Great Plains Athletic Conference: Season 2015-16

2014-15
2016-17
GPAC Ranking
 1. Briar Cliff (4) 18-2 
 2. Nebr.Wesleyan (20) 15-5 
 3. Dakota Wesleyan (18) 13-7 
 4. Midland 12-8 
 5. Hastings 11-9 
 6. Concordia, NE 10-10 
 7. Dordt 9-11 
 8. Northwestern, IA 9-11 
 9. Morningside 7-13 
 10. Doane 6-14 
 11. Mount Marty 0-20 
Points Per Game
 Ty BARDSLEY
  Nebr.Wes.
  (178-PG-93)
  Avg: 28.4
 1. Bardsley, Nebr.Wes.28.4 
 2. Bergh, Dakota W.21.0 
 3. Folkerts, Concordi.20.3 
 4. Kooima, Northwes.20.0 
 5. Miller, Dakota W.19.9 
 6. Giesselmann, Nebr..19.0 
 7. Holt, Doane18.5 
 8. Pearson, Concordi.18.0 
 9. Jones, Midland17.6 
 10. Harreld, Briar Cl.17.2 
Rebounds Per Game
 Kendall FERGUSON
  Hastings
  (196-F-)
  Avg: 9
 1. Ferguson, Hastings9.0 
 2. Folkerts, Concordi.8.7 
 3. Giesselmann, Nebr..8.5 
 4. Wedel, Northwes.8.5 
 5. Forbes, Briar Cliff8.3 
 6. Rindels, Dordt7.9 
 7. Koch, Morningside7.6 
 8. Baker, Northwes.7.3 
 9. Newton, Dakota W.6.8 
 10. Starkel, Midland6.7 
Assists Per Game
 Tate MARTIN
  Dakota W.
  (180-PG-93)
  Avg: 6.4
 1. Martin, Dakota W.6.4 
 2. Rindels, Dordt5.8 
 3. Giesselmann, Nebr..5.0 
 4. Jones, Midland4.9 
 5. Bardsley, Nebr.Wes.4.0 
 6. Graves, Briar Cliff3.9 
 7. Tegtmeier, Morning.3.8 
 8. Pearson, Concordi.3.7 
 9. Newton, Dakota W.3.3 
 10. Kooima, Northwes.3.3 
Steals Per Game
 Ty BARDSLEY
  Nebr.Wes.
  (178-PG-93)
  Avg: 2
 1. Bardsley, Nebr.Wes.2.0 
 2. Forbes, Briar Cliff2.0 
 3. Giesselmann, Nebr..2.0 
 4. Wedel, Northwes.1.8 
 5. Tegtmeier, Morning.1.8 
 6. Bergh, Dakota W.1.5 
 7. Jones, Midland1.5 
 8. Lefler, Briar Cliff1.5 
 9. Thomas, Hastings1.4 
 10. Graves, Briar Cli.1.4 
Blocks Per Game
 Robby THOMAS
  Concordi.
  (201-F-)
  Avg: 2.3
 1. Thomas, Concordi.2.3 
 2. Koch, Morningside1.9 
 3. Folkerts, Concordi.1.3 
 4. Moss, Northwes.1.3 
 5. Cook, Nebr.Wes.1.2 
 6. Kuhl, Doane1.1 
 7. Forbes, Briar Cliff1.0 
 8. Miller, Dakota W.1.0 
 9. Newton, Dakota W.0.9 
 10. Ferguson, Hastin.0.8 
GPAC Women 2015-2016
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BRIAR CLIFF WINS TOURNAMENT TITLE (Photo: GPAC)
Briar Cliff University 2015-16
Nic Nelson Nic Nelson Nelson
Shane Graves
Graves
Bryan Forbes
Forbes
Austin Lefler
Lefler
Clay Harreld
Harreld
Austin Homan
Homan
# Name CM (INCH) Pos Bo NAT
2  Graves Shane 178 (5'10'') G USA
55  Forbes Bryan 196 (6'5'') G USA
11  Lefler Austin 180 (5'11'') G USA
10  Harreld Clay 188 (6'2'') G USA
33  Homan Austin 201 (6'7'') F USA
51  Williams Ricky 198 (6'6'') F USA
1  Comstock Jordan 196 (6'5'') F USA
30  Belling Josh 203 (6'8'') G USA
23  Rethwisch Gage 183 (6'0'') G USA
3  Pohlen Austin 185 (6'1'') G USA
12  Wiltgen Blake 180 (5'11'') PG USA
5  Wolfe Jay 193 (6'4'') G USA
15  Daubanton Jeff 198 (6'6'') F USA
99  Conyers Jon 206 (6'9'') USA
24  Erdman Erich 180 (5'11'') G USA
Head Coach: Nic Nelson
Coach Assistant: Ron Schultz
Coach Assistant: Mark Svagera


