Monday, February 4, 2008

A Few Additional Thoughts...


After the brief recap I posted this weekend about our two home victories over Mayville State and Dakota State, I thought I'd provide a few more thoughts and observations about the games and our season:

-In the game against Mayville State, Jake Holen scored 23 of his game-high 30 points in the 2nd half. His ability to both nail jump shots and finish at the rim really opened up the court for our entire offense. He is playing at an exceptional level right now, and is currently ranked #8 in the nation in scoring (22.2ppg), #9 in 3-pt FG percentage (48%) and #6 in FT percentage (90%).

-Kyle Iverson had one of his most dominant weekends that we've seen this season and really put the team on his back during parts of both games. When he goes to work in the post, we have yet to see ANYONE who can come close to stopping him. Kyle had a double-double against Mayville (12 points and 12 rebounds) and is currently ranked #23 in the nation in FG percentage (57%). He is really showing us why he is a 2 time All-American.

-Our senior point guard, Ryan Thompson, doesn't always get his name in the papers, nor does his statistics always leap out at you. But, his consistency at the helm of our offense and his ability to both run the team and get the ball to guys in a position to score are a huge value to us right now. Ryan had ten assists this weekend and is currently ranked #14 in the nation in assists (5.2/game). He also is 2nd in the DAC in assist-to-turnover ratio.

-Our team as a whole also has some impressive national statistics: We are currently #3 in the nation in 3-pt FG percentage (42%), #4 in Field Goal percentage (51%), and #11 in Scoring Offense (84 points/game).

-We are currently 17-6 overall and our 7-2 conference record has us in a tie for first place . And, we have won 9 out of our last 10 games.

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