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MUSTANG BASKETBALL program’s 1000-point club. He’s continued a meteoric personal run of late, compiling 13 straight double-figure scoring games dating back to the end of 2019-20. He is the reigning Great Plains Athletic Conference Player of the Week. Senior guard Zach Imig, another member of the program’s Gretna pipeline, has moved into the all-time scoring top 15. His 1,284 points stand 15th and are 16 away from making him the 15th player at Morningside to reach the 1300 mark. Sophomore guard Will Pottebaum, who is third on the team scoring chart behind Brown and Imig, added a sixth straight double-figure scoring total at Briar Cliff. He’s averaging almost 15 points per game in the span. The Mustangs have captured seven wins in a row. That string continued with a 76-58 decision at BCU on Dec. 9. Head coach Jim Sykes’ squad, pushing their record to 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the conference, turned in four players with double figures for a fourth straight game. The man leading the charge has become a household name of late. Brown rattled off his third consecutive double-double and fifth such effort in his last seven appearances, going 10-of-15 from the field for a 66.7
Morningside College’s final pre-Christmas homestand begins this afternoon. Concordia University pays a visit to Allee Gymnasium and the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center. The Bulldogs are coming off a men’s win over Mount Marty Wednesday and a women’s defeat at the hands of Briar Cliff last weekend. The Mustangs split the first edition of the 2020-21 River City Rivals series Wednesday at BCU.
THE MATCH- UP Due to CU claiming eight of the previous nine series contests, the all-time women’s registry between the two schools is closeknit. Morningside leads 16-15. Mside’s men, harboring a 21-6 series advantage, have won nine in a row against their southwestern foes. Three of the outcomes have been decided by single digits, including a heart-stopping 72-71 decision last December. History can be made this afternoon inside the paint. Senior men’s center Trey Brown is only five points short of joining the