Field Goal Finesse – Record-setting afternoon sends Mustangs to fifth straight victory
FREMONT, NEB. – Morningside University hit at a scintillating 65.5 percent clip Saturday, Jan. 8, headling an impressive 95-56 Great Plains Athletic Conference road win at Midland University.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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26 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 95 |
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13 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 59 |
Team Stats
Midland
| Game Statistics | Morningside | Midland |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (38-58) | (23-65) |
| Field Goal % | 65.5% | 35.4% |
| Rebounds | 36 | 29 |
| Assists | 24 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 21 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 24 | 12 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 2 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 44 | 24 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 22 | 16 |
FREMONT, NEB. – Morningside University hit at a scintillating 65.5 percent clip Saturday, Jan. 8, headling an impressive 95-56 Great Plains Athletic Conference road win at Midland University.
Head coach Jamie Sale's Mustangs ranked No. 10 on the recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics poll, kept a game and a half edge on the loop standings behind the school-record field goal efficiency. Going 38 of 58, they surpassed the former top single-game outing of 64.2 posted during the 2008-09 season.
There were plenty of individuals helping account for the new standard. Sophomore forward/center Chloe Lofstrom (Armstrong, Iowa) tallied 19 points and added six rebounds for her third successive and 12 double-digit outing of the year; senior forward Sophia Peppers (Exira, Iowa) concluded a 46-point week with 17 to go along with seven rebounds and five assists; senior guard Sierra Mitchell (Pleasant Hill, Iowa) collected 16 points; junior guard McKenna Sims (South Sioux City, Iowa) tallied a noticeable stat line with 15 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals. Sophomore guard Alexis Spier (Gretna, Neb.) served a significant role off the bench with 14 points and four assists while going a perfect three-for-three from outside the arc.
Morningside, improving to 13-3 overall and 9-1 in the league, scored 14 of the game's first 16 points and didn't look back. The lead increased at each turn before ending at 39.
Sale's squad is back on the road Wednesday, Jan. 12. Game time at Hastings College's Lynn Farrell Arena is 6 p.m.
NOTES: Mitchell edged ever closer to the program's all-time scoring record. Her 16-point afternoon moved her to within nine … Peppers added more history to the day, becoming the 18th player in school history to reach the 1300-point mark. She advanced to No. 17 on the list (1,305).
