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QUICK HITS INSIDE THE SERIES ONE LAST HURRAH: Tonight marks Dale Faber’s Overall Friends leads 24-14 final regular-season home game. The two-time KCAC Home 13-4 Coach of the Year is 297-248 in his 18-year career Away 11-10 and has won four KCAC Tournament Championships Neutral Site 0-0 and a pair of KCAC regular-season titles. Faber has Current Streak KWU, 4W at led the Falcons to four 20-win seasons. He will retire Longest FRND Winning Streak 12W, 2011-2017 WESLEYAN FRIENDS UNIV. from coaching before transitioning into a fundraising Longest KWU Winning Streak 4W, 2019-2020 Wednesday • February, 17, 2021 • 8:00 p.m. role within the athletic department. Last Meeting 12/12/20 - KWU, 87-69 Twitter: @FriendsFalcons LAST MEETING: The Falcons traveled to Salina, Instagram: @FriendsFalcons LAST TIME OUT: Friends suffered its third straight Facebook: @FriendsFalcons loss as the Panthers surged late in the Kan. to take on KWU. Davonte Pack led the way RECORD BREAKDOWN second half and went on to an 82-77 overtime win with a double-double of 19 points and a career- over the Falcons Monday (Feb. 8) in York, Neb. Ian high 15 rebounds. KWU shot 51.6 percent from the Overall Conf. Overall Conf. Konek led the Falcons with 19 points while equaling 8-13 6-11 Overall 6-14 6-11 field. 6-6 4-4 Home 4-5 4-4 his career-high total of six rebounds. Davonte Pack 2-7 2-7 Away 2-8 2-7 scored 16 and pulled down 10 boards for his KCAC- 0-0 0-0 Neutral 0-1 0-0 tying 10th double-double of the season. - - Rank - - D-FENCE: Senior TJ Williams is averaging 2.8 steals STATISTICAL COMPARISON per contest over the last six games. Williams has 44 Rank* Total Category Total Rank* total steals this season, and has recorded three Overall Conf. Home Away Neutral 10th 74.6 Scoring Offense 75.9 8th games with five or more steals. He is second in the Bethel 16-5 16-4 9-1 7-4 0-0 4th 74.7 Scoring Defense 81.0 10th KCAC and ranks seventh in the NAIA with 2.6 spg (min Oklahoma Wesleyan 16-5 13-4 9-1 7-4 0-0 6th -0.1 Scoring Margin -5.1 10th 5 games). Williams won KCAC Defensive Player of the Ottawa 15-7 12-7 10-2 5-5 0-0 7th 0.7 Rebound Margin -1.6 9th Week for the week of Feb. 1. McPherson 15-8 13-8 8-2 7-6 0-0 8th 13.4 Assists/Game 12.1 11th Southwestern 15-9 11-7 10-3 5-4 0-2 8th 2.3 Blocks/Game 1.9 11th KONEK FOR THREE: Sophomore guard Ian Konek Tabor 11-9 9-9 4-5 6-4 1-0 9th 6.8 Steals/Game 7.3 7th Bethany 10-11 9-10 6-5 4-5 0-1 6th 0.6 Turnover Margin -2.8 11th has been on fire as of late from the 3-point line. Konek has connected on 34 shots from the perimeter over Avila 11-10 6-9 7-4 4-6 0-0 7th 0.89 A:TO Ratio 0.71 13th Kansas Wesleyan 8-13 6-11 6-6 2-7 0-0 4th 44.9 Field Goal % 42.3 10th the last seven contests. He ranks third in the NAIA Friends 6-14 6-11 4-5 2-9 0-0 12th 45.8 FG % Defense 45.7 11th in total threes (72) and fifth in the country in threes- York 4-11 4-9 2-4 2-7 0-0 13th 6.2 3-Pointers/Game 9.4 4th per-game(3.8). Konek is second for the Falcons with Sterling 7-16 5-15 2-8 3-8 2-0 13th 30.0 3-Point % 33.0 5th 15.8 ppg. Saint Mary 1-8 1-7 1-4 0-4 0-0 12th 35.8 3-Point % Defense 34.1 9th 10th 67.7 Free Throw % 73.3 2nd DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Senior Davonte Pack has 10 2020-21 SCHEDULE * Out of 13 KCAC Teams double-doubles this season, and 14 in his career at