MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's basketball team continues its season with two more road games this week. The Cougars travel to Concordia College (Minn.) for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff on Wednesday, followed by a 6 p.m. contest at the College of St. Scholastica on Friday.
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The Cougars opened the season 1-1 at the Loras Tipoff. Minnesota Morris fell in the opening game, 92-74.
Carvin Fish and
Kaden Pieper led the scoring for UMM with 19 points apiece. In the following game, the Cougars trailed by double digits but fought back to win 84-81.
Truman DeGrange hit the game-winner with one second remaining on the clock. Fish scored 34 points and was named UMAC Offensive Athlete of the Week.
Fish is averaging 26.5 points per game, totaling 53 points through the first two games of the season. Pieper follows with 37 points, while
Rysley Borman rounds out the top three with 22. Borman leads the team with five assists, while
Jack Boos and
Jase Nelson follow with four apiece. Defensively, Fish has recorded 17 rebounds, including an 11-rebound performance for his first double-double of the season. Pieper leads the team with five steals, and
Ian Fahje has recorded five blocks.
Concordia won its season opener, 92-75, against Luther College. Head Coach Tyler Bormann is in his seventh season leading the program. Through one game, Payton Schell leads the team with 28 points. Three other Cobbers also reached double figures in the season opener. Defensively, Cole Holzer leads the team with seven rebounds.
St. Scholastica is 1-0 after its first game of the season. The Saints defeated Oak Hills Christian College, 87-54, in their season opener. Ben Davis is in his first season leading the Saints. Kabel Allison and Aaron Keykal lead the team with 13 points apiece, while Nebiyu Teklemariam follows closely with 12. Fourteen Saints scored in the season opener. Defensively, Justin Hayes leads CSS with eight rebounds.
