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NACC
Standings
*As of Jan. 21
Marian
MSOE
Lakeland
Edgewood
Aurora
Concordia Wis.
Benedictine
Rockford
Wis. Lutheran
Dominican
Concordia Chi.
GAME 18: EDGEWOOD
MAGIC NUMBERS
When the Sabres score 70 or more points in a game this season they are 12-2. Since the
beginning of the 2012-13 season, Marian is 23-4 in games it has scored 70 points or more.
Since last season, the Sabres are 22-2 when tied or leading at halftime, including 11-0 this
season. Marian has two victories when trailing at halftime (MSOE & Wis. Lutheran).
TWO SABRES ECLIPSE 1,000-POINT PLATEAU
Senior forward Cody Veleke and senior guard Jeff Harris reached a milestone only
14 Sabres had before them. Veleke, who dons the #15 became the 15th member of the
1,000-point club when he led the Sabres with 24 points and 11 rebounds in an 84-82 overtime
victory at Wisconsin Lutheran on Dec. 5. It was his seventh career double-double.
Harris eclipsed the milestone just before halftime of a 76-61 victory over Concordia
Chicago at home Saturday, Dec. 14. Fellow senior Sam Koslowski is just 64 points away
from becoming the third Sabre this year to reach the mark. He needs to average just 8.0
points per game over the final eight regular season games or would need just five more
games if he maintained his 15.2 season average. If he does, Marian will have done what
only three known teams have accomplished since the 1996-97 season by having three or
more players reach the coveted milestone in the same season.
NACC OVR
11-1 13-4
8-3 13-3
8-3 12-4
7-3 9-6
8-4 11-6
6-6
8-8
5-7 7-10
4-8 8-9
2-9 4-11
2-9 3-13
THE KEY TO VICTORY
2-10 5-11
Around the
NACC
Wednesday, January 22
* Wis. Lutheran at Concordia Wis.
* Marian at Edgewood
* Concordia Chi. at Rockford
* MSOE at Lakeland
* Aurora at Dominican
7
7
7
7
7
Friday, January 24
* Concordia Chi. at Concordia Wis. 8
Saturday, January 25
TBD at Concordia Wis.
TBA
Concordia Chi. vs. TBD
TBA
* Benedictine at Wis. Lutheran 1
* Rockford at Lakeland
2
* Dominican at Edgewood
2
* Aurora at MSOE
4
Tuesday, January 28
* Lakeland at Concordia Wis. 7
* Edgewood at MSOE
7
* Rockford at Aurora
7
* Wis. Lutheran at Marian
7
* Benedictine at Concordia Chi. 7
Marian is 10-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponents and holds a +3.1 margin
on the year. In those wins, the Sabres are +101 on the glass combined compared to -28 on
the short-end. Last season, the Sabres went 10-3 when out-rebounding their opponents
and finished the year with a -0.7 rebound margin.
LAST OF THE NACC UNBEATENS
The Sabres made it further than any other team in the NACC before losing its first
conference game, going 6-0 before a narrow 106-101 defeat at Aurora back on Dec. 20.
Now 7-1 to start NACC play, this year’s squad owns the best league start in program history
since the league’s inception in 2006-07.
In only his second year at the helm, Head Coach Mark Boyle led the 1989-90 team
to a 10-0 start in the Lake Michigan Conference on the way to a 13-1 regular season
championship.
GRAND OPENING
Marian snapped a five-game losing streak in conference openers and a three-game
skid in conference home openers when it defeated Dominican, 71-63, Saturday, Nov. 30.
The previous 1-0 start in league play occurred back on Nov. 28, 2007 when the Sabres went
to River Forest and beat Concordia Chicago, 70-66.
The previous win in a conference home opener was back on Dec. 5, 2009 when the
Sabres beat Dominican, 81-68, behind 31 points from Logan Rankin (‘10).
