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Adam Papin/MDN Minot State University’s Caleb Van de Guend (50) attempts a free throw during the Beavers’ win over the University of Mary on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Minot State University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will continue their current homestands this year. weekend.
The homestand is off to a strong start and continues this weekend with a doubleheader for the Minot State men’s and women’s basketball teams at the MSU Dome.
There’s also a big game scheduled for this weekend as the Beavers take on the NSIC front-runners.
First in town Thursday is Northern State, as the Beaver Men (7-2 overall, 3-1 NSIC) take on the Wolves (5-5, 3-1) at 5:30 p.m. do. Both teams are tied for 4th place. NSIC ranking.
They will then face Minot State University women (3-9, 1-3) and host league leader Northern State University (8-2, 4-0) at 7:30 p.m.
Last season, the Beavers dominated the Wolves at the MSU Dome, with the Minot State women’s team winning 67-66 on a thrilling buzzer-beater. The boys game wasn’t as competitive, with the Beavers winning 82-62.
On the men’s side, the Wolves get more than half of their points from the dynamic shooting duo of 6-foot-4 junior guard Josh Dilling (20.9 points) and 6-10 junior forward Jaxen Moni (20.4 points). They both placed 4th and 7th respectively in terms of NSIC scores. Dilling is the biggest threat, ranking first in the NSIC with a 3-point field goal percentage of 60.4 percent (32 of 53) and second in the league with a field goal percentage of 58.6 percent (78 of 133). It becomes.
For the Beavers, balance is key, with All-NSIC senior guard Kari Broadway leading the way with 15.1 points, forward Connor Hollenbeck adding 10.7 points and guard Ben Ball adding 10.2 points. Hollenbeck is also second in rebounding (5.9 rpg) and leads the team with 24 assists, Jackson Gambill leads the team in rebounding with 23 3-pointers while averaging 9.6 ppg, and Caleb Van de Gend leads in rebounding with 6.2 rpg. stood. 7.8 ppg.
It’s truly a team effort.
On the women’s side, Northern State boasts the second-best defense in the NSIC, allowing just 59.3 points per game against the Timberwolves on just 36.2 percent shooting from the field. As for Northern State itself, the Wolves are third in the league in field goal percentage at 42.6 percent.
Individually, Northern State is 6-3, led by sophomore center Madelyn Bragg, who ranks second in the conference in scoring with 19.8 ppg and tied for eighth in rebounding with 7.0 rpg.
For the Beavers, junior guard Sidney Gustafson averages 12.8 ppg and ranks second with 3.2 rebounds. Lorelei McIver led the team with his 3.3 rpg and contributed 4.5 rpg, and Vilborg Jónsdóttir added his 33 assists, a team-high along with his 3.1 rpg.
This week, Minnesota State Moorhead visits the MSU Dome on Saturday, with the men’s game ending at 1:30 p.m., and the women’s game ending at 3:30 p.m.
After Thursday’s battle for fourth place, the Beavers will face the No. 2 team in the nation and the NSIC-leading Dragons (10-0, 4-0) on Saturday. MSU-Moorhead will face Minnesota Crookston on Thursday.
The Dragons are one of the NSIC’s top scoring teams, averaging 82.9 points, third in the league, and similar to the Beavers, as 6-0 junior guard Jacon Beeninga is averaging 20.4 points, sixth in the league. We value balance. But teammates 6-3 junior guard Jameel Price (14.9 ppg), 6-7 senior forward Dane Zimmer (10.3 rpg, 8.0 rpg), and 6-4 junior guard Jacare Sanchez (10.2 points) all average over double digits. , the same way.
As for the MSU Moorhead women (5-5, 2-2), they enter the weekend one game ahead of Minot State in the standings and are a junior guard averaging 14.0 points, No. 8 in the NSIC, with five wins. They are led by Natalie Jens, who has eight losses. In ppg, he adds a team-high 42 assists and his 4.1 rpg. Helping her out is 6-2 sophomore center Teryn Johnson, who is averaging 7.4 rpg and 10.4 ppg, which ranks fifth in the league.
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