{"id":8336,"date":"2017-02-09T11:54:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T16:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=8336"},"modified":"2017-02-13T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T22:00:30","slug":"morningside-pushes-streak-to-three-straight-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/8336","title":{"rendered":"Morningside Pushes Streak to Three Straight Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8337\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2017\/02\/Bryce_Koch-260x320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8337\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2017\/02\/Bryce_Koch-260x320-200x246.jpg\" alt=\"Bryce Koch\" width=\"200\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2017\/02\/Bryce_Koch-260x320-200x246.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2017\/02\/Bryce_Koch-260x320.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryce Koch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>(1.9.17) By Blake Meacham &#8211;<\/strong> The Morningside men\u2019s basketball team downed the Dordt College Defenders Wednesday night in Sioux Center, Iowa. The final score, 83-78, reflected how tightly contested the game was throughout the entire two hours. At half time, the Mustangs were down 42-37.<\/p>\n<p>When the second half started, the Mustangs took a commanding lead after an 18-3 scoring run. After being up by 15 at one point, the Mustangs let the lead slip away when the Defenders tied the game at 72 with three and a half minutes left. However, the Mustangs made the next bucket to pull ahead by two and never lost the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Bryce Koch led the scoring effort with 19 points. Ryan Tegtmeier had 15, Pierce Almond had 14, and Brody Egger finished with 13.<\/p>\n<p>Since losing at home to Dakota Wesleyan a couple of weeks ago, the Mustangs have won three in a row, and have now won five of their last six games. Their record stands at 19-7 overall and 9-6 in conference play, which puts them at fifth in the GPAC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then [Dakota Wesleyan], we\u2019ve focused much harder on our defensive effort. If we can consistently get stops and play our best defense, we can play with anyone,\u201d said Koch, a senior starter.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Mustangs are fifth in the GPAC, behind four teams that are all in a tie for first place. If the Mustangs continue their hot streak, they can make some noise at the top of the conference standings. Bryce Koch knows they have a chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur offense isn\u2019t a problem when we play great defense. When we can transition well on both ends, we\u2019ll beat anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morningside faces Doane College at 4 pm on Saturday (2.11) in Sioux City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(1.9.17) By Blake Meacham &#8211; The Morningside men\u2019s basketball team downed the Dordt College Defenders Wednesday night in Sioux Center, Iowa. The final score, 83-78, reflected how tightly contested the game was throughout the entire two hours. At half time, the Mustangs were down 42-37. 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