The Spartans fell to the Wildcats 88-72 Wednesday night. Sophomores Jordan Johnsrud and Wiley Jiles led the Spartans with 20 and 19 points respectively. Jiles and Jerome Vaughn had 7 rebounds each.

"We played an outstanding team tonight and played very inconsistent which led to a tough night. Poor defensive positioning and some poor shot selection really plagued us in the last ten minutes of the first half," stated Head Coach Jason Retzlaff.

The Spartans play next at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, ND. Women at 1pm and Men at 3 pm.

The M State Spartans fall to 2-1 after losing to Northland CTC 87-81 Saturday. Freshman Travon McKee led the Spartan scoring with 19 points. Sophomores Wiley Jiles and Jordan Johnsrud each contributed 17 points. Sophomore Jerome Vaughn had 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

"It was a hard fought game and Northland is certainly an excellent basketball team. They dominated us on the boards and it cost us the game. It's tough to lose at home but we need to learn from mistakes and get better next week in practice," said Head Coach Jason Retzlaff.

The Spartans next game is on Wednesday at North Dakota State College of Science. (Men only)

The Spartan Men's Team defeated Itasca CC 86-51 on Thursday. Sophomore Wiley Jiles led the team with 21 points and contributed 7 rebounds. Freshman Zaire Saunders added 19 points. Sophomore captain Jordan Johnsrud had 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.

"I was happy with our performance tonight and we defended our home court well. We are looking for consistency, especially on the defensive end, and we did a good job keeping them off balance. Zaire Saunders really gave us a boost offensively and Sam Neumann played a very good all-around game," stated Head Coach Jason Retzlaff.

The next game for the Spartans is this Saturday, Nov. 14 vs. Northland in Fergus Falls. Women play at 1pm, Men at 3pm.