THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL...
Friday, Feb. 03 – R.W. Beggs Sr. Gymnasium – La Crosse, Wisconsin – 6:30 pm MT
Dickinson State (10-12, 6-3 NSAA) vs Viterbo (12-10, 6-3 NSAA)
Saturday, Feb. 04 – Hanson Fieldhouse– Forest City, Iowa – 4:00 pm MT
Dickinson State vs Waldorf (6-15, 2-7 NSAA)
LIVE VIDEO:
Friday: viterbo.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/boxscores/20230203_y1n0.xml?video
Saturday: waldorfwarriornetwork.vhx.tv/videos/saturday-waldorf-men-s-basketball-vs-dickinson-state
LIVE STATS:
Friday: dsubluehawks.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/boxscores/20230203_y1n0.xml
Saturday: dsubluehawks.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/boxscores/20230204_0n1m.xml
LIVE AUDIO: kdix.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Check the @BlueHawkMBB Twitter feed for updates
DSU PROBABLE STARTERS (2022-2023 stats)
G—Christian Murphy, 6-4, Jr. (6.3 ppg, 1.1 apg, 3.9 rpg)
G—John Evans, 6-4, So. (12.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 apg)
G—Tyce Dahlberg, 6-4, So. (7.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .453 FG)
G—Kose Egbule, 6-2, So. (10.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, .446 FG)
F—Gus Wright, 6-7, So. (10.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
ROAD REMATCH: For the second time this season, Dickinson State will head into a matchup with Viterbo University riding a three-game win streak … sitting just one game out of first place, this weekend will be critical for the Blue Hawks to keep pace with other NSAA contenders; Mayville State, Bellevue, and Viterbo … Valley City State sits just one game behind the three-way tie for second place, so expect them to try and make some noise as the season winds to a close
THE SERIES SINCE 2009...
vs VU: DSU leads 8-5, Tied 3-3 in La Crosse
Last: VU 78-73 (1/14/23 in Dickinson) / Streak: VU 2
Notes: The Blue Hawks have dropped three of their last four games against Viterbo after winning four straight from 2017-2021
vs WU: DSU leads 10-6, Series tied 3-3 in Forest City
Last: DSU 80-53 (1/13/23 in Dickinson) / Streak: DSU 1
Notes: The teams have traded wins for the last seven games in the series … the Blue Hawks 27-point win last month was the largest margin of victory in the series since a 31-point win in the teams first ever matchup
SCOUTING THE FOES: Viterbo comes into the game after dropping both games last weekend following a four-game win streak … the losses at Bellevue and Dakota State helped create the logjam at the top of the NSAA standings, with five teams within two games of first place … the V-Hawks have been a much stronger team at home, going 8-4 in La Crosse compared to 4-6 away from home … Waldorf has lost five of their last six games, with their lone win coming against Dakota State at home … the Warriors have picked up both of their conference wins at home, and four of their six overall wins have come in Forest City
SOARING HAWKS…
2022-2023 Individual Awards
Gus Wright – NSAA Player of the Week
Gus Wright – DSU Papa John's November Player of the Month
John Evans – NSAA Player of the Week
QUOTES…
Head Coach Derek Selvig
"It's important for our team to stay focused. We had a great weekend last weekend but that is in the past. Our guys are doing a great job defensively and that will be the key this week."
