KANSAS WESLEYAN 22010-110 1 0 - 1 1 MEN’SM E N ’ S BASKETBALLB A S K E T B A L L GGAMEA M E NNOTESO T E S AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE DATE OPPONENT TIME GAME NUMBER 20 - KANSAS WESLEYAN (7-12, 4-5) vs McPHERSON COLLEGE (9-11, 3-6) 11/2 NW Okla. State L 71-82 SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011 | 7:00 p.m. | MABEE ARENA | SALINA, KAN. 11/4 Baker L 52-54 KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES McPHERSON BULLDOGS 11/9 YORK W 76-74 Head Coach ......................Mike Davert Head Coach ...........Tim Swartzendruber 11/12 Peru State W 87-77 Career Record .......52-54 (3-plus yrs) Career Record .............43-34 (2-plus yrs) 11/13 Doane L 66-77 Last Game ................W 63-39 at BTHL Last Game ......... W 91-83 vs. STER (2OT) 11/16 BAKER W 67-60 11/26 Bellevue (Neb.) L 58-81 TONIGHT’S GAME IS THE KCAC GAME OF THE WEEK percent of its three-point shots. The Coyotes also 11/27 York L 76-77 The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) offi ce shoot 68.4 percent at the line while averaging 65.5 12/2 McPherson * W 69-52 has selected tonight’s games between McPherson and points per game. The Coyotes are being outscored by 12/4 SOUTHWESTERN * W 65-63 Kansas Wesleyan as the KCAC Game of the Week. The 2.9 points per game by their opponents, who average 12/9 TABOR * L 57-60 live video broadcast is available on the KCAC website 68.4 per game and shoot 40.9 percent from the fi eld. 12/11 Bethany * L 76-89 at www.kcacsports.com. The Coyotes are outrebounding their opponents by 12/31 Columbia (Mo.) L 48-83 2.4 rebounds per game, 37.1 to 34.7. 1/1 William Woods L 54-61 THE SERIES OVER THE LAST DECADE 1/6 Saint Mary * L 73-79 Wesleyan holds a 15-7 advantage in the series over The Coyotes rank 26th nationally in fi eld goal 1/8 STERLING * L 59-67 the last decade. The Coyotes have won the last two percentage defense (.409), 34th in scoring defense 1/13 FRIENDS * W 75-59 meetings including the December 2 meeting this (68.4), 36th in total rebound defense (34.7), 44th in total 1/15 Ottawa * L 53-65 season by a 69-52 decision in the KCAC opener. The all- rebound margin (2.4) and 50th in off ensive rebounds 1/20 Bethel * W 63-69 time series is also in favor of the Coyotes 96-81. per game (12.1). 1/22 McPHERSON * 7:00 1/27 Southwestern * 8:00 SCOUTING THE KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES SCOUTING THE McPHERSON BULLDOGS 1/29 Tabor * 7:00 Kansas Wesleyan has won two of its last three games McPherson enters tonight’s game with a 9-11 overall 2/3 BETHANY * 8:00 after snapping a six-game losing streak against Friends record and 3-6 in the KCAC. The Bulldogs are coming 2/5 SAINT MARY * 7:00 on January 13. The Coyotes fi nished the fi rst half of the off a 91-83 double overtime win over Sterling on 2/10 Sterling * 8:00 KCAC season at 4-5 and hold a 7-12 overall record. Wednesday. 2/12 Friends * 7:00 2/17 OTTAWA * 8:00 LAST TIME OUT FOR THE COYOTES LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BULLDOGS 2/19 BETHEL * 7:00 The Coyotes traveled to North Newton to take on the McPherson snapped a three-game losing streak Bethel Threshers in the fi nal game of the fi rst half of with a 91-83 win over Sterling in double overtime BROADCAST INFORMATION KCAC play on Thursday and came away with a 63-39 on Wednesday in McPherson. Samson Shivers led Listen to the game on Classic Hits win over the Threshers. The Coyotes held Bethel to fi ve Bulldogs in double fi gures with 18 points as the 104.9 with Kenny Titus and Justin 24.5 percent shooting and a season low 39 points in Bulldogs shot 48.6 percent from the fi eld in the game. Dean providing play by play and color the game. The 39 points is the fewest allowed by the Jordan Crawford added a 10-and-10 double-double in Coyotes since Mike Davert has been head coach. the winning eff ort. Matt Dickman celebrated his birthday with 25 points SO FAR THIS SEASON Not in the Salina area? Listen online at as the Coyotes shot 54.8 percent from the fi eld. Bethel The Bulldogs are 9-11 overall and 3-6 