Rolling Mustangs Close Out Regular Season with Two Wins

MARSHALL, MINN.: On Saturday Mar. 1, the Southwest Minnesota State wheelchair basketball team finished its regular season with two non-conference victories over the visiting Minnesota Junior Timberwolves. The Mustangs won the first game 52- 27 and the second by the score of 53-30. This brings SMSU to 12-10 overall on the year.

Game 1 Recap:
The Mustangs used full court pressure to take the Timberwolves out of any type of offensive rhythm.
SMSU also showed its ability to be a very balanced team with four of the five starters finishing in double figures. Jared Riggle, Nathan Carruth and Evan Thorn all had 12 points and Nathan Peitz also chipped in 10 of his own. Christian Ekunwe aided the team with 10 steals in the game.

Game 2 Recap:
The second game started very similar to the first, with pressure from SMSU taking the Timberwolves out of their game. The Mustangs jumped out to 29-15 halftime lead and never looked back. Three Mustangs finished in double digits in scoring, led by Evan Thorn with 16 and Nathan Peitz with 12. Nathan Carruth also added a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Co-head coach Paul Weiland said, “This was a great way to end a tough week with the loss of our former head coach Dale Erickson I was glad to see our athletes respond and play hard. It was a great parents day for our kids, our team and all the families. It also was a great confidence builder before we go to the national tournament”.

The fourth-ranked Mustangs will play No. 5 University of Arizona on Mar. 13 in the first round of the NWIBT in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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