Complete Notes
Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: Lourdes heads into the final two games of the regular season with the ability to finish anywhere from second through fifth in the final Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference standings.  The Gray Wolves travel to Siena Heights on Wednesday evening before heading to Cornerstone on Saturday for the regular season finale.

Head Coach Dennis Hopson: In his second season on the Lourdes bench, Dennis Hopson is 49-23 (.681) 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 is 14-8 all-time against Siena Heights in a series that dates back to Nov. 12, 2011.  The Gray Wolves have won the last five games against the Saints, including a 76-58 triumph in the Ebeid Rec Center on Jan. 5 in the season's first meeting.  The series is tied 5-5 in Adrian, Mich.  Cornerstone holds a 20-3 series edge against the Gray Wolves dating back to Dec. 10, 2011.  Lourdes snapped a three-game losing streak in the series on Dec. 11 with a 77-62 win over the Golden Eagles in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Cornerstone is 11-1 against Lourdes in games played in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes scored a 69-41 victory on the road at Concordia (Mich.) last Wednesday (Feb. 9).  Nick Welch tallied 24 points while Little Anderson added 15 more.  Joey Holifield had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.  On Saturday (Feb. 12), the Gray Wolves celebrated Senior Day with a 77-52 win at home over Michigan-Dearborn.  Brett Lauf had a triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists while Charles Swain and Holifield also tallied 13 points each.  On Monday, Lourdes closed out the home portion of the schedule dropping an 80-69 decision to Indiana Tech.  Holifield scored 21 points while Welch added 16 more.

Scouting Siena Heights: The Saints enter the final week of the regular season having defeated Aquinas 75-65 on the road Saturday (Feb. 12).  Kevin Rice leads Siena Heights averaging 16.1 points per game while Curtis Bell III adds 13.1 points and team-leading 8.0 rebounds per contest.  Jayden Sims is also averaging in double figures, scoring 11.0 points per night.

Scouting Cornerstone: The Golden Eagles have won three straight games after defeating Lawrence Tech 87-73 on Monday evening (Feb. 14).  Cornerstone hosts Madonna on Wednesday before entertaining Lourdes.  Christian Rodriguez leads the Golden Eagles averaging 20.0 points per game while Cory Ainsworth adds 14.4 points per night.  Carter Nyp tallies 12.5 points and a team-leading 6.9 rebounds per outing for Cornerstone.

A Rare Feat: Brett Lauf registered the first triple-double in Lourdes history on Senior Day last Saturday.  He scored 13 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and handed out 10 assists in the win over Michigan-Dearborn.  Ironically, none of his totals were career highs, as he had accomplished double figures in each category separately in the past.

Reaching 20 Wins: With its victory over Michigan-Dearborn last Saturday, Lourdes has reached the 20-win plateau for the third time in program history.  The Gray Wolves last won 20 games in 2019-2020, the first season under Coach Dennis Hopson.  The school record for victories is 22, set in the 2012-2013 season.

Double Figures are the Norm: Joey Holifield has posted double figures in 25 of the Gray Wolves' 26 games this season, including the last eight contests.  The team's leading scorer at 15.8 points per game, the only time Holifield failed to reach 10 points in a game was against Rochester (Mich.) on Jan. 15 when he tallied eight points.

Forces Inside: Nick Welch and McRay White have been dominant inside for the Gray Wolves all season.  Welch is scoring 14.6 points per game and has a team-leading 9.4 rebounds per night.  He has registered seven double-doubles this year.  White has added 13.9 points and grabbed 7.8 boards per outing for Lourdes this year while also blocking a team-high 30 shots.  He has six double-doubles on the season.

Getting Defensive: Lourdes ranks 20th in the NAIA allowing opponents to shoot just 40.3% from the floor.  The Gray Wolves also rank 18th nationally yielding just 65.8 points per game.  Lourdes has not lost a game this season when holding teams below 70 points.

Rewrite the Record Books: Lourdes set a new school record earlier this season with 116 points against East-West in the season opener on Oct. 26 but re-broke the mark on Dec. 20 with 117 points at Penn State-Shenango.  In fact, the top three scoring games in program history have all happened this season as the Gray Wolves also tallied 115 points at Wilberforce on Nov. 13.  The previous record prior to this season was 114 points against Wright State-Lake in 2019.

Record-Breaking Streak: Lourdes set a new school record with its 13-game winning streak from Dec. 4 through Jan. 24.  The Gray Wolves surpassed the old mark, an 11-game winning streak which took place from Nov. 23, 2019-Jan. 8, 2020.  

This and That: McRay White has surpassed 900 points in his career, entering the week with 918 ... only Joey Holifield, Little Anderson, and N'Keeley Elmore have appeared in all 26 games this season, with none starting every contest ... White is shooting 64.2% from the floor this season.