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UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONATION Stewart Center 1101 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, S.D.. 5710557105 Sioux Falls Basketball Release January 2, 2013 Sioux Falls (5-4, 1-4 NSIC) USF Probable Starters *2012-13 averages at # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG GP/GS Upper Iowa (8-3, 4-1 NSIC) 3 A.J. Holland G 6-2 185 SR 10.8 3.3 9/9 22 Robert Goffney G 6-1 180 JR 5.9 2.0 9/7 Friday, January 4, 2013 14 Keaton Moffi tt G 6-4 182 SO 6.2 2.7 9/7 8 p.m. CST 34 David Maxwell F 6-5 215 SR 8.8 4.7 9/9 Dorman Gymnasium (1,950) - Fayette, Iowa 33 James Rader C 6-8 225 SR 10.2 3.8 9/9 Sioux Falls (5-4, 1-4 NSIC) The Game at Sioux Falls begins the New Year with a pair of NSIC road contests, visiting Winona State (9-3, 3-2 NSIC) Upper Iowa University Friday and Winona State University Saturday. This Saturday, January 5, 2013 weekend marks USF’s fi rst game in more than two weeks, as they suffered their largest defeat of the season in their last outing December 15 when they 6 p.m. CST hosted Minnesota State University. The Cougars have dropped three-straight McCown Gymnasium (3,500) - Winona, Minn. on the road this season. The Broadcast Fast Break Live Stream/Stats: Upper Iowa and Winona State will provide free live • This weekend will mark just the third meeting between USF and Upper Iowa streams of the weekend’s matchups at http://client.stretchinternet.com/ in men’s basketball, and second between USF and Winona State. client/nsic.portal# • Dating back to last season, USF has dropped their last seven road games Radio: KWSN (1230 AM) will air this weekend’s game. Player inter- versus NSIC competition. views and the Chris Johnson pregame show airs 15 minutes prior to • The Cougars are 1-1 all-time against Upper Iowa and 0-1 when playing Wi- tip-off. Tom Frederick will provide the play-by-play. nona State. • Junior guard Derek Brown (477) needs just 23 points to claim 500 career 1/4/13 Offi cials: Blaine Joerger, Ted Krize, Mike Petrich 1/5/13 Offi cials:Pat Bauschelt, Rhett Lamoreaux, Brad Panning points as a Cougar. • USF currently leads the conference in scoring defense and steals, allowing 2012 Sioux Falls Schedule (5-4, 1-4 NSIC) their opponents only 59 points per game while recording an average of 9.67 Date Opponent Time/Res steals each contest. Nov. 10 Mayville State University W, 72-41 • Winona State was selected as the preseason favorite to fi nish fi rst in the Nov. 17 South Dakota Mines W, 69-49 conference. Their preseason honors also included Clayton Vette being picked Nov. 20 Waldorf College W, 67-64 as the south division player of the year. Nov. 24 Dakota State University W, 56-42 • Upper Iowa represents one of seven teams with just one conference loss this Dec.1 Southwest Minnesota State L, 70-60 season. Dec.7 Wayne State College (Neb.) L, 55-53 • USF shot a season-best 46 % from behind the arc against Concordia Univer- Dec.8 Augustana College (S.D.) L, 70-58 sity. Dec.14 Concordia University- St. Paul W, 77-68 STATISTICAL LEADERS Dec.15 Minnesota State University L, 74-52 Jan. 4 Upper Iowa University 8 p.m. Jan. 5 Winona State University 6 p.m. Jan.11 Minnesota-Duluth 8 p.m. Jan.12 St. Cloud State University 6 p.m. Jan.15 Southwest Minnesota State 8 p.m. Points A.J. Holland- 10.8 Tucker Wentzien- 13.7 Clayton Vette- 18.3 Jan.18 Minnesota State-Moorhead 8 p.m. James Rader- 10.2 Sam Elgin- 12.5 Xavier Humphrey- 11.1 Jan.19 Northern State University 7 p.m. Rebounds David Maxwell- 4.7 Tucker Wentzien- 5.2 Clayton Vette- 9.0 Jan.25 Winona State University 8 p.m. James Rader- 3.8 Sam Elgin- 5.0 Kellen Taylor- 5.1 Jan.26 Upper Iowa University 6 p.m. Feb.1 Minnesota-Crookston 8 p.m. Assists A.J. Holland- 2.3 Joey Woods- 2.8 Xavier Humphrey- 2.8 Feb.2 Bemidji State University 6 p.m. David Maxwell- 1.6 Jake Hughes- 2.5 Taylor Cameron- 2.7 Feb.8 Minot State University 8 p.m. Feb.9 University of Mary 6 p.m. 3-Point FGM Derek Brown- 2.2 Sam Elgin- 1.7 Zander Culver- 2.0 Feb.15 Augustana College (S.D.) 8 p.m. A.J. Holland- 1.6 Bo Pagel- 1.6 Xavier Humphrey- 1.3 Feb.16 Wayne State College (Neb.) 6 p.m. FG% James Rader- .532 David Smith- .619 Kellen Taylor- .569 Feb.22 Minnesota State-Mankato 8 p.m. Derek Brown- .509 Jake Shonka- .618 Caleb Palkert- .538 Feb.23 Concordia University- St. Paul 6 p.m 2012-13 Feb.27 NSIC Tournament TBA Averages Last Time Out - Dec.15 vs Minnesota State THE COACHES (Friday) USF 52 Brown: 11 pts / Maxwell: 8 pts, 3 rebs. MSU 74 Williams: 17 pts (7-11 FG), 7 rebs. / Marei: 16 pts, 13 rebs. The University of Sioux Falls men’s basketball team wrapped up the year with a 74-52 loss to No. 21 Minnesota State University Saturday night in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tonight’s defeat snapped USF’s 20-game win streak at the Stewart Center, which dated back to February of 2011. Derek Brown was USF’s high-scorer with 11 points. MORE NOTES... Leader of the Pack Chris Johnson Coach Brian Dolan Senior forward David Maxwell bounced back with a big-time performance in Sioux Falls School Upper Iowa USF’s fi rst-ever NSIC victory over Concordia-St. Paul (12/14). He fi nished with Central (Iowa), ‘98 Alma Mater William Jewell, ‘98 a season-high 19 points, 14 of which were recorded in the fi nal period. It was 94-47 (5th Yr.) Record at School 55-118 (7th Yr.) the second time he led USF in scoring this season. Maxwell has also led the 110-62 (6th Yr.) Career Record 55-118 (7th Yr.) team in rebounds in six of nine games this season. 