
No. 14 Mustangs drop conference road contest
CRETE, Neb. – The Morningside men’s basketball team started off 2025 with a loss, as Doane defeated the 14th-ranked Mustangs, 64-57, on Saturday.


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CRETE, Neb. – The Morningside men's basketball team started off 2025 with a loss, as Doane defeated the 14th-ranked Mustangs, 64-57, on Saturday.
Doane held the Mustangs to 37 percent shooting, and just five made 3-pointers.
The Mustangs trailed for most of the contest, but did take the lead with 6 minutes, 10 seconds remaining, thanks to a 3-point conventional play from Joey Skoff.
Skoff led the Mustangs with 19 points, making seven field goals and four free throws. He is No. 2 all-time in Morningside scoring history passing Danny Rudeen, and needs 12 points next Saturday to break the career record. He also needs 24 to reach the 2,000-point mark.
Aidan Vanderloo scored 12 points, while Brendan Buckley had 10.
Vanderloo and Justin Sitti tied with five rebounds. Sitti also had six points, five assists and five steals.
Team Stats
Doane (NE)

Game Statistics | Morningside | Doane (NE) |
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Field Goals | (19-52) | (22-49) |
Field Goal % | 36.5% | 44.9% |
Rebounds | 29 | 37 |
Assists | 13 | 7 |
Turnovers | 13 | 15 |
Pts off Turnovers | 16 | 14 |
2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 11 |
Pts in the Paint | 22 | 32 |
Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 7 | 11 |