The UW-River Falls men's basketball team continues non-conference play this week, hosting Carleton College on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. before heading to Moorhead, Minn. to face Concordia College (MN) on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m.
UW-RIVER FALLS (1-1, 0-0 WIAC) VS. CARLETON (0-1, 0-0 MIAC)
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Don Page Arena
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UW-RIVER FALLS (1-1, 0-0 WIAC) AT CONCORDIA (MN) (0-0, 0-0 MIAC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 15
Time: 3 p.m.
Site: Moorhead, Minn. // Memorial Auditorium
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THE SERIES
Wednesday's matchup marks the sixth meeting between UW-River Falls and Carleton since 2015. The Falcons currently hold a 3-2 series advantage against the Knights. Carleton opened its 2025-26 season with an 80-65 loss to UW-Eau Claire on Sunday. The Knights finished 18-10 overall and 9-7 in MIAC play last season and return several key contributors from that roster.
Saturday's matchup at Concordia will mark the Falcons' first road test outside of Wisconsin this season with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Cobbers are coming off an 12-14 campaign in 2024-25 and return a lineup that averaged 70.8 points per game and 37.8 boards per contest.
FALCON NOTES
Head Coach
Jeff Berkhof enters his 20th season leading the Falcon program. UWRF sits at 1-1 overall after opening the year with a split at the NBC Tip-Off Classic in Superior, earning a 63-58 win over UW-Superior following a narrow 68-66 loss to Central (Iowa).
- Four Falcons are averaging eight or more points per game, led by Jack Leifker (15.5 ppg) and Jeremy Wanguhu (13.5 ppg, 4.5 apg).
- Micah Thompson anchors the paint with 8.0 rebounds while Reggie Postel and Drew Tengblad have provided efficient perimeter shooting off the bench.
- The Falcons are averaging 64.5 points per game while holding opponents to 63.0 and limiting both to under 40% shooting.