0-0 vs. UIU vs. Opponent 0-0 vs. Sioux Falls We Will Pick You Up *USF-WSU coaches comparison page 8 USF’s bench outscored both Concordia and Minnesota State’s relievers ex- tending their bench domination to three-straight games. In total, the Cougars January 1 Week Schedule have outproduced the opposing bench in six of nine contests this season. Wednesday........................................................................................TBA Thursday............................................................................................TBA Suffocating Defense Friday.................................................................................................TBA The Cougars’ aggressive defense was once again on display when they faced Coaches and student-athletes are available for interviews before or Concordia and Minnesota State. USF, who leads the conference in scoring after practice. For any other time, please contact sports information defense and steals, forced the Golden Bears and Mavericks to commit 20 assistant, Dennis Gamble at (605) 331-6695. turnovers each. QUICK FACTS Winning on the Glass USF is 3-1 this season when outrebounding their competition. However, the Cougars have been outrebounded in four of their last fi ve outings (game-by- UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS game comparison, p. 14), dropping four of those games in the process. Location..................................................Sioux Falls, S.D. Founded....................................................................1883 What Can Brown Do For You? Enrollment................................................................1,519 Junior guard Derek Brown remains USF’s third-highest scorer at 9.7 points per Nickname.............................................................Cougars game, but what’s maybe more impressive is his fi rst-place ranking in steals Colors....................................................Purple and White (2.0 p/g). He has also quietly demonstrated a consistent ability to make shots Affi liation.................................................NCAA Division II late in the game. Brown is shooting 83% from the fi eld and 100% at the line in the fi nal two minutes of the game this season. Conference.......Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference President............................................Dr. Mark Benedetto Travel Concerns Director of Athletics......................................Kevin Hesser USF has struggled to win on the road, which was also a problem early in the Arena (capacity)............................Stewart Center (2,000) 2011-12 season when they began the season 0-6. They went to fi nish one game under .500 (6-7) on the road last season. The Cougars are 0-3 when TEAM FACTS traveling this season, and has dropped their last seven road games versus 2011 Overall Record..................................................20-9 NSIC competition dating back to last season. Lettermen Returning/Lost............................................9/5 Starters Returning./Lost...............................................4/1 About Upper Iowa University Upper Iowa’s fi rst half of the season has surprised alot of people. Picked to fi nish 12th in the conference, UIU sits in a three-way tie at the top of the South Assistant Coaches division at 4-1 in conference play. Their resume includes impressive road Assistant Head Coach.................................Taro Fujimoto victories over then-No. 9 Winona State (12/1), and No. 20 Minnesota State (University of Saint Mary, 2000) (12/8). The Peacocks boasts a +30.5 average margin of victory in their last two games. Assistant Coach........................................Troy Odegaard (Dakota Wesleyan, 1987) About Winona State University Heading into the 2012-13 basketball season, expectations were high at Wino- Assistant Coach..........................................Nate Kaeding na State. The Warriors were nationally ranked in the top-10, selected to fi nish fi rst in the NSIC, and returned their 6-9 All-American center Clayton Vette, who (U-Mary, 2007) was tabbed the South division preseason Player of the Year.