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Winona State Men’s Basketball Winona State Schedule/Results Warriors Advance To Sioux Falls For Matchup With St. Cloud State 24-6 overall, 18-4 NSIC November Winona State vs. St. Cloud State 2 Illinois Wesleyan (Exh.) L, 81-94 4 Wisconsin-Stout (Exh.) W, 83-56 March 2 • 2:30 pm 8 at American University# W, 67-56 Sioux Falls, SD 11 at Puerto Rico-Bayamon# W, 65-43 12 at Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras# W, 80-48 Top-Ten Winona State Men’s Basketball Headlines 17 Cardinal Stritch L, 79-90 23 Ferris State W, 94-74 1: Winona State has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament where it 24 Northwood L, 58-59 will take on St. Cloud State. Game time is set for 2:30 pm on Sunday at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux 30 at Upper Iowa* W, 93-86 Falls, SD. December 6 at Concordia-St. Paul* W, 71-69 7 at Minnesota State* W, 78-75 2: The Warriors used a balanced scoring effort to post a 67-56 victory over Minot State Wednesday in 13 Sioux Falls* W, 90-65 the opening round of the conference tournament. Riley Bambenek led the three Warriors in double 14 Southwest Minnesota State* W, 87-67 figures with 18 points while Isaiah Gray came off the bench to score 15. Mark Blacklock chipped in 13 17 Viterbo W, 90-52 as six different Warriors scored at least five points on the night. 21 Upper Iowa* W, 78-68 January 3 at Bemidji State* W, 87-86 ot 3: The Warriors earned a victory over St. Cloud State on Feb. 14 this season, jumping out to an early 4 at Minnesota Crookston* W, 88-52 lead to post an 89-68 win. WSU shot 55 percent on the game, with Riley Bambenek scoring a game- 10 U-Mary* W, 74-60 high 21 points. Isaiah Gray added 16 while Kellen Taylor nearly posted a triple-double, scoring 10 11 Minot State* W, 78-64 points while grabbing 11 rebounds and handing out eight assists. WSU only committed two turnovers 17 at Southwest Minnesota State* L, 71-73 18 at Sioux Falls* L, 69-76 in the game. 24 Minnesota State* W, 73-57 25 Concordia-St. Paul* W, 80-61 4: WSU is the NSIC South’s second seed after finishing as the runner-up to Minnesota State in the 31 at Northern State* W, 64-53 conference’s regular season standings. The Warriors were 18-4 in conference play this season. February 1 at MSU Moorhead* L, 80-82 7 at Augustana* W, 78-62 5: The Warriors are 24-9 all-time in the NSIC Tournament. The team has won the league’s postseason 8 at Wayne State (NE)* W, 79-67 tournament five times (2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011). WSU has won at least one game in the confer- 14 St. Cloud State* W, 89-68 ence tournament in each of the last 11 seasons. 15 Minnesota Duluth* W, 68-64 21 Wayne State (NE)* W, 75-57 6: Winona State dropped to fifth in the NCAA Central Region rankings released on Feb. 26. The War- 22 Augustana* L, 70-79 26 Minot State** W, 67-56 riors had been first in the region but fell after splitting games with Wayne State and Augustana in the March final weekend of the regular season. Minnesota State is now first in the region with NSIC foes St. Cloud 2 St. Cloud State** 2:30 pm State (No. 8) and MSU Moorhead (No. 10) also ranked. The top eight teams in the region after comple- tion of conference tournaments will advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament, which will be played Home games in Bold March 15-18 at the home venue of the region’s highest seed. The second set of regional rankings will #Played in San Juan, Puerto Rico * NSIC Game come out on Wednesday. **NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament 7: Winona State is 24-6 overall on the season, the tenth consecutive season the Warriors have won at least 20 games. WSU has also won at least 15 conference games for the eighth time under head coach Mike Leaf. 8: The Warriors have earned a pair of victories over a ranked Minnesota State team this season. The Warriors topped the then-No. 9 Mavericks on Dec. 7, 78-75, and beat then-No. 14 MSU, 73-57, on Jan. 24. Winona State is 34-25 against ranked opponents under head coach Mike Leaf and holds a 7-7 mark against ranked MSU squads in that span. WSU has won its last four meetings against a ranked Minnesota State team. 9: Winona State started its conference slate with ten consecutive