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Southwest Minnesota State University Athletics 2007-08 Mustang MEN’S BASKETBALL Athletic Communications Director: Kelly Loft, [email protected] (contact) Assistant Athletic Communications Director: Crystal Kruger, [email protected] For Immediate Release: Assistant Athletic Communications Director: Andy Schlichting, [email protected] DECEMBER 11, 2007 www.SMSUmustangs.com • phone: (507) 537-7177 • fax: (507) 537-6578 2007-08 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE THIS WEEK IN SMSU MEN’S BASKETBALL: MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Thursday, Dec. 13: Augustana College, 7 p.m., Marshall, Minn. (R/A Facility) Sunday, Dec. 16: University of Minnesota Duluth, 3 p.m., Duluth, Minn. (Romano Gym) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 at Drake (exhibition) L 51-69 SOUTHWEST THIS WEEK: The Southwest Minnesota State University THE AC SERIES Nov. 6 at Minnesota (exhibition) L 52-88 men’s basketball team (5-3, 3-1 NSIC), after playing four Northern Sun Overall Record AC leads 8-4 Intercollegiate Conference games, will return to non-conference play this In Marshall AC leads 4-2 Nov. 16 Sioux Falls (S.D.) W 66-62 ot In Sioux Falls AC leads 4-2 week with a pair of games versus future NSIC foes. SMSU will host Nov. 17 Hamline W 83-59 Stemen vs. AC 2-3 Augustana College (8-1) on Thursday, Dec. 13 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Nov. 23-24 Southern Indiana Classic R/A Facility in Marshall, before taking on the University of Minnesota Nov. 23 at #10 Southern Indiana L 51-61 THE UMD SERIES Duluth (6-3) in Duluth, Minn., on Sunday, Dec. 16 with tip-off slated for 3 Overall Record UMD leads 49-20 Nov. 24 vs. Bellarmine (Ky.) L 58-78 In Marshall UMD leads 16-14 Nov. 30 at Bemidji State * W 79-59 p.m. at Romano Gym. In Duluth UMD leads 31-4 Dec. 1 at Minnesota, Crookston * W 76-58 Neutral Site tied 2-2 ROADCAST NFORMATION Dec. 7 Northern State * L 62-83 B I : All SMSU men’s basketball games can be Stemen vs. UMD 4-6 Dec. 8 Mary * W 76-40 heard on KARL, 105.1 FM. The games can also be heard via the internet at Dec. 13 Augustana (S.D.) 7 p.m. www.SMSUmustangs.com. Live streaming video of all SMSU home games and NSIC road games will be avail- Dec. 16 at Minnesota, Duluth 3 p.m. able on the Internet. Northern Sun TV is the live and on-demand video service available by subscription at Dec. 20 St. Cloud State 7 p.m. www.NorthernSun.tv. Live statistics are also available for all home games at www.SMSUmustangs.com. Dec. 29 at Lynn (Fla.) 6 p.m. Jan. 4 at Winona State * 8 p.m. ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE: Southwest Minnesota State heads into Thursday’s game with a Jan. 5 at Upper Iowa * 8 p.m. record of 5-3 overall, 3-1 NSIC. SMSU will now have four non-conference games for the remainder of December Jan. 12 at Wayne State * 8 p.m. before returning to conference action on Jan. 4 at Winona State. SMSU is led by senior Matt Fletcher who is Jan.18 MSU Moorhead * 8 p.m. Jan. 19 Concordia * 8 p.m. averaging a team-high 14.9 points per game and has connected on a team-high 27 three-pointers. Senior Travis Jan. 22 at Minnesota State, Mankato 7 p.m. Krenske is pouring in 12.6 ppg and ranks second with 17 three-pointers. He also leads the team with 16 steals Jan. 25 Minnesota, Crookston * 8 p.m. and 27 assists. Junior Ross DeMasi rounds out the SMSU double figure scorers with 10 points per game and Jan. 26 Bemidji State * 8 p.m. leads the team with 6.4 rebounds per game. He is also shooting a team-high 65.3 percent from the field. The Feb. 1 at Mary * 8 p.m. Mustangs are averaging 68.9 ppg while allowing opponents to score 62.5 ppg. SMSU is shooting 44.9 percent Feb. 2 at Northern State * 8 p.m. (199 of 443) from the field including 38.9 percent (58 of 149) from three-point range. The Mustangs are outre- Feb. 8 Upper Iowa * 8 p.m. bounding its opponents by an average of 8.8 per game. Feb. 9 Winona State * 8 p.m. Feb. 16 Wayne State * 8 p.m. MUSTANG TEAM & PLAYER TIP-INS...: Matt Fletcher’s 22-point game versus Mary on Saturday not only was a Feb. 22 at Concordia * 8 p.m. season-high, but was his 10th 20-point or more game of his career ... Ryan Krome grabbed a career-high seven Feb. 23 at MSU Moorhead * 8 p.m. rebounds in the win over Mary (Dec. 