STORM LAKE, Iowa (November 19, 2019) - The Buena Vista men's basketball team will look to improve on its first 4-0 start since 2004-05 when it plays a pair of home games this week, sandwiched around an exhibition game.

Game Details
Buena Vista vs. Crown College
Wednesday, November 20 | 7 p.m.

Buena Vista @ Augustana University (S.D.)
Thursday, November 21 | 7 p.m. (Exhibition)

Buena Vista vs. Northwestern University-St. Paul
Saturday, November 23 | 3 p.m.

Broadcast Information
Radio: 97.5FM KBVU
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Last Time Out
Buena Vista rolled to a 103-68 home victory over Fontbonne University on November 16 to close out the A-R-C/SLIAC Challenge.  Senior Timothy Jeffries matched a season-high with 26 points while sophomore DJ McNeal followed with 19.  BVU led 54-31 at the half and added six three-pointers in the second half to continue to pull away.

About Crown
The Storm are 1-2 overall this season and are coming off a 68-52 road loss at St. Mary's (Minn.) on November 15.  That came after notching an 83-80 home victory over Hamline University two days earlier.  The team is coming off a 17-10 season in 2018-19 and is led again this season by the reigning UMAC Most Valuable Player, Tim Wendel.  He has scored over 30 points in each of the last two contests, including 32 in the win over the Pipers.  He's shooting 49 percent from the field and is 6-of-17 from long range.  Defensively, he's averaging 12.3 boards per game and has eight total blocks.  Gunnar Ledin is second on the team in scoring (21.0ppg) while Torry Ledin and Christian Moore are both tied at 10.77pg.  Torry Ledin leads the way with seven made three-point buckets.  As a team, the Storm are shooting 45 percent from the field overall and are 21-of-61 (.344) from downtown.  It has been plagued a bit at the free-throw line, shooting only 68.1 percent (32-of-47) and has turned the ball over 39 times while forcing only 22.

About Northwestern
The Eagles are 3-1 and play at Hamline on Wednesday night.  After dropping a narrow 76-75 loss to Milwaukee School of Engineering in the season-opener, they have rolled off three straight wins, including an 83-71 home victory over Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday.  The team is averaging just under 85 points per game with a scoring margin of +10.3.  It's averaging nearly nine made three-point buckets per contest and is shooting better than 36 percent from beyond the arc.  It's been a strong ball-handling team in the early going, averaging only 11 turnovers per game and turnining in 13.3 points off of turnovers.  Noah Alm is the team's leading scorer at 20.5ppg.  He's 10-of-25 from long distance and 12-of-13 at the charity stripe.  Michael Moore is next at 17.3ppg and 5.3apg while Tanner Yongberg, a First Team All-UMAC selection in 2018-19, is scoring 16.0ppg and hauling in a team-leading 9.3rpg.  The team was 22-7 a year ago and went 15-1 in conference play while advancing into the second round of the NCAA DIII Tournament.  They are picked to finish second in the UMAC this season behind Bethany Lutheran.

About Buena Vista
The Beavers look to continue their hot start after notching its first 4-0 start since beginning 8-0 back in 2004-05.  The team has rolled off back-to-back home wins and have now won four straight inside of Siebens Fieldhouse dating back to last season.  Senior guard Timothy Jeffries has gotten his final collegiate season off to a stellar start, scoring a team-leading 22.3ppg, shooting 59 percent from the field overall, 53 percent from long range (9-of-17) and making 21 straight free-throws (21-of-22).  He's tied for second on the team in rebounding at 5.5rpg.  Sophomore DJ McNeal is second in scoring (16.8ppg)  and is 8-of-19 from downtown.  Junior Michael Demers has made a team-high 10 treys and is third in scoring at 12.8ppg while fellow junior Dominic Sesma is turning in 10.0ppg while dishing out a team-best 14 assists.  As a team, the Beavers are averaging 94.5ppg and allowing an average of less than 68.0ppg.  The team is shooting 47 percent from the field and nearly 36 percent from downtown (48-of-135).  It ranks 10th in DIII in three-point makes.