SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs would have to pull off the upset in order to get back in the wins column as the no. 19 Concordia Bulldogs visited Morningside’s Allee Gym. The home-court advantage that the Mustangs have experienced this season held true, as the home team upset Concordia 69-62 in men’s basketball action.
Following a three-pointer by Trey Powers, which gave the Mustangs a 9-7 advantage with 15:28 to play in the first half, Morningside wouldn’t trail in the remainder of a tight contest.
Ely Doble led the Mustangs in scoring, with 17 points in 25 minutes of play. Jack Dotzler followed with 13. Aidan Vanderloo came off the bench for 11 points, hitting some key shots late in the contest as the Bulldogs were trying to take away Morningside’s advantage. Trey Powers also had nine points, and Will Pottebaum had eight.
Brendan Buckley led Morningside’s rebounding efforts, pulling down six. Dotzler and Powers each had four, while Doble and Pottebaum had three each.
Joey Skoff and Powers each poked a pair of Concordia basketballs away, and Justin Sitti had a massive block late in the contest.
The Mustangs are back on the floor on Saturday, hosting Mount Marty in a 3:45 p.m. contest.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside had a tall task ahead of it tonight, as a Concordia University women’s basketball team that has historically played the Mustangs close, despite their records, stepped onto the floor in Allee Gym. The Bulldogs used a strong second quarter to build a lead that Morningside couldn’t overcome on their way to a 71-64 victory.
The Mustangs’ shooting dipped in today’s contest, as the home team went 26-60 from the floor for 43.3 percent, connecting on 7-of-25 shots from behind the three-point line.
Morningside was led in scoring by Chloe Lofstrom, the reigning Great Plains Athletic Conference player of the week, with 14 points. Sophia Peppers followed with 10 points and Alexis Spier, Olivia Larsen, and Lily Vollertsen each had eight, with Larsen and Vollertsen coming off the bench.
Spier had a team-high four steals, followed by Larsen, with two. Aspen Jansa, Peppers, and Lofstrom each had one takeaway.
Lofstrom had a team-high six rebounds, followed by peppers and McKenna Sims, with five each. Vollertsen, Jansa, and Abbe Morten each had three.
The Mustangs are back on the hardwood on Saturday, Dec. 3, playing Mount Marty University’s Lancers at 2 p.m.
