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2023-24 Game Notes
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Game 24
2023 SCHEDULE 11/03 11/04 11/07 11/11 11/15 11/18 11/21 11/29 12/02 12/06 12/09 12/18 1/06 1/10 1/14 1/17 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/03 2/07 2/10 2/14 2/17 2/21 2/24
at Kansas Wesleyan W 75-74 vs Bethany (Salina, Kan.) W 71-48 at (RV) Grand View L 72-58 Benedictine W 73-58 at (11) Concordia* L 86-62 Mount Marty* W 103-59 (2) Dordt* L 90-52 (9) Briar Cliff* L 84-69 at College of Saint Mary* W 94-66 at Jamestown* W 77-70 Midland* W 70-54 at (13) Dakota State L 69-60 at Hastings* L 76-51 at Dakota Wesleyan* L 70-65 Doane* W 75-61 (RV) Northwestern* W 62-52 at Midland* W 76-68 Jamestown* L 80-74 College of Saint Mary* W 85-62 (6) Concordia* L 79-67 at Mount Marty* W 84-69 at (1) Dordt* L 93-72 Hastings*! W 76-53 (RV) Dakota Wesleyan* 6 p.m. at Doane* 2 p.m. at Northwestern* 6 p.m. at Briar Cliff* 2 p.m.
* Great Plains Athletic Conference Game ! Senior Day
AROUND THE GPAC Wednesday, Feb. 14 Mount Marty at Hastings 5 p.m. Northwestern at Briar Cliff 6 p.m. Jamestown at Dordt 6 p.m. Midland at College of Saint Mary 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Concordia at Doane Saturday, Feb. 17 2 p.m. Briar Cliff at Hastings 2 p.m. Mount Marty at Jamestown 2 p.m. Northwestern at Midland College of Saint Mary at Dak. Wesleyan 3 p.m. 4 p.m. Concordia at Dordt
Feb. 14, 2024
Morningside vs RV Dakota Wesleyan
Where: Allee Gym, Rosen Verdoon Sports Center, Sioux City, Iowa When: 6 p.m. Watch: msidemustangs.com/ gameday/allee-gym-video-stream
2023 record: 13-10 (10-8) Head coach: Jamie Sale (University of Nebraska, 1995) • Sale is in his 23rd season as the head coach of the Mustangs.
Mustangs 71.8 17.1 38.3 2.2 11.8 42.6% 71.6% 30.6%
Series Notes Morningside and Dakota Wesleyan have split the last 10 games of the series 5-5.
2023 Record: 18-6 (13-5) Head Coach: Jason Christensen (Dakota Wesleyan, 1998; Emporia State, 2004)
Dakota Wesleyan has won four straight contests, but the last • Christensen is in his three have been decided by 14th season leading the Tigers. five points for less.
Stat Breakdown Category
Points Per Game Assists Per Game Rebounds Per Game Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Field Goal Percentage Free Throw Percentage Three-Point FG Percentage
Quick Facts Morningside picked up a vital senior day victory against Hastings Saturday, taking down the Broncos 76-53. Alexis Spier and Lily Vollertsen tallied 19 points each in the victory. Spier or Vollertsen has been the leading scorer in 19 of the team’s 23 games this season. Morningside has lost its last three against the Tigers by four, three, and five points. Wednesday is the final home game of the regular season for the Mustangs. Morningside is tied for sixth place with Northwestern at 10-8 in conference play. Doane currently sits one game back in eighth place at 9-9 and Jamestown is one game ahead of the tie in fifth place at 11-7.
Tigers 77.6 18.2 41.9 3.7 9.5 43.0% 74.4% 34.8%
NAIA Top-15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Dordt (Iowa) Marian (Ind.) Campbellsville (Ky.) Indiana Wesleyan Clarke (Iowa) Concordia (Neb.) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) Carroll (Mont.) Dakota State Vanguard (Calif.) Georgetown (Ky.) Mayville State Providence (Mont.) Loyola (La.) Cumberlands (Ky.)
2023 Game Notes
Head Coach: Jamie Sale (23rd season) In more than two decades at Morningside, Sale has established himself as one of the elite coaches in the nation while raising the Mustangs’ women’s basketball program to national prominence. Sale, the fifth active National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ head coach to reach 600 total victories is the winningest women’s basketball coach in Morningside history. He has also established his teams as perennial contenders for a national title, with the majority of his season’s concluding at the NAIA national championships. Sale was named the NAIA Division II National Coach of the Year in 2004, 2005, 2009, and 2015 after he guided the Mustangs to NAIA II National Championships in each of those seasons. His 2008-09 team finished with a perfect record of 38-0 to become only the second team in history to capture the NAIA Division II crown with an undefeated record after they defeated Hastings College 68-63 in the National Championship Game.