Date Opponent Location Time SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Friends. Pack is third in the conference averaging Oct. 25 Peru State Garvey Center L, 84-92 Points 32 — Ian Konek CONCORDIA (10/31/20) 17.8 ppg. He has scored 10+ points in all but one Oct. 30 at Hastings Hastings, Neb. L, 89-119 Field Goals Made 12 — Ian Konek CONCORDIA (10/31/20) game this season. His 18-game double-digit streak Oct. 31 Concordia^ Hastings, Neb. L, 82-102 Field Goals Attempted 23 — Ian Konek CONCORDIA (10/31/20) (including the last four games in 2019-20) was Nov. 4 at Bethany* Lindsborg, Kan. L, 76-85 3-Point Made 8 — Ian Konek AVILA (1/30/21) snapped at Bethel on Jan. 23 when he finished with Nov. 6 Southwestern* Garvey Center L, 60-72 3-Point Attempted 16 — Ian Konek AVILA (1/30/21) just four points. Pack’s 19 games with at least 10 Nov. 24 Oklahoma Wesleyan* Garvey Center PPD Rebounds 15 — Davonte Pack AVILA (1/30/21) points is the most on the team. He is also the Falcons Nov. 28 at Tabor* Hillsboro, Kan. PPD Offensive Rebounds 7 — Marquan Shakur CONCORDIA (10/31/20) Dec. 2 York* Garvey Center PPD Assists 7 — TJ Williams SAINT MARY (1/27/21) leading rebounder averaging 9.3 boards per game, Dec. 2 Ottawa* Garvey Center W, 81-73 Steals 6 — TJ Williams STERLING (12/14/20) including 1.9 offensive rebounds per game. Dec. 5 McPherson* Garvey Center W, 91-81 Blocks 4 — Marquan Shakur BETHANY (11/4/20) Dec. 7 Bethel* Garvey Center L, 63-73 — PJ Medrano TABOR (2/4/21) SCOUTING THE COYOTES: Kansas Wesleyan is 8-13 Dec. 9 at Ottawa* Ottawa, Kan. L, 76-87 overall, with an identical 6-11 mark in the KCAC. KWU Dec. 12 at Kansas Wesleyan* Salina, Kan. L, 69-87 bested York 85-58 last Saturday (Feb. 13) to snap an Dec. 14 Sterling* Garvey Center W, 76-73 eight-game losing skid. AJ Range is tops on the team Dec. 17 at Avila* Kansas City, Mo. PPD in both scoring (14.5 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg) Jan. 13 Bethany* Garvey Center L, 63-66 this season. Tyus Jeffries is also averaging double- Jan. 16 at Southwestern* Winfield, Kan. W, 81-74 figure scoring (10.4 ppg), while Brayden White has Jan. 20 at McPherson* McPherson, Kan. L, 74-87 recorded a team-high 3.5 assists per game for the Jan. 23 at Bethel* N. Newton, Kan. L, 64-73 Coyotes. Jan. 27 at Saint Mary* Leavenworth, Kan. W, 81-73 Jan. 30 Avila* Garvey Center W, 84-64 UP NEXT: The Falcons go on the road for the season Feb. 1 at Oklahoma Wesleyan* Bartlesville, Okla. L, 84-89 Feb. 4 Tabor* Garvey Center L, 63-67 finale as they take on the Sterling College Warriors. Feb. 8 at York* York, Neb. L, 77-82 Friends will then gear up for postseason play starting Feb. 10 Saint Mary* Garvey Center PPD Athletics is excited to have on Feb. 24 with the first two rounds of the KCAC Feb. 17 Kansas Wesleyan* Garvey Center 8:00 PM Home2 Suites by Hilton as an official sponsor this Tournament held at the home site of the higher seeds. Feb. 20 at Sterling* Sterling, Kan. 7:00 PM The championship games for both men and women will season! For more on what they can offer, click HERE ^Game Played in Hastings, Neb. be held at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan. * KCAC Conference Game to visit their official webpage. (6-14, 6-11 KCAC) Head Coach: Dale Faber (Wichita State) Assistant Coaches: Anthony White Record at Friends: 297-248 (18th Season) / Career: N/A Graduate Assistants: Alex Martin No. Player G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG NOTES TJ WILLIAMS 17-17 11.1 2.8 2.5 2.6 7 steals over the last three games 0 Guard|6-0|Sr.