FOR THE 41ST TIME
Marian University men’s basketball opened its 41st season in program history when
it defeated Martin Luther College by a score of 79-70 back on Nov. 16. Men’s basketball
played its first season at Marian back in 1972-73.
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GAME 18: EDGEWOOD
WHAT IT REALLY “BOYLES” DOWN TO
Head Coach Mark Boyle, who is in his 26th season at the helm
of the Marian University men’s basketball program, has compiled
333 career victories and captured four conference championships
on the Sabre sidelines.
The Madison native took over the program in 1988-89 and led the
team to a Lake Michigan Conference tournament championship.
He arrived in Fond du Lac by way of UW-Green Bay, where he
served as assistant under legendary coach Dick Bennett for three
seasons. Boyle graduated from UW-Eau Claire.
Boyle is currently the longest-tenured college coach in the
state of Wisconsin.
SCHEDULE
The 2013-14 schedule will be as challenging as ever with four
of Marian’s five non-conference games taking place on the road.
Following a season opening home match-up with Martin Luther,
which Marian needed double-overtime to get past a season ago,
the final four non-league bouts will be played away from the
friendly confines of Sadoff Gymnasium.
The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference has altered its
format, getting away from two divisions to a single division format
that features 22 conference games, which is six more than last
season. All 12 teams will play each other twice followed by a sixteam league tournament slated to begin the final week in February.
COMING BACK FOR MORE
The Sabres feature 12 returners from their 2012-13 squad that
finished 15-11 overall, 10-6 in the NACC, which was good enough
for the fifth-best league mark. Five seniors highlight the slew of
returners, including captains Sam Koslowski and 2012-13 First
Team selection Cody Veleke.
The entire projected starting lineup remains intact with a mix
of youth and veteran leadership. Sophomores Alex Stecker
and Drew Binversie made immediate impacts as freshmen last
season, while junior Mike Keller is coming off his second straight
season as the defensive backbone for the Sabres.
Three seniors in James Bartelt, Jeff Harris and Elan Solvik
will lead a talented bench that could emerge as one of the deepest
in the NACC.
PRESEASON POLL
The Marian University men’s basketball team was picked to
finish third in the 2013-14 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Preseason Poll, voted on by the league’s coaches and sports
information directors.
The Sabres, who turned in the fifth-best regular season record
a season ago with a 15-11 overall mark and a 10-6 league record,
earned 184 poll points, including three of the 22 first-place votes
handed out by the voters.
Aurora was the selected as the preseason favorite, garnering
223 poll points, including 12 first-place votes. Lakeland was picked
second with 211 poll points and seven first-place votes.
2013-14 NACC Preseason Coaches’ and SIDs’ Poll
1. Aurora (12), 223
7. Dominican, 120
2. Lakeland (7), 211
8. Edgewood, 84
3. Marian (3), 184
9. Rockford, 81
4. MSOE, 161
10. Wisconsin Lutheran, 51
5. Benedictine, 147
11. Concordia Chicago, 45
6. Concordia Wisconsin, 145
A PROGRAM FIRST
For the first time in school history, Marian had the opportunity to
compete against an NCAA Division I institution in UW-Milwaukee
in an exhibition contest back on Oct. 31.
The game took place at the Panthers’ home arena, the U.S.
Cellular Arena in downtown Milwaukee. The Sabres led for the
first 10 minutes of the game before the Panthers imposed their will
with un-matched size and athleticism en route to an 80-52 victory.
Other Notable Division I vs. non-Division I match-ups that took
place:
• UW-Platteville men took on UW-Madison, Oct. 30.
• NAIA’s Viterbo men traveled t o UW-Green Bay, Nov. 3.
• Rockford men played Northern Illinois, Nov. 2.
• Concordia Chicago men competed at UConn, Nov. 4.
• Wis. Lutheran’s women faced UW-Milwaukee, Nov. 3.
• Division II Winona State took on UW-Madison, Nov. 3
• UW-Stevens Point women visited UW-Madison, Nov. 7.
* Denotes NACC contest
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