Weekly Press Conference (Link)


Series Notables - Concordia Wisconsin
• Second meeting all-time … First meeting was December 19, 2016 … Loras won 102-99
 
Team Notables – Concordia Wisconsin
• The Falcons finished 18-10 (14-6 NACC) last season
• Lost in the conference tournament championship to Benedictine, 93-89
• CUW started its season with a pair of losses to Carrol and Simpson
 
Series Notables – Ripon
• Loras is 0-4 all-time against Ripon … First meeting was in the 1915-16 season with the Red Hawks winning 26-22 … Last meeting was November 26, 2016 … Loras lost 105-100
 
Team Notables – Ripon
• The Red Hawks finished the 2016-17 season with a 20-6 (14-4 MWC) record
• Ripon won the Midwest Conference with a 81-72 win against Lake Forest
• The Red Hawks' season ended with an 87-72 loss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Wash.-St. Louis
• Prior to taking over at Ripon, head coach Ryan Kane was previously the top assistant at Loras
• Ripon started its season with a win against Edgewood, 67-48
 
Team Notables – Loras
• Duhawks start the season with a record of 2-0 with wins over Lake Forest and Concordia Chicago.
• Loras scored 100 points for the first time  their last game against Concordia Chicago by scoring 104
• The Duhawks out rebound their opponents 73-67 this season
• Loras is shooting 47 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free throw line
• The Duhawks recorded 11 steals against Lake Forest and another 13 steals against Concordia Chicago
 
Individual Notables – Loras
• Junior Ryan DiCanio leads the Duhawks in scoring with 38 points and rebounds with 16. Ten of those rebounds come on the offensive end
• Junior Jake Toman recorded a career-high 20 points on opening night and is shooting 81 percent from the floor to start the year
• Junior Demond George has seven of the Duhawks' 24 steals on defense