|Arlington, Texas (Central Christian College) IAN KONEK 19-18 15.8 3.4 1.0 0.8 38/91 from 3-pt in last eight games 1 Guard|6-3|So.|Long Beach, Calif. (LA Harbor College) TREY REID 17-3 4.0 1.7 1.7 0.6 19/21 FT; 10 steals 2 Guard|6-1|Fr.|Wichita, Kan. (Maize South HS) ELIJAH CONLEY 14-4 1.6 2.9 0.4 0.1 Career-high 11 rebounds vs. Bethany (1/13/21) 3 Forward|6-5|Fr.|San Antonio, Texas (Taft HS) TIM BARBIERI 19-0 2.6 2.6 0.7 0.4 50 total rebounds this season 5 Forward|6-7|So.|Abilene, Kan. (Kansas City CC) MARQUAN SHAKUR 20-20 4.6 5.0 0.5 0.4 Career-high 12 points vs. Ottawa (12/9/20) 10 Center|6-9|Sr.|Largo, Md. (Cowley CC) DAVONTE PACK 20-20 17.8 9.3 3.1 0.9 3rd in KCAC in PPG; Team-high 10 double-doubles 11 Guard|6-2|Sr.|Sumter, SC (Cowley CC) CHANCE SANGER 10-0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 13 Guard|6-2|Fr.|Hutchinson, Kan. (Larned HS) NICK RUMBO 14-0 8.9 2.4 1.2 0.5 33.9% 3-pt. (21/62) 15 Guard|6-2|Jr.|Kansas City, Kan. (John Wood CC) BRYANT RODGERS 15-11 3.8 1.5 0.4 0.3 Wed. vs. York: 8 pts, 13 minutes 21 Forward|6-5|Sr.|Kansas City, Kan. (KC Piper HS) PJ MEDRANO 20-6 7.7 2.5 1.1 0.8 15/17 FT; Career-high 21 points vs. OKWU (2/1/21) 23 Forward|6-5|Sr.|San Antonio, Texas (Our Lady of the Lake Univ.) ELCID SMITH 7-1 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 30 Guard|5-10|Fr.|Temple, Texas (Temple HS) CR CURLESS 11-0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 32 Forward|6-5|Sr.|Haysville, Kan. (Hesston CC) JOSH OSBORN 8-0 1.6 1.8 0.1 0.1 35 Center|7-0|Fr.|Wichita, Kan. (Derby HS) (8-13, 6-11 KCAC) Head Coach: Anthony Monson Assistant Coaches: Garret Williams, Jordan Murdock Record at KWU: 71-67 (5th Season) / Career: N/A Graduate Assistants: No. Player G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG TYUS JEFFRIES 20-17 10.4 3.2 2.0 1.2 TIE-us 1 Guard|6-0|Jr.|Oklahoma City, Okla. (Allen County CC) KOBY CAMPBELL 9-0 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.1 2 Guard|6-1|Fr.|Rose Hill, Kan. (Rose Hill HS) DYLAN HAHN 18-5 4.7 1.3 1.2 0.7 3 Guard|6-4|So.|Yukon, Okla. (Piedmont HS) EASTON HUNTER 20-15 9.3 2.0 1.0 0.8 5 Guard|6-2|Fr.|Colwich, Kan. (Andale HS) MICAH LOVETT 7-3 5.7 1.6 2.4 1.4 10 Guard|5-11|Fr.|Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) GABE MACK 19-10 8.2 2.2 1.6 0.5 11 Guard|6-0|Jr.|Milwaukee, Wisc. (Cabrillo College) JACKSON MAUPIN 10-1 3.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 12 Guard|6-0|Fr.|Argyle, Texas (Argyle HS) BRAYDEN WHITE 20-10 3.2 2.1 3.5 1.1 13 Guard|5-10|Sr.|Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural HS) NATE LEACH 20-5 4.3 2.7 1.0 0.4 20 Guard|6-0|Sr.|Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) AJ RANGE 21-21 14.5 9.3 1.0 0.5 21 Forward|6-6|Sr.|Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS) CJ WEATHERS 20-10 5.4 3.4 0.7 0.5 22 Forward|6-7|Jr.|Allen, Texas (Texas Connections Academy) TREY GILBERT 16-1 4.7 1.7 0.3 0.1 23 Guard|6-3|Jr.|Holcomb, Kan. (Holcomb HS) ETHAN SPEER 15-6 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.4 Spear 24 Guard/Forward|6-3|Jr.|Salina, Kan. (Salina Central HS) TREY DUFFEY 20-1 7.6 4.0 0.4 0.4 33 Forward|6-5|So.|Topeka, Kan. (Topeka Seaman HS)