{"id":789,"date":"2019-03-08T09:30:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T14:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentuckysports.net\/?p=789"},"modified":"2020-11-03T09:01:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T14:01:28","slug":"red-hot-offense-leads-morningside-into-second-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentuckysports.net\/?p=789","title":{"rendered":"Red hot offense leads Morningside into second round"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"13c398acb195b4bd84e993cb56669758\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Morningside Athletics<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Mark Adkins, Sports Information Director<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6744635020MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv6744635020\"><strong>SIOUX FALLS, S.D.<\/strong> \u2013 History can repeat itself from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6744635020MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv6744635020\">It did and happily so for Morningside College Thursday, Mar. 8. Head coach Jim Sykes\u2019 Mustangs, ranked No. 4 on the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics\u2019 Division II poll and the top-seed in the Cramer Bracket of the national championships, took a page from past Maroon teams in the first round, winning for the sixth time in seven such attempts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6744635020MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv6744635020\">Morningside, improving to 28-3, posted 16 of the contest\u2019s first 26 points against North Star Athletic Association tournament champion Mayville State University and didn\u2019t look back in front of a partisan Mside Pentagon crowd. Hitting 90-points-or-more for the 14<sup class=\"yiv6744635020\">th\u00a0<\/sup>time this season, the Mustangs turned away the eighth-seeded Comets, 90-55.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6744635020MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv6744635020\">Sophomore center Trey Brown (Gretna, Neb.) led the way in scoring and rebounding, coming off the bench for an impressive 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots in just over 15 minutes of play. Junior forward Matt Hahn (Fremont, Neb.), hitting three-of-five three-point tries, finished with 13, and junior forward\/center Tyler Borchers (LeMars, Iowa) and sophomore guard Zach Imig (Gretna, Neb.) turned in 10 points apiece. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6744635020MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv6744635020\">Sykes and his staff were able to provide playing time for the entire roster with the lead growing at seemingly every turn due to converting at better than 56 percent from the field and holding a sizable 46-35 rebounding advantage. As a result, 11 individuals posted points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6744635020MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv6744635020\">The Maroon move into second round action Friday, Mar. 8, with a 7:30 p.m. match-up against Mount Vernon Nazarene University of Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morningside Athletics Mark Adkins, Sports Information Director SIOUX FALLS, S.D. \u2013 History can repeat itself from time to time. 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