Men’s Basketball begins stretch run for NAC North title Wednesday
Northern
Athletics Conference Standings
Men's Basketball Schedule
MEQUON, Wis. - With three games remaining on the
regular season schedule and a one game lead in the Northern
Athletics Conference North Division, the Concordia University
Wisconsin men's basketball begins an important six-day portion of
their season on Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Lakeland College inside
the R. John Buuck Field House.
Fans unable to make the game can follow the action
with live video (Matt Menzl on play-by-play) or live
statistics.
The Falcons own a one-game lead over Edgewood College and Lakeland
College with all three teams having three games remaining on their
respective schedules.
CUW (16-5, 11-2 NAC) is riding a four-game conference
winning streak, including two victories at home this past week to
remain undefeated inside the R. John Buuck Field House.
Senior Luke Doedens (Cedarburg, Wis.) leads the
Falcons with a 16.8 points per game average, including an
impressive 47.6 percent from beyond the 3-point line. The 6-foot-5
guard ranks seventh in the nation in 3-point percentage and 37th in
the nation in 3-point field goals per game (2.9).
Senior Mitchell Schneider (New Holstein, Wis.) is also
scoring 14.0 points per game, while senior Matt Paluchniak
(Oostburg, Wis.) is dishing out 5.2 assists per game which ranks
35th in the country. In addition, Paluchniak' s 2.81
assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 16th nationally.
LC (16-5, 10-3 NAC) has won five of its last six
games, while averaging 91.3 points per contest during those
conference games. The Muskies topped the 100-point plateau for the
third time this season during a 101-92 victory over Benedictine
University last Saturday.
Jake Schwarz leads LC and is sixth in the nation with
a 25.1 points per game average. He is also sixth in the country
shooting 48.3 percent from the 3-point line and 11th in free throw
percentage (88.9).
Justin Ward and Josh Regal are adding 17.0 and 12.1
points per game, respectively, for the Muskies. Regal is seventh in
the country with a 6.4 assists per game average.
NOTE: The first 300 students wearing
blue to visit the admissions table will receive a voucher good for
a Blue Talon T-Shirt which they can receive at Thursday's 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball game versus Wisconsin Lutheran
College.