8) ... Kevin Andrews scored a career-high 18 points versus Mary (Dec. 8) ... Mar. 1 NSIC Tournament TBA Mar. 8-9 NSIC Tournament TBA Taylor Huseby came off the bench to score a career-high six points in the win over Mary ... Andy Beilke pulled Mar. 15-18 NCAA Regional TBA down a career-high six rebounds versus Mary (Dec. 8) ... SMSU forced a season-high 22 turnovers versus Mary Mar. 26-29 NCAA Elite Eight TBA (Dec. 8) ... SMSU held Mary to just 13.6 percent shooting (3 of 22) in the second half ... Mary’s 40 points (Dec. 8) * Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game was the lowest output by an SMSU opponent this season ... Matt Fletcher, Travis Krenske and Ross DeMasi are Home games in bold the only three players to start all eight games this season. All times Central SMSU PROBABLE STARTERS STEMEN RECORDS CAREER VICTORY 100: SMSU head coach Greg Stemen, the all-time winningest coach in Player Yr. PPG RPG FG% FT% school history, recorded his 100th career victory at SMSU on Dec. 1 versus Minnesota, Crookston. Stemen is one G Ryan Krome Jr. 4.6 1.9 .462 .818 of just three current NSIC coaches (Don Meyer, Northern State and Mike Leaf, Winona State) that have recorded G Travis Krenske Sr. 12.6 3.0 .380 .824 at least 100 wins at their current school. G Matt Fletcher Sr. 14.9 3.9 .468 .857 F Ross DeMasi Jr. 10.0 6.4 .653 .593 ABOUT AUGUSTANA COLLEGE: Augustana is 8-1 overall on the season and is currently on a seven-game win- F Scott Roehl RFr. 3.7 6.0 .324 .400 ning streak after Monday night’s 76-50 win over the University of Sioux Falls. Corey McIntosh, a transfer from Iowa State, leads the Vikings in scoring with 17.2 points per game. He has dished out a team-high 35 assists and Off the Bench Yr. PPG RPG FG% FT% is the team leader with 16 three-pointers. Tom VerDouw leads the team in shooting at 65.7 percent and is aver- G Andrew Peschong So. 3.9 4.1 .294 .700 aging 12.1 ppg. G Andy Beilke Jr. 1.8 1.5 .500 1.000 Head coach Tom Billeter is in his fifth season with a record of 50-70 record at Augustana and a 147-120 career G Josh Roysland RFr. 0.3 0.3 .000 .500 record. He was head coach at North Dakota State for five seasons. F Kevin Andrews So. 7.5 1.8 .489 .692 F Taylor Huseby RFr. 1.8 1.3 .667 1.000 F Zach Bruns So. 1.7 0.7 .333 .600 THE AUGUSTANA SERIES: Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana meet for the 13th time on Thursday with F Darren Solbrack Sr. 2.6 1.6 .400 .625 Augustana leading 8-4. The two teams have played each of the last four seasons with the Vikings winning three C Nick Dale So. 5.3 3.0 .475 .308 of the four games, including last season 66-61 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Augustana has won the last two meetings in the series and is 4-2 all-time in Marshall. SMSU head coach Greg Stemen is 2-3 all-time versus Augustana. ABOUT MINNESOTA DULTH: Minnesota Duluth begins the week at 6-3 and will battle two NSIC foes on the Southwest Minnesota State Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 1 HEAD COACH GREG STEMEN road before hosting the Mustangs. UMD takes on guard Matt Fletcher is the school’s all-time leader in Greg Stemen is in his seventh Minnesota, Crookston on Dec. 11 and MSU Moorhead free throw percentage. season as head coach of the on Dec. 12. Jordan Nuness leads the team with 17 Free throw percentage (minimum 100 made) record book SMSU men’s basketball team. He points per game and has drilled a team-high 32 three- .849 Matt Fletcher (146-172) 2004-07 was hired as the program’s 10th pointers. .845 Jacob Fahl (377-466) 1998-2002 head coach on Apr. 10, 2001. Head coach Gary Holquist is in his 10th season with .841 Sam Leggett (212-252) 1974-76 The program’s all-time win- a record of 136-108. .836 Jared Keaveny (107-128) 2002-04 ningest coach, Stemen has an .826 Steve Elzenga (109-132) 1983-86, 87-88 overall record of 101-81, includ- ing 60-42 in NSIC games. THE MINNESOTA DULUTH SERIES: Southwest During his six-plus seasons on Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth meet for the CONSECUTIVE THREE-POINT GAMES: Southwest the Mustang sideline, SMSU has 70th time on Sunday with UMD leading 49-20. UMD Minnesota State has connected on at least one three- recorded four winning seasons, is 31-4 all-time versus SMSU in Duluth SMSU has point field goal in 260 straight games.