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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: The midway point of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference schedule has arrived, and Lourdes enters the second half of action with a one-half game lead in the league standings.  The Gray Wolves travel to Lawrence Tech on Wednesday before hosting Indiana Tech on Saturday afternoon.

Head Coach Dennis Hopson: In his first season on the Lourdes bench, Dennis Hopson is 14-4 (.778) with the Gray Wolves and as a men's collegiate head coach.  He is only the third head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes holds a 10-5 series edge against Lawrence Tech dating back to Nov. 3, 2012.  The two schools split a pair of meetings last season, with the Gray Wolves winning 89-67 in the Ebeid Rec Center and the Blue Devils posting an 86-72 win in Southfield, Mich.  The series is even 3-3 all-time in Southfield.  Indiana Tech is 13-7 all-time against Lourdes in a series that began Oct. 30, 2010.  The Gray Wolves won the first meeting this year, 65-64, in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Nov. 16, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Warriors.  Indiana Tech is 3-0 against Lourdes in the Ebeid Rec Center and 6-2 all-time in Sylvania.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes won its 11th consecutive game last Wednesday with a 72-58 triumph over Northwestern Ohio at home.  Nick Welch led the Gray Wolves with 18 points and nine rebounds while Kenny Coleman and McRay White each tallied 11 points.  Clif Snow added 10 more, giving the Gray Wolves four players in double figures.  Rochester (Mich.) snapped the Lourdes winning streak on Saturday, as the Warriors posted a 73-66 triumph in Rochester Hills, Mich.  Snow paced the Gray Wolves with 20 points while Welch added 13 more.  Mike Bruce chipped in 12 points for Lourdes.

Scouting Lawrence Tech: The Blue Devils have dropped four straight games after falling 87-86 at Siena Heights on Saturday.  Jordan Henry leads Lawrence Tech averaging 15.6 points per game while Gunnar Gustafson adds 12.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest.  Carter Frantz (12.1 ppg) and Brandon Beavers (10.6 ppg) are both scoring in double figures as well for the Blue Devils.

Scouting Indiana Tech: The Warriors enter the week having won three straight games, and eight of their last nine overall, after downing Concordia (Mich.) 85-75 on Saturday.  Indiana Tech hosts Michigan-Dearborn on Wednesday before visiting Lourdes.  Josh Kline leads the Warriors averaging 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.  Cory McKinney adds 10.9 points per night while Max Huber and Mitch Morken are scoring 10.5 and 10.2 points per game respectively.

70 is the Magic Number: When Lourdes has allowed less than 70 points in a game this season, the Gray Wolves are 13-0.  However, when the opponents have topped the 70-point plateau, Lourdes is just 1-4, with the lone win coming in the season opener against Harris-Stowe.

Looking to Secure a Winning Season: Lourdes needs two wins to secure finishing the season .500 for the second consecutive year.  The Gray Wolves last finished over .500 in consecutive years back in 2011-2012 through 2014-2015,  a span of four consecutive seasons.

Welch Has Career Night: Nick Welch scored a career-high 18 points for the Gray Wolves last Wednesday in the win over Northwestern Ohio.  The junior made 7-of-11 shots from the floor on his way to surpassing his previous collegiate high of 15 set as a sophomore at Spring Arbor against Cornerstone and matched earlier this year with the Gray Wolves versus Union (Ky.).  Welch also grabbed nine rebounds, tied for his second highest output of the season.

Record-Setting Win Streak: Lourdes had its school-record 11-game winning streak snapped on Saturday at Rochester (Mich.).  Prior to the streak, the Gray Wolves' previously long was eight consecutive games from Jan 23.-Feb. 13, 2013 in a season in which Lourdes won a school-record 22 games overall.  

Crashing the Polls: Lourdes jumped into the NAIA Coaches' Top-25 Poll for the first time this season on Dec. 11, checking in at 14th in this week's ranking.  The ranking is the highest ever for the Gray Wolves in men's basketball, surpassing the No. 18 ranking in the Dec. 3, 2013 poll.  Lourdes is ranked for the first time since the Gray Wolves were 25th in the Dec. 10, 2013 poll.  The next poll will be released this Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Playing Defense: Lourdes ranks third in the NAIA Division II in scoring defense, allowing just 65.2 points per game.  The 73 points allowed at Rochester (Mich.) on Saturday marked the first time the Gray Wolves had surrendered more than 66 points in a game since yielding 72 to Madonna on Nov. 20.  Lourdes is limiting opposing offenses to just 41.6% shooting from the floor, the 20th best mark in the nation.

More National Rankings: Lourdes has crashed the boards this year, holding a +8.1 rebounding margin, a mark that ranks 18th in the country.  In addition, the Gray Wolves are shooting 47.9% from the floor, 26th best in NAIA Division II.  Lourdes is +10.1 in scoring margin, 29th best nationally, while their 11.3 offensive boards is 39th in the country.

Team Captains: Lourdes has four captains this season.  Bryce McComb, Clif Snow, and Brett Lauf join newcomer Nick Welch, a transfer from Spring Arbor, in leading the Gray Wolves.

This and That: Clif Snow needs five points to reach 1,200 for his career ... McRay White is 14 rebounds shy of 300 during his time at Lourdes ... Snow, Nick Welch, and Little Anderson have started all 18 games this season.