MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE GA M E DAY - JA N UA RY 23 , 20 21
MUSTANG BASKETBALL
The final set of January home contests for Morningside College opens this afternoon. Midland University wraps up its season series against the Mustangs with a trip northeast to Allee Gymnasium in the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center. The first time the two Great Plains Athletic Conference sides met up, Mside took a sweep of the Warriors on their home floor in Fremont, Neb., winning a pair of tightly-contested battles 84-77 in the women’s clash and 77-73 in the men’s game.
THE MATCH- UP The all-time series between Midland and Morningside’s men has been back-and-forth except for the Mustangs’ current eight-game win string. Jim Sykes’ program holds a 16-11 edge due to that. Mside’s women have captured three of the last five and 19 of 24 all-time against the Warriors. A year ago, both teams won on the other’s home court. Head coach Jamie Sale’s women’s team, sporting a 16-2 overall and 14-1 conference record, harbors a 10-game win streak going into today’s outing. That run of positives has led them to a three-and-a-half game edge on Briar Cliff University and Concordia University on the GPAC standings. It’s also seen on their rankings regarding National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ statistics.