WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE (Link)


SERIES NOTABLES - COE
• Loras has won the last six of the last eight meetings, and owns the all-time series record at 38-23

TEAM NOTABLES - COE
• The Kohawks went 10-15 and 6-10 in the IIAC last season
• Coe enters Wednesday with a 2-3 record … Last time out, the Kohawks fell to Carthage at the Webster Classic
• Tommy Hook and Spencer Williams enter averaging 23.2 points per game combined … Williams 11.2 points have all come off the bench, where he also avearages 5.0 rebounds per game
• As a team, Coe is losing the turnover battle at -3.0 but averages 33.4 rebounds per game compared to opponents' 29.8

SERIES NOTABLES - LUTHER
• Loras owns the all-time series record with Luther at 89-62 … The Duhawks have won six of the last 10 meetings … From 1969 until 1987, Loras won 14 consecutive games against the Norse

TEAM NOTABLES - LUTHER
• The Norse went 4-19 overall and 2-14 in conference play during the 2016-17 season
• Luther's offense ranks seventh in the IIAC at 74.2 points per game and sixth for defense at 78.8 points per game … The Norse are the only team in the conference with an even turnover margin
• Jared Nicolaisen leads the IIAC in field goal percentage, converting 32-of-50 equaling 64.0 percent … Rahul Bagga tops the leaderboard for 3-point shooting percentage at 56.5 percent

TEAM NOTABLES - LORAS
• Duhawks are off to a 3-1 start to the season and last time out, defeating Ripon 90-88
• Loras ranks seventh in Division III for offensive rebounding, averaging 18.0 per game
• The Duhawks force an average of 17.0 turnovers per game from its opponents, which ranks first in the IIAC

INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES - LORAS
• Junior Josh Ruggles is shooting 39.5 percent from distance and is coming off a career-best 37-point night against Ripon … Ruggles was named IIAC Athlete of the Week and shared the Basketball Player of the Week honors
• Junior Ryan DiCanio is averaging a conference-best 4.5 assists per game