RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The UW-River Falls men's basketball team is set to face St. Olaf and Saint Mary's in a pair of non-conference matchups this week.
The Falcons will be looking for their first win of the season, after dropping closely-contested games to Macalester and Crown College in last week's opening games.
UW-RIVER FALLS (0-2, 0-0 WIAC) AT ST. OLAF (1-3, 0-0 MIAC)
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 20
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: Bob Gelle Court // Northfield, Minn.
Coverage: Watch // Stats
UW-RIVER FALLS (0-2, 0-0 WIAC) VS. SAINT MARY'S (2-1, 0-0 MIAC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 23
Time: 5 p.m.
Site: Page Arena // River Falls, Wis.
Coverage: Watch // Stats
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FALCON NOTES
- UWRF has won its last eight consecutive matchups against St. Olaf.
- Zac Johnson and Jack Leifker have led UWRF's offensive efforts through two games this season, as both are averaging 16.5 points per game.
- Leifker is shooting 50% from the field off 28 attempts and Johnson has shot 42.4% off 33 shot attempts.
- Jacob Butler leads the Falcons in rebounding with 9.5 boards per game — his 11 rebounds against Crown College set a new career high. Leifker has averaged 9 rebounds per game, and tied a career best with 11 rebounds against Crown College.
- As a team, UWRF has out-rebounded its opponents by an average margin of four rebounds per contest.
