Men's Basketball Game Notes Volume 6

ARIAN @MarianUHoops BASKETBALL NOTES GAMES 7-8: WLC/ROCKFORD Men’s Basketball Contact: Luke Pattarozzi | Office: 920.923.8155 | Cell: 608.225.9802 | Email: [email protected] SabreAthletics.com | @MUSabres | Facebook.com/MUSabreAthletics | @MarianUHoops | Facebook.com/MarianUHoops 2013-14 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result O. 31 at UW-Milwaukee (Exh.) N. 16 MARTIN LUTHER L, 52-80 GAMES 7-8: MARIAN AT WIS. LUTHERAN / ROCKFORD THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 2013 • 7:00 PM (CT) • MILWAUKEE, WIS. • RECREATION COMPLEX SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 2013 • 2:00 PM (CT) • ROCKFORD, ILL. • SEAVER CENTER MARIAN W, 79-70 SETTING THE SCENE N. 20 at Ripon L, 65-82 2013-14 Record (NACC).............3-3 (2-0) ALL-TIME SERIES: N. 22 vs. Luther# L, 69-71 Head Coach.......................... Mark Boyle N. 23 vs. UW-Eau Claire# L, 79-81 N. 30 DOMINICAN* Record at MAR (Years)....... 327-360 (26) Marian and WLC tied, 26-26 Rockford leads Marian, 9-7 WATCH/LISTEN FROM HOME W, 71-63 WISCONSIN LUTHERAN W, 62-53 2013-14 Record (NACC)..............3-2 (1-1) Marian at Wisconsin Lutheran D. 3 MSOE* D. 5 at Wis. Lutheran* 7 PM D. 7 at Rockford* 2 PM LIVE STATS/VIDEO: Head Coach............................Skip Noon Marian at Rockford (Video) Record at WLC (Years)........268-292 (22) Marian at Rockford (Stats) ROCKFORD D. 11 EDGEWOOD* 7 PM D. 14 CONCORDIA CHI.* 2 PM Head Coach......................Ryan Rebsom D. 20 at Aurora* 7 PM Record at ROCK (Years)..........85-128 (9) J. 4 BENEDICTINE* 2 PM J. 11 ROCKFORD* 2 PM J. 14 at Concordia Wis.* 7 PM J. 16 LAKELAND* 7 PM J. 18 at Benedictine* 5 PM J. 20 at Northland Int’l 6 PM J. 22 at Edgewood* 7 PM J. 28 WIS. LUTHERAN* 7 PM F 1 . at Dominican* 2 PM F 5 . at MSOE* 7 PM F. 8 AURORA* 2 PM F 11 . at Lakeland* 7 PM 2013-14 Record (NACC)..............5-1 (2-1) FIVE KEY STORYLINES 1 NACCTASTIC START: The Sabres open conference play 2-0 for the first time since the start of the 2007-08 season when they won their first five league contests. 2 SERIES NOTES: Marian and Wisconsin Lutheran will meet for the 53rd time in the alltime series and neither team has the edge. The Sabres and Warriors are deadlocked at 26 wins apiece. Rockford holds a 9-7 advantage in 16 meetings all-time entering Saturday. 3 CONTROLLING THE GLASS: The Sabres are 3-0 this season when outrebounding their opponents. In the three wins, Marian holds a combined +48 rebounding margin, while suffering a combined -18 deficit on the glass in its three losses. 4 NEARING THE 1,000-POINT CLUB: Seniors Cody Veleke (984) and Jeff Harris (975) are very near to eclipsing the prestigious mark. Senior Sam Koslowski is also within reach, needing just 228 points to reach 1,000. 5 A LOOK AHEAD: Marian returns home next week for two as Edgewood comes to town Wed., Dec. 11, for a 7 p.m. start before a match-up with Concordia Chicago Sat., Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. Probable Starters Marian University Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Pts. Rbs. Ast. 3 Mike Keller F 6-4 Jr. Oostburg, Wis./Oostburg 2.0 2.7 1.7 14 Sam Koslowski G 6-1 Sr. Neenah, Wis./St. Mary’s Central 15.8 3.7 1.8 F 6-5 Sr. Oakfield, Wis./Oakfield 15.0 5.8 2.0 F 15 at Concordia Chi.* . 2 PM 15 Cody Veleke 20 Elan Solvik G 6-5 Sr. Port Townsend, Wash./Port Townsend 7.2 5.8 2.0 F. 19 CONCORDIA WIS.* 7 PM 23 Drew Binversie G 6-1 So. Valders, Wis./Valders 8.8 5.0 2.3 Wis. Lutheran College Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Pts. Rbs. Ast. F 22 NACC First Round . TBA 2 Taylor Chladek G 6-0 Sr. West Allis, Wis./Nathan Hale 8.6 1.2 1.2 Jake Jarnigo G 5-11 So. Lake Mills, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran 17.2 3.8 3.2 F 25 NACC Semifinals . TBA 3 24 Kyle Stelse F/G 6-4 Jr. Jefferson, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran 11.4 5.2 2.4 F 6-4 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran 7.4 9.8 1.4 M. 1 NACC Championship TBA 32 Brett Lubbe 55 Jim Marose C 6-7 So. Waukesha, Wis./Wis. Lutheran 9.6 8.0 1.4 M. 6 NCAA Tournament TBA Rockford University Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Pts. Rbs. Ast. 1 Marlon Sykes G 6-0 Jr. Chicago, Ill./John Marshall 10.5 2.0 5.0 *Denotes NACC Contest 2 Scott Suchy G 6-0 Sr. Genoa, Ill./Genoa-Kingston 17.0 4.2 2.3 # Bethel University Tip-Off Tournament 3 Tory Minnifield F 6-1 Sr. Blue Island, Ill./Eisenhower 10.7 4.0 1.5 (Arden Hills, Minn.) 22 David Dixon F 6-4 Sr. Bellwood, Ill./St. Joseph 23.5 8.7 3.2 All start times are local Marian University Athletic Communications • Sadoff Gymnasium • 45 S. National Ave. • Fond du Lac, WI • 54935 6.0 0.2 24 Ron Farmer-Blanchard C 6-10 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Thornton 9.3