December 16th NAIA Games
Games of the Day:
St Francis (IL) @ St Ambrose 3:00pm CT Live Video
After losing their opener, St Francis (IL) has won 4 straight now. They hit the road tonight in a non league game against a hot St Amrbose team who has started off the year at 3-0. John Kerr continues to play well for St Ambrose.
RV Northwestern @ Dordt 8:00pm CT Live Video
Both teams currently sit in the middle of the GPAC Standings and both could use a big win tonight to keep pace with the teams above them. This game should be highly contested and come down to who shoots the ball better. Never an easy task to go on the road and Dordt is a tough place to play. Should be another great GPAC battle this evening.
NHR-The Podcast Game of the Week
18 Dakota Wesleyan @ 8 Morningside 8:00pm CT Live Video
We talked on the Podcast about how much we were looking forward to this game tonight. It got even more juicy with the new ratings that came out today that made both a Top 20 team. This game has plenty of talent and will put the winner into the drivers seat in the GPAC Standings. Two well coached teams that will fight for 40 minutes!
Five Players To Watch
With a bit of a slower day we are going to put the focus on three players from the same game for this one as #18 Dakota Wesleyan travels to play #8 Morningside. The game features three of the best players in the GPAC in Trey Brown and Zach Imig of Morningside and Nick Harden of Dakota Wesleyan. Nick is back to being healthy and has really played well in leading Dakota Wesleyan to 9-1 and a new #18 ranking in today’s poll. Imig and Brown have been great in helping to keep Morningside a Top 10 team. All three players will look to step up big tonight to help lead their team to a Top 25 win!
Joey Buggemi 6’3 G/F St Francis (IL) – 15.4ppg/3.4rpg
Buggemi is coming off of his worst game of the season with just 7 points against Governors State. However, he has gone above 15pts in every other game this season. He will need a big bounce back game tonight if the Fighting Saints plan to knock off the Bees on the road.
David Ejah 6’6 F Saint Francis (IN) – 18.8ppg/10.8rpg
Another player from this really good NAIA Sophomore class Ejah leads the Crossroads League in RPG, and is 2nd in the country in Defensive Rebounds per game (9.5). He also leads the Cougars in PPG and RPG. He has a big motor and the athleticism that makes him tough around the rim. He has shown the ability to step outside, but is one of the areas he can improve the most on. Either way he is a force for the Cougars!
AMC Conference Games
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AAC Conference Games
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Aii Non Conference Games
Florida National @ Ave Maria 6:30pm ET Live Video
CalPac Conference Games
Non Conference Games
1 Indiana Wesleyan @ Park-Gilbert 8:00pm AST Live Video
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Cascade Conference Games
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CCAC Conference Games
Non Conference Games
St Francis (IL) @ St Ambrose 3:00pm CT Live Video
Governors State @ Judson 5:00pm CTLive Video
Crossroads League Conference Games
Non Conference Games
20 St Francis (IN) @ Bellevue 3:00pm CT Live Video
1 Indiana Wesleyan @ Park-Gilbert 8:00pm AST Live Video
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Frontier Conference Conference Games
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GSAC Conference Games
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GPAC Conference Games
Doane @ Mount Marty 6:00pm CT Live Video
RV Northwestern @ Dordt 8:00pm CT Live Video
18 Dakota Wesleyan @ 8 Morningside 8:00pm CT Live Video
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GCAC Conference Games
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Heart Conference Games
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Mid-SouthConference Games
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NSAA Conference Games
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RRAC Conference Games
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River States Conference Games
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Sooner Non Conference Games
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SSAC Conference Games
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The Sun Conference Games
Non Conference Games
Florida National @ Ave Maria 6:30pm ET Live Video
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WHAC Non Conference Games
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