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Roster/Coaches
2023-24 NUMERICAL ROSTER
# NAME 4 Megan Callahan 5 Tenley Rasmussen 10 Chaise Pfanstiel 11 Olivia Larsen 12 Jordyn Carr 13 Ella Wragge 14 Jaeden Webb 15 Lauren Hedlund 21 Jaeden Ferris 23 Baylie Girres 24 Tonja Heirigs 25 Kinsey Hall 30 Alexis Spier 32 Dani Peterson 33 Lily Vollertsen 34 Samantha Michaelsen 35 Mya Moss 40 Sam Ehlers 44 Chloe Lofstrom 45 Eneyda Vazquez
POS. G G G G G F G G G F G F G F C G F F F G
YR. SO FR SR SR SO SO FR SR FR SO FR SO SR SO SO FR FR FR SR SO
HT. 5-6 5-8 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-7 5-10 6-2 5-6 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-7
HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sioux City, Iowa East Thedford, Neb. Thedford Omaha, Neb. Millard West Fonda, Iowa Newell-Fonda Allen, Neb. Allen Crofton, Neb. Crofton Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Northeast Albion, Neb. Boone Central Sloan, Iowa Westwood Council Bluffs, Iowa Abraham Lincoln North Platte, Neb. North Platte St. Patrick’s Laurel, Neb. Laurel-Concord Gretna, Neb. Gretna Omaha, Neb. Bellevue West Syracuse, Neb. Syracuse Fort Collins, Colo. Liberty Common Logan, Iowa Logan-Magnolia Ponca, Neb. Ponca Armstrong, Iowa North Union Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City West
Pronunciation Guide First Chaise Ella Baylie Tonja
Last Pfanstiel Wragge Girres Heirigs
Pronunciation Fan-steel Rah-gee Gears Tahn-yuh Hi-rigs
First Sam Chloe Eneyda
Last Ehlers Lofstrom Vazquez
Pronunciation Ay-lers Lahf-strum En-ay-duh Vaz-kwez
Sale was named the seventh head coach in the history of Morningside’s women’s basketball program on March 26, 2001.
Sale vs. the GPAC Briar Cliff.................... 42-7 .857 Concordia.................. 27-22 .551 College of St. Mary... 21-0 1.00 Dakota Wesleyan..... 32-13 .711 Doane.......................... 34-5 .872 Dordt........................... 38-8 .826 Hastings.................... 29-17 .630 Jamestown................ 12-7 .632 Midland....................... 29-5 .853 Mount Marty............... 36-6 .857 Northwestern........... 35-22 .614
Coaching Staff Faith Troshynski Assistant Coach (1st season) Jordyn Wollenburg Assistant Coach (5th season) Bryan Alfredson Assistant Coach (4th season) Madison Craighead Student Assistant 2023 Game Notes
Mustang Leaders POINTS
ASSISTS
332 REBOUNDS
As of 2/13/24
Alexis Spier SR/G Gretna, Neb. Gretna H.S.
Alexis Spier SR/G Gretna, Neb. Gretna H.S.
67 STEALS
Chloe Lofstrom SR/F Armstrong, Iowa North Union
130
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Alexis Spier SR/G Gretna, Neb. Gretna H.S.
56
Dordt.......................... 18-0 Concordia.................. 14-4 Dakota Wesleyan..... 13-5 Briar Cliff................... 12-6 Jamestown............... 11-7 Morningside.............. 10-8 Northwestern........... 10-8 Doane........................... 9-9 Hastings.................... 8-10 Midland...................... 2-16 Mount Marty.............. 1-17 College of St. Mary.. 0-18 @MsideMustangs
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Head Coach: Jason Christensen (14th season) Cultivating a rich culture of hard work, tradition and success on the basketball court, Jason Christensen returns to the sideline for his 14th season at the helm after earning GPAC Coach-of-the-Year honors two seasons ago. Christensen and the Tigers completed another successful season that saw the Tigers finish with a 23-9 overall record and a 15-7 conference record. Christensen and company returned to the national tournament and made it to the second round before falling 57-53 to undefeated and No. 1 overall seed Central Methodist. The Tigers earned a convincing 85-56 route in round one against Hope International. Christensen had five players earn All-GPAC honors while also coaching Jada Campbell, the Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Year.
