchell led the offense with 22 points, including six three-point baskets. For the second time in as many outings, the inside combination of Peppers and sophomore forward/ center Chloe Lofstrom proved pivotal, too. Lofstrom finished with 14 points, eight boards, a steal, and a blocked shot to go with Peppers’ stat line. Head coach Trent Miller’s men’s team toppled Siouxland foe Northwestern College 83-80 Jan. 26 before the Sioux Center trip. Sophomore guard Aidan Vanderloo drained a three-pointer with 2:34 to play, giving Mside an 81-78 lead. Northwestern went one-for-four from the field down the stretch, narrowly missing a pair of three-pointers to tie the contest. Vanderloo finished with the final seven Mustangs points. The sophomore combination of guard Joey Skoff and Ely Doble grabbed a defensive rebound apiece to lock up the decision. Vanderloo’s 19-point night topped four Morningside players in double figures. Skoff had another solid all-around performance with 15 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Junior forward Trey Powers compiled 15 points and seven boards. Imig tallied 11 points, seven assists, four rebounds, two steals, and a blocked shot. Briar Cliff’s men topped the loop standings going into a home clash with Mount Marty Wednesday. The senior combo of forward Kyle Boerhave and guard Jaden Kleinhesselink was one-two in scoring through 22 games, as Boerhave was at 13.7 points per game, and Kleinhesselink was at 13.1 per contest. Head coach Brita Hand’s women’s squad was guided by the scoring and rebounding efforts of senior forward Madelyn Deitchler over 23 appearances (14.7 ppg/6.5 rpg).
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