DUBUQUE, Iowa – Looking to bounce back and tally another in the win column, the No. 20 Loras College Duhawk men's basketball program welcomes in Simpson College on Monday, Feb. 5. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. inside the Lillis Athletic & Wellness Center.

Monday's game is a rescheduled matchup from Jan. 14, which was moved due to winter weather conditions.
 
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LAST TIME OUT
Jackson Molstead had 19 points, while Tyler Bass posted 16, but Loras suffered a 90-65 loss at Central College on Saturday afternoon at P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium.

The Duhawks shot just 35.6 percent from the floor, including 8-for-34 from three-point range.

Jack Haynes finished with nine points, while Gavin Sarvis had six. Bass pulled in a team-high seven rebounds, while Haynes had five. Molstead had five assists to lead the Purple and Gold.

The Dutch were led by Joshua Van Gorp and Kaleb Brand, who scored 28 and 20 points, respectively.
 
ABOUT THE DUHAWKS
Loras enters Monday's contest fourth in the American Rivers Conference standings with an overall record of 17-3, in addition to an 8-3 mark in conference action. The Duhawks are top-15 in the country in scoring at 86.6 points per game (13^th), assist to turnover ratio at 1.47 (12^th), and free throw percentage at 77.9 percent (10^th).

Ali Sabet leads the team in scoring at 17.7 points per game, followed by Molstead at 13.7. Bass pulls in a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game, while Haynes averages 6.2. Sabet is the conference's premier three point shooter, leading the league in total made threes (60) and percentage (40.8 percent).
 
SCOUTING THE STORM
Simpson is in a two-game skid, most recently falling 72-41 to Luther College on Saturday. The team has an overall record of 8-13, including a 2-10 A-R-C mark, which places them seventh in the conference standings. As a team, the Storm average 79.2 points per game on 45 percent shooting from the floor, including a mark of 35.2 percent from beyond the arc.

Andrew Gibb leads the team in scoring at 19.7 points per game, which is the second-best average in the conference. Andrew Curran, Caden Rehmeier, and Easton Darling all also average double-digits at 12.6, 12, and 11.9 points, respectively. Rehmeier leads the team with 5.2 rebounds per game, followed by Austin Murrow with 4.6. Curran leads the way in assists with 3.2 per game.
 
A-R-C STANDINGS
1. (RV) Coe College (18-3, 10-2)
2. Central College (16-6, 10-3)
3. No. 23 Nebraska Wesleyan University (18-3, 9-3)
4. No. 20 Loras College (17-3, 8-3)
5. University of Dubuque (17-4, 8-4)
6. Buena Vista University
7. Simpson College (8-13, 2-10)
8. Luther College (7-15, 2-11)
9. Wartburg College (3-19, 2-11)
 
THE SERIES
Loras is in the midst of a four game win streak over the Storm and are 31-13 over the past 21 years. The Duhawks have won nine of its last 10 matchups with Simpson, with the lone loss coming on Feb. 27. 2021, 102-100, in Indianola.