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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: Two games that will have major implications on the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference standings take place this week for Lourdes University.  The Gray Wolves travel to Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday night before entertaining Siena Heights on Saturday afternoon.

Head Coach Josh Gibson: In his second season on the Lourdes bench Josh Gibson has a 17-35 (.327) record with the Gray Wolves.  Overall as a men's collegiate head coach, Gibson has a 78-93 (.456) record in his sixth season.  He is only the second head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes holds a 9-7 all-time advantage against Concordia (Mich.) in a series that dates back to Nov. 2, 2010.  The two schools have alternated decisions over the last eight games.  Earlier this season on Nov. 21, the Cardinals scored an 81-61 victory over the Gray Wolves inside the Ebeid Rec Center.  The series is deadlocked 4-4 in games played in Ann Arbor, Mich.  Lourdes holds a 10-7 series advantage against Siena Heights dating back to Nov. 21, 2011.  The Gray Wolves snapped a four-game losing skid against the Saints on Jan. 10 with a 69-57 victory in Adrian, Mich.    Lourdes lost to Siena Heights 69-61 last season in the only previous game played between the two schools in the Ebeid Rec Center.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes fell behind by 25 at halftime on Wednesday evening on the way to an 82-52 setback at top-ranked Cornerstone.  Kadeim Jones led the Gray Wolves with 13 points in the loss.  On Saturday, fifth-ranked Indiana Tech rallied from 11 points down with nine minutes to play to defeat Lourdes 73-70.  Clif Snow tallied 20 points and seven rebounds for the Gray Wolves in the home loss.

Scouting Concordia (Mich.): The Cardinals snapped a five-game losing skid last weekend, winning the Concordia Invitational title, defeating Concordia (Wis.) 82-77 in the championship.  Jalen Thompson leads four Cardinals averaging in double figures by scoring 17.7 points per game while Connor Phee adds 17.5 points per night.  Concordia is shooting 44.6% from the floor this season and averaging 69.9 points per game while allowing 75.7 points per night.

Scouting Siena Heights: The Saints have won three straight games after defeating Akron Wayne 96-68 on Monday.  Siena Heights travels to Cornerstone on Wednesday before heading to Lourdes.  Troy Jackson II leads the Saints averaging 14.5 points per game while Keith Jordan Jr. and Nick Randle add 12.8 and 12.7 points per night respectively.  Siena Heights is shooting 46.9% from the field and scoring 72.0 points per game while yielding 70.9 points per contest.

Postseason Push: Lourdes enters the final six games of the regular season in 10th place in the WHAC standings, but the Gray Wolves are looking to move up this week.  The top eight teams earn berths in the WHAC tournament, and the Gray Wolves are currently just two games out of that position.  Lourdes faces ninth place Concordia (Mich.) this week along with seventh place Siena Heights, a team the Gray Wolves are just two games behind in the loss column.  Lourdes faces the five teams immediately ahead of them in the league ledger along with the team behind the Gray Wolves over the final six games.

Looking to Finish .500 in January: With a victory over Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday, Lourdes would finish the month of January with a .500 record at 4-4.  The Gray Wolves also finished .500 in December and went 1-0 in October, leaving just November as the month Lourdes failed to win as many games as they lost.

Playing Solid Defense: Lourdes ranks sixth among all NAIA Division II schools in scoring defense, allowing just 68.1 points per game.  The Gray Wolves have ranked in the top-seven nationally in scoring defense every season except last year dating back to 2011-2012.  Last season the Gray Wolves finished 28th in the country allowing 74.0 points per night.  Lourdes led the country in 2012-2013, surrendering just 51.3 points per game that season.

Perfection: For a team that finished last in college basketball in free throw shooting one season ago at 57.7%, Lourdes has made significant strides from the charity stripe this season.  The Gray Wolves are shooting 66.3% from the line in 2017-2018, highlighted by perfect 100% shooting (11-for-11) on Saturday against Indiana Tech.

Reaching 10 Wins: With the victory over Michigan-Dearborn on Jan. 13, the Gray Wolves have reached the 10-win plateau, matching the most victories for Lourdes in a season since 2014-2015.  The Gray Wolves also won 10 games during the 2015-2016 campaign, and have surpassed last season's win total of seven.

Among the Nation's Best: Lourdes is 17th in the country registering 8.7 steals per night while their 2.52 turnover margin is 24th best in the country. The Gray Wolves rank 24th nationally allowing opponents to shoot 42.7% from the floor this season.  Lourdes is also 40th nationally in three-point field goal percentage defense at 34.2% while the Gray Wolves are blocking 2.91 shots per night, 47th best in the country.

This and That: The loss to Indiana Tech was the first for the Gray Wolves this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game ... Clif Snow made a season-high five three-pointers in the loss to the Warriors ... Lourdes has scored and allowed the same number of points (818) in the second half this season.