in the KCAC wwwksallink.com went over ten minutes without scoring a point in the though the fi rst round of play in the conference. The fi rst half and went over twelve without a fi eld goal. Bulldogs started the season 6-2, but the went on a fi ve game losing streak before snapping that skid with a LIVE STATS THE SEASON SO FAR 59-57 win over Friends. The Bulldogs lost to York then Live stats webcast available at www. After opening the year 0-2, the Coyotes rebounded beat Southwestern before the most recent three-game cybersportsusa.com. Click on the Live winning fi ve of their next eight to even their record skid that ended with Wednesday’s win. Games link at 5-5 overall. Wesleyan opened KCAC play with a pair of surprising wins at McPherson and at home against Southwestern to sit at 2-0 in conference play. The Coyotes snapped a six-game skid on January 13 PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) against Friends and have won two of their last three to McPHERSON COLLEGE fi nish the fi rst half of the conference season at 4-5. NO NAME POS HT WT YR PPG RPG LIVE VIDEO 10 Aaron Frazier G 6-0 185 Jr. 9.7 3.4 The KCAC will be video streaming the Senior Matt Dickman paces Wesleyan’s off ense 14 Trent Severs G 5-10 165 Sr. 2.5 4.3 game live on the Internet thanks to averaging 17.4 points per game, the top mark in the 15 Samson Shivers G 6-0 165 Fr. 12.4 2.4 the KCAC and UpperSports. Visit www. KCAC at this point in the season. Wes Jones leads the 21 Jake Reinhardt F 6-6 210 So. 5.4 2.9 kcacsports.com/bn.html for a link to Coyote rebounders at 6.7 per game. Jones ranks 27th 23 Jordan Crawford F 6-5 200 Jr. 9.6 6.6 the live broadcast. nationally in off ensive rebounds per game (3.05) and Dickman ranks 45th in scoring average (17.4), 46th in KANSAS WESLEYAN total points (330) and 50th in free throw percentage NO NAME POS HT WT YR PPG RPG (.798). 10 Bryson Flax G 5-10 170 Sr. 7.6 2.8 15 Seth Smith F 6-4 190 Jr. 1.9 1.8 Wesleyan shoots 40.0 percent from the fi eld, but 20 Dane Brinker G 6-2 170 Fr. 2.7 2.0 struggles from long range, only connecting on 25.5 22 Tyler Antenen G 6-2 175 Sr. 7.1 4.7 34 Wes Jones F 6-4 205 Sr. 10.8 6.7 KANSAS WESLEYAN vs. McPHERSON COLLEGE - GAME #20 GAME NOTES Samson Shivers leads the Bulldogs in scoring, but McPherson would work its way back into the Grossmann added nine off the bench for the averaging 12.4 points per game, while Jordan contest, getting within 13 at 53-40 with 11:06 to Bulldogs who struggled to fi nd their shot, going Crawford is McPherson’s top rebounder at 6.6 go on a Ethan Lundy score. 18-of-59 for 30.5 percent in the game. Trent per contest. Trent Severs ranks tenth nationally in Severs led McPherson with seven rebounds. total assists (99), 14th in assist average (4.95) and Four straight points by Tyler Antenen pushed 37th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.15). Samson Wesleyan’s lead back to 17 with 10:26 to go, and Shivers ranks 45th in total three’s made (45) and McPherson only managed to get as close as 13 Aaron Frazier ranks 49th in the country in total one more time. The Coyotes took another 20-point blocks (21). margin with 2:48 to go on a bucket by Dickman before coming away with the 69-52 win. McPherson shoots 41.2 percent from the fi eld as a team, 31.4 percent from three-point range and Dickman led the Coyotes (4-5 overall, 1-0 KCAC) 65.5 percent from the line en route to scoring with 24 points, while Jones added 12 points to go 71.4 points per game. The Bulldogs are pulling along with nine rebounds. Jones also had seven of down 38.7 rebounds per game. McPherson’s Wesleyan’s 15 turnovers. The Coyotes shot 22-of- opponents are shooting 40.9 percent from the 53 from the fi eld for 41.5 percent in the game and fi eld en route to scoring 71.6 points per game outrebounded McPherson 43-41. and are pulling down 39.7 rebounds per game. Aaron Jackson was McPherson’s (6-5 overall, 0-1 McPherson ranks in the Top 50 nationally in 14 KCAC) only double digit scorer with 11, while categories led by a no.17 ranking in total steals (184).