MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE GA M E DAY - D E C E M B E R 2 , 20 2 0
MUSTANG BASKETBALL Morningside has a combined four top 10 statistical rankings on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics charts. Senior guards Faith Meyer and Tayte Hansen are sixth in three-point field goal percentage accuracy (66.7 percent). The long-range shooting success doesn’t end there, though. As a team, the Mustangs are fifth in accuracy (44.4 percent) and seventh in made treys per contest (11.2). Senior guard Zach Imig is just four points short of joining Morningside’s all-time scoring first 15. He enters the evening 16th with 1,249 points. Bryce Koch (2013-17) is No. 15 (1,252). Imig has one of Mside’s combined two individual and team national number rankings. His 19 steals are third-best. The team is ninth in fewest rebounds surrendered per outing (27.714). Sykes’ squad is coming off a thrilling 79-77 win over Northwestern College on Nov. 24. As the clock ticked down the final five seconds of regulation, sophomore guard Will
A home and away set this week begins this evening with Dordt University paying a visit to Allee Gymnasium and the RosenVerdoorn Sports Center. Morningside College’s men and women each harbor win streaks going into tonight’s doubleheader. Head coach Jim Sykes men’s team is 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, having won four straight. Head coach Jamie Sale’s women’s squad stands 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference behind three successive victories.
THE MATCH- UP Mside’s women have claimed 27 of 30 all-time meetings against the Defenders. That span includes a current run of six consecutive decisions. The men’s series shows the Maroon holding a 21-10 advantage on Dordt. The Mustangs have captured eight straight. Senior guard Sierra Mitchell is tracking towards becoming the 11th player in program history to reach the 1600-point mark. She goes into the week with 1,560.