St. PAUL, Minn. -  The Winona State University men's basketball team will travel to Concordia University, St. Paul on Tuesday, January 30 for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) matchup between the Warriors and Golden Bears. The WSU - CSP showdown will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul. 

Winona State (12-8, 7-7 NSIC)  is surging into the final stretch of the NSIC regular season schedule, having beaten No. 3-ranked MSU Moorhead 83-72 last Friday and defeating St. Cloud State 77-69 the following evening. WSU has won three of the last four games and owns a nine-game winning streak against the Golden Bears.  CSP last beat WSU on February 22, 2019 and Winona State is 23-6 against Concordia St. Paul in the last 29 contests between the two schools. 
 
WSU's leading scorer Connor Dillon put up 27 points against the nationally-ranked Dragons last Friday and Warrior teammate Brock Voigt has been a key contributor of late, registering a double-double (16 points, 11 rebounds) against MSU Moorhead and scoring a Warrior career-best 22 points on Saturday in the Warriors' defeat of SCSU. 

GAME & FAN INFORMATION  

• Live stats & stream for the game are available at the links above and on the WSU Men's Basketball schedule page.  

WINONA STATE STORYLINES   

• WSU is 12-8 on the year, 7-7 in NSIC play.   
• Winona State earned an NSIC weekend sweep in their most recent action.  
• WSU beat No. 3-ranked MSU Moorhead 83-72 last Friday. 
• WSU is shooting 46.1% as a team from the floor.
• The Warriors are averaging 71.2 points/game and conceding 70.3 points per outing.  
• Leading the Warriors on the season is Connor Dillon with 21.4 points per game. 
• Olumide Adelodun leads the team in rebounds with 5.4 per game. 
• Brock Voigt became the most recent Winona State player to reach the career 1,000-point mark, garnering the achievement in a road game at Minot State. 
• Connor Dillon scored 27 points against the Dragons last Friday, marking the 12th time Dillon has scored 20 or more points in a contest this year. 
• With the weekend wins over the Dragons and Huskies, WSU brings a two-game win streak into the Ganglehoff Center.
• Jordan Wilkins was 4-of-5 from the floor in the win over MSU-Moorhead. 
• Winona State has tallied more steals than their opponents - 103 (5.2 pg) for WSU vs. 89 (4.5) for opponents, but the Warriors block fewer shots 51 (2.6) than the competition 64 (3.2)
• Heading into the season, Eisner's all-time coaching record stands at 531-263, including a 115-97 Winona State ledger. 

Concordia University, St. Paul STORYLINES

• The Golden Bears are 9-11 overall and 4-10 in the NSIC. 
• CSP split their most recent NSIC weekend, beating Bemidji State 92-84 but losing to Minnesota Crookston, 84-82. 
• Concordia, St. Paul has a 7-44 record against Winona State, dating back to Dec. 11, 1999.
• Concordia, St. Paul nearly beat MSU Moorhead last week, falling 79-72 to the nationally-ranked Dragons. 
• As a team, CSP is shooting 45.6% from the floor and 74.3% at the line.   
• CSP hits 36.0% of their three-point attempts.  
• Jordan Horn is averaging 20.5 points per game for CSP
• Matt Fletcher is in his seventh year as head coach for the Golden Bears.

Warrior Notables:

• Winona State was the NCAA Division II National Champion in 2006 and 2008; WSU was runner-up in 2007.  
• The Warriors added two assistant coaches for the 2023-24 campaign; Devin Whitelow and Cole Rabedeaux are both in their first year on the Warrior sideline. 
• Whitelow was the 2020-21 NSIC Don Olson Award honoree as a senior point guard for Winona State.  
• Rabedeaux was a standout player at UW-Eau Claire and had an assistant coaching stint with NCAA Division I University of Houston. 

For the most up-to-date news in Warrior Athletics, please visit: www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.com and @WinonaStateATH. 

About Winona State University Athletics: 

The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.  

Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.

Media Contact: Pete Watkins, Director of Athletic Communications | Ph: 507.457.5577 | Email: pwatkins@winona.edu