THIS WEEK
Facing Northern Sun South division teams for the last time this season, the University of Mary men's basketball team visits Winona State University and Concordia-St. Paul on Friday and Saturday, January 30-31. The Marauders two-game weekend set opens with UMary playing the Warriors at 7:30 pm on Friday in Winona, MN. On Saturday, the Marauders visit the Golden Bears in a 4 pm tip off in St. Paul, MN.
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video are available at www.goumary.com/coverage
 
THE RECORDS
UMary enters the week with a record of 5-15 overall, 3-11 in the Northern Sun (T-14^th place) and 3-5 in the NSIC North (T-6^th)… Winona State is 6-13 overall, 5-9 in the NSIC (T-12^th) and 3-5 in the NSIC South (4^th)… Concordia-St. Paul is 13-7 overall, 8-6 in the NSIC (4^th) and 3-5 in the NSIC South (T-6^th).
 
LAST FRIDAY-SATURDAY BACK TO BACKS
The Marauders play back-to-back Friday-Saturday games for the final time this season when UMary visits Winona State and Concordia-St. Paul on January 30-31. The last three weeks of the season feature games on Thursdays and Saturday.
 
LADIES FIRST
The doubleheader game order switched January 23. After the men's game led off NSIC double headers for the first half of the season, the women's game will now tip off Northern Sun doubleheaders the remainder of the season 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
The Marauders tied their season-high for treys with 16 in a 91-74 home loss to Wayne State College. UMary drained 11 in the first half to take a 52-47 lead at intermission. Kelton Coleman led a short-handed Marauders team missing two starters and three rotational players with 19 points as he hit 8-of-12 shots. Tshawn Bois added 12 points, making four treys… All ten Marauders scored in a 78-46 loss to Augustana. Kelton Coleman and Parker Brodina both had eight points to lead UMary.
 
OPPO RESEARCH
Winona State is led offensively by Gavyn Hurley, who averages a team-best 13.7 points per game while shooting 55.1%, the 4^th-best mark in the NSIC. Hurley also leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game. Ryan Heise is averaging 13.1 ppg and 5.6 rpg while Tyler Mason adds 12.6 ppg. The Warriors average 68.9 ppg while allowing 76.9 ppg.
 
Concordia-St. Paul is one of four teams tied for 4^th in the NSIC standings. The top four finishers earn a 1^st round bye in the league tournament. CSP had a 5-game win streak end with a 71-61 loss at Minnesota Duluth last Saturday. Jr. G Ben Kopetzki leads the NSIC and in 10^th in NCAA D2 in scoring at 22.1 points/game. Owen Carlson ranks 3^rd in the NSIC in 3-point shooting percentage as he hits on 42.3% of his treys. CSP is 4^th in the NSIC in scoring at 82.4 ppg while ranking 13^th in points allowed at 81.2 ppg.
 
HISTORY LESSON – UMARY VS. WINONA STATE
The Marauders are 3-25 all-time against the Warriors… After UMary won two straight games against Winona State in 2022 and 2023, the Warrior have claimed the last three games… This is the second straight year UMary has gone to Winona, MN, after playing three straight at home against the Warriors… UMary is 2-11 all-time at the MAC against Winona State… WSU is 14-1 at home against UMary, including 3-1 in the NSIC tournament… The Marauders lost the first seven games of the series before winning 87-85 in overtime at home on 1.3.10 behind 29 points from Anthony Moody. The All-American hit 5-of-6 3-point attempts and captured NSIC Player of the Week honors for his efforts… UMary only win at Winona State was an 82-70 victory February 23, 2022, in the opening game of the 2022 NSIC tournament. Kai Huntsberry scored 29 points in the win, the program's only NSIC tournament road win… UMary's last win over WSU was a 67-59 home victory January 23, 2023. Gertautas Urbonavicius and Kam Warrens both scored 19 points.  
 
HISTORY LESSON – MARAUDERS VS. GOLDEN BEARS
UMary trails in the all-time series with Concordia-St. Paul 18-10… The Marauders won the first two meetings between the schools in the 1980s when both were members of the NAIA… When UMary joined the NSIC in 2006-07, CSP won the next five meetings… The Marauders broke their losing streak to the Golden Bears with an 83-74 win at the NSIC Holiday HoopsFest on November 29, 2009, soon followed with a 75-68 win at the MAC on January 23, 2010, behind 24 points by Eric Erdmann. It was the first NSIC win for UMary over CSP… UMary is 4-8 at home against CSP and 6-10 on the road… The Marauders last series win was a 95-74 victory over the visiting Golden Bears on February 16, 2024. Zyon Smith led six Marauders in double figures with 18 points. UMary trailed 49-40 before taking the lead behind a 13-3 run and outscoring CSP 55-25.
 
BENCH BOOST
The Marauders bench scores 35.2 points/game to rank 12^th in NCAA D2 and 2^nd in the NSIC.
 
ROTATE
A high-energy Marauders offensive and defensive playing style has opened the door to numerous playing combinations. Eleven Marauders have earned starts this season… Six Marauders have played in all 20 games with Tamarrein Henderson and Jackson Ware the lone two who have started every game… The 11 Marauders who have played at least 12 games this season average 9.0 or more minutes/game.
 
FOR THREE!
UMary leads the NSIC in treys made/game at 10.2 and ranks 22^nd in the country… UMary averages an NSIC-leading 31.4 3-point attempts/game (4^th in nation)… UMary hit a season-high 16 against Bismarck State and against Wayne State College. The 16 treys are 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 is 2^nd in the Northern Sun in steals and ranks 25^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 8.7 steals/game to rank 2^nd in the NSIC. UMary is also 2^nd in the NSIC in turnovers forced/game (13.6).
 
BALANCE
Through 20 games, ten Marauders are averaging at least 5.0 points per game. Kelton Coleman leads UMary in scoring at 13.1 ppg. Next on the scoring list are Cayden Redfield (9.6 ppg), Tshawn Bois (7.9 ppg), Jackson Ware (7.2 ppg), Tamarrein Henderson (6.5), Andre Austin (7.1), Noah Thomas (7.1), Amare Jackson (6.1), Parker Brodina (5.0) and Relja Nagulic (5.4). 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 14^th in the NSIC. He is also third on the team in scoring at 7.9 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, 14^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 averages a team-high 25.9 minutes/game, just ahead of Kelton Coleman (23.8), Tamarrein Henderson (22.3), Jackson Ware (21.8) and Tshawn Bois (20.3). 
 
COLEMAN TAKES THE LEAD
Kelton Coleman, a junior from Fort Worth, TX, has led UMary in scoring nine times in 20 games and has reached double figures 14 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 3.4 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 49 steals and is second in assists (34).
 
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 (25.9 minutes/game) 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 37^th nationally in offensive rebounds (13.6/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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