THIS WEEK
The University of Mary men's basketball team hosts the two most southern schools in the Northern Sun this weekend when Wayne State College and Augustana University visit the McDowell Activity Center. On Friday, January 23, the Marauders and the Wildcats take to the court at 7:30 pm. The Marauders wrap up the weekend when they take on the Vikings at 5:30 pm on Saturday, January 24.   
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video are available at www.goumary.com/coverage
 
FRIDAY NIGHT WHITES
Friday games at UMary are White Out Nights at the McDowell Activity Center. All Marauders fans are encouraged to wear white as you cheer on UMary.
 
THE RECORDS
UMary enters the week with a record of 5-13 overall, 3-9 in the Northern Sun (T-14^th place) and 3-5 in the NSIC North (T-6^th)… Wayne State is 10-8 overall, 6-6 in the NSIC (T-9^th) and 4-4 in the NSIC South (4^th)… Augustana is 10-7 overall, 8-4 in the NSIC (3^rd) and 6-2 in the NSIC South (T-1^st).
 
SECOND HALF
The Marauders opened the second half of their Northern Sun schedule at Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday. Ten out of 22 NSIC games remain for UMary.
 
LADIES FIRST
The doubleheader game order switches this week. Starting with the Friday, January 23 games, the women will now tip off Northern Sun doubleheaders with the men playing the night cap.
 
AFTER THE ACTION
Marauders fans should make plans to stop at Buffalo Wild Wings following all UMary home games. With two convenient Bismarck locations and great food and drink specials, it's easy to see why Buffalo Wild Wings is the preferred post-game hangout of Marauders Athletics!
 
LAST WEEK
Cayden Redfield hit four treys and scored 16 points, Kelton Colman contributed 15 points and four assists and Andre Austin made 6-of-7 shots for 13 points and added five assists for UMary in a 90-78 loss at Sioux Falls. Tamarrein Henderson assed three treys and 11 points... Jackson Ware scored 14 points as a shorthanded Marauders team missing two starters and three rotational players fell 76-48 at Southwest Minnesota State. Alex Dvorak came off the bench to score nine points.   
 
OPPO RESEARCH
Wayne State has won five of its last seven games but is 2-6 on the road this year. WSC ranks 7^th in the NSIC in scoring (77.1) and 5^th in scoring defense (74.6). The Wildcats shoot 46.9% (5^th in the NSIC) from the field and 37% percent (4^th NSIC) from 3-point range. WSC makes 7.0 treys/game, the 13^th best total in the league. Wayne State ranks 2^nd in eth NSIC in turnover margin (+1.88) and force 13.0 turnovers/game (3^rd).  Sophomore forward Matt Noll leads a balanced Wildcat scoring attack with 13.8 ppg while senior forward Andrew Stokes accounts for 11.8 ppg and 4.5 rebounds/game while shooting a league-best 60.3% from the floor. Junior guard JJ Ferrin averages 11.5 ppg and junior guard Aurrion Harris records 9.8 ppg and 7.1 rpg.
 
Augustana has won three straight road games and is 5-2 away from home. Tameron Ferguson is having a strong sophomore season, averaging 20.5 ppg and dishing 6.9 assists/game while shooting 54.7%. Ferguson is the only player scoring at least 20 ppg and dropping 6.0 assists/game. He has scored 20+ points in 12 of his llast 15 games. His 3.34 assist/turnover ratio is 5^th in the country on a team that turns the ball over just 9.4 times per game, the second fewest in the country. Caden Hinker averages 15.3 ppg and 7.1 rpg and owns six double doubles. Sam Rensch adds 13.8 ppg.  
 
HISTORY LESSON – UMARY VS. WAYNE STATE
The Wildcats hold a 21-6 series lead over the Marauders… The Wildcats have won the last nine meetings… The two teams first met during UMary's transition season from NAIA to NCAA play in 2005-06 with the Marauders claiming a 70-65 win… Wayne State followed with six straight wins over Mary before the Marauders broke the streak with a 73-62 win at WSC on Dec. 5, 2009… The Wildcats are 10-2 in Bismarck and 11-4 at home against the Marauders… The Marauders last home win was an 85-78 victory 12.9.16 behind 19 points from Bryan Jefferson… The Marauders last road win was a 99-80 victory on January 31, 2016, behind 26 points from Bryan Jefferson. Six Marauders reached double figures.
 
HISTORY LESSON – MARAUDERS VS. VIKINGS
UMary is 6-19 against Augustana… In their last win in the series, the Marauders snapped an 8-game losing streak to the Vikings with a 101-87 win on Feb. 2, 2019. The Marauders shot 57% for the game and hit 14 treys. Trever Kaiser posted 21 points, Jaylan White had 20 points and 8 assists, Connor Hellebust added 18 points and Matthew Kreklow 16… Augie has won the last six games… The series started in 1999-2000 with an 89-64 Vikings win… The first Marauders win was a 68-64 victory on January 18, 2006… Last Marauders road win over the Vikings was a 63-49 victory on December 4, 2009.
 
