MORRIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Morris (6-9, 2-3 UMAC) men will take on Martin Luther (2-14, 1-4 UMAC) and Bethany Lutheran (6-9, 4-1 UMAC) this weekend as they look to carry the momentum from Tuesday's 84-71 win over Trinity Bible. WATCH LIVE vs MLC | LIVE STATS vs MLC | WATCH LIVE vs BLC | LIVE STATS vs BLC
 
Last year the men's team swept Martin Luther in conference play, but was unable to get a win against Bethany Lutheran losing both of their conference games and the UMAC Conference Semi-Finals. Morris holds an 11-5 record over Martin Luther and is 6-7 vs. Bethany Lutheran in school history.
 
The men's team started out conference play strong by going 2-1 in the first three conference games, but has lost the last two to Northwestern and North Central leaving them at 2-3 currently in UMAC play. They are one game out of fourth place with nine games remaining in season.
 
Offensively, the Cougars have been extremely efficient; they lead the UMAC in field goal percentage at 49.5% and are second in 3-point percentage at 42.5%. However, the Cougars are allowing opponents to shoot 48.5% from the field and 37.6% from three.
 
Individually, the Cougars are lead in scoring in conference play by Senior Steve Birman (16.8 ppg), Sophomore RJ Dean (12.2 ppg), Senior Ben Hoidal (10.7 ppg), Junior Tyler Pendleton (9.6 ppg), and Junior Brendon Foss (8.8 ppg). The men's team rebounding leaders in conference play are currently Brendon Foss (7.8 rpg) and Logan Orazem (5.0 rpg), who is also fourth in conference play for assists per game at 3.6 apg.