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MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | www.msubeavers.com SPORTS INFORMATION • 500 UNIVERSITY AVE W • MINOT, ND 58707 • PHONE: (701) 858-3681 • FAX: (701) 858-3136 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY NOTEBOOK 2013-14 GAME INFORMATION Teams: Minot State vs. Wayne State College | Series: Minot State leads 1-0 Date: Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 | Time: 8 p.m. | Site: Minot State Dome Teams: Minot State vs. Augustana College | Series: Augustana College leads 1-0 Date: Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 | Time: 6 p.m. | Site: Minot State Dome Live audio: kcjb.com | Live stats/video: msubeavers.com/stayconnected Facebook: www.facebook.com/msubeavers | Twitter: www.twitter.com/MSUBeavers You Tube: www.youtube.com/TheMSUBeavers RECORDS: Minot State is 6-4 overall and 2-4 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play this season. The Wildcats are currently 4-6 overall and just 1-5 in the NSIC while the 2013-14 SCHEDULE Vikings sit with a 7-5 overall record and 4-2 mark in the Northern Sun. COACHES CORNER: Minot State’s Matt Murken is in his second season as head coach Overall: 6-4 | NSIC: 2-4 | NSIC North: 2-4 of the Beavers. He is 16-21 with Minot State and is 62-37 throughout his four year head Home: 5-2 | Away: 1-2 | Neutral: 0-0 coaching career. In his first season with the MISU, Murken increased the Beavers’ win total by six from the previous year including the program’s first ever win against a NCAA Divi- AUGUST sion II ranked opponent (68-62, No. 19 St. Cloud State, Jan. 5, 2012). The Wildcats are coached by Brian Dolan. Dolan is in his first year as head coach of the WSC program, but 30 Brandon University # W 70-55 has vast amounts of experience coaching in the Northern Sun and at the Division I level. He 31 University of Winnipeg # W 86-78 spent seven seasons as head coach at Upper Iowa University where in 2012-13, he led the SEPTEMBER Peacocks to a 20-12 record and the school’s first ever NCAA Division II National Tourna- 1 University of Winnipeg # L 46-68 ment appearance. Dolan also has six years of Division I experience at Texas-Pan American, OCTOBER Southern Utah and Oral Roberts. Tom Billeter is his eleventh season as head coach at Au- gustana College. Billeter has an all-time head coaching record of 270-179 and has posted 30 Dickinson State # W 79-70 20-plus win seasons in four of the last six years. Like Dolan, Billeter has experience at the NOVEMBER NCAA Division I level, coaching at Arizona, Rice, St. John’s and Texas A&M while coaching 8 South Dakota Mines W 63-57 seven eventual NBA players in the process. 12 Dickinson State W 77-52 17 Presentation College W 83-63 FOLLOW THE BEAVERS: The game is broadcast locally on KCJB 910-AM with Scott Kit- tell calling the play-by-play. Live audio can be accessed online at kcjb.com. MSU provides 24 Valley City State W 65-44 live video and live stats as well as links to the live audio at msubeavers.com. Minot State DECEMBER Athletics also is active on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube with all feeds accessible at msub- 30 University of Mary W 97-86 OT eavers.com/stayconnected. 6 Northern State L 84-88 RANKINGS: Minot State, Wayne State and Augustana College did not receive any votes 7 MSU Moorhead L 67-78 in the Dec. 31 National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Poll. Both Minnesota State and 13 St. Cloud State L 73-97 Winona State of the NSIC received votes in the poll. 14 Minesota Duluth L 74-81 20 University of Mary W 71-49 RECENT HISTORY: The Beavers played their third consecutive road game in the Northern JANUARY Sun and picked up a big 71-49 win over rival University of Mary on Dec. 20 in Bismarck, N.D. Minot State jumped out to a 39-22 lead and cruised over the Marauders as they never trailed 3 Wayne State College 8 p.m. in the game while holding U-Mary to just 37.5 percent shooting from the floor in the first half. 4 Augustana College 6 p.m. Balance was also a key for the Beavers shooting as they started with a 50 percent clip in the 10 Upper Iowa 8 p.m. first half and followed that up with a 55 percent shooting night in the second, making 28 of 11 RV-Winona State 6 p.m. 54 on the night. MISU also won the rebounding battle 33-30. Wayne State and Augie faced each other in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Dec. 21 as the Vikings prevailed with a 77-55 win, their 17 Minnesota Duluth 8 p.m. second win in the 2013-14 over WSC. The Wildcats held a 31-23 halftime advantage but the 18 St. Cloud State 6 p.m. Vikings used a 55 point offensive output in the second half on 56.3 percent shooting from 24 Minnesota Crookston 8 p.m. the field. For the game, Augustana committed just five personal fouls compared to Wayne 25 Bemidji State 6 p.m. State’s 21 fouls. 