BENCH BOOST
The Marauders bench scores 34.9 points/game to rank 15^th in NCAA D2 and 2^nd in the NSIC.
 
FOR THREE!
UMary leads the NSIC in treys made/game at 9.9 and ranks 28^th in the country… UMary averages an NSIC-leading 30.1 3-point attempts/game (10^th in nation)… UMary hit a season-high 16 against Bismarck State. The 16 treys is the most in a single game by UMary since the Marauders dropped 17 at Saint Martin's University on November 19, 2008.  
 
STOP THIEF
Leading a high-pressure Marauders defense, Kelton Coleman tops the Northern Sun in steals and ranks 18^th in NCAA Division II with 2.5 steals/game. Coleman had a career-best six steals against Jamestown… As a team the Marauders average 8.9 steals/game to rank 2^nd in the NSIC. UMary leads the NSIC in turnovers forced/game (14).
 
BALANCE
Through 18 games, eight Marauders are averaging at least 6.1 points per game. Kelton Coleman leads UMary in scoring at 13.1 ppg. Next on the scoring list are Cayden Redfield (9.9 ppg), Tshawn Bois (7.8 ppg), Jackson Ware (7.5 ppg), Tamarrein Henderson (7.2), Andre Austin (7.1), Noah Thomas (6.9) and Amare Jackson. Bois, Redfield, Thomas and Jackson primarily do their damage off the bench. 
 
GET ON BOARD
Tshawn Bois posted the Marauders first double double this season with 19 points and ten rebounds in a win over Bismarck State. The junior guard from Quebec leads UMary in rebounding with 5.9 per game to rank 13^th in the NSIC. He is also third on the team in scoring at 7.8 ppg. 
 
SWAT CITY
Jackson Ware is providing a block-shot presence for the Marauders this season. The junior forward is averaging .7 blocks per game, 15^th in the NSIC. He had five blocks in a win over South Dakota Mines.
 
 
MINUTES
Ten Marauders average at least 17.2 minutes per game, with no one averaging over 25.9 minutes/game. Freshman Andre Austin has played the most minutes (441), just ahead of Kelton Coleman (430), Tamarrein Henderson (402) and Jackson Ware (384). 
 
COLEMAN TAKES THE LEAD
Kelton Coleman, a junior from Fort Worth, TX, has led UMary in scoring seven times in 18 games and has reached double figures 13 times. In his first year at UMary after playing at Augustana last season, the guard posted a season-best 22 points at Jamestown. He averages 13.1 ppg and 3.5 rebounds/game. He has gone to the free throw line 82 times, 31 more times than anyone else on the team. Coleman also leads UMary with 45 steals and is second in assists (32).
 
AUSTIN POWER PLAY
Freshman Andre Austin is off to a strong start in his collegiate career. The Bismarck, ND, native leads the team in minutes played (441) and assists (50). The guard averages 7.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He scored 14 points in his first college game against Northwestern Oklahoma State University and set a season-high with 15 in a win over MSU Moorhead. Austin graduated from Bismarck High School, where he played for Jordan Wilhelm, a four-year starter for the Marauders from 2007-11 and a member of UMary's 2011 NCAA tournament team.
 
BOARD GAMES
Aggressive on the offensive boards, the Marauders are 45^th nationally in offensive rebounds (13.3/game) and 3^rd in the NSIC.
 
FIRST
UMary head coach Darren Tighe earned his first win at the helm of the Marauders in a 78-73 home win over Minot State University to open NSIC play. The Marauders rallied from 20 points down to get the win… Three days later Tighe gained his second win as UMary downed South Dakota Mines. 
 
TOURNEY TOPPERS
The Marauders have beaten two teams who qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, downing Minot State 78-73 and MSU Moorhead 96-90. MSU Moorhead was also the NSIC tournament champion.
 
THREE
With the victory over MSU Moorhead, the Marauders equaled their NSIC win total from the 2024-25 conference season with three. 
 
NEAR AND FAR
The Marauders 2025-26 roster features two players from Bismarck, ND, and five from North Dakota: Andre Austin (Bismarck), Wyatt Westin (Bismarck), Alex Dvorak (Dickinson), Parker Brodina (Devils Lake) and Ryan Larson (Jamestown)… UMary also features five international scholar-athletes: Tyresse Poku Mensah (London, England), Tshawn Bois (Quebec, Canada), Sini Tuakoi (Auckland, New Zealand), Relja Nagulic (Subotica, Serbia) and Jackson Ware (Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia).
 
