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NCAA FIRST ROUND: UW-STEVENS POINT
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2013-14 Schedule/Results Date Opponent
Time/Result
O. 31 at UW-Milwaukee (Exh.) N. 16 MARTIN LUTHER
L, 52-80
NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND GAME 28: MARIAN (22-6) AT #1 UW-STEVENS POINT (26-1) FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014 • 8:00 PM • STEVENS POINT, WIS. • QUANDT FIELDHOUSE MARIAN
W, 79-70
N. 20 at Ripon
L, 65-82
2013-14 Record (NACC)..................................22-6 (17-3)
N. 22 vs. Luther#
L, 69-71
Head Coach................................................... Mark Boyle
N. 23 vs. UW-Eau Claire#
L, 79-81
Record at MAR (Years)................................346-363 (26)
N. 30 DOMINICAN*
W, 71-63
UW-STEVENS POINT
D. 3
MSOE*
W, 62-53
2013-14 Record (WIAC)...................................26-1 (15-1)
D. 5
at Wis. Lutheran*
W, 84-82 OT
Head Coach................................................ Justin Meyer
D. 7
at Rockford*
W, 79-73
Record at UWSP (Years)..................................213-48 (9)
D. 11 EDGEWOOD*
W, 72-60
D. 14 CONCORDIA CHI.*
W, 76-61
D. 20 at Aurora*
L, 101-106
J. 4
BENEDICTINE*
W, 82-74
J. 11
ROCKFORD*
W, 83-70
J. 14
at Concordia Wis.*
W, 75-55
J. 16 LAKELAND*
W, 83-75
J. 18 at Benedictine*
W, 81-75
J. 20 at Northland Int’l
W, 76-67 OT
J. 22 at Edgewood*
W, 67-63 OT
J. 28 WIS. LUTHERAN*
W, 69-58
F. 1
at Dominican*
W, 84-51
F. 5
at MSOE*
L, 66-77
F. 8
AURORA*
L, 73-78
F. 11
at Lakeland*
W, 79-64
F. 15
at Concordia Chi.*
W, 81-64
F. 19
CONCORDIA WIS.*
W, 73-71
F. 22 #8 WIS. LUTHERAN $ W, 83-63 F. 26 #4 AURORA $
W, 71-51
M. 1 #7 EDGEWOOD $
W, 65-61
M. 7
#1 UW-Stevens Point %
8 PM
M. 8
NCAA Second Round %
7 PM
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Marian 2 NCAA Appearances (2001, 2014) All-Time Tournament Record: 0-1 • Current NACC teams are 4-24 in the NCAA Tournament, and 1-8 over the last 10 seasons.
UW-Stevens Point 12 NCAA Appearances - 8th Straight All-Time Tournament Record: 28-9 3 Nat’l Championships (‘04, ‘05, ‘10) • Current WIAC teams are 104-42 all- time in NCAA Tournament and 35-16 in the last 10 seasons.
FIVE KEY STORYLINES 1 ON TO THE BIG DANCE:
The Sabres return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001 and their first round opponent is top-ranked UW-Stevens Point, which will serve as host and is making its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance, including eighth in a row. 2 HOME SWEET SADOFF: Marian finished the 2013-14 campaign with the program’s best-ever home record, going 13-1 inside Sadoff Gymnasium this year. 3 MAGIC NUMBER: When scoring 70 or more points in a game this season, the Sabres are 18-3, while the Pointers are 19-1. Marian averages 76 ppg, while UWSP is at 75.2 ppg this year. 4 1,000-POINT CLUB: Marian boasts three seniors who eclipsed the 1,000-career-point mark this season in Cody Veleke (8th), Jeff Harris (9th) and Sam Koslowski (16th). All three players have broken into Marian’s top-16 scorers of all-time with their efforts this season. 5 WHAT’S AT STAKE: Win or go home. The winner of Friday’s first round match-up between the Sabres and Pointers will take on the winner of game one between Central (Iowa) and St. Olaf, which will be played at 5 p.m. Saturday’s second round game is set for 7 p.m.
Probable Starters
Marian University Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Pts. Reb. Ast. 3 Mike Keller F 6-1 Jr. Oostburg, Wis./Oostburg 4.5 2.5 1.2 14 Sam Koslowski G 6-1 Sr. Neenah, Wis./St. Mary’s Central 12.9 3.7 2.4 15 Cody Veleke F 6-5 Sr. Oakfield, Wis./Oakfield 12.8 4.6 1.6 22 Alex Stecker G 5-9 So. Oostburg, Wis./Oostburg 7.6 2.6 3.3 * Denotes NACC Contest 23 Drew Binversie G 6-0 So. Valders, Wis./Valders 8.9 4.5 3.0 # Bethel University Tip-Off Tournament UW-Stevens Point Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Pts. Reb. Ast. (Arden Hills, Minn.) 3 Austin Ryf G 6-0 Jr. Winneconne, Wis./Winneconne 4.8 2.9 2.5 4 Tyler Tillema G 6-3 Sr. Randolph, Wis./Randolph 20.3 5.2 3.8 $ NACC Tournament Trevor Hass G/F 6-4 Sr. New London, Wis./New London 17.4 4.7 2.0 % NCAA First/Second Round (Stevens Point, Wis.) 23 32 Joe Ritchay G/F 6-3 Jr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln 7.9 3.6 1.8 All start times are local 55 Clayton Heuer Gymnasium C 6-8 Sr. National Wisconsin Wis./Lincoln 9.1 4.6 0.6 Marian University Athletic Communications • Sadoff • 45 S. Ave.Rapids, • Fond du Lac, WI • 54935