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Men's Basketball | Morningside Preview

Dordt will host Morningside in GPAC Semifinal play on Saturday, March 1 at 4pm.
 
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MORNINGSIDE
Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference:  
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 88.0/76.9
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 52.2/48.6
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 40.0/34.8
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 31.7/31.5
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 9.0/12.4
Wins: Coe (98-64), Viterbo (85-71), Governors State (120-92), Kansas Wesleyan (92-86), Concordia (95-88), Doane (100-50), Waldorf (106-58), Concordia (82-69), Midland (86-75), Mount Marty (91-63), OUAZ (80-78), Mayville State (97-76), Dakota Wesleyan (79-72), Hastings (94-86), Northwestern (106-89), Dordt (88-74), Mount Marty (91-75), Waldorf (98-88), Hastings (69-58), Briar Cliff (88-81), Dakota Wesleyan (91-74)
Losses: Briar Cliff (82-79), Northwestern (97-77), Arizona Christian (79-75), Doane 964-57), Midland (84-81), Dakota Wesleyan (99-90), Dordt (87-82)  
Last 5:  3-2
Last 10:  8-2
Streak:  Won 2
Home: 11-2
Away: 11-5
 
Leaders
Joey Skoff | 22.7 ppg | 4.2 rpg | 2.6 apg | 1.9 spg
Aidan Vanderloo | 12.4 ppg | 60 3pt fg
Daniel Brocaille | 12.2 ppg | 4.5 rpg
Brendan Buckley | 10.7 ppg | 7.0 rpg | 4.1 apg
Justin Sitti | 10.7 ppg | 3.3 apg
 
DORDT
Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 27-2/18-2
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 90.0/72.5
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 52.9/45.1
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 39.0/33.1
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 34.8/32.8
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 9.2/14.2
Wins: Loras (87-60), Luther (82-72), Mayville State (95-85), Viterbo (108-77), Dakota State (89-62), William Woods (79-75), Waldorf (110-54), Concordia (102-87), Columbia (103-74), Hannibal LaGrange (94-51), Dakota Wesleyan (73-59), Mount Marty (100-73), Briar Cliff (93-79), Hastings (99-68), Doane (94-73), Waldorf (110-58), Mount Marty (84-69), Northwestern (78-75), Midland (89-68), Briar Cliff (98-67), Hastings (90-79), Northwestern (81-79), Midland (86-64), Doane (99-93), Morningside (87-82), Dakota Wesleyan (77-74), Mount Marty (76-59)
Losses: Concordia (99-72), Morningside (88-74)
Last 5: 5-0
Last 10: 9-1
Streak: 7 wins
Home: 13-0
Away: 14-2
 
Leaders
Lucas Lorenzen | 22.2 ppg | 5.6 rpg | 53.8 FG% | 39.9 3pt FG% | 81 3pt FG
Bryce Coppock | 14.8 ppg | 3.6 rpg | 2.3 apg | 35.2 3pt FG% | 38 3pt FG
Connor Millikan | 10.9 ppg | 49.8 FG%
Jake Hargens | 7.9 ppg | 64.1 FG% | 3.6 rpg | 2.0 apg
Luke Rankin | 9.0 ppg | 8.3 apg | 2.0 spg
Ben Fairclough | 7.2 ppg | 5.6 rpg | 2.0 bpg
 
LAST TIME
Morningside def. Dakota Wesleyan 91-74 on February 26 in Sioux City.
Box Score  
 
Dakota Wesleyan  | 26-64 FG | 6-28 3pt FG | 16-20 FT | 31 Rebs | 4 TO
Morningside  | 37-56 FG | 13-22 3pt FG | 4-7 FT | 30 Rebs | 7 TO
 
Morningside Leaders
Aidan Vanderloo | 31 pts
Daniel Brocaille | 17 pts | 5 rebs
Justin Sitti | 15 pts | 3 rebs | 3 ast
Brendan Buckley | 11 pts | 5 rebs | 5 ast
 
Dordt def. Mount Marty 76-59 on Wednesday, February 26 in Sioux Center.
Box Score 
 
Mount Marty  | 26-54 fg | 2-11 3pt fg | 5-8 ft | 29 reb | 17 to
Dordt  | 26-56 fg | 9-26 3pt fg | 15-20 ft | 33 reb | 14 to
 
Dordt Leaders
Lucas Lorenzen | 24 pts | 9 rebs | 2 stls  
Luke Rankin | 14 pts | 7 ast
Ben Fairclough | 10 pts | 9 rebs  
 
THE SERIES
Morningside leads the series since 2003, 31-19.
The teams split their meetings this season with wins on their home floors.
 
January 29, 2025 Morningside def. Dordt 88-74
Box Score
 
Dordt Leaders
Bryce Coppock | 25 pts | 6 rebs | 2 ast
Lucas Lorenzen | 22 pts | 6 rebs
 
Morningside Leaders
Joey Skoff | 27 pts | 4 rebs
Aidan Vanderloo | 20 pts
Justin Sitti | 12 pts | 6 rebs | 4 ast
Brendan Buckley | 10 pts | 8 rebs | 5 ast
 
February 19, 2025 Dordt def. Morningside 87-82
Box Score   
 
Dordt Leaders
Lucas Lorenzen | 23 pts | 3 rebs
Jake Hargens | 15 pts | 11 rebs
Ben Fairclough | 13 pts | 7 rebs
Connor Millikan | 13 pts
 
Morningside Leaders
Joey Skoff | 22 pts
Aidan Vanderloo | 20 pts
Justin Sitti | 10 pts | 9 rebs
Caleb Dreckman | 13 pts | 6 rebs
 
GPAC TOURNAMENT
GPAC Men's Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 26
Dordt def. Mount Marty 76-59
Morningside def. Dakota Wesleyan 91-74
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 83-65
Concordia def. Midland 101-81
 
GPAC Men's Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, March 1
#4 Morningside @ #1 Dordt
#3 Northwestern @ #2 Concordia
 
GPAC Men's Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 4
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA
 

GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
 
Team GPAC Overall
Dordt 18-2 27-2
Concordia 16-4 24-5
Northwestern 16-4 25-4
Morningside 14-6 22-7
Dakota Wesleyan 13-7 20-9
Briar Cliff 9-11 14-15
Midland 7-13 12-17
Mount Marty 7-13 10-17
Doane 4-16 9-19
Hastings 4-16 5-22
Waldorf 2-18 3-24
 
Wednesday, February 26
Dordt def. Mount Marty 76-59
Morningside def. Dakota Wesleyan 91-74
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 83-65
Concordia def. Midland 101-81
 
Saturday, March 1
Morningside (4) @ Dordt (1)
Northwestern (3) @ Concordia (2)
 
GPAC Men's Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 4
GPAC Championship
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

G
5' 11"
Senior
Ben Fairclough

#35 Ben Fairclough

F
6' 8"
Senior
Jake  Hargens

#5 Jake Hargens

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Lucas Lorenzen

#3 Lucas Lorenzen

G
6' 4"
Junior
Connor  Millikan

#1 Connor Millikan

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

G
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

5' 11"
Senior
G
Ben Fairclough

#35 Ben Fairclough

6' 8"
Senior
F
Jake  Hargens

#5 Jake Hargens

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Lucas Lorenzen

#3 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Junior
G
Connor  Millikan

#1 Connor Millikan

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Senior
G