Coaching Staff Celeste Beck Cheylee Nagel Chloe Cink
Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Student Coach
Opponent Roster/Coaches
2023-24 DAKOTA WESLEYAN ROSTER # NAME 2 Grace Fryda 4 Jaida Young 10 Tyra Gates 12 Taliyah Hayes 14 Morgan Edelman 20 Mya Wilson 22 Maleighya Estes 24 Emma Yost 30 Isabel Ihnen 32 Rylee Rosenquist 34 Shalayne Nagel 40 Abby Bramer 42 Anna Campbell 44 Lacey Sprakel 50 Addy Kramer
First Grace Taliyah Morgan Maleighya
Last Fryda Hayes Edelman Estes
POS. G G G G G G G F G G G G F F G
HT. RS-SO FR FR SO JR SR SO FR SR SO FR JR SR JR SO
YR. 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-7 5-4 5-7 5-11 5-8 5-7 6-0 5-6 5-11 5-11 5-8
HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Lesterville, S.D. Scotland High School Watertown, S.D. Watertown High School Miller, S.D. Miller High School Sioux Falls, S.D. Jefferson High School Menno, S.D. Menno High School Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls Lincoln H.S. Lower Brule, S.D. White River High School Wagner, S.D. Wagner Community H.S. Lennox, S.D. Lennox High School Dakota Dunes, S.D. Dakota Valley H.S. Springfield, S.D. Wagner Community H.S. Watertown, S.D. Watertown High School Lead, S.D. Lead-Deadwood H.S. Crofton, Neb. Crofton Community H.S. Hartford, S.D. West Central High School
Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation Free-da Ta-lee-yuh A-dell-man Ma-lee-ya
First Isabel Shalayne Lacey
Last Ihnen Nagel Sprakel
Pronunciation E-nen Sha-lane Spra-kall
2023 Game Notes
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Season Stats ## 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 25 30 32 33 40 44
PLAYER Megan Callahan Chaise Pfanstiel Olivia Larsen Jordyn Carr Ella Wragge Jaeden Webb Lauren Hedlund Baylie Girres Tonja Heirigs Kinsey Hall Alexis Spier Dani Peterson Lily Vollertsen Sam Ehlers Chloe Lofstrom
GS-GP MIN FG FG% 3PT 10-0 62 5-15 0.333 1-6 23-8 435 56-146 0.384 23-81 23-5 449 20-64 0.313 0-4 23-18 392 38-113 0.336 8-41 23-23 506 48-104 0.462 3-26 22-15 388 52-139 0.374 24-79 23-0 263 21-61 0.344 4-18 17-0 150 13-32 0.406 1-5 11-0 88 12-37 0.324 5-23 9-0 57 3-12 0.25 0-4 23-23 671 120-270 0.444 58-143 9-0 45 5-11 0.455 0-2 23-0 367 98-200 0.49 17-43 18-0 194 23-54 0.426 3-8 23-23 515 91-157 0.58 4-9
3PT% 0.167 0.284 0 0.195 0.115 0.304 0.222 0.2 0.217 0 0.406 0 0.395 0.375 0.444
FT 7-10 13-14 22-37 22-40 15-18 23-31 33-42 3-6 2-4 2-2 34-47 0-0 52-64 11-18 48-67
Stats/Records
FT% 0.7 0.929 0.595 0.55 0.833 0.742 0.786 0.5 0.5 1 0.723 0.813 0.611 0.716
ORB 3 8 28 11 21 8 19 9 9 1 13 2 42 19 45
DRB 6 37 36 40 72 25 29 22 4 11 99 11 52 35 85
REB 9 45 64 51 93 33 48 31 13 12 112 13 94 54 130
A BLK 5 0 55 2 59 0 49 0 38 6 17 4 13 1 6 2 5 0 6 1 67 5 1 0 15 23 22 1 35 5
STL 5 23 55 26 17 24 6 5 4 5 56 3 18 8 16
PTS 18 148 62 106 114 151 79 30 31 8 332 10 265 60 234
Mustang Single Game Records Single Game Individual Records Points t-1. Brittany Carper t-1. Sierra Mitchell 3. Amy Wilhelm 4. Amy Wilhelm t-5. Brittany Carper t-5. Madison Braun
1.000 .875 .857 .800 .778
2004 2021 1985 Free throws made 1987 1. Trish Martin 2004 2. Brittany Carper 2018 t-3. Brittany Carper t-3. Brittany Carper 5. Paula Hunter
18 16 15 15 15
1985 Free throws attempted 2004 25 2021 1. Trish Martin 20 2022 t-2. Brittany Carper 20 2010 t-2. Brittany Carper t-2. Brittany Carper 20 t-5. Beth Giesen 19 19 2010 t-5. Jessica Tietz 2004 2021 Most rebounds 2004 1. Trish Martin 25 2004 2. Paula Hunter 22 2002 t-3. Ashlynn Muhl 20 2010 t-3. Trish Martin 20 t-5. Three times 19