31 Concordia St. Paul 8 p.m. OVERALL SERIES: Minot State has short history with each Wayne State College and Au- FEBRUARY gustana College. The Beavers are 1-0 all-time against the Wildcats as they defeated WSC 1 #14 Minnesota State 6 p.m. a season ago 64-61. MISU lost their first matchup against Augie last season by the score 7 Bemidji State 8 p.m. of 72-70. 8 Minnesota Crookston 6 p.m. NOTING THE WILDCATS: After a 3-2 overall start to the 2013-14 season, Wayne State Col- 14 University of Sioux Falls 8 p.m. lege has lost five of their last six games proving a rough start in conference play for a squad 15 Southwest Minnesota St. 6 p.m. that won 17 games a season ago. Through the first six games in the NSIC, the Wildcats are 21 MSU Moorhead 8 p.m. getting outscored by an average of 26.8 points per game. For the season, WSC has been 22 Northern State 7 p.m. outrebounded in eight of their ten games and on average are outrebounded 5.7 rebounds All times Central per game. Ty Bauschek has been the Wildcat’s leading scoring averaging 13.3 points per game while also leading the team with 2.7 assists per game. Adol Aluong is the only other # Denotes Exhibition game WSC player averaging double digits with 12.3 points per game while also leading the team * Denotes Northern Sun game with 3.8 rebounds per game. As a team Wayne State has struggled offensively ranking last Home games in Red MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | www.msubeavers.com MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | MEN’S BASKETBALL 2013-14 in the Northern Sun with just 67.6 points per game while also ranking last in the conference UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS with a 28.3 shooting percentage from behind the arc. Name .............................................. Minot State University NOTING THE VIKINGS: Historically one of the top teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Enrollment .............................................................. 3,568 Conference, Augustana College has had to deal with some highly contested losses in the be- ginning of their 2013-14 campaign. Three of the five Augie losses have come by five points or ................................................................... 1913 Founded less, including two one-point losses against Missouri Western (Nov. 9) and Southwest Minne- Mascot ................................................................ Beavers sota State (Dec. 6). The Vikings’ Casey Schilling has been a strong NSIC Player of the Year School song ........................................ Onward Beavers candidate 12 games into the season as he leads his team in points (18.4 ppg), rebounds(9.3 Colors ..................................................... Red and Green rpg), assists (2.9 apg), steals (2.3 spg) and blocks (1.7 bpg). Reigning NSIC Freshman of the Year, Daniel Jansen is also having a great sophomore season for the Vikings averaging 17.8 Location ......................................................... Minot, N.D. points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game. Population ............................................................ 48,600 National Affiliation ............................... NCAA Division II BALANCED OFFENSE IS KEY: In the 71-49 win over University of Mary, the Minot State Conference .......................... Northern Sun Intercollegiate offense was balanced with four players scoring in double-digits. Chris East (Sr., F, Toronto, Ontario) led the way with 14 points while Thomas Korf (Jr., G, St. Cloud, Minn.), E.J. Wil- Stadium ............... Herb Parker Stadium (Capacity 4,000) liams (Sr., G, Raleigh, N.C.) and Lazar Boskovic (Jr., F, Belgrade, Serbria) notched 12, 11 Stadium phone number .......................... (701) 858-3219 and 10 points, respectively. This season the Beavers are 3-0 when they have four players President ................................................ Dr. David Fuller score 10 points or more. Athletic Director .......................................... Rick Hedberg WILLIAMS FILLS UP THE STAT SHEET: Although he shot just four-of-twelve from the field Assistant AD-Development ........................ Chad McNally against University of Mary on Dec. 20, E.J. Williams (Sr., G, Raleigh, N.C.) didn’t let it affect Assistant AD-Compliance .......................... Steven Swenson the rest of his game. Williams had a fantastic all-around game grabbing a career-high eight Athletic Marketing and Promotions .... James Kiekhaefer rebounds, dished out a game-high five assists and tied a career-high with five steals in the win. Williams leads the Beavers in scoring this season averaging 16.8 points per game. Athletic Business Analyst ...... Brenda Halvorson Team Doctor ......... Dawn Mattern, Trinity Sports Medicine EAST CLOSING IN ON 500: During the first half of the win over University of Mary, Chris Doctor phone .........................................