wins. The Warriors’ 10-game confer- ence win streak this season tied the third longest (1998-99, 1999-2000) run in program history and only trails the 2006-07 and 2007-08 teams that won all 18 of their league contests. The Warriors’ have started at least 7-0 in conference play six times under Mike Leaf. 10: WSU is ranked in the top-ten nationally in a pair of statistical categories: field goal percentage de- fense (7th, 39.3 percent) and total blocks (10th, 133). Grant Wall, Sports Information Director • [email protected] • 507-457-5576 • 167 IWC • PO Box 5838 Winona, MN QUICK FACTS 2013-14 Winona State Warriors No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr Hometown (High School) Name: Winona State University 1 Kellen Taylor G 6-7 215 Sr.# Plymouth, MN (Wayzata) Location: Winona, Minnesota 3 Corey Jeffs G/F 6-7 200 Fr. Melbourne, Australia (Kilsyth) 5 Josh Mongan G 5-10 180 Fr.# Gremantown, WI (Germantown) Founded: 1858 10 Conrad Masberg G 6-2 200 So.# Kilkenny, MN (W-E-M) Enrollment: 8,000 11 Riley Bambenek G 6-5 200 Fr.# Trempealeau, WI (G-E-T) Nickname: Warriors 15 Skyler O’Laughlin C 6-10 240 Jr.# Elkhorn, WI (Elkhorn Area) Colors: Purple & White 20 Isaiah Gray G 6-0 180 Fr.# Golden Valley, MN (Benilde-St. Margaret) Arena: McCown Gymnasium 24 Kyle Bauman F 6-9 240 Fr.# Wells, MN (United South Central) Capacity: 3,500 25 Nick Arenz F 6-8 225 So. Onalaska, WI (Onalaska/Wisconsin-Green Bay) Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate 30 Taylor Cameron G 6-5 200 Sr. Oshkosh, WI (Oshkosh North) President: Dr. Scott Olson 31 Mark Blacklock G 6-6 210 So.# Winona, MN (Winona Senior) 43 Kyle Melcher F 6-6 240 Sr. Owatonna, MN (Owatonna) Athletics Director: Eric Schoh Mike Leaf - Head Coach BASKetball HISTOry Tom Brown - Associate Head Coach Chris Gove - Assistant Coach First Year: 1915-16 All-Time Record: 1,086-1,051 (.508) WINONA STATE vs. ST. CLOUD STATE NCAA Tournaments: 13 Years: 1938, 39, 73, 75, 01, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13 WSU SCSU Overall Record 24-6 20-7 4 NCAA Tournament Elite Eights: Conference Record 18-4 15-7 Years: 2006, 07, 08, 13 Scoring Offense 77.3 82.4 NCAA DII Championships: 2 Scoring Defense 65.6 73.4 Years: 2006, 2008 Scoring Margin +11.7 +9.0 Conference Championships: 14 Rebounding Avg. 37.0 33.4 Years: 1937-38, 38-39, 50-51, 68-69, 71-72, Rebounding Margin +4.4 -3.0 72-73, 73-74, 74-75, 98-99, 99-2000, 04-05, Field Goal Pct. .486 .468 3-Point Pct. .386 .376 05-06, 06-07, 07-08 Free Throw Pct. .710 .725 5 NSIC Tournament Championships: Turnovers 12.1 9.5 Years: 2001, 06, 07, 08, 11 Turnover Margin +1.2 +5.1 TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Mike Leaf (16th season) Alma Mater: St. Mary’s (MN), 1983 Record at Winona State: 366-137 Career Record: 366-137 Associate Head Coach: Tom Brown (16th season) Assistant Coach: Chris Gove (16th season) 2012-13 Record: 27-8 (17-5 NSIC) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/6 FOLLOW THE WARRIORS Internet: winonastatewarriors.com Facebook: Winona State Athletics Twitter: @wsuwarriors You Tube: winonastatewarriors Winona State Projected Starters Pos Name Ht Wt Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% G Taylor Cameron 6-5 200 Sr. Oshkosh, WI 11.9 4.4 .432 .747 G Riley Bambenek 6-5 200 Fr.# Trempealeau, WI 13.9 3.6 .457 .733 G Mark Blacklock 6-6 210 So.# Winona, MN 9.4 4.4 .514 .682 F Kellen Taylor 6-7 215 Sr.# Plymouth, MN 9.7 8.0 .529 .678 F Kyle Bauman 6-8 240 Fr.# Wells, MN 7.0 3.8 .511 .580 Key Reserves G Josh Mongan 5-10 180 Fr.# Germantown, WI 5.0 1.6 .454 .946 G Isaiah Gray 6-0 180 Fr.# Golden Valley, MN 7.9 2.2 .487 .761 G Conrad Masberg 6-2 200 So.# Kilkenny, MN 6.3 2.6 .417 .750 F Kyle Melcher 6-6 240 Sr. Owatonna, MN 1.8 1.0 .522 .708 F Nick Arenz 6-8 225 So. Onalaska, WI 3.3 1.4 .516 .824 C Skyler O’Laughlin 6-10 240 Jr.# Elkhorn, WI 6.9 4.1 .600 .460 2013-14 NSIC STANDINGS Team Notes NABC Division II Coaches Poll As of Feb. 27 Feb. 25, 2014 Conf. Overall Conference Rankings: The Warriors finished 2013-14 Winona State opponents in bold South Division W L Pct W L Pct the regular season leading the NSIC in scor- Team Record Pts Prev Minnesota State 19 3 .864 26 4 .867 1. Metro State (15) 23-1 399 1 Winona State 18 4 .818 24 6 .800 ing defense (66.0 ppg) and field goal percentage 2.