BRIAR CLIFF WINS TOURNAMENT TITLE - Mar 2, 2016

Top-seeded and fourth-ranked Briar Cliff rallied from as many as 13 down in the second have to win the title game of the 2016 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Basketball Tournament, 103-97, over second-seeded and 20th ranked Nebraska Wesleyan.
It was a back and forth contest for the majority of the night as the high-scoring affair featured 13 ties and 16 lead changes. The Chargers took the lead for good on a bucket by Bryan Forbes (6'5''-G) with 24 seconds remaining. BCU then made six free throws to seal the victory. The Prairie Wolves were led senior Trey Bardsley (5'10''-PG-93) with 36 points, including five three-point field goals. Travis Giesselmann (6'4''-F-94) chipped in with 24 and Cooper Cook (6'5''-F) reached double figures with 15.
Briar Cliff had five players in double figures, led by Bryan Forbes with 25. Clay Harreld (6'2''-G) finished with 21, while a trio of Austin's - Austin Homan (6'7''-F) (15), Austin Pohlen (6'1''-G) (12) and Austin Lefler (5'11''-PG) (10) - rounded out those in double digits.
Both teams secure an automatic berth to the NAIA Men's Division II National Tournament in Point Lookout, Missouri, at Keeter Gymnasium/College of the Ozarks. Briar Cliff garnered an automatic berth after finishing as the regular season champion, while Nebraska Wesleyan receives the automatic berth from the GPAC Tournament as the runner-up since the regular season champion (BCU) also won the tournament.

Courtesy of GPAC Sports

GPAC Tournament Final: Briar Cliff - Nebraska Wesleyan 103-97
GPAC Tournament Semifinals:
Briar Cliff - Midland 81-76
Nebraska Wesleyan - Dakota Wesleyan 102-91

All-GPAC Awards 2016 - Mar 3, 2016

All-GPAC 1st Team 2016
Trey Bardsley
Bardsley
Trae Bergh
Bergh
Chandler Folkerts
Folkerts
Bryan Forbes
Forbes
Clay Harreld
Harreld

Player of the Year: Trey Bardsley (5'10''-PG-93) of Nebr.Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Year: Bryan Forbes (6'5''-G) of Briar Cliff
Freshman of the Year: Erich Erdman (5'11''-G) of Briar Cliff
Coach of the Year: Nic Nelson of Briar Cliff

1st Team
PG: Trey Bardsley (5'10''-PG-93) of Nebr.Wesleyan
G: Trae Bergh (6'1''-G-94) of Dakota Wesleyan
C: Chandler Folkerts (6'8''-C-95) of Concordia, NE
G: Bryan Forbes (6'5''-G) of Briar Cliff
G: Clay Harreld (6'2''-G) of Briar Cliff
PG: Jesse Jones (5'9''-PG) of Midland
G: Colton Kooima (6'3''-G) of Northwestern, IA
PG: Tate Martin (5'11''-PG-93) of Dakota Wesleyan
PG: Nathan Rindels (6'1''-PG) of Dordt
F: Alex Starkel (6'7''-F) of Midland

2nd Team
PG: Carson Blum (5'10''-PG) of Hastings
F: Travis Giesselmann (6'4''-F-94) of Nebr.Wesleyan
PG: Shane Graves (5'10''-PG) of Briar Cliff
G: Deonte Holt (6'0''-G) of Doane
G: Jade Miller (6'4''-G-93) of Dakota Wesleyan
G: Connor Musiel (6'1''-G) of Hastings
G: Jamie Pearson (6'2''-G-94) of Concordia, NE
F: Leighton Sampson (6'5''-F) of Dordt
G: Ryan Tegtmeier (6'0''-G) of Morningside
G: Nathan Wedel (6'4''-G) of Northwestern, IA

Honorable Mention
Austin Homan (6'7''-F) of Briar Cliff
Erich Erdman (5'11''-G) of Briar Cliff
Robby Thomas (6'7''-F) of Concordia, NE
Eli Ziegler (6'0''-PG-95) of Concordia, NE
Terrell Newton (6'5''-F-92) of Dakota Wesleyan
Nate Kuhl (6'7''-F) of Doane
Trevor Cyboron (5'11''-G) of Doane
Dalton Franken (6'5''-G) of Dordt
Alec Henrickson (6'2''-G) of Dordt
Kendall Ferguson (6'5''-F) of Hastings
David Plain (5'8''-PG) of Hastings
Trevor Bryant (6'4''-F) of Midland
Bryce Koch (6'6''-C) of Morningside
Alex Irvine (6'4''-F) of Mount Marty
Patrick Ciganovic (6'6''-F) of Mount Marty
Keithan Karn (6'4''-G) of Nebr.Wesleyan
Jordan Baker (6'6''-F) of Northwestern, IA