DARREN TIGHE TAKES MARAUDERS HELM
Darren Tighe (pronounced TIE) is in his first season at UMary and earned his first two wins leading the Marauders in the first two home games of the season over Thanksgiving week. Running the show is not a new experience for Tighe. In ten years as a college head coach prior to UMary Tighe has a record of 169-112. In three seasons at Ridgewater (MN) Community College (2014-17), he led the Warriors to a mark of 48-34 that included a 20-win season to break a 50 year old school record for victories... In five seasons at Mayville (ND) State University (2017-22), the Comets went 92-42, won a league title and advanced to three national tournaments. Twice he earned coach of the year honors. The first season with the Comets, Mayville State went from nine wins the previous year to 18 wins… Tighe coached the previous two years at Dakota (SD) State University. In his first season the Trojans won 17 games and posted their first winning season in eight seasons.
 
ALL IN
Fifteen Marauders have played this season, including 11 who have played at least 10 games and eight who have competed in all 16 games. Three played for the Marauders last season (Cayden Redfield, Tamerrein Henderson and Alex Dvorak) with 12 others making their debut in the Blue & Orange this season: Kelton Coleman, Amare Jackson, Andre Austin, Kenny Gonzalez, Relja Nagulic, Tshawn Bois, Noah Thomas, Jackson Ware, Parker Brodina, Ryan Larson, Tyresse Poku Mensah and Wyatt Westin.
 
FAMILIAR FACES
The Marauders return four players from 2024-25. Sr. G Cayden Redfield is the leading returning scorer. Last year in his first season at UMary after transferring from United Tribes, Redfield averaged 4.7 ppg in 21 games. Three times he reached double digits, including 18 points against Minnesota State… Sophomore guard Tamerrein Henderson saw action in 27 games in his first collegiate season. He scored a season-best nine points against Central Oklahoma… Sophomore guard Alex Dvorak saw action in eight games as a redshirt freshman and hit 3-of-4 trey attempts… Ryan Larson is a redshirt freshman guard who did not play last season due to injury.
 
GET TO KNOW 'EM
In addition to new head coach Darren Tighe and new assistant coach Jacob Leier, the Marauders have 12 new players on the roster… Jr. G Kenny Gonzalez is the Marauders Northern Sun Player to Watch this season. He joins the Marauders after two seasons at San Diego City College, where he averaged 12.1 points/game and earned all-conference first team honors… Jr. guard Amare Jackson averaged 16.6 ppg last year at Skagit Valley College and received All-American, All-Region and all-academic honors… Fr. G Andre Austin is a 2-time all-state player from Bismarck, ND, and played for former Marauders player Jordan Wilhelm at Bismarck High School… Jr. G Kelton Coleman played 25 games last season for NSIC rival Augustana… Tshawn Bois is a junior guard from Quebec, Canada, and transferred to UMary from Lamar (CO) Community College after scoring 13.2 ppg last year… Fr. G Tyrese Poku Mensah comes to UMary from London, England… Wyatt Westin is a Fr. G from Shiloh Christian HS in Bismarck, ND… Parker Brodina is a freshman guard from Devils Lake, ND, where he was named the 2025 North Dakota Class A Senior Athlete of the Year… New Zealand native Sini Tuakoi is a junior forward who played at the New Mexico Military Institute last year after a season at Clarendon College… Relja Nagulic, a native of Serbia, is a sophomore forward who played at Coffeyville Community College last season… A native of Australia, Jackson Ware is a junior forward joining the Marauders after playing two seasons at Purdue Northwest… Noah Thomas is a senior guard joining the Marauders from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, where he started 17 games last season after previously playing at Chabot College and Oregon Institute of Technology.
 
MARAUDERS BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
Single game and season tickets are available at www.UMaryTickets.com and via the HomeTown Fan App for iOS and Android mobile devices. Fans who purchase tickets online at www.UMaryTickets.com and on the HomeTown Fan App receive a discount over tickets purchased at the gate.
 
Basketball Ticket Prices – Online

• Adult tickets $10 plus fees
• Seniors and Youth (ages 13-18) $5 plus fees
• Children 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5 plus fees

 
Basketball Ticket Prices – At the gate

• Adults tickets $15 cash | $15 + fees with credit card
• Seniors and Youth (aged 13-18) $10 cash | $10 + fees with credit card
• Children 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5 cash | $5 + fees with credit card.

 
Note

• Both cash and credit card payments will be accepted at the UMary ticket gate.
• UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard are admitted FREE. Children ages 12 and younger with an adult are admitted FREE. If children 12 and under unaccompanied by an adult the admission fee is $5 cash | $5 + fees with credit card.

 
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