SERIES HISTORY - CENTRAL
- Monday will be the 98th meeting between Central and Loras as the Dutch make their way to Loras … The Duhawks swept Central last year with scores of 88-68 and 82-71 … Loras dominated a decade-long stretch from 2000-10, winning 19 straight meetings … Following that period, the Dutch went on a streak of their own and won the next seven meetings over a span of four years
NOTABLES - CENTRAL
- Central started slow as they lost their first four games of the 2017-18 season and is 6-9 on the year, sitting at .500 in the Iowa Conference at 3-3 … The Dutch played once last week, defeating Coe at home, 76-75 … Senior Kyle Smith leads Central at 15.7 points per game
SERIES HISTORY - LUTHER
- For the 153rd time, Luther and Loras will meet on Saturday … The Duhawks lead the overall series 90-62, winning the last six meetings dating back to the 2014-15 season … Loras took the first meeting of the 2017-18 season on December 2, handing the Norse a 71-51 setback
NOTABLES - LUTHER
- Luther enters with a 4-10 overall record and are at the bottom of the Iowa Conference along with Dubuque with a 0-6 conference record … The Norse took two losses last week as they fell to Nebraska Wesleyan 117-66 and Wartburg 71-53 … Junior Jared Nicolaisen leads the team with 16.1 points per game while adding 3.9 rebounds per game and a 58.3 shooting percentage
LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- The Duhawks snapped Buena Vista's seven-game winning streak, defeating the Beavers on the road, 82-80. Junior
Will McClaughry and sophomore
Matt Dacy-Seijo combined for 30 points on 7-of-10 shooting from behind the 3-point arc … As a team, Loras finished with 20 assists on 30 baskets
NOTABLES - LORAS
- Junior
Josh Ruggles ranks third in the Iowa Conference at 21.0 points per game
- Junior
Ryan DiCanio's 4.7 assists per game ranks second in the conference
- Nationally, Loras leads the nation in assists with 349, third for assists per game, fifth for assist-to-turnover ratio and ninth for 3-point field goals