Field Goals Attempted 1. Tanaeya Worden 2. Brittany Carper 3. Sierra Mitchell 4. Brittany Carper t-5. Brittany Carper t-5. Brittany Carper t-5. Tanaeya Worden
1. Beth Watson 2. Madison Braun 3. Madison Braun 4. Katie Lokken 5. J.J. Hall
45 45 44 43 38 38
Field Goals Made 1. Amy Wilhelm 2. Brittany Carper t-3. Sierra Mitchell t-3. Sierra Mitchell t-3. Tanaeya Worden
3-point FG percentage (Min. 6)
33 29 28 27 25 25 25
19 18 17 17 15
Field Goal Percentage (MIN 8 made) t-1. Autumn Bartel t-1. Sophia Peppers t-1. Vicki Rahbusch t-4. Leslie Foral t-4. Megan Cloud
1.000 (8-8) 2009 Most assists 1.000 (8-8) 2020 1. Brittany Carper 1.000 (8-8) 1988 t-2. Seven times .909 (10-11) 2008 .909 (10-11) 2004
Most steals
3-point field goals made t-1. Laura Nelson t-1. Sierra Mitchell t-3. Kate Lokken t-3. Sierra Mitchell t-5. Eight times
10 10 9 9 8
2008 2018 2003 2021
20 20 19 18 17
1. Danika Okerstrom 2. TEAM t-3. Brittany Carper t-4. Five times
2021 2008 2009 2018
13 11 10 9
Most blocked shots 1. Paula Hunter t-2. Five times
3-point field goals attempted t-1. Sierra Mitchell t-1. Laura Nelson 3. Laura Nelson 4. Sierra Mitchell 5. Six times
13 12
8 5
3. vs Mount Marty .625 (15-24) 2020 Single Game Team 4. vs Mount Mercy .619 (13-21) 2004 2005 Records t-5. vs Viterbo .600 (12-20) 2012 2016 t-5. vs Mount Marty .600 (12-20) 2003 2016 Points 2002 1. vs. Westmar 134 1987 2006 2. vs. Johnson & Wales 127 2006 Free throws made 3. at Johnson & Wales 120 2005 1. vs Northwestern 36 2004 t-4. vs. Northwestern (Iowa) 119 2004 t-2. vs Dakota Wesleyan 32 2005 119 1986 t-2. vs. Davenport 32 2009 1998 t-4. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan 4. vs. Bemidji State 31 1998 2004 5. at Concordia 30 2015 2003 Field goals made 2004 1. vs Olivet Nazarene 46 2005 1988 2. vs Peru State 45 2015 Free throws attempted t-3. vs. Johnson & Wales 43 2006 1. vs. Bemidji State 46 1998 t-3. at St. Cloud State 43 1999 t-2. vs. Northwestern 41 2004 42 2010 t-2. at Concordia 41 2015 1998 t-5. Mayville State 42 2008 t-2. vs. Berea 41 2008 2004 t-5. at Dana 5. at Johnson & Wales 40 2005 2003 2004 Field goals attempted 2000 1. vs Si-Tanka Huron 93 2003 Most rebounds 2016 2. vs Olivet Nazarene 92 2005 1. vs Berea 69 2008 3. at Graceland 89 2019 2. vs Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 66 2016 4. at Doane 88 2019 3. vs Bemidji State 62 2000 87 2023 4. vs Augustana 60 1998 2000 5. at College of Saint Mary t-5. vs UC-Merced 59 2016 1988 t-5. vs Briar Cliff 59 2016 2013 Field goal percentage (20 made) 2000 1. at Midland .655 (38-58) 2022 2. vs Nebraska Wesleyan .642 (34-53) 2009 Most assists 3. vs Dakota Wesleyan .627 (32-51) 2005 1. vs Doane 32 2022 4. vs Mount Marty .609 (39-64) 2020 2. vs Dakota State 31 2019 .600 (39-65) 2022 t-3. vs Johnson & Wales 30 2006 2003 5. vs Iowa Wesleyan t-3. vs Doane 30 2008 t-5. Seven times 29 3-point field goals made t-1. vs Dakota State 21 2019 21 2018 Most steals 2001 t-1. vs John Brown 21 2013 1. vs Dana 31 2005 2021 t-1. Nebraska Wesleyan 19 2022 t-2. vs Dana 29 2004 2003 t-4. vs Doane t-4. at Buena Vista 19 2017 t-2. vs St Mary (Neb.) 29 2019 t-4. vs Doane 19 2008 t-2. vs Goldey-Beacom 29 2003 t-2. at Dana 20 2008 1988 3-point field goals attempted t-1. vs Dakota State 43 t-1. vs Doane 43 3. Valley City State 42 t-4. Four times 41
2019 Most blocked shots 2008 1. vs Doane 2019 t-2. at Dakota Wesleyan t-2. at Dakota Wesleyan t-2. at Doane 5. vs Midland 3-point FG percentage (10 made) 1. vs Nebraska Wesleyan .667 (12-18) 2018 2. vs Nebraska Wesleyan .630 (17-27) 2009
10 9 9 9 8
2015 2019 2016 2019 2018