SEWARD, Neb. – Sophomore wing Jaxon Stueve has quickly become one of the top defenders for a surging Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Basketball team. On Tuesday (Jan. 21), the league office tabbed Stueve as the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Stueve pulled in the same recognition on Dec. 31. As a team, the Bulldogs have earned six combined GPAC Player of the Week awards this season (three from Tristan Smith).
A Papillion, Neb., native and Bellevue West High School product, Stueve helped Concordia claim home wins last week over Mount Marty, 89-62, and No. 3 Northwestern, 85-70. Stueve’s best work came against the highly-ranked Red Raiders as he spent much of the game defending freshman star Jesse Van Kalsbeek, who wound up with 10 points on 3-for-14 shooting. Northwestern shot only 37.1 percent as a team and was held to more than 20 points fewer than its season average. Stueve and company also forced 18 turnovers in the victory over the Lancers. On the offensive end, Stueve put up a combined 13 points for the week.
Head Coach Ben Limback’s squad (15-4, 10-3 GPAC) will look to extend its eight-game winning streak when it arrives in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the 72nd Concordia Invitational Tournament. The Bulldogs will match up with Concordia University Chicago on Friday as